Namibia Premier League
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| Founded | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Country | Namibia |
| Confederation | CAF |
| Number of clubs | 16 (1990–2004) 12 (2004–2014) 16 (2014–) (2005–2020) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | NFA Cup Namibian Newspaper Cup Standard Bank Super Cup[1] |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Confederation Cup |
| Most championships | Black Africa (10) |
| Current: Discontinued | |
The Namibia Premier League (NPL) was the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia until it was disbanded following the 2018-19 season. The league was established in 1990 and was trimmed to 12 teams from the traditional 16 in 2005. It was disbanded in 2020 after ongoing problems with the Namibia Football Association, which finally ended their relationship. The NFA founded the Namibia Football Premier League to replace it. The new league kicked off with the 2022-2023 season with African Stars against UNAM FC at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium.[2][3]
Previous champions
[edit]- 1990 : Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
- 1991 : Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay)
- 1992 : Ramblers (Windhoek)
- 1993 : Chief Santos (Tsumeb)
- 1994 : African Stars (Windhoek) [4]
- 1995 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 1996 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
- 1997 : not contested
- 1998 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 1999 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2000 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
- 2001–02 : Liverpool (Okahandja)
- 2002–03 : Chief Santos (Tsumeb)
- 2003–04 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
- 2004–05 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
- 2005–06 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
- 2006–07 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
- 2007–08 : Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
- 2008–09 : African Stars (Windhoek)
- 2009–10 : African Stars (Windhoek)
- 2010–11 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2011–12 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2012–13 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2013–14 : Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2014-15: African Stars (Windhoek)
- 2015–16: Tigers (Windhoek)
- 2016–17 : Not played
- 2017–18: African Stars (Windhoek)
- 2018–19: Black Africa (Windhoek)
- 2019–22: Not played, discontinued
Most titles
[edit]| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Black Africa | 10 |
| African Stars | 5 |
| Blue Waters | 4 |
| FC Civics | 3 |
| Chief Santos | 2 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2 |
| Tigers | 2 |
| Chelsea (Grootfontein) | 1 |
| Eleven Arrows | 1 |
| Liverpool (Okahandja) | 1 |
| Ramblers | 1 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 |  William Chilufya | Liverpool | 29 |
| 2002–03 |  Immanuel Kooper | 18 | |
| 2003–04 | Costa Khaiseb | Ramblers | 30 |
| 2004–05 |  Armando Pedro | Blue Waters | 23 |
| 2005–06 | Heinrich Isaacs | Civics Windhoek | 20 |
| 2006–07 | William Chilufya | Civics Windhoek | 17 |
| 2007–08 | Pineas Jacob | Ramblers | 12 |
| 2008–09 | Jerome Louis | Black Africa | 22 |
| 2009–10 | Jerome Louis | Black Africa | 17 |
| 2010–11 | Harold Ochurub | Mighty Gunners | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Jerome Louis Richard Kavendji | Black Africa Hotspurs | 12 |
| 2012–13 | Harold Ochurub | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | Hendrik Somaeb | Blue Waters | 17 |
| 2014–15 | Nicky Musambini | 17 | |
| 2015–16 | Terdius Uiseb | Orlando Pirates | 20 |
| 2017–18 | Panduleni Nekundi | African Stars | 15 |
| 2018–19 | Isaskar Gurirab | Life Fighters | 23 |
Multiple hat-tricks
[edit]| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Marco Van Wyk | 2 |
| 2 | |
Riaan Cloete | 1 |
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Moses Kanjuku | ||
|
Jerome Louis | ||
|
Dokkies Schmidth | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Namibia Super Cup gets new sponsor | The Soccer Pages". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15.
- ↑ "Namibia football starts new chapter. Southern Times, 11 December 2020". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "Homeless" NPL refuses to yield. The Namibian, 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Namibia 1994".
External links
[edit]- League at FIFA.com (archived)
- RSSSF competition history
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