Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional Football Leagues.

[2][3] Malawian mobile telecommunications company TNM sponsors the league with K65 million annually.

The eight inaugural members of the Super League of Malawi were Bata Bullets, Limbe Leaf Wanderers, MDC United, Red Lions, ADMARC Tigers, Silver Strikers, Civo United and MITCO.

During the course of a season (from April to December) each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents', for 30 games.

The following sixteen clubs are competing in the Super League of Malawi during the 2023 season.