2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League

Tanzanian Premier League
Season	2015–16
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The 2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League is the 51st season of top-tier football in Tanzania. The Young Africans are the defending champions after winning their 20th title last season.

Participating teams

Sixteen teams competed in the 2015–16 season.^[1]

Stadia and locations

African
Coastal
Mgambo

Mwadui
Stand

Simba
Young

Locations of the 2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League teams.

Team	Stadium	Capacity
African Sports	Mkwakwani Stadium	7004100000000000000♠10,000
Azam	Chamazi Stadium	7003700000000000000♠7,000
Coastal Union	Mkwakwani Stadium	7004100000000000000♠10,000
JKT Mgambo	Mkwakwani Stadium	7004100000000000000♠10,000
JKT Ruvu Stars	Uhuru Stadium	7004200000000000000♠20,000
Kagera Sugar	Kaitaba Stadium	7003500000000000000♠5,000
Maji Maji	Maji Maji Stadium	7004300000000000000♠30,000
Mbeya City	Sokoine Stadium	7004100000000000000♠10,000
Mtibwa Sugar	Jamhuri Stadium	7004100000000000000♠10,000
Mwadui	Kambarage Stadium	7004100000000000000♠10,000
Ndanda	Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium	7004150000000000000♠15,000
Simba	National Stadium	7004600000000000000♠60,000
Stand United	Kambarage Stadium	7004100000000000000♠10,000
Prisons	Sokoine Stadium	7004100000000000000♠10,000
Toto African	CCM Kirumba Stadium	7004350000000000000♠35,000
Young Africans	National Stadium	7004600000000000000♠60,000

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Young Africans	19	14	4	1	44	9	+35	46	Qualification to 2017 CAF Champions League
2	Azam	18	14	3	1	34	11	+23	45	Qualification to 2017 CAF Confederations Cup
3	Simba	20	14	3	3	35	13	+22	45
4	Mtibwa Sugar	19	9	6	4	21	13	+8	33
5	Mwadui	20	9	5	6	21	17	+4	32
6	Prisons	19	8	7	4	19	18	+1	31
7	Stand United	19	9	3	7	19	16	+3	30
8	Ndanda	20	5	8	7	19	20	−1	23
9	Toto African	20	5	7	8	19	28	−9	22
10	Mbeya City	20	5	6	9	20	26	−6	21
11	Maji Maji	20	5	4	11	12	32	−20	19
12	JKT Mgambo	20	4	6	10	16	25	−9	18
13	Kagera Sugar	20	4	5	11	11	23	−12	17	Relegation to Tanzanian First Division League
14	Coastal Union	20	3	7	10	13	22	−9	16
15	African Sports	20	4	4	12	7	21	−14	16
16	JKT Ruvu Stars	20	3	6	11	19	35	−16	15

Updated to games played on 23 February 2016.
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

↑ FIFA http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=tanzania-premier-league-2000000151/standings/index.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

tff.or.tz; League website at association's website
Page at fifa.com; League standings & results
RSSSF competition history

Top level football leagues of Africa (CAF)

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo DR Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion Island^† Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar^† Zimbabwe

^† Associated members

Football in Tanzania

Tanzania Football Federation

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Tanzanian Premier League

Domestic cups

Men	Nyerere Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Maasai Football Federation

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

2015 in African Football (CAF)

« 2014 2016 »

Domestic leagues	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola 14–15 15–16 Benin 14-15 15-16 Botswana 14–15 15–16 Burkina Faso 14–15 15–16 Burundi 14–15 15–16 Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire 14–15 15–16 Democratic Republic of Congo 14–15 15–16 Djibouti 14–15 15–16 Egypt 14–15 15–16 Ethiopia 14–15 15–16 Gabon Gambia 14–15 15–16 Ghana 15 15–16 Guinea 14–15 15–16 Kenya Lesotho 14–15 15–16 Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali 14–15 15–16 Mauritania 14–15 Mauritius 14–15 Morocco 14–15 15–16 Mozambique Namibia 14–15 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 14–15 15–16 Senegal 14–15 Somalia 14–15 South Africa 14–15 15–16 Sudan Swaziland 14–15 Tanzania 14–15 Togo Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16 Zambia Zimbabwe

Domestic cups	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola 14–15 15–16 Egypt Kenya South Africa 14–15 15–16 Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16

Regional club cups	Kagame Interclub Cup UNAF Club Cup

CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-23 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

2016 in African Football (CAF)

« 2015 2017 »

Domestic leagues	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Benin 15–16 16–17 Botswana 15–16 16–17 Burkina Faso 15–16 16–17 Burundi 15–16 16–17 Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire 15–16 16–17 Democratic Republic of Congo 15–16 16–17 Djibouti 15–16 16–17 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Ethiopia 15–16 16–17 Gabon Gambia 15–16 16–17 Ghana Guinea 15–16 16–17 Kenya Lesotho 15–16 16–17 Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali 15–16 16–17 Mauritania 15–16 Mauritius 15–16 Morocco 15–16 16–17 Mozambique Namibia 15–16 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 15–16 16–17 Senegal 15–16 Somalia 15–16 South Africa 15–16 16–17 Sudan Swaziland 15–16 Tanzania 15–16 Togo Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17 Zambia Zimbabwe

Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Egypt Kenya South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17

CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

International competitions	CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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