Premier League of Eswatini

The Premier League of Eswatini, also known as the MTN Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Eswatini Football Association. It was created in 1971. In 2014, the league adopted "Vision 2022" and planned to be a fully professional entity by 2022.^[1] However, the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini impacted the 2019–20^[2] and 2020–21 seasons.^[3]

Premier League of Eswatini

Founded	1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Country	Eswatini
Confederation	CAF
Number of clubs	14 teams (24/25) season
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	National First Division
Domestic cup(s)	Swazibank Cup, MoMo Cup, Ingwenyama Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League Confederation Cup
Current champions	Nsingizini Hotspurs (2024–25)
Most championships	Mbabane Highlanders (13)
Website	www.pls.co.sz
Current: 2024–25 Premier League of Eswatini

2024–25 MTN Premier League clubs

• Green Mamba
• Ezulwini United
• Manzini Sea Birds
• Mbabane Highlanders
• Mbabane Swallows
• Madlenya
• Moneni Pirates
• Rangers
• Royal Leopards
• Illovo
• Nsingizini Hotspurs
• Sidvwashini United
• Sisonkhe
• Young Buffaloes

Previous winners

• 1971 : Milling Hotspurs
• 1972 : Milling Hotspurs
• 1973 : not known
• 1974 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1976 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1977 : Juventus Kvaluseni (Mhlume)
• 1980 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1981 : Mhlume Peacemakers (Mhlume)
• 1982 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1983 : Manzini Wanderers
• 1984 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1985 : Manzini Wanderers
• 1986 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1987 : Manzini Wanderers
• 1988 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1989 : Denver Sundowns (Manzini)
• 1990 : Denver Sundowns (Manzini)
• 1991 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1992 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1993 : Mbabane Swallows
• 1994 : Eleven Men in Flight (Siteki)
• 1995 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1996 : Eleven Men in Flight (Siteki)
• 1997 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 1998 : no championship
• 1998–99 : Manzini Wanderers
• 1999–00 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 2000–01 : Mbabane Highlanders
• 2001–02 : Manzini Wanderers
• 2002–03 : Manzini Wanderers
• 2003–04 : Mhlambanyatsi Rovers
• 2004–05 : Mbabane Swallows
• 2005–06 : Royal Leopards
• 2006–07 : Royal Leopards
• 2007–08 : Royal Leopards
• 2008–09 : Mbabane Swallows
• 2009–10 : Young Buffaloes
• 2010–11 : Green Mamba
• 2011–12 : Mbabane Swallows
• 2012–13 : Mbabane Swallows
• 2013–14 : Royal Leopards
• 2014–15 : Royal Leopards
• 2015–16 : Royal Leopards
• 2016–17 : Mbabane Swallows
• 2017–18 : Mbabane Swallows
• 2018–19 : Green Mamba
• 2019–20 : Young Buffaloes
• 2020–21 : Royal Leopards^[4]
• 2021–22 : Royal Leopards
• 2022–23 : Green Mamba
• 2023–24 : Mbabane Swallows^[5]
• 2024–25 : Nsingizini Hotspurs^[6]

Qualification for CAF competitions

Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.

Legend

• CL: CAF Champions League
• CC: CAF Confederation Cup
• ≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
•   Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.

Rank			Association	2020–21 (× 1)		2021–22 (× 2)		2022–23 (× 3)		2023–24 (× 4)		2024–25 (× 5)		Total
2025	2024	Mvt		CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC	CL	CC
1	1	—	Egypt	8	3	7	4	8	2.5	7	7	10	4	190.5
2	2	—	Morocco	4	6	9	5	8	2	2	4	5	5	142
3	4	+1	South Africa	8	2	5	4	4	3	4	1.5	9	3	131
4	3	-1	Algeria	6	5	7	1	6	5	2	3	5	5	130
5	6	+1	Tanzania	3	0.5	0	2	3	4	6	0	2	4	82.5
6	5	-1	Tunisia	4	3	5	1	4	2	6	1	3	0.5	82.5
7	8	+1	Angola	1	0	5	0	2	0	3	1.5	2	2	55
8	7	-1	DR Congo	4	0	0	3	1	2	4	0	2	0	45
9	9	—	Sudan	3	0	3	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	41
10	11	+1	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	2	38
11	10	-1	Libya	0	0.5	0	5	0	0.5	0	3	0	0	24
12	12	—	Nigeria	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	21
13	15	+2	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0.5	18.5
14	14	—	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	16
15	13	-2	Guinea	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0.5	0	0	12
16	19	+3	Botswana	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.5	8.5
17	21	+4	Senegal	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
18	17	-1	Mauritania	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8
19	18	-1	Congo	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0.5	0	0	7
20	16	-4	Cameroon	0	3	0	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
21	22	+1	Togo	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
22	22	—	Uganda	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
23	-	new	Mozambique	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	2.5
24	20	-4	Zambia	0	1.5	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
25	24	-1	Eswatini	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
25	24	-1	Niger	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
27	26	-1	Burkina Faso	0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5

Performance by club

Club	City	Titles	Last title
Mbabane Highlanders	Mbabane	13	2000–01
Royal Leopards	Matsapha	8	2021-22
Mbabane Swallows	Mbabane	8	2023–24
Manzini Wanderers	Manzini	6	2002–03
Green Mamba	Matsapha	3	2022–23
Manzini Sundowns (as Denver Sundowns)	Manzini	2	1990
Eleven Men in Flight	Siteki	2	1996
Milling Hotspurs	Manzini	2	1972
Young Buffaloes	Matsapha	2	2019–20
Juventus Kvaluseni	Mhlume	1	1977
Mhlume Peacemakers	Mhlume	1	1981
Mhlambanyatsi Rovers	Mhlambanyatsi	1	2003–04
Nsingizini Hotspurs	Hluti	1	2024–25

Top goalscorers

Season	Top scorer	Team	Goals
2000–01	Fritz Junior Seilbea	Mbabane Swallows	13
2002–03	Patrick "Nkola" Mkhwanazi	Manzini Wanderers	13
2003–04	Salebona "Salas" Jele	Young Buffaloes	11
2004–05	Mzwandile "Zoo" Mamba	Mbabane Swallows	12
2005–06	Mzwandile "Zoo" Mamba Mduduzi "Aghahowa" Mdluli	Royal Leopards Mbabane Highlanders	11
2011–12	Nhlanhla "Mshengu" Kunene	Malanti Chiefs	17
2012–13	Nhlanhla "Mshengu" Kunene	Malanti Chiefs	14
2013–14	Sandile Hlatshwako	Malanti Chiefs	14
2021-22	Sandile Gamedze	Young Buffaloes	23
2022-23	Felix Badenhorst	Mbabane Swallows	20
2023-24	Sabelo Ndzinisa[7]	Green Mamba	20