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Association football league in Sudan Football league
Sudan Premier League
Founded1965; 60 years ago (1965)
CountrySudan
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs18
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
(2023–24)
Most championshipsAl-Hilal Club (30)
Current: 2024–25 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 (2024–25)

1 Club Year Formed Stadium City State
1 Al-Merrikh SC 1927 Al-Merrikh Stadium Omdurman Khartoum State
2 Hay Al-Arab SC 1928 Port Sudan Stadium Port Sudan Red Sea State
3 Al-Ahli SC (Wad Madani) 1928 Wad Madani Stadium Wad Madani Gezira State
4 Al Mirghani ESC 1928 Kassala Stadium Kassala Kassala State
5 Al Ahli SC (Khartoum) 1929 Khartoum Stadium Khartoum Khartoum State
6 Al-Hilal Club 1930 Al-Hilal Stadium Omdurman Khartoum State
7 Tuti SC 1932 Khartoum Stadium Khartoum Khartoum State
8 Hilal Alsahil SC 1937 Port Sudan Stadium Port Sudan Red Sea State
9 Al-Hilal SC (El Manaqil) 1942 El Manaqil Stadium El Manaqil Gezira State
10 Al-Ahly Shendi 1943 Shendi Stadium Shendi River Nile State
11 Kober SC 1943 Kober Stadium Bahri Khartoum State
12 Wad Nubawi SC 1944 Omdurman Stadium Omdurman Khartoum State
13 Al-Falah SC 1945 Atbara Stadium Atbara River Nile State
14 Alamal SC Atbara 1946 Atbara Stadium Atbara River Nile State
15 Al-Merrikh SC (Al-Ubayyid) 1946 Al-Ubayyid Stadium Al-Ubayyid Northern Kurdufan
16 Al Rabita Kosti 1947 Kosti Stadium Kosti White Nile State
17 Al-Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher) 1948 Al-Fasher Stadium Al-Fasher Darfur
18 Al-Zoma SC 1953 Khartoum Stadium Khartoum Khartoum State
19 Al Ahly Club (Merowe) 1956 Merowe Stadium Merowe Northern State
20 Haidoub SC 1957 En Nahud Stadium En Nahud West Kordofan
21 Al-Merrikh SC (Nyala) 1957 Nyala Stadium Nyala Darfur
22 Om Maghad SC 1965 Al Kamlin Stadium Al Kamlin District Gezira State
23 Hay Al Wadi SC 1977 Nyala Stadium Nyala Darfur
24 Al-Shurta Club 2008 Al Qadarif Stadium Al Qadarif Al Qadarif State
25 Al-Zamala SC (Umrawaba) - Umrawaba Stadium Umm Ruwaba Northern Kurdufan

Championship history

Years Champions
1965 Al Hilal (1)
1966 Al Hilal (2)
1967 Al-Mourada SC (1)
1968 Burri Khartoum (1)
1969 Al Hilal (3)
1970 Al Merreikh (1)
1971 Championship canceled
1972 Al Merreikh (2)
1973 Al Hilal (4)
1974 Al Merreikh (3)
1975 Championship canceled
1976 Championship canceled
1977 Al Merreikh (4)
1978 Championship canceled
1979 Championship canceled
1980 Championship canceled
1981 Al Hilal (5)
1982 Al Merreikh (5)
1983 Al Hilal (6)
1984 Al Hilal (7)
1985 Al Merreikh (6)
1986 Al Hilal (8)
1987 Al Hilal (9)
1988 Al-Mourada SC (2)
1989 Al Hilal (10)
1990 Al Merreikh (7)
1991 Al Hilal (11)
1992 Al Hilal Port-Soudan (1)
1993 Al Merreikh (8)
1994 Al Hilal (12)
1995 Al Hilal (13)
1996 Al Hilal (14)
1997 Al Merreikh (9)
1998 Al Hilal (15)
1999 Al Hilal (16)
2000 Al Merreikh (10)
2001 Al Merreikh (11)
2002 Al Merreikh (12)
2003 Al Hilal (17)
2004 Al Hilal (18)
2005 Al Hilal (19)
2006 Al Hilal (20)
2007 Al Hilal (21)
2008 Al Merreikh (13)
2009 Al Hilal (22)
2010 Al Hilal (23)
2011 Al Merreikh (14)
2012 Al Hilal (24)
2013 Al Merreikh (15)
2014 Al Hilal (25)
2015 Al Merreikh (16)
2016 Al Hilal (26)
2017 Al Hilal (27)
2018 Al Merreikh (17)
2018–19 Al Merreikh (18)
2019–20 Al Merreikh (19)
2020–21 Al Hilal (28)
2021–22 Al Hilal (29)
2022–23 Championship canceled
2023–24 Al-Hilal (30)

Performance by club

Club City Champion Runners-up Champions Seasons Runners-up Seasons
Al-Hilal Club Omdurman 30 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, 2023–24 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20
Al-Merrikh SC Omdurman 19 26 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, 2023–24
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
2024 Sudan Abdel Raouf Al-Hilal Club 2

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 110
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

External links

2021–22 Sudan Premier League clubs
Sudan Premier League seasons
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