Tanzanian Championship League (known as the NBC Championship League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest football league in Tanzania (mainland only). The season started on 10 October 2025 and ended on 23 May 2026.
Teams The league consisted of sixteen teams – eleven teams remaining from the previous season, three teams promoted from the Tanzanian First League, and two teams relegated from the Tanzanian Premier League.
The promoted teams were the 2024–25 Tanzanian First League champions Gunners, runners-up Hausung, and play-off winners B19. They replaced the play-off losers Green Warriors, and Tanzanian Championship League bottom two teams Biashara United and Cosmopolitan.
The relegated teams were the 2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League bottom two teams Kagera Sugar and KenGold. They replaced the 2024–25 Tanzanian Championship League champions Mtibwa Sugar and runners-up Mbeya City.
Name changes Before the start of the season, Kiluvya renamed to Barberian and Tanesco to B19, both as part of rebranding.
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 SugarMbeya City Kagera SugarKenGoldGunnersHausungB19 Biashara UnitedCosmopolitanGreen Warriors
Locations and stadiums
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAfrican SportsTangaMkwakwani StadiumB19MorogoroJamhuri Stadium MorogoroBarberianPwani Mabatini StadiumBigman Tanga Mkwakwani StadiumGeita GoldGeitaNyankumbu StadiumGunners DodomaJamhuri DodomaHausungNjombeKagera SugarKagera Kaitaba StadiumKenGoldMbeyaSokoine StadiumMbeya KwanzaMbeya Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium MbuniArushaSheikh Amri Abeid Memorial StadiumPolisi TanzaniaMoshi Ushirika Stadium Songea United Ruvuma Majimaji StadiumStand UnitedShinyangaKambarage StadiumTMA Stars ArushaSheikh Amri Abeid Memorial StadiumTransit Camp Pwani Mabatini Stadium
League table
Results Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.
Results by round
Tanzanian Championship League play-off The 11th-14th placed teams (Bigman, Songea United, Stand United, and African Sports) qualified for the Tanzanian Championship League play-off (held over two legs), alongside the 2nd (Nyumbu and IAA) and 3rd (Cosmopolitan and Endument) placed teams from the 2025–26 Tanzanian First League. The First League teams qualified for the quarter-finals, and the Championship teams qualified for the semi-finals; the quarter-final winners then each face one of the semi-final losers for the final two places in the 2026–27 Tanzanian Championship League.
Quarter-finals First legs
Second legs
Semi-finals First legs
Second legs
Finals First legs
Second legs
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Obrey Chirwa Kagera Sugar142 Adam Uledi Transit Camp113 Ramadhan Kalanje B194 Boniface Mwanjonde Mbeya Kwanza105 Abdereheman Musa Gunners96 Samson Alberty KenGold7 Maulid Shaban Geita Gold8 Seif Adam Mbeya Kwanza89 Joseph Ambukege Mbeya Kwanza 10 Emmanuely Mpuka Polisi Tanzania 11 Raymond Lulendi Songea United712 Hassan Mwaterema Kagera Sugar
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Paul Kamtewe Mbuni102 Aron Kalambo Transit Camp93 Said Kipao Kagera Sugar4 Nicodemasi Mpupua Mbeya Kwanza 85 Deogratius Munish Geita Gold76 Haroun Mandanda Polisi Tanzania 7 Frank Faustine Ken Gold68 Said Kulwa TMA59 Lucas Chambeja Stand United 10 Nourdine Balora Bigman4
Awards
Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthCoachClubPlayerClubOctober leonard BudebaMbuni Rishedy Kihedu MbuniNovember Zuberi KatwiraGeita Gold Deogratius MunishiGeita Gold December Shadrack NsajigwaTransit Camp Adam UledTransit CampJanuary Zuberi Katwira (2)Geita Gold Joseph Ambukege Mbeya Kwanza February Mbwana MakataPolisi Tanzania Ramadhan KaranjeB19
TFF Awards
References