Simba S.C.
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| Full name | Simba Sports Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Wekundu wa Msimbazi (Reds of Msimbazi) Lunyasi | |||
| Short name | SSC | |||
| Founded | 1936 | |||
| Ground | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 60,000 | |||
| Owner | Member of SSC 51% Mohamed Dewji 49% | |||
| Chairman | Murtaza Mangungu | |||
| Head Coach | Fadlu Davids | |||
| League | Tanzanian Premier League | |||
| 2023–24 | 3rd | |||
| Website | http://www.simbasc.co.tz/ | |||
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Simba Sports Club is a professional football club based in Kariakoo ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.
It was founded in 1936 as Eagles before being renamed to Sunderland and, in 1971, was finally renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion"). The team's nickname, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Reds of Msimbazi), is a reference to their all-red home strip and Msimbazi Street in Kariakoo where their headquarters is based. The fanbase for Simba Sports Club is the biggest in Tanzania, seconded by Yanga, which is considered Tanzania's giant, with their ultras being led by the fierce Isaac Beck and his assistant Hari Evans.
Simba SC has won 22 league titles second to Yanga who has won 30 Premier League titles and five domestic cups and has participated in CAF Champions League multiple times. Apart from Yanga, which is considered Giant of Tanzania and CAFCC Finalist, Simba has also participated in CAF tournaments, but with just quarter final as their best performance. Simba plays their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District.
The club was ranked among the top 20 clubs in Africa, at number 07, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023 rankings.[1] Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.[2]
The club is one of the richest in East Africa, second only to Young Africans SC, which is considered the richest club both in East and southern Africa with a total budget of TSh 6.1 billion (equivalent to $5.3 million) unveiled for the 2019/2020 season.[3]
Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Yanga with which they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward, where both teams were founded. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies.[4]
Simba SC drew an average home attendance of 7,514 in the 2023-24 edition of the Premier League, the 2nd highest in the league.[5]
Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- Tanzanian Premier League[6]
- Nyerere Cup[7]
- Winner (3): 1984, 1995, 2000
- FAT Cup[7]
- 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[7]
- Winner (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- Community Shield[7]
- Winner (10): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
- Runners-up (3): 2001, 2010, 2021
- Mapinduzi Cup[8]
- Winner (3): 2011, 2015, 2022
- Runners-up (5): 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Continental
[edit]- CECAFA Club Championship[9]
- CAF Cup[10]
- Runners-up (1): 1993
Colours and badge
[edit]-
The old crest (from 2010 to 2020) -
The present crest
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 11 July 2024[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance in CAF competitions
[edit]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
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CAF Cup: 2 appearances
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Club Ranking
[edit]
World[edit]
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CAF[edit]
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Domestic[edit]
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IFFHS". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "IFFHS". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Simba unveils huge budget for 2019/2020 season Archived 25 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine The CitizenNewsSports
- ^ "cheapgoals.com - Cheapgoals Resources and Information". www.cheapgoals.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ https://dailynews.co.tz/simba-lead-revenue-yanga-dominate-attendance/
- ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Tanzania - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "CECAFA Club Championship". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "CAF Cup and Confederation Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Tanzania - Simba Sports Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "World Club yRankings". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "African Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Tanzanian Clubs Ranking". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Simba S.C. on Facebook
- Simba S.C. on Twitter
- Simba S.C. on Instagram