Simba S.C.
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| Full name | Simba Sports Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Reds of Msimbazi, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Red Lions) | |||
| Short name | SSC | |||
| Founded | 1936 | |||
| Ground | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 60,000 | |||
| Owner(s) | Member of SSC 51% Mohammed Dewji 49% | |||
| Chairman | Murtaza Mangungu | |||
| Chief Manager | Steve Barker[1] | |||
| League | Tanzanian Premier League | |||
| 2024–25 | Tanzanian Premier League, 2nd of 16 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Simba Sports Club is a professional football club based in Kariakoo ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
It was founded in 1936 as "The Queens" before being renamed to Sunderland and, in 1971, was finally renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion"). The team's nickname, wekundu wa msimbazi ("the Red Lions"), is a reference to their all-red home strip and Msimbazi Street in Kariakoo where their headquarters is based.
Simba SC has won 22 Tanzanian Premier League titles, 5 Tanzania FA Cup and has participated in CAF Champions League multiple times. Simba are two times finalists of CAF Confederation Cup, In the year 2025 and previous CAF cup in 1993 making the club the most successful Tanzanian football club in international competitions.
The club was ranked among the top 20 clubs in Africa, at number 04, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025 rankings.[2] Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.[3]
Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Young Africans S.C. (known as Yanga) with which they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward, where both teams were founded. In 1977 Simba beat Yanga 6-0 a record that stands to date as the biggest loss margin between the sides. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies.[4] It remains one of the best derbies on the African continent.
Honours
[edit | edit source]Domestic
[edit | edit source]- Tanzanian Premier League[5]
- Nyerere Cup[6]
- Winner (3): 1984, 1995, 2000
- FAT Cup[6]
- Winner (4): 1995, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–2021
- Runners-up (3): 1974, 1998, 2000
- Dar es Salaam League
- Winner (2): 1944, 1946
- Tusker Cup[6]
- Winner (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- Community Shield[6]
- Winner (10): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
- Runners-up (3): 2001, 2010, 2021
- Mapinduzi Cup[7]
- Winner (3): 2011, 2015, 2022
- Runners-up (5): 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Continental
[edit | edit source]- CECAFA Club Championship[8]
- CAF Cup[9]
- Runners-up (1): 1993
Colours and badge
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The present crest
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Performance in CAF competitions
[edit | edit source]CAF Champions League: 12 appearances
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African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances
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CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances
Club Ranking
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Kit Sponsorship
[edit | edit source]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shirt sponsor (back) |
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| 2025– | Diadora SA | Betway Tanzania | Jay Rutty | Mo Dewji |
Notes
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External links
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