Namibia Premier League

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Namibia Premier League
Country	Namibia
Confederation	CAF
Founded	1987
Number of teams	12
Levels on pyramid	1
Relegation to	First Division
Domestic cup(s)	NFA Cup Namibian Newspaper Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League Confederation Cup
Current champions	Black Africa F.C. (2012–13)
Most championships	Black Africa F.C. (8)

The Namibia Premier League (NPL), also known as MTC Namibia Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia. The league was established in 1987 and was trimmed to 12 teams from the traditional 16 in 2005.

2013/14 Namibia Premier League clubs

African Stars (Windhoek)
Black Africa (Windhoek)
Blue Boys (Swakopmund)
Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay)
FC Civics (Windhoek)
Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
Ramblers (Windhoek)
Rundu Chiefs (Rundu)
Tura Magic (Windhoek)
United Africa Tigers (Windhoek)
United Stars (Rundu)

Previous champions

1980 : Benfica (Tsumeb)
1988 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
1989 : Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek)
1990 : Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
1991 : Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay)
1992 : Ramblers (Windhoek)
1993 : Chief Santos (Tsumeb)
1994 : Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek)
1995 : Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek)
1996 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
1997 : not contested
1998 : Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek)
1999 : Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek)

2000 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
2001/02 : Liverpool (Okahandja)
2002/03 : Chief Santos (Tsumeb)
2003/04 : Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
2004/05 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
2005/06 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
2006/07 : FC Civics (Windhoek)
2007/08 : Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
2008/09 : African Stars (Windhoek)
2009/10 : African Stars (Windhoek)
2010/11 : Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek)
2011/12 : Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek)
2012/13 : Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek)

Most titles

Club	Titles
Black Africa F.C.	8
Blue Waters	4
FC Civics	3
Chief Santos,	2
Orlando Pirates	2
African Stars	2
Benfica	1
Eleven Arrows	1
Liverpool	1
Ramblers	1

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2001-02	William Chilufya	Liverpool	27
2003-04	Costa Khaiseb	Ramblers FC	29
2004-05	Armando Pedro	Blue Waters	23
2005-06	Heinrich Isaacs	FC Civics	20
2006-07	William Chilufya	FC Civics	17
2007-08	Pineas Jacob	Ramblers FC	12
2008-09	Jerome Louis	Black Africa	22
2009-10	Jerome Louis	Black Africa	17
2010-11	Harold Ochurub	Mighty Gunners	12
2011-12	Jerome Louis Richard Kavendji	Black Africa Hotspurs	12

External links

Football in Namibia

Namibia Football Association

National teams

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

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Namibia Premier League

Domestic cups

Men	NFA Cup Namibian Newspaper Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

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

v t e Namibia Premier League 2013–14

African Stars (Windhoek) Black Africa (Windhoek) Blue Boys (Swakopmund) Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) FC Civics (Windhoek) Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) Ramblers (Windhoek) Rundu Chiefs (Rundu) Tura Magic (Windhoek) United Africa Tigers (Windhoek) United Stars (Rundu)

v t e Top level football leagues of Africa (CAF)

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^† Associated members

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