Final Table:
1.Mbabane Swallows 22 19 3 0 58-15 60 Champions
2.Young Buffaloes 22 10 7 5 25-17 37
3.Royal Leopards 22 11 3 8 29-24 36 [C]
4.Moneni Pirates 22 9 8 5 33-25 35 [P]
5.Manzini Wanderers 22 8 9 5 31-22 33
6.Manzini Sundowns 22 8 9 5 24-23 33
7.Green Mamba FC (Matsapha) 22 8 5 9 29-22 29
8.Mbabane Midas City 22 5 10 7 24-27 25
9.Tambuti 22 7 3 12 26-38 24 [P]
10.Red Lions 22 6 3 13 24-46 21
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11.Mbabane Highlanders 22 4 7 11 28-38 19
12.Manzini Sea Birds 22 1 5 16 15-49 8 Relegation Playoff
NB: after the season it was decided to extend the league to 14 clubs, thus saving
Highlanders from relegation (the apparent purpose of the decision) and giving
Sea Birds the chance to remain at the top level in an additional playoff
Round 1 [Sep 17]
Mbabane Highlanders 0-0 Red Lions
Young Buffaloes 0-1 Mbabane Swallows
Royal Leopards 1-0 Green Mamba
Manzini Sundowns 1-1 Manzini Sea Birds
Moneni Pirates 0-2 Manzini Wanderers
Tambuti 1-0 Midas City
Round 2
[Sep 24]
Red Lions 2-0 Tambuti
Manzini Sea Birds 1-2 Moneni Pirates
Green Mamba 0-0 Young Buffaloes
Manzini Sundowns 2-1 Midas City
[Sep 25]
Manzini Wanderers 0-1 Royal Leopards
Mbabane Swallows 3-2 Mbabane Highlanders
Round 3
[Oct 7]
Manzini Sea Birds 0-4 Manzini Wanderers
[Oct 8]
Red Lions 2-4 Young Buffaloes
Green Mamba 1-1 Moneni Pirates
Tambuti 0-1 Manzini Sundowns
[Oct 9]
Midas City 0-0 Mbabane Highlanders
Mbabane Swallows 4-1 Royal Leopards
Round 4
[Oct 11]
Manzini Sea Birds 2-0 Green Mamba
Manzini Wanderers 1-1 Manzini Sundowns
[Oct 12]
Moneni Pirates 0-4 Mbabane Swallows
Mbabane Highlanders 4-0 Tambuti
[Oct 13]
Young Buffaloes 0-0 Midas City
Royal Leopards 3-0 Red Lions
Round 5
[Oct 15]
Red Lions 2-1 Manzini Sea Birds
Mbabane Swallows 2-0 Manzini Wanderers
[Oct 16]
Moneni Pirates 1-1 Midas City
Green Mamba 2-0 Manzini Sundowns
Young Buffaloes 0-0 Mbabane Highlanders
Royal Leopards 0-1 Tambuti
Round 6
[Oct 18]
Red Lions 1-1 Moneni Pirates
Mbabane Swallows 1-0 Manzini Sea Birds
[Oct 19]
Manzini Wanderers 0-0 Green Mamba
Manzini Sundowns 2-1 Mbabane Highlanders
[Oct 20]
Midas City 2-1 Royal Leopards
Tambuti 2-3 Young Buffaloes
Round 7
[Oct 22]
Manzini Sundowns 0-2 Young Buffaloes
Green Mamba 0-1 Mbabane Swallows
[Oct 23]
Manzini Sea Birds 2-2 Midas City
Moneni Pirates 2-1 Tambuti
Mbabane Highlanders 0-3 Royal Leopards
Manzini Wanderers 2-1 Red Lions
Round 8
[Oct 28]
Red Lions 0-3 Green Mamba
Mbabane Swallows 2-0 Manzini Sundowns
[Oct 29]
Tambuti 2-0 Manzini Sea Birds
[Oct 30]
Royal Leopards 0-0 Young Buffaloes
Midas City 1-1 Manzini Wanderers
[Nov 16]
Mbabane Highlanders 1-3 Moneni Pirates
Round 9
[Nov 1]
Red Lions abd Mbabane Swallows [abandoned at 1-2 in 21' due to power failure]
[Nov 2]
Manzini Sundowns 2-2 Royal Leopards
Midas City 1-0 Green Mamba
Young Buffaloes 1-0 Moneni Pirates
Manzini Wanderers 3-1 Tambuti
[Nov 9]
Manzini Sea Birds 0-1 Mbabane Highlanders
Red Lions 1-8 Mbabane Swallows [replay]
Round 10
[Nov 5]
Moneni Pirates 2-3 Manzini Sundowns
Royal Leopards abd Manzini Sea Birds [abandoned at 1-1 in 63' due to power failure]
Mbabane Highlanders 1-4 Green Mamba
[Nov 6]
Young Buffaloes 1-1 Manzini Wanderers
Tambuti 0-3 Mbabane Swallows
[Nov 15]
Royal Leopards 1-0 Manzini Sea Birds [replay]
[Nov 16]
Midas City 2-3 Red Lions
Round 11
[Nov 12]
Manzini Sundowns 1-1 Red Lions
Moneni Pirates 2-2 Royal Leopards
Manzini Sea Birds 0-0 Young Buffaloes
Green Mamba abd Tambuti [abandoned at 1-1 in 87' due to power failure]
[Nov 13]
Mbabane Swallows 3-0 Midas City
Manzini Wanderers 1-1 Mbabane Highlanders
[Nov 23]
Green Mamba 2-0 Tambuti [replay]
Round 12 [Nov 19]
Moneni Pirates 2-1 Green Mamba
Royal Leopards 1-2 Mbabane Swallows
Manzini Sundowns 0-0 Tambuti
Young Buffaloes 2-0 Red Lions
Mbabane Highlanders 3-4 Midas City
Manzini Wanderers 5-1 Manzini Sea Birds
Round 13
[Nov 23]
Manzini Sea Birds 1-3 Manzini Sundowns
[Nov 26]
Green Mamba 0-1 Royal Leopards
Midas City 3-1 Tambuti
[Nov 27]
Red Lions 1-2 Mbabane Highlanders
Manzini Wanderers 0-3 Moneni Pirates
Mbabane Swallows 3-1 Young Buffaloes
Round 15
[Dec 3]
Manzini Sea Birds 2-3 Tambuti
Moneni Pirates 3-2 Mbabane Highlanders
Green Mamba 2-0 Red Lions
[Dec 4]
Manzini Wanderers 1-1 Midas City
Young Buffaloes 2-0 Royal Leopards
Manzini Sundowns 0-2 Mbabane Swallows
Round 14
[Nov 30]
Red Lions abd Manzini Wanderers [abandoned at 0-1 in 22' due to lightning]
[Jan 7]
Midas City 1-1 Manzini Sea Birds
Tambuti 0-0 Moneni Pirates
Young Buffaloes 2-1 Manzini Sundowns
Red Lions 2-4 Manzini Wanderers [replay]
[Jan 8]
Mbabane Swallows 3-1 Green Mamba
Royal Leopards 3-2 Mbabane Highlanders
Round 16
[Jan 28]
Royal Leopards 2-1 Midas City
Green Mamba 1-0 Manzini Wanderers
Young Buffaloes 2-1 Tambuti
[Jan 29]
Manzini Sea Birds 0-2 Mbabane Swallows
Mbabane Highlanders 0-0 Manzini Sundowns
Moneni Pirates 2-1 Red Lions
Round 17
[Mar 11]
Tambuti 2-1 Mbabane Highlanders
Manzini Sundowns 1-1 Manzini Wanderers
Red Lions 2-1 Royal Leopards
Midas City 1-0 Young Buffaloes
[Mar 12]
Green Mamba 5-0 Manzini Sea Birds
[Apr 27]
Mbabane Swallows 1-1 Moneni Pirates
Round 18
[Mar 25]
Young Buffaloes 2-0 Manzini Sea Birds
Royal Leopards 1-0 Moneni Pirates
Tambuti 3-3 Green Mamba
[Mar 26]
Red Lions 0-1 Manzini Sundowns
Mbabane Highlanders 0-0 Manzini Wanderers
Midas City 1-1 Mbabane Swallows
Round 19
[Apr 17]
Mbabane Highlanders 2-2 Manzini Sea Birds
Moneni Pirates 0-0 Young Buffaloes
Tambuti 0-1 Manzini Wanderers
Green Mamba 1-1 Midas City
Royal Leopards 1-2 Manzini Sundowns
[Apr 20]
Mbabane Swallows 3-0 Red Lions
Round 20 [Apr 23]
Manzini Sundowns 0-0 Moneni Pirates
Manzini Sea Birds 0-2 Royal Leopards
Green Mamba 1-2 Mbabane Highlanders
Manzini Wanderers 2-0 Young Buffaloes
Mbabane Swallows 4-3 Tambuti
Red Lions 2-1 Midas City
Round 21
[May 1]
Manzini Wanderers 2-2 Mbabane Swallows
Manzini Sundowns 3-1 Green Mamba
Midas City 0-1 Moneni Pirates
[May 3]
Manzini Sea Birds 0-1 Red Lions
Mbabane Highlanders 2-3 Young Buffaloes
Tambuti 2-0 Royal Leopards
Round 22
[May 6]
Midas City 0-0 Manzini Sundowns
Moneni Pirates 7-1 Manzini Sea Birds
[May 20]
Young Buffaloes 0-1 Green Mamba [possibly later awarded 0-3]
[May 25]
Royal Leopards 2-0 Manzini Wanderers
Mbabane Highlanders 1-3 Mbabane Swallows
Tambuti 3-2 Red Lions
Final Table:
1.Mbabane Swallows 22 19 3 0 58-15 60 Champions
2.Young Buffaloes 22 10 7 5 25-17 37
3.Royal Leopards 22 11 3 8 29-24 36 [C]
4.Moneni Pirates 22 9 8 5 33-25 35 [P]
5.Manzini Wanderers 22 8 9 5 31-22 33
6.Manzini Sundowns 22 8 9 5 24-23 33
7.Green Mamba FC (Matsapha) 22 8 5 9 29-22 29
8.Mbabane Midas City 22 5 10 7 24-27 25
9.Tambuti 22 7 3 12 26-38 24 [P]
10.Red Lions 22 6 3 13 24-46 21
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11.Mbabane Highlanders 22 4 7 11 28-38 19
12.Manzini Sea Birds 22 1 5 16 15-49 8 Relegation Playoff
NB: after the season it was decided to extend the league to 14 clubs, thus saving
Highlanders from relegation (the apparent purpose of the decision) and giving
Sea Birds the chance to remain at the top level in an additional playoff
Promoted: Matsapha United, Malanti Chiefs
Promotion/Relegation Playoff
NB: between the bottom team of the Premier League (Manzini Sea Birds) and the teams which
finished third (Vovovo FC) and fourth (Madlenya FC) in the First Division.
Final Table:
1.Vovovo (Motshane) 4 3 0 1 7- 6 9 Promoted
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2.Manzini Sea Birds 4 2 0 2 4- 5 6 [*] Relegated
3.Madlenya 4 1 0 3 5- 5 3 [*]
[*] missing goals of 1 match
[Jun 26]
Madlenya 2-0 Vovovo
[Jun 29]
Manzini Sea Birds 2-1 Madlenya
[Jul 3]
Vovovo 2-1 Manzini Sea Birds
[Jul 6]
Vovovo 3-2 Madlenya
[Jul ?]
Madlenya lt Manzini Sea Birds
[Jul 23]
Manzini Sea Birds 1-2 Vovovo
Final Table:
1.Vovovo (Motshane) 4 3 0 1 7- 6 9 Promoted
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2.Manzini Sea Birds 4 2 0 2 4- 5 6 [*] Relegated
3.Madlenya 4 1 0 3 5- 5 3 [*]
[*] missing goals of 1 match
Semifinals [Aug 7] Royal Leopards 2-0 Mbabane Highlanders Manzini Wanderers 2-2 Mbabane Swallows [4-3 pen] Final [Aug 7] Royal Leopards 2-0 Manzini Wanderers [Sikhumbuzo Ntimane 5, Mathokoza Thwala 88]
NB: between top-8 of 2015/16 season; fourth edition Quarterfinals [Aug 20] Young Buffaloes 3-2 Green Mamba Mbabane Swallows 3-1 Midas City [Aug 21] Royal Leopards 2-1 Manzini Sundowns Mbabane Highlanders 3-1 Manzini Wanderers [aet] Semifinals First Legs [Aug 27] Royal Leopards 1-0 Young Buffaloes Mbabane Swallows 1-1 Mbabane Highlanders Second Legs [Sep 10] Young Buffaloes 1-1 Royal Leopards [Sep 11] Mbabane Highlanders 1-3 Mbabane Swallows Final [Oct 2] Royal Leopards 0-1 Mbabane Swallows [Wonder Nhleko 70]
NB: second edition 1/16 Finals [Dec 10] Luyengo Foxes 0-5 Matsapha United Bad Boys 2-4 Manzini Sundowns Hlathikhulu Tycoons 0-4 Malanti Chiefs Tambuti 4-1 Amalanda Manchester United 0-1 Royal Leopards Milling Hotspurs 2-7 Moneni Pirates Mbabane Citizens 1-2 Red Lions Black Aces 0-7 Green Mamba Ubombo Flyers 0-6 Young Buffaloes Black Rangers 1-4 Midas City Sikhalo Se Africa lt Manzini Sea Birds CPL lt Vovovo City Warriors lt Madlenya FC [Dec 11] Sibovini 1-5 Manzini Wanderers Ludzeludze Brothers 0-4 Mbabane Highlanders Hub Sundowns 0-5 Mbabane Swallows 1/8 Finals [Dec 30] Midas City 0-1 Malanti Chiefs Manzini Wanderers 2-4 Vovovo [Dec 31] Green Mamba 1-1 Tambuti [aet, 1-3 pen] Young Buffaloes 1-0 Royal Leopards Red Lions 0-7 Moneni Pirates Manzini Sundowns 1-0 Matsapha United Mbabane Highlanders 3-2 Madlenya FC Mbabane Swallows 2-1 Manzini Sea Birds Quarterfinals [Jan 14] Mbabane Swallows 4-0 Vovovo Mbabane Highlanders 1-2 Tambuti [aet] [Jan 15] Moneni Pirates 0-1 Manzini Sundowns Young Buffaloes 2-0 Malanti Chiefs Semifinals [Jan 22] Tambuti 0-2 Young Buffaloes Mbabane Swallows 2-1 Manzini Sundowns Final [Feb 5, Somhlolo National Stadium] Mbabane Swallows 1-0 Young Buffaloes [Sabelo Ndzinisa 27]
NB: 14th edition Round 1 [Feb 25] City Warriors 0-1 Green Mamba Ubombo Flyers 0-4 Young Buffaloes Kontshingila United 1-4 Manzini Sea Birds All Nations 0-2 Tambuti Stumbo Xl 1-4 Vovovo [also reported 2-5] Sisonkhe FC 1-0 Malanti Chiefs [also reported 2-0] Mbabane Citizens 0-0 Matsapha United [4-5 pen] Hub Sundowns 2-0 Madlenya FC Amalanda 0-3 Royal Leopards Tambankulu Callies 0-2 Red Lions Sikhalo Se Africa 0-2 Midas City Tinyosi 0-3 Manzini Sundowns [also reported 0-2] Ludzeludze Brothers 3-11 Mbabane Swallows [Feb 26] 19 Celtics 1-3 Manzini Wanderers Bad Boys 0-4 Moneni Pirates Hlathikhulu Tycoons 0-4 Mbabane Highlanders Round 2 [Mar 4] Hub Sundowns 0-0 Midas City [6-7 pen] Manzini Sundowns 1-1 Sisonkhe FC [4-1 pen] Green Mamba 0-0 Manzini Wanderers [2-3 pen] Moneni Pirates 0-0 Tambuti [4-5 pen] Young Buffaloes 2-0 Red Lions Royal Leopards 1-1 Vovovo [4-5 pen] [Mar 5] Mbabane Highlanders 1-0 Manzini Sea Birds Mbabane Swallows 1-2 Matsapha United Quarterfinals [Apr 1] Midas City 2-3 Young Buffaloes Manzini Sundowns 0-1 Matsapha United [Apr 2] Manzini Wanderers 2-0 Vovovo Mbabane Highlanders 0-0 Tambuti [6-5 pen] Semifinals [Apr 9, Somhlolo National Stadium] Manzini Wanderers 0-2 Matsapha United Young Buffaloes 1-0 Mbabane Highlanders Final [Apr 30, Somhlolo National Stadium] Young Buffaloes 2-0 Matsapha United [Sifiso Mazibuko 20, Phiwa Dlamini 39]
Reported Final Table:
1.Matsapha United 22 17 2 3 57-17 53 Promoted
2.Malanti Chiefs (Pigg's Peak) 22 12 5 2 43-15 41 [R] Promoted
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3.Vovovo FC (Motshane) 22 13 3 6 41-21 41 [?!] Promotion Playoff
4.Madlenya FC 22 9 4 7 28-26 35 [?!] Promotion Playoff
5.Mbabane Citizens 22 10 4 8 32-27 34
6.Hub Sundowns 22 7 6 9 25-27 28 [?!]
7.Amalanda FC 22 8 2 12 27-34 26
8.Sikhalo FC 22 6 6 10 17-24 24
9.Hlatikhulu Tycoons 22 7 3 12 22-46 24
10.Ludzeludze Brothers 22 5 6 11 28-44 21
11.Bad Boys (Fairview) 22 5 6 11 23-41 21 [R]
12.City Warriors 22 5 5 13 22-47 17 [?!]
NB: records of Malanti Chiefs and Madlenya clearly incomplete; that of Hub Sundowns
and City Warriors (presumably should read 4 wins) clearly incorrect;
total goal difference -6
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Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 25 Oct 2018
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