Namibia Premier League
Founded1990
Folded2020
CountryNamibia
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams16 (1990–2004)
12 (2005–2020)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toFirst Division
Domestic cup(s)NFA Cup
Namibian Newspaper Cup
Standard Bank Super Cup[1]
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Most championshipsBlack Africa (10)
Current: League dissolved'

The Namibia Premier League (NPL) was the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia until it was disbanded following the 2018/2019 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 the 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 at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium.[2][3]

2017/18 Namibia Premier League clubs

Previous champions

Most titles

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 1
Ramblers 1

Top goalscorers

Year Best scorers Team Goals
2001–02 Zambia William ChilufyaLiverpool29
2002–03 Namibia Immanuel Kooper18
2003–04 Namibia Costa KhaisebRamblers30
2004–05 Angola Armando PedroBlue Waters23
2005–06 Namibia Heinrich IsaacsCivics Windhoek20
2006–07 Zambia William ChilufyaCivics Windhoek17
2007–08 Namibia Pineas JacobRamblers12
2008–09 Namibia Jerome LouisBlack Africa22
2009–10 Namibia Jerome LouisBlack Africa17
2010–11 Namibia Harold OchurubMighty Gunners12
2011–12 Namibia Jerome Louis
Namibia Richard Kavendji		Black Africa
Hotspurs		12
2012–13 Namibia Harold Ochurub13
2013–14 Namibia Hendrik SomaebBlue Waters17
2014–15 Namibia Nicky Musambini17
2015–16 Namibia Terdius UisebOrlando Pirates20
2017–18 Namibia Panduleni NekundiAfrican Stars15
2018–19 Namibia Isaskar GurirabLife Fighters23

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Namibia Marco Van Wyk 2
2 Namibia Riaan Cloete 1
Namibia Moses Kanjuku
Namibia Jerome Louis
Namibia Dokkies Schmidth

See also

NFA-Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Namibia Super Cup gets new sponsor | The Soccer Pages". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15.
  2. ↑ Namibia football starts new chapter. Southern Times, 11 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Homeless" NPL refuses to yield. The Namibian, 22 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Namibia 1994".


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