Malawi 2002/03

Final Table:
 
 1.Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)           30  21  7  2  81-28  70  Champions
 2.MTL Wanderers (Blantyre)            30  21  6  3  70-28  69
 3.MDC United (Lilongwe)               30  18  6  6  81-46  60
 4.Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)          30  15  8  7  60-30  53  
 5.Moyale Barracks (Mzuzu)             30  15  7  8  54-38  52
 6.Blue Eagles (Lilongwe)              30  14  6 10  58-45  48
 7.ADMARC Tigers (Blantyre)            30  13  9  8  52-39  48
 8.DWASCO (Nkhota Kota)                30  12  9  9  33-24  45
 9.Red Lions (Zomba)                   30  11  9 10  53-44  42
10.Illovo FC (Nachalo)                 30  11  7 12  51-56  40 
11.Super ESCOM (Blantyre)              30  11  7 12  37-42  40
12.CIVO United (Lilongwe)              30  10  6 14  38-44  36
--------------------------------------------------------------
13.University FC (Blantyre)            30   5  7 18  41-67  22  Relegated
14.Chilomoni Rangers (Blantyre)        30   5  4 21  29-83  19  Relegated
15.Michiru Castles (Blantyre)          30   4  2 24  24-77  14  Relegated  
16.Mzuzu University (Mzuzu)            30   2  4 24  22-94  10  Relegated [aka Mzuni]
    
NB: total goal difference -1

Week 1
[Oct 5]
Silver Strikers   1-1 Admarc Tigers        [2-2?]
Blue Eagles       1-1 MTL Wanderers 
Dwasco            2-0 Civo                 [1-1?]    
Red Lions         ppd Bullets    
Mzuzu University  ppd Super Escom
Chilomoni Rangers ppd UFC 
MDC United        ppd Moyale Barracks 
[Oct 6]   
Illovo            0-0 Bullets    
Civo              2-2 MTL Wanderers
Dwasco            1-1 Admarc Tigers        [2-0?]
Blue Eagles       5-0 Mzuzu University [aka Mzuni]
UFC               ppd MDC United
Chilomoni Rangers ppd Red Lions
Michiru Castles   ppd Moyale Barracks 
Silver Strikers   ppd Super Escom

[Oct 16]
Bullets           5-0 Super Escom
[Oct 16?]
DWASCO            3-0 Michiru Castles      [inferred, possibly 2-0]
 
Week 2
[Oct 19]
Silver Strikers   2-0 Dwasco
Bullets           3-1 CIVO
MDC United        3-1 Illovo
ADMARC Tigers     4-0 Mzuzu University
[Oct 20]
Super Escom       2-3 Blue Eagles
MDC United        1-3 MTL Wanderers
DWASCO            0-0 Bullets    
Illovo            5-1 Mzuzu University

Week 3
[Oct 26]
Super Escom       1-0 Chilomoni Rangers
[Oct 27]
Blue Eagles       3-2 CIVO
Super Escom       0-4 MTL Wanderers
UFC               5-1 Chilomoni Rangers

NB: up to Oct 27, one more match was played than listed above,
    in which 5 goals were scored; the following teams were
    definitely not involved: Bullets, Blue Eagles, MTL Wanderers,
    DWASCO, UFC, Super ESCOM, Moyale Barracks, Red Lions,
    Chilomoni Rangers and Mzuzu University (leaving ADMARC Tigers,
    Illovo, Silver Strikers, MDC United, Civo United and Michiru
    Castles as teams who may have been involved).
    Presumably this was a match between Illovo and ADMARC won by
    Illovo.

[Oct 30]
MDC United        0-4 Bullets    

[Nov 2]
Chilomoni Rangers ppd Illovo               [or win Illovo?]
Super ESCOM       2-0 UFC
MTL Wanderers     2-2 DWASCO
Red Lions         0-0 Silver Strikers
Blue Eagles       1-1 MDC United
[Nov 3]
Moyale Barracks   2-0 Mzuzu University
Illovo            1-3 Silver Strikers
Chilomoni Rangers 1-5 Bullets           
Super Escom       1-1 Red Lions
UFC               0-3 DWASCO

[Nov 9]
Moyale            3-0 Chilomoni R.  
Red Lions         1-1 UFC
[Nov 10]
CIVO              ppd Mzuzu University
Moyale            1-0 DWASCO              
Red Lions         1-1 ADMARC Tigers
Silver Strikers   5-3 Chilomoni R.
UFC               1-3 MTL Wanderers    

[Nov 13]
MTL Wanderers     2-2 ADMARC Tigers
Super ESCOM       2-2 MDC United               [?]

[Nov 16]
Moyale            3-4 Bullets    
Blue Eagles       1-4 Red Lions
Chilomoni R.      2-1 CIVO
UFC               1-3 ADMARC Tigers
[Nov 17]
Silver Strikers   1-0 Blue Eagles
ADMARC T.         1-0 CIVO
UFC               0-4 Illovo
MDC United        2-2 Moyale
DWASCO            2-1 Red Lions

[Nov 23]
UFC               1-2 Bullets    
Red Lions         1-0 Illovo               [Chilomoni instead of Illovo?]

[Nov 30]
Red Lions         1-4 Bullets              [Strikers instead of Lions?]
Michiru Castles   2-0 CIVO
Illovo            1-2 Super ESCOM
UFC               1-1 Moyale
Mzuzu University  0-1 DWASCO
[Dec 1]
MDC United        5-0 Chilomoni Rangers
Michiru Castles   1-3 Moyale
Red Lions         2-1 CIVO                 [Strikers instead of Lions?]

[Dec 7]
Mzuzu University  1-0 UFC                  [first win Mzuzu]
Super ESCOM       2-1 Silver Strikers
[Dec 8]
CIVO United       1-0 Super ESCOM          [first win CIVO]
Illovo            1-1 MTL Wanderers
MDC United        3-1 Michiru Castles
Bullets           3-1 ADMARC Tigers
Blue Eagles       3-1 UFC

[Dec 11?]
MDC United        1-3 ADMARC T.

[Dec 14]
Mzuzu University  1-4 MTL Wanderers
Blue Eagles        -  Chilomoni Rangers
[Dec 15]
Moyale Barracks   0-1 MTL Wanderers
Bullets           2-1 Michiru
Silver Strikers  11-1 Mzuzu University
CIVO United       2-3 MDC United

[Dec 21]
Bullets           2-1 MTL Wanderers
[Dec 22]
Red Lions         4-4 MDC United
[Dec 26]
ADMARC Tigers     2-1 Michiru Castles
[Dec 28]
Moyale Barracks    -  Super ESCOM
Silver Strikers    -  UFC
[Dec 28,29]
CIVO              2-1 Illovo
Mzuzu University  0-2 Moyale Barracks
Blue Eagles       2-1 Illovo
Mzuzu University  1-1 Super ESCOM

[Jan 4]
MTL Wanderers     5-0 Michiru Castles
Chilomini Rangers 2-3 Red Lions
Silver Strikers   0-0 Bullets    
[Jan 5]
Super ESCOM       0-1 Michiru Castles
MTL Wanderers     3-2 Red Lions
Blue Eagles       0-0 Bullets    
Silver Strikers   5-1 Moyale Barracks

[Jan 11?]
CIVO              2-0 Mzuzu University
[Jan 11]
Red Lions         2-0 Moyale Barracks
Silver Strikers   1-3 MDC United
Blue Eagles       4-1 Michiru Castles
[Jan 12]
Red Lions          -  Illovo
ADMARC Tigers      -  Moyale Barracks
Silver Strikers   1-0 Michiru Castles

[Jan 15]
Super ESCOM       0-1 ADMARC Tigers

[Jan 18]
UFC                -  CIVO                 [draw?]
Silver Strikers    -  Moyale Barracks      [away win?]
[Jan 18]
MDC United        6-2 Mzuzu University
[Jan 19]
Chilomoni R.      2-2 Mzuzu University

[Jan 26]
CIVO               -  Silver Strikers

[Feb 1,2]
Red Lions          -  Blue Eagles
MDC United         -  Blue Eagles
all other matches cancelled due to referee's strike

[Feb 8,9]
all matches cancelled due to referee's strike

[Feb 15]
UFC               2-4 Bullets    

[Mar 10]
MDC United        awd Bullets    
  [finished 0-3 but awarded to MDC because of ineligble player (Aaron Nyasulu)
   for Bullets]

[Mar 15]
Illovo            1-0 Blue Eagles
[Mar 16]
Illovo            6-2 Chilomoni R.
MTL Wanderers     3-0 Michiru Castles

NB: Total Big Bullets were renamed Bakili Bullets after Bakili Muluzi 
    (who happens to be Malawi's state president) became president and 
    main sponsor of the club.

[Apr 12?]
Blue Eagles       4-0 Silver Strikers
[Apr 20?]
CIVO              3-1 Michiru Castles
[Apr 26]
Illovo            abd Bullets              [abandoned at 0-1 in 41']
[Apr 26]
Bullets           ppd DWASCO
[Apr 27]
MTL Wanderers      -  CIVO
Red Lions          -  DWASCO

[May 24]
CIVO            1-2     Red Lions
[May 25]
Silver Strikers 2-1     Red Lions

[Jun 1]
Chilomoni R.    0-2     Moyale Barracks

[Jun 13]
Silver Strikers  -      Illovo
[Jun 14]
Silver Strikers  -      CIVO
[Jun 16]
Blue Eagles     2-3     Bullets    

[Jun 18]
ADMARC Tigers   2-2     Bullets    
[Jun 21]
Michiru Castles 0-3     Silver Strikers
[Jun 22]
Bullets         0-0     Silver Strikers
[Jul 12]
CIVO            n/p     Bullets
  [CIVO dns after having been communicated the venue of the match very late]
[Jul 13]
Wanderers       n/p     Bullets
  [Bullets dns having already left for a training trip to England; later
   apparently awarded to Wanderers]
[Aug 30 (replay)]
CIVO            0-4     Bullets

Final Table:
 
 1.Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)           30  21  7  2  81-28  70  Champions
 2.MTL Wanderers (Blantyre)            30  21  6  3  70-28  69
 3.MDC United (Lilongwe)               30  18  6  6  81-46  60
 4.Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)          30  15  8  7  60-30  53  
 5.Moyale Barracks (Mzuzu)             30  15  7  8  54-38  52
 6.Blue Eagles (Lilongwe)              30  14  6 10  58-45  48
 7.ADMARC Tigers (Blantyre)            30  13  9  8  52-39  48
 8.DWASCO (Nkhota Kota)                30  12  9  9  33-24  45
 9.Red Lions (Zomba)                   30  11  9 10  53-44  42
10.Illovo FC (Nachalo)                 30  11  7 12  51-56  40 
11.Super ESCOM (Blantyre)              30  11  7 12  37-42  40
12.CIVO United (Lilongwe)              30  10  6 14  38-44  36
--------------------------------------------------------------
13.University FC (Blantyre)            30   5  7 18  41-67  22  Relegated
14.Chilomoni Rangers (Blantyre)        30   5  4 21  29-83  19  Relegated
15.Michiru Castles (Blantyre)          30   4  2 24  24-77  14  Relegated  
16.Mzuzu University (Mzuzu)            30   2  4 24  22-94  10  Relegated [aka Mzuni]
    
NB: total goal difference -1

NB: Michiru Castles are the oldest Malawian football club

Topscorer: Ganizani Malunga (Bullets)    28



Embassy Kings Cup 2002/03

between 1st division teams

1/8 Finals
[Oct 13]
University            0-1 MDC United   
Dwasco                1-0 Admarc Tigers    
Mzuzu University      1-0 Michiru Castles            
[Oct 14]
Illovo                1-3 Bullets          
Chilomoni Rangers     0-6 MTL Wanderers          
Blue Eagles           3-1 Red Lions      
Super Escom           drw Silver Strikers  [3-4 pen]
Civo                  drw Moyale Barracks  [2-4 pen]
NB: probably both draws were goalless

Quarterfinals
[Oct 19]
MTL Wanderers         1-0 Blue Eagles     
[Oct 27]
DWASCO                2-1 Silver Strikers
[Nov 2]
Moyale Barracks       1-2 MDC United
[Nov 9]
Bullets               2-1 Mzuzu University

Semifinals
[Dec 7]
Big Bullets           1-1 MTL Wanderers    [aet, 3-2 pen]
[Dec 14]
MDC United            5-0 DWASCO

Final [Dec 28]
Big Bullets           2-0 MDC United 


Carlsberg Cup 2003

[Apr 12,13]
Big Bullets           awd Silver Strikers [abandoned at 2-2 in first period 
   of extra time when Silver Strikers walked off protesting a penalty 
   decision against them; awarded to Big Bullets]
[Apr ?]
Blue Eagles           abd CIVO            [abandoned at 2-2 in extra time;
                                           to be replayed]
[Apr 19]
Double Bees           bt  Mzuzu Central Hospital          
  [protest running]
[Apr 26, replay]
Blue Eagles           2-0 CIVO

Round 2
[Apr 25]
MDC United            1-2 Illovo
MTL Wanderers         bt  Michiru Castles
[May 18]
Red Lions             2-0 DWASCO

Quarterfinals
[May 24]
MTL Wanderers         4-2 Illovo
[May 31]
Blue Eagles           0-2 Big Bullets

Semifinals
[Jun 14]
MTL Wanderers         2-0 Super ESCOM
[Jun 15?]
Big Bullets           1-0 Red Lions

Final [Jun 29, Chichiri Stadium]
MTL Wanderers         abd Bullets         [abandoned at 2-2 in extra time]
  [Joseph Kamwendo 65, 74; James Chilapondwa 15, 79]    
  [Bullets: Navigator Dzinkambani, Joseph Gatros, Petrus Mwalweni, Afiki
            Sikelo, Kenani Kondowe, James Chilapondwa, Rahim Ishmail, Steve
            Pute  (Ganizani Malunga), Robert Ng'ambi, Grant Lungu, Chikondi
            Banda (Kondwani Nundwe); coach: Ophman Kondowe;
   Wanderers: Nyasulu, Allan Kamanga, Tony Phiri, Semu Matemba, Joseph 
              Kamwendo, Maxwell Chirwa (Gift Zakazaka), Haji Tambala, Sherry
              Msuku (Milanzi), Lawrence Majawa, Gift Makoloni (Aggrey
              Kanyenda); coach: Humphrey Mvula]
  [abandoned during sudden death extra time for security reasons after 
   two goals of Wanderers had been disallowed; after the second of these,
   Wanderers' fans had entered the pitch in jubilation]

Final Replay [Jul 19, CIVO Stadium, Lilongwe]
MTL Wanderers         n/p Bullets 
  [after Wanderers announced they would not honour the tie and Bullets
   had already left the country for a training trip to England, sponsors
   Carlsberg decided to withdraw the trophy and the prize money and
   upheld that decision in spite of a request from FAM to reconsider]


BP Top 8 Cup

Round 1
[Aug 23]
Bullets               4-1 MDC United
[Aug 24]
MTL Wanderers         2-0 Silver Strikers
[Aug 30]
DWASCO                1-0 ADMARC Tigers
[Aug 31]
Blue Eagles           1-3 Moyale Barracks

Round 2
[Sep 6]
Blue Eagles           1-1 Bullets
MTL Wanderers         1-2 ADMARC Tigers 
[Sep 7]
Moyale Barracks       0-0 MDC United
Silver Strikers       0-0 DWASCO

Round 3
[Sep 13]
Moyala Barracks       0-0 Bullets
DWASCO                0-0 MTL Wanderers
[Sep 14]
ADMARC Tigers         1-2 Silver Strikers
MDC United             -  Blue Eagles

Tables:

Group A
 1.Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)            3   1  2  0   5- 2   5  Qualified
 2.Moyale Barracks (Mzuzu)              3   1  2  0   3- 1   5  Qualified
 3.Blue Eagles (Lilongwe)               2   0  1  1   2- 4   1
 4.MDC United (Lilongwe)                2   0  1  1   1- 4   1

Group B
 1.DWASCO (Nkhota Kota)                 3   1  2  0   1- 0   5  [*]
 2.MTL Wanderers (Blantyre)             3   1  1  1   3- 2   4 
 3.Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)           3   1  1  1   2- 3   4
 4.ADMARC Tigers (Blantyre)             3   1  0  2   3- 4   3
[*] originally Red Lions were announced as participants instead
 
Semifinals [Oct 18,19]
Bullets               1-3 MTL Wanderers
DWASCO                lt  Moyale Barracks
NB: after their semi-final, Bullets were excluded from the tournaments
    because of incidents; this decision was revoked on Oct 22 by FAM's
    disciplinary committee, but eventually Bullets were excluded after
    all; they have protested (because of the difference in prize money)

Third Place Match [Lilongwe, Oct 25]
DWASCO                w/o Bullets         [walkover DWASCO, Bullets disqualified]

Final [Lilongwe, Oct 25 or 26]
MTL Wanderers         1-0 Moyale Barracks


Second Level 2003

Mzuzu and District Football League (MDFL)

Table (August 2003):

 1.Rumphi Medicals               23      51
 2.Raiply United (Chikangawa)    21      50
 3.MZADD Rangers (Mzuzu)         21      49
 4.Mzuzu Central Hospital FC     22      44

NB: Raiply and MZADD have 2 matches left, playing each other
    home and away; eventually, MZADD securted promotion.

NB: MZADD abbreviates Mzuzu Agricultural Development Division. 

Lilongwe and District FL

Promoted: MAFCO (Salima)

Blantyre and District FL

Promoted: Sammy's United (Blantyre)


Mzuzu Districts Coffee Division One Football League 

NB: presumably third level; finished in December 2003

Top Final Table (22 clubs):

 1.Gunners                       42  29  7  6  126- ?  94
 2.Destroyers                    42  28 10  4   90- ?  94
 3.Mbuco                         42  26 10  6          88 
 4.Kasonga                       42  26  9  7          87




2001/02

2004

list of champions

list of cup winners


About this document

Sources: The Nation, Malawi Here, African Soccer

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Hans Schöggl (hans.schoeggl@sbg.ac.at)
Last updated: 22 Jun 2005

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