Sudan Premier League

Sudan Premier League
Founded1965; 58 years ago (1965)
CountrySudan
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLeague of Local associations
Domestic cup(s)Sudan Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Arab Champions League
CECAFA Clubs Cup
Current championsAl-Hilal Omdurman
(2021–22)
Most championshipsAl-Hilal Club (29)
Current: 2022–23 Sudan Premier League

Sudan Premier League (Arabic: الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31.

Sudan Premier League Clubs 2022-23

1 Club Year Formed Stadium City
1 Al-Merrikh SC 1927 Al-Merrikh Stadium Omdurman
2 Hay Al-Arab SC 1928 Port Sudan Stadium Port Sudan
3 Al Ahli SC (Khartoum) 1929 Khartoum Stadium Khartoum
4 Al-Hilal Club 1930 Al-Hilal Stadium Omdurman
5 Tuti SC 1932 Khartoum Stadium Khartoum
6 Hilal Alsahil SC 1937 Port Sudan Stadium Port Sudan
7 Al-Ahly Shendi 1943 Shendi Stadium Shendi
8 Kober SC 1943 Kober Stadium Bahri
9 Wad Nubawi SC 1944 Omdurman Stadium Omdurman
10 Al-Falah SC 1945 Atbara Stadium Atbara
11 Alamal SC Atbara 1946 Atbara Stadium Atbara
12 Al Rabita Kosti 1947 Kosti Stadium Kosti
13 Al-Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher) 1948 Al-Fasher Stadium Al-Fasher
14 Al-Zoma SC 1953 Khartoum Stadium Khartoum
15 Al Ahly Club (Merowe) 1956 Merowe Stadium Merowe
16 Haidoub SC 1957 En Nahud Stadium En Nahud
17 Hay Al Wadi SC 1977 Nyala Stadium Nyala
18 Al-Shurta Club 2008 Al-Gadaref Stadium El-Gadarif

Championship history

No Season Champion Runner-up
1 1965 Al-Hilal Club Al-Shati SC (Atbara)
2 1966 Al-Hilal Club Al-Ittihad SC (Wad Madani)
3 1967 Al-Mourada SC Al-Merrikh SC
4 1968 Burri SC Al-Merrikh SC
5 1969 Al-Hilal Club Al-Ahli SC (Wad Madani)
6 1970 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
1971 No Championship
7 1972 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
8 1973 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
9 1974 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
1975 No Championship
1976 No Championship
10 1977 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
1978 No Championship
_ 1979 No Championship
_ 1980 No Championship
11 1981 Al-Hilal Club Hay Al-Arab SC
12 1982 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Ahli SC (Wad Madani)
13 1983 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
14 1984 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
15 1985 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Merrikh SC (Al-Obeid)
16 1986 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
17 1987 Al-Hilal Club Al-Mourada SC
18 1988 Al-Mourada SC Al-Merrikh SC
19 1989 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
20 1990 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
21 1991 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
22 1992 Hilal Alsahil SC Al-Merrikh SC
23 1993 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
24 1994 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
25 1995 Al-Hilal Club Al-Mourada SC
26 1996 Al-Hilal Club Al-Mourada SC
27 1997 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Mourada SC
28 1998 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
29 1999 Al-Hilal Club Hay Al-Arab SC
30 2000 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
31 2001 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
32 2002 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
33 2003 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
34 2004 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
35 2005 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
36 2006 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
37 2007 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
38 2008 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
39 2009 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
40 2010 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
41 2011 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
42 2012 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
43 2013 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
44 2014 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
45 2015 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
46 2016 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
47 2017 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
48 2018 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
49 2018-19 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
50 2019-20 Al-Merrikh SC Al-Hilal Club
51 2020-21 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
52 2021-22 Al-Hilal Club Al-Merrikh SC
2022-23 No Championship

Performance by club

Club City Champion Runners-up Champions Seasons Runners-up Seasons
Al-Hilal Club Omdurman 29 16 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020-21, 2021-22 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2018-19, 2019-20
Al-Merrikh SC Omdurman 19 25 1970, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2018-19, 2019-20 1967, 1968, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020-21, 2021-22
Al-Mourada SC Omdurman 2 4 1967, 1988 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997
Burri SC Khartoum 1 0 1968
Hilal Alsahil SC Port Sudan 1 0 1992
Al-Ahli SC (Wad Madani) Wad Madani 0 2 1969, 1982
Hay Al-Arab SC Port Sudan 0 2 1981, 1999
Al-Shati SC (Atbara) Atbara 0 1 1965
Al-Ittihad SC (Wad Madani) Wad Madani 0 1 1966
Al-Merrikh SC (Al-Obeid) Al-Obeid 0 1 1985

Double Titles (League and Cup in the Same Season)

1993, 2001, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018
1998, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2021-22

Top scorers

Season Player Club Goals
1965 Sudan Alser Aljemel Al-Hilal Club 8
1966 Sudan
1967 Sudan
1968 Sudan
1969 Sudan
1970 Sudan
1972 Sudan
1973 Sudan
1974 Sudan
1977 Sudan
1981 Sudan
1982 Sudan
1983 Sudan
1984 Sudan
1985 Sudan
1986 Sudan
1987 Sudan
1988 Sudan
1989 Sudan
1990 Sudan
1991 Sudan
1992 Sudan
1993 Sudan
1994 Sudan
1995 Sudan
1996 Sudan Osama Berish Al-Merrikh SC 7
Sudan Amir Musa Al-Hilal Club
Sudan Hamouri Al-Kamlin Hilal Alsahil SC
Sudan Hassan kenda Hay Al-Arab SC
1997 Sudan Abdelmajeed Jafar Al-Merrikh SC 9
1998 Sudan Abdelmajeed Jafar Al-Merrikh SC 19
1999 Sudan Faisal Agab Al-Merrikh SC 7
2000 Sudan Mutaz Kabair Al-Merreikh Al-Thagher 14
2001 Sudan Mutaz Kabair Al-Hilal Club 15
2002 Sudan Mutaz Kabair Al-Hilal Club 15
2003 Sudan Mutaz Kabair Al-Hilal Club 12
2004 Sudan Haytham Tambal Al-Hilal Club 20
2005 Sudan Faisal Agab Al-Merrikh SC 19
Sudan Haytham Tambal Al-Hilal Club
2006 Nigeria Endurance Idahor Al-Merrikh SC 18
Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa Al-Hilal Club
2007 Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa Al-Hilal Club 20
2008 Sudan Haytham Tambal Al-Merrikh SC 21
2009 Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa Al-Merrikh SC 21
2010 Sudan Mudather Karika Al-Hilal Club 13
2011 Zambia Jonas Sakuwaha Al-Merrikh SC 19
2012 Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa Al-Merrikh SC 18
2013 Sudan Muhamed Koko Al-Ahli Club (Atbara) 12
Sudan Mudather Karika Al-Hilal Club
Cameroon Ousmaila Baba Al-Ahly Shendi
2014 Mali Mohamed Traoré Al-Merrikh SC 15
2015 Sudan Muhamed Ankaba Al-Merrikh SC / El-Hilal SC El-Obeid 12
2016 Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa Al-Ahly Shendi 38
2017 Sudan Muhamed Abdel Rahman Al-Merrikh SC 22
2018 Sudan Waleed Al-Shoala Al-Hilal Club 16
2018-19 Ghana Richmond Antwi Al Khartoum SC 11
2019-20 Sudan Abdel Raouf El-Hilal SC El-Obeid/Al-Hilal Club 15
Sudan Ramadan Agab Al-Merrikh SC
Sudan Yaser Muzmel Al-Ahly Shendi
2020-21 Sudan Muhamed Abdel Rahman Al-Hilal Club 29
2021-22 Ghana Michael Aboagye Hilal Alsahil SC 18

All-time top scorers

Rank Nat Name Goals
1 Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa 164
2 Sudan Faisal Agab 122
3 Sudan Muhannad El Tahir 118
4 Sudan Mudather Karika 112
5 Sudan Muhamed Abdel Rahman 105
6 Sudan Haytham Tambal 94
7 Sudan Ramadan Agab 94
8 Sudan Mutaz Kabair 88
9 Sudan Mohamed Ahmed Bashir 75
10 Sudan Bushra Wahba 74

See also

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