Malawi 2004

Bakili Muluzi Super League 

Round 1
[Jan 10]
Bullets         bt  ADMARC Tigers
DWASCO          lt  Silver Strikers
CIVO            0-0 Super ESCOM
Illovo          lt  Blue Eagles       
Moyale Barracks 1-1 MTL Wanderers
Red Lions       2-1 Sammy's United

[Jan 11]
DWASCO          bt  Super ESCOM
MAFCO           0-0 CIVO             [also reported 1-1]
Red Lions       bt  Blue Eagles
MZADD Rangers   1-2 MTL Wanderers
Illovo           -  Sammy's United   [Sammy's United did not win]

[Jan 15]
MDC United      2-2 Super ESCOM 
Bullets         1-1 Red Lions
MAFCO           1-2 Blue Eagles 
 
[Jan 17,18; inferred]
CIVO            drw DWASCO

[Jan 17]
Moyale Barracks 0-1 Silver Strikers
MAFCO           lt  MTL Wanderers 
Blue Eagles     bt  MZADD Rangers
Super ESCOM     2-3 ADMARC Tigers

[Jan 18]
MDC United      lt  Bullets
Red Lions       drw MTL Wanderers   
Silver Strikers bt  MZADD Rangers 
MAFCO           0-2 Sammy's United 
Blue Eagles     drw Moyale Barracks

NB: on Jan 19, 24 matches had been played in all, in which 59 goals 
    were scored.
    Silver Strikers scored 5 goals against DWASCO and MZADD without 
    conceding any; 
    MZADD conceded 5 goals against Silver Strikers and Blue Eagles 
    without scoring any; 
    MTL Wanderers beat MAFCO with a higher score than Red Lions
    beat Blue Eagles;
    Blue Eagles scored at least 3 goals against Illovo and Red Lions 
    together, and at least 3 against MZADD and Moyale together.

[Jan 24]
Blue Eagles     2-1 DWASCO
[Jan 24,25]
Bullets         4-2 Super ESCOM
Bullets         1-0 CIVO            
Moyale Barracks 0-2 MAFCO  
Sammy's U.      0-0 CIVO
Red Lions       2-0 Illovo
ADMARC Tigers   1-1 MDC United
MZADD Rangers   0-1 MAFCO  
Red Lions       1-3 MDC United
ADMARC Tigers   1-1 Illovo
[Jan 25]
Blue Eagles     0-0 Silver Strikers

NB: on Jan 26, 35 matches were played, in which 82 goals were scored;
    that means that no other matches were played between Jan 19 and 26
    than those of Jan 24/25 listed above.

[Jan 31]
CIVO            1-1 MTL Wanderers
DWASCO          3-0 MZADD Rangers
Moyale B.       3-1 Illovo
Silver Strikers 2-1 Red Lions
[Feb 1]
ADMARC Tigers   1-0 Silver Strikers
DWASCO          3-2 MTL Wanderers
CIVO            1-0 MZADD Rangers
Super ESCOM     1-0 Illovo
MDC United      1-1 Moyale Barracks

[Jan 26-Feb 1?]
Bullets         2-2 Sammy's United  

NB: on Feb 2, 108 goals were scored from an unknown number of matches;
    this implies no other goals were scored between Jan 26 and Feb 1;
    presumably no other matches were played.

[Feb 7]
Blue Eagles     1-2 Bullets
CIVO            1-0 MDC United
Illovo          0-4 MTL Wanderers
Moyale Barracks 0-1 Sammy's U.     
[Feb 8]
Silver Strikers 2-0 MDC United
MAFCO           0-3 Bullets
MZADD Rangers   1-0 Sammy's U.
MTL Wanderers   3-1 ADMARC Tigers
Red Lions       3-2 Super ESCOM             

NB: on Feb 9, 132 goals were scored from an unknown number of matches;
    this implies no other goals were scored between Feb 2 and Feb 8;
    presumably no other matches were played.

[Feb 14]
MZADD Rangers    -  Bullets 
MTL Wanderers   1-1 MDC United
MAFCO            -  Silver Strikers
ADMARC Tigers    -  Blue Eagles
[Feb 15]
Moyale B.        -  Bullets
MTL Wanderers   0-1 Super ESCOM
MAFCO            -  DWASCO
Sammy's U.       -  Blue Eagles   
ADMARC Tigers    -  Red Lions 

[Feb 21,22]
Silver Strikers 0-0 MTL Wanderers  
Blue Eagles     4-0 MTL Wanderers  
Blue Eagles     0-3 MDC United
MAFCO           1-4 MDC United 
CIVO             -  Red Lions
Red Lions        -  MAFCO
Bullets          -  DWASCO
Illovo           -  Bullets
Moyale Barracks  -  MZADD Rangers
DWASCO           -  ADMARC Tigers   

Table (based on known results; at least 14 scores Feb 14-22 missing):
 
 1.Bakili Bullets (Blantyre)            8   6  2  0  13- 6  20  [*2]
 2.Blue Eagles (Lilongwe)              10   5  2  3   9- 7  17  [*4]
 3.Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)           7   5  1  1  10- 2  16 
 4.MTL Wanderers (Blantyre)            11   4  4  3  14-13  16  [*2]
 5.Red Lions (Zomba)                    8   4  2  2  10- 9  14  [*2]
 6.MDC United (Lilongwe)               10   3  4  3  15-10  13  [*1]
 7.CIVO United (Lilongwe)               8   2  5  1   3- 2  11  [*1]
 8.DWASCO (Nkhota Kota)                 6   3  1  2   7- 4  10  [*3]
 9.Sammy's United (Blantyre)            6   2  2  2   6- 5   8    
10.ADMARC Tigers (Blantyre)             6   2  2  2   7- 7   8  [*1]
11.Super ESCOM (Blantyre)               8   2  2  4  10-12   8  [*1]
12.MAFCO (Salima)                       8   2  1  5   5-11   7  [*1]
13.Moyale Barracks (Mzuzu)              7   1  3  3   5- 7   6  [*1]
14.MZADD Rangers (Mzuzu)                7   1  0  6   2-12   3  
15.Illovo FC (Nachalo)                  6   0  1  5   2-11   1  [*1]

NB: actual goal records (Feb 9): Bullets 19-7, Blue Eagles 12-6;
    for Bakili Bullets, Blue Eagles, Silver Strikers, Red Lions, DWASCO,
        MTL Wanderers, ADMARC Tigers, CIVO United, MDC United,
        Moyale Barracks and MZADD Rangers it is certain they did not play 
        any additional matches (before Feb 2 and probably also until Feb 9);
        Super ESCOM may have played another match but did not win it.
    Silver Strikers drew one (0-0) and won the other (without conceding
        a goal) of their matches Feb 14-22

[*i] missing goals of i matches

[Feb 28,29]
Super ESCOM      -  Sammy's United        
Sammy's United   -  MDC United  
Moyale B.        -  ADMARC Tigers
MZADD Rangers    -  ADMARC Tigers
Silver Strikers  -  Illovo

[Mar 6]
CIVO            2-1 Silver Strikers
[Mar 7]
CIVO             -  Blue Eagles
 
Top of Table (at Mar 12):
 1.Bullets                12   10   2   0     32
 2.Silver Strikers        11    8   2   1     26  
  .
 5.MTL Wanderers          12    4   5   3     17
  .
 7.Sammy's U.             11                  15 

[Mar 13]
Bullets         3-0 Silver Strikers
MTL Wanderers   bt  Sammy's U.
[Mar 14]
Sammy's U.      0-1 Silver Strikers
MAFCO           2-0 Illovo

Mar 14:
  .MAFCO                  13                  17 

[Mar 20]
Blue Eagles     0-1 Super ESCOM
[Mar 21]
Silver Strikers 3-1 Super ESCOM

Mar 26:

 1.Bullets                13   11   2   0     35
  .MTL Wanderers          13    5   5   3     20

[Mar 27]
Super ESCOM     1-1 MAFCO

Mar 27:

  .MAFCO                  17                  18
  .Super ESCOM            16                  17

[Mar 28]
MTL Wanderers   1-1 Bullets

On May 14:
Bullets 4 points ahead of Silver Strikers.  
MTL Wanderers 21 pts.
 
MZADD Rangers pulled out of the league due to financial problems.

Round 15
[May 15]
Silver Strikers  -  DWASCO
MTL Wanderers   4-1 Super ESCOM
Illovo           -  CIVO
MDC United      n/p MZADD Rangers 
ADMARC Tigers    -  Sammy's U.
[May 16]
MTL Wanderers   n/p MZADD Rangers
Illovo           -  MDC United
Super ESCOM      -  CIVO
 
[May 22,23]
Bakili Bullets  drw Illovo
Bakili Bullets  drw Super ESCOM

[May 30]
Red Lions       0-4 MTL Wanderers
MDC United      3-1 MAFCO
Illovo          0-0 Bullets

NB: Silver Strikers beat MAFCO 6-5, uncertain whether in the
    match of Feb 14 above or the return match

Top of Table:

 1.Bullets                15   11   4   0     37
 2.Silver Strikers                            35
 3.MTL Wanderers          16                  30
 4.MDC United                                 24
  .
 8.Red Lions                                  22

[Jun 5,6]
Moyale B.       2-1 CIVO
MTL Wanderers   4-0 Illovo
Red Lions       0-2 Bullets
ADMARC Tigers   1-0 MDC United
MZADD Rangers   0-2 CIVO
Silver Strikers 0-1 Blue Eagles
Sammy’s U.      1-1 MAFCO

Top of Table (Jun 7):

 1.Bullets                16   12   4   0     40
 2.Silver Strikers                            35
 3.MTL Wanderers          18                  33
  .
 6.CIVO                   20                  25
 7.MDC United                                 24

NB: in the last 5 matches of Super ESCOM before Jul 1, they only won
    twice, against Sammy's United and MZADD Rangers

[Jul 4]
Silver Strikers 1-0 Bullets   
  [Mike Banda 34]
NB: Blue Eagles won two matches on Jul 4 and 5.

Top of Table (Jul 5):

 1.Bullets                17   12   4   1     40
 2.Silver Strikers        21                  39
  .MTL Wanderers          18                  33

NB; as of Jul 5, Sammy’s United and Illovo have played 24 matches
                 MZADD 23 and MAFCO 20.

[Jul 10]
Blue Eagles     3-0 Illovo
Silver Strikers 2-0 Red Lions
DWASCO          1-1 ADMARC Tigers
Sammy’s U.      1-1 MTL Wanderers    [or 0-0]
MAFCO           awd MZADD Rangers    [MZADD dns]
Moyale Barracks  -  MDC United
[Jul 11]
Blue Eagles     1-0 Red Lions
MAFCO           1-1 ADMARC Tigers
DWASCO           -  MDC United

Top of Table (Jul 14):

 1.Blue Eagles            24                  44
 2.Silver Strikers        22                  41
 3.Bullets                17   12   4   1     40
 4.Sammy’s United         24                  37
 5.MTL Wanderers          19                  34
  .
 9.ADMARC Tigers          23                  29
10.Red Lions                                  29
  .
12.MAFCO                  22                  26

NB: 405 goals were scored in 163 matches

[Jul 17]
Blue Eagles     0-3 Bullets
ADMARC Tigers   ppd MTL Wanderers    
[Jul 18] 
Blue Eagles     1-0 MTL Wanderers
Super ESCOM     1-2 Bullets

[Jul 31,Aug 1]
MZADD Rangers   lt  Bullets 
MAFCO           awd Bullets          [awarded 2-0, originally 1-2; Bullets
                                      fielded 4 players for which they have
                                      not paid transfer fees]
[Aug 7]
MAFCO           0-1 MTL Wanderers

[Aug 14,15]
DWASCO          0-1 Bullets
CIVO            1-0 Bullets
 
[Aug 21]
Silver Strikers 1-1 MTL Wanderers
ADMARC Tigers   0-3 Bullets
[Aug 22]
MDC United      0-2 Bullets

Top of Table:

 1.Bullets                25   18   4   3     58  Champions
 2.Silver Strikers        27                  46
 3.MTL Wanderers          26                  43
  .
11.Super ESCOM (Blantyre) 28                  33
------------------------------------------------
12.MAFCO (Salima)         27                  32

NB: 4 teams to be relegated, 3 to be promoted

[Aug 28]
Bullets         ppd MTL Wanderers
[Sep 11]
Moyale Barracks 0-2 MAFCO

Super ESCOM relegated

Final Match [Oct 30]
Bullets         1-0 MTL Wanderers

Top of Final Table:

 1.Bullets (Blantyre)                             Champions
 2.MTL Wanderers (Blantyre)                   18 points behind
 3.Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
 4.Blue Eagles (Lilongwe)
  .
 ?.Sammy's United [officially crowned 'surprise team of season']
 8.MDC United (Lilongwe) 
  .
11.MAFCO (Salima)
Relegated:
12.Super ESCOM (Blantyre)
13.DWASCO (Nkhota Kota)
   MZADD Rangers (Mzuzu)   
   Illovo FC (Nachalo)     

NB: MDC United announced they will disband due to lack of sponsorship;
      due to this Super ESCOM will remain at the top level;
    later Eagles Beaks (winners of the Central Region) renounced on
      promotion, leaving DWASCO in the Super League.


Topscorer (at end of season):

18 Rodrick Douglas (Illovo)

Player of the league: Chikaiko Bridge (Sammy's United)
Best goalkeeper: Swadick Sanudi (Bullets)
Most improved player: Malumbo Mkandawire (Blue Eagles)
Best referee: Anthony Raphael 

NB: explanation of various abbreviations:

ADMARC (Tigers) = Agricultural Development and MARketing Corporation
CIVO United = Civil Service United
DWASCO = Dwanga Sugar Corporation
(Super) ESCOM = Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited
MAFCO = Malawi Armed Forces CO
MDC = Malawi Development Corporation
MTL = Malawi Telecommunications Limited
MZADD (Rangers) = Mzuzu Agricultural Development Division



Charity Shield 2004 (between all Super League clubs)

Round 1 
[May 1]
MAFCO                 2-1 CIVO United
Silver Strikers       bt  MDC United           [or not played]
Illovo                n/p Mzadd Rangers        [both apparently forfeited]
Moyale Barracks       lt  ADMARC Tigers        [or not played]
[May 1 or 2]
Super ESCOM           bt  DWASCO               [or nor played]
[May 2]
Blue Eagles           1-1 Red Lions            [5-4 pen]

Quarterfinals 
[May 3]
MAFCO                 0-0 Silver Strikers      [5-6 pen]
MTL Wanderers         bt  Sammy's United       [or not played?]
[May 4]
Bakili Bullets        drw Super ESCOM          [3-4 pen]
[May 5]
Blue Eagles           2-1 ADMARC Tigers

Semifinals [May 8]
Blue Eagles           lt  MTL Wanderers
Silver Strikers       bt  Super ESCOM

Third Place Match
Blue Eagles           bt  Super ESCOM
 
Final
MTL Wanderers         bt  Silver Strikers

 
BP Top 8 Cup

Cancelled after withdrawal of sponsor BP



Second Level Leagues


Northern Region FL (formerly Mzuzu and District FL)

18 participating teams

Champions and Promoted:  KRADD Eagles  
Runners-up:              MTL Wanderers Youth 
Third Place:             Muluzi Barracks
  
NB: KRADD = Karonga Agricultural Development Division

2005 season (as Simama Premier League) starts Jan 29.


Southern Region FL (formerly Blantyre and District FL)

15 participating teams in Premier Division

Top of Table:
 1.Cobbe Barracks (Zomba)     76 [have finished match programme]
  .Chanco (Zomba)             can maximally reach 77 points
Other Participants include:
  .Muluzi Barracks

Champions: Cobbe Barracks


Central Region FL (formerly Lilongwe and District FL)

Top of Table:
 1.Eagles Beaks (Lilongwe)   [police club, reserves of Blue Eagles FC]
Other top teams:
  .Airborne Rangers
  .Mponela Community Police
  .Silver Youth 
  .Apollo 

Champions: Eagles Beaks (Lilongwe)

NB: Malawi Police Service will not support Eagles Beaks to compete
    in the Super League, meaning they renounce on promotion; instead
    DWASCO remain at top level.



Lower Levels 

Third Level

First Division North

Top of Final Standing:
 1.White Eagles
 2.Munshi United
 3.Environmental Bushbucks
 
Kasungu Football League championship (3rd level?)

NB: 31 teams played on league basis (possibly in groups) with top-8 
    reaching knock-out stage; other participants included 
    Santhe Admarc and Nkhamenya Rovers 

Semifinals
Market Rangers FC  bt  Police United 
Madalitso          bt  Linga

Final [Oct 30]
Market Rangers FC  3-1 Madalitso 

NB: Market Rangers are from Kasungu (Central Market)


2002/03

2005/06

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: 2 Apr 2006

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