Simba SC

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Simba SC

Full name

Simba Sports Club

Nickname(s)

Taifa Kubwa
Msimbazi Street Boys

Founded

1936

Ground

National Stadium
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Capacity 25,000)

League

Tanzanian Premier League

2007 mini league

1st





Home colours





Away colours

Simba SC is a Tanzanian football club based in Dar es Salaam. Their home games are played at National Stadium. Simba SC is one of two biggest football clubs in Tanzania, their archrivals being the Young Africans. The club had several names during its history, when it was founded in 1936 it was called Queens, then changed to Eagles, Dar Sunderland and later, in 1971 changed to its actual name, Simba (that means Lions in Swahili).

Simba is the biggest also the most titled club in Tanzania.

[edit] Achievements

The highest level of success that Simba SC achieved was getting to the final of the CAF Cup in 1993 where they lost to Stella Abidjan of Ivory Coast. It was the highest achievement on continental competitions reached by any Tanzanian team. One of the most memorable years for the club was 2003 when it knocked off the then reigning champions Egyptian giants Zamalek on its way to qualify for the group stages of the CAF Champions League. In the first round of that year's competition, Simba SC eliminated Santos of South Africa.

Tanzanian Premier League: 16
- 1965, 1966 (as Sunderland)
- 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007

Tanzanian Cup: 3
- 1984, 1995, 2000

Tanzanian Tusker Cup: 4
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
CAF Cup:

Finalist : 1993

CECAFA Clubs Cup: 6
- 1974, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002

[edit] Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League:

2002 - First Round

2003 - Group Stage

2004 - First Round

2005 - First Round

2008 - Preliminary Round

2008 - First Round

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 8 appearances

1974: Semi-Final

1976: Second Round

1977: Second Round

1978: Second Round

1979: Second Round

1980: Second Round

1981: First Round

1995: Second Round

CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2007 - Preliminary Round

CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1993 - Finalist

1997 - First Round

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances

1985 - Second Round

1996 - Second Round

2001 - Second Round

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Juma Kaseja
	GK	Deo Bonaventure
	GK	Ally Mustafa
12	DF	Nurdin Bakari
	DF	Soud Abdallah
6	DF	Victor Costa (Captain)
	DF	Kelvin Yondani
	DF	George Owino
3	DF	Said Sued
	DF	Ramadhan Wasso
4	MF	Henry Joseph
	MF	Shabani Kisiga
	MF	Nico Nyagawa
	MF	Juma Nyoso
	MF	Ramadhani Chombo

No.	Position	Player
	MF	Edwin Mukenya
	MF	Yahaya Akilimali
	MF	Nassoro Masoud
	MF	Mohamed Banka
14	MF	Ulimboka Mwakingwe
	MF	Eric Majaliwa
9	MF	Julius Mrope
10	FW	Moses Odhiambo
	FW	Joseph Kaniki
	FW	Mussa Hassan
	FW	Emmanuel Gabriel
	FW	Athumani Machupa
	FW	Mohamed Kijuso
	FW	Haruna Moshi
	FW	David Tavelu

v • d • e Tanzanian Premier League (Ligi kuu Bara) 2007/08

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