2025–26 Tanzanian Championship League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 October 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
| Matches | 40 |
| Goals | 107 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Abdereheman Musa (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Mbuni 4–0 Mbeya Kwanza (10 October 2025) Polisi Tanzania 4–0 B19 (12 October 2025) Kagera Sugar 4–1 African Sports (10 November 2025) Kagera Sugar 4–1 Stand United (15 November 2025) Songea United 4–2 B19 (15 November 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Hausung 1–3 Mbuni (26 October 2025) Transit Camp 2–3 Mbeya Kwanza (8 November 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Songea United 4–2 B19 (15 November 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Kagera Sugar |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Geita Gold Kagera Sugar |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches B19 Barberian |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Barberian |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 21 December 2025. | |
Tanzanian Championship League (known as the NBC Championship League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest football league in Tanzania (mainland only).[1] The season will started on 10 October 2025 and will end on 23 May 2026.[2]
Mtibwa Sugar is the defending champion and was promoted to the Premier League along with Mbeya City,[3] replacing Ken Gold FC and Kagera Sugar which were relegated from Premier League.
Teams
The league consists of 16 teams – the top 11 teams from the previous season, two teams relegated from Premier League and three teams promoted from the First League.[4]
Gunners FC and Hausung FC were promoted as champions and runners-up of the 2024–25 First League,[5] replacing Biashara United and Cosmopolitan FC who relegated to First League.
Tanesco FC has been promoted by winning the play-off against Green Warriors FC who has been relegated to First League.
Name changes
- Before the start of the season, Kiluvya FC renamed their club the Barberian FC, and Tanesco FC renamed their club the B19 FC, both as part of rebrandin.
Changes from previous season
Promotion and relegation
| Promoted to the 2025–26 Premier League | Relegated From the 2024 –25 Premier League | Promoted From 2024–25 First League | Relegated to 2025–26 First League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtibwa Sugar Mbeya City |
Ken Gold FC Kagera Sugar[6] |
Gunners FC Hausung FC B19 FC |
Biashara United Cosmopolitan FC Green Warriors FC |
Locations and stadiums
Bigman
TMA Stars
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Sports | Tanga | Mkwakwani Stadium | 15,000 |
| Barberian[7] | Pwani (Mlandizi) | Mabatini Stadium | 10,000 |
| B19 FC | Morogoro | Jamhuri Stadium Morogoro | 20,000 |
| Bigman | Tanga (Korogwe) | Mkwakwani Stadium | 15,000 |
| Geita Gold | Geita | Nyankumbu Stadium | 20,000 |
| Gunners FC | Dodoma | Jamhuri Dodoma | 30,000 |
| Hausung FC | Njombe | 10,000 | |
| Kagera Sugar | Kagera (Bukoba) | Kaitaba Stadium | 7,000 |
| KenGold | Mbeya | Sokoine Stadium | 20,000 |
| Mbeya Kwanza | Mbeya (Iyunga) | Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium | 10,000 |
| Mbuni | Arusha | Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium | 20,000 |
| Polisi Tanzania | Moshi (Kilimanjaro) | Ushirika Stadium | 20,000 |
| Songea United | Ruvuma (Songea) | Majimaji Stadium | 20,000 |
| Stand United | Shinyanga | Kambarage Stadium | 10,000 |
| TMA Stars | Arusha | Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium | 20,000 |
| Transit Camp | Pwani (Mlandizi) | Mabatini Stadium | 10,000 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geita Gold | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 29 | Qualification for the NBC Premier League |
| 2 | Kager Sugar | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 29 | Qualification for the NBC Premier League |
| 3 | Mbeya kwanza FC | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 24 | Qualification for the NBC Premier League play-off |
| 4 | Transit Camp | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 24 | |
| 5 | Mbuni FC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 19 | |
| 6 | Songea United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Polisi Tanzania | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17 | |
| 8 | KenGold FC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Bigman | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 10 | Gunners FC | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | |
| 11 | TMA Stars | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 12 | Relegation to the Championship League Play-off |
| 12 | Stand United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 10[a] | |
| 13 | African Sports | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 7 | |
| 14 | B19 FC | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 5 | |
| 15 | Hausung FC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 3 | Relegation to the First League |
| 16 | Barberian FC | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Play-off
Notes:
Results
Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.
Results by round
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Tanzanian Championship League play-off
The 11th and 14th-placed teams qualified for the Championship League play-off, alongside the two teams from the 2025–26 First League play-off winners. The Championship teams faced each other over two legs; with the winners remaining in the Championship League and the losers competing against the First League play-off winners for the final place in the following season's Championship League.
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 24 December 2025
Clean sheets
- As of 24 December 2025
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | |
| October | leonard Budeba | Mbuni | Rishedy Kihedu | Mbuni |
| November | Zuberi Katwira | Geita Gold | Deogratius Munishi | Geita Gold |
TFF Awards
References
- ^ "NBC Championship League 2025/2026 Fixtures". ligikuu.co.tz. 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Championship League 2025/26 season to kick of on October 20". 1 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Mtibwa and Mbeya City urged to prepare for NBC league". thecitizen.co.tz. 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Geita and Polisi prepared for Championship". dailynews.co.tz. 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Hausung To NBC Championship" (in Swahili). ligikuu.co.tz. 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Kagera sugar first relegation in 20 years". thecitizen.co.tz. 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Julio Head Coach of Kiluvya" (in Swahili). mwanaspoti.co.tz. 16 March 2025.