Simba S.C.
Tanzanian football club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simba Sports Club is a professional football club based in Kariakoo ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.
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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 | www | |||
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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, 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 has also participated in CAF tournaments, a record 6 times quarter finalist than any other Tanzanian club, and semi finalists at the 2024-25 CAFconfederationns cup 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 04, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025 rankings.[1] Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.[2]
Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Yanga with which they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward, where both teams were founded. In 1977 Simba beat Young Africans 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.[3]
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.[4]
Honours
Domestic
- 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
Colours and badge
- The old crest (from 2010 to 2020)
- The present crest
Players

Current squad
- As of 11 July 2024[10]
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
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
World
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CAF
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Domestic
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Notes
References
External links
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