In 1961, a league championship of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (corresponding to current Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe) was organised but aborted.
NB: called Royle League for sponsorhip reasons starting from the second (1948/49)
season and discontinued upon independence in 1964
Season Champions Runners-Up [Remarks]
1948 Blantyre SC Mlanje
1948/49 Mlanje Blantyre SC
1949/50 Mlanje Athletics
1950/51 Blantyre SC Zomba GC
1951/52 Blantyre SC Zomba GC
1952/53 Zomba GC Limbe Wanderers [Blantyre SC were 6th]
1953/54 Corona Blantyre SC
1954/55 Corona Blantyre SC
1955/56 Blantyre SC Sunnyside Rovers
1956/57 Limbe CC Blantyre SC
1957/58 Zomba GC Cholo [Blantyre SC were 4th]
1958/59 Blantyre SC Limbe CC
1959/60 Blantyre SC Olympia [Nyasaland Railways were 3rd]
1960/61 Olympia
1961/62 Limbe CC Blantyre SC
1962/63 Limbe CC Olympia
1963/64 Limbe CC
NB: only Blantyre SC, Limbe CC and Zomba GC enetered all 17 competitions;
Indian SC withdrew in 1961 after having played 14 seasons, while the
fifth founding member, Mlanje, withdrew after six seasons;
Cholo played for 12 seasons, withdrawing for 1952/53 but reapplying
for the next season;
Athletics only entered in 1949/50 (when they finished second);
Limbe Wanderers played 3 seasons, from 1950/51 to 1952/53, withdrawing
after their first ever runners-up finish;
Sunnyside Rovers played 5 seasons, from 1951/52 to 1955/56, withdrawing
after their first ever runners-up finish;
Nyasaland Railways withdrew after first entering in 1950/51 but were
readmitted in 1958;
in 1954/55 Blantyre SC were allowed to enter a reserve ("B") side;
Goals Social Club (1949/50 and 1950/51) and Callies (1960/61 and 1961/62)
both entered in two seasons only;
Olympia first entered in 1959/60, playing the last five seasons;
Rovers United first entered in 1962/63, playing the last two seasons;
in both 1950/51 and 1960/61 the league comprised 9 teams (the highest
ever number) while in 11 other seasons there were 7 or 8 teams;
Limbe Wanderers not connected to later Limbe Leaf Wanderers.
Number of Wins (17)
6 Blantyre Sports Club
4 Limbe Country Club
2 Corona
Mlanje
Zomba Gymkhana Club
1 Olympia
Blantyre & District Lilongwe & District
1969 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1970 Bata Bullets
1971 Bata Bullets
1972 Bata Bullets
1973 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1974 Bata Bullets
1975 Bata Bullets
1976 Yamaha Wanderers
1977 Hardware Stars
1978 Bata Bullets
1979 Bata Bullets
1980 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1981 Bata Bullets CIVO United
1982 ADMARC Tigers
1983 Berec Power [*]
1984 Bata Bullets
1985 Silver Strikers
1986
1987 CIVO United
1988 Silver Strikers
1989 MITCO
1990
1991 Silver Strikers
[*] Berec Power apparently also won the national championship 1983, presumably
after a playoff with the other district champions.
NB: Bata Bullets now called Total Big Bullets;
Yamaha/Limbe Leaf Wanderers now called MTL Wanderers;
Hardware Stars now called Michiru Castles;
Berec Power (Pack) founded as Chipuku Arrows and now called
MDC United.
Champions
1969 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1970 Bata Bullets
1971 Bata Bullets
1972 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1973 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1974 Bata Bullets
1975 Bata Bullets
1976 Yamaha Wanderers
1977 Hardware Stars
1978 Bata Bullets
1979 Bata Bullets
1980 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1981 Bata Bullets
1982 ADMARC Tigers
1983 Berec Power
1984 Bata Bullets
1985 Silver Strikers
1986 Bata Bullets
1987 Silver Strikers
1988 Bata Bullets
1989 MITCO (Lilongwe)
1990 Sucoma (Chikwawa)
1991 Bata Bullets
NB: for the periods 1969-1976 and 1988-1991 these are identical to the
reported winners of the Chibuku Cup; it is unclear whether that was
considered to determine a 'national' champion at the time.
Super League Champions
NB: first edition 1986 with 8 clubs, as Gillette Nacet Super League
1986 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1987 CIVO United (Lilongwe)
1988 MDC United (Lilongwe)
1989 Admarc Tigers (Blantyre)
1990 Limbe Leaf Wanderers (Blantyre)
1991 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1992 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1993 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
1994 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
1995 Limbe Leaf Wanderers (Blantyre)
1995/96 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
1996/97 Telecom Wanderers (Blantyre)
1997/98 Telecom Wanderers (Blantyre)
1998/99 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1999/00 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
2000/01 Total Big Bullets (Blantyre)
2001/02 Total Big Bullets (Blantyre)
2002/03 Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)
2004 Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)
2005/06 Big Bullets (Blantyre)
2006 MTL Wanderers (Blantyre)
2007 ESCOM United (Blantyre)
2008 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
2009/10 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
2010/11 ESCOM United (Blantyre)
2011/12 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
2012/13 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
2013/14 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
2014 Big Bullets (Blantyre)
2015 Big Bullets (Blantyre)
2016 Kamuzu Barracks (Zomba)
2017 Be Forward Wanderers (Blantyre)
2018
Number of Titles (only Super League Champions since 1986) (30):
12 Bullets (Blantyre) [includes Bata/Total Big/Bakili Bullets]
8 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
6 Wanderers (Blantyre) [includes Limbe Leaf/Telecom/MTL/Be Forward Wanderers]
2 ESCOM United (Blantyre)
1 Admarc Tigers (Blantyre)
Civo United (Lilongwe)
Kamuzu Barracks (Zomba)
MDC United (Lilongwe)
Thanks to Barry Baker
Sources included: [Tra 02], FA of Malawi
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