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'{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{short description|Tanzanian football club}} {{distinguish|Simba FC|AS Simba}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Simba S.C | image = Simba Sports Club.png | image_size = 250px | caption = | fullname = [[Simba Sports Club]] | nickname = {{Nowrap|''Wekundu wa Msimbazi (Reds of Msimbazi)'' or Lunyasi}} | short name = SSC | Main = Member of SSC 51% | Other owner = GENTLEMAN 🇹🇿🇿🇦 49% | chairman = Murtaza Mangungu | founded = {{start date and age|1936|df=y}} | manager = [[Abdelhak Benchikha]] | mgrtitle = Head Coach | Assistant coach = [[suleiman matola]] | website = http://www.simbasc.co.tz/ | ground = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|Benjamin Mkapa Stadium]] | capacity = 60,000 | league = [[Tanzanian Premier League]] | season = [[2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League|2022-23]] | position = 2nd of 16 | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = FF0000 | body1 = FF0000 | rightarm1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = FF0000 | socks1 = FF0000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }} '''Simba Sports Club''' is a professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Kariakoo]] ward in [[Ilala District, Dar es Salaam|Ilala District ]]of [[Dar es Salaam Region]] in [[Tanzania]]. It was founded in 1936 as Queen before being renamed to Sunderland and, in 1971, was finally renamed Simba ([[Swahili language|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 one of the biggest in Tanzania with there ultras being led by the fierce Isaac Beck. Simba SC has won 22 [[Tanzanian Premier League|league titles]] and five [[Tanzania FA Cup|domestic cups]] and has participated in [[CAF Champions League]] multiple times. It is also among the giant clubs in East and Central Africa, having won the [[CECAFA Club Championship]] six times. Simba plays their home games at the [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|Benjamin Mkapa Stadium]] in [[Miburani]] ward of [[Temeke District, Dar es Salaam|Temeke District]]. The club was ranked among the top ten clubs in Africa, at number 10, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023 rankings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2741 | title=IFFHS | access-date=16 May 2023 | archive-date=5 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905151647/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2741 | url-status=live }}</ref> Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2735 | title=IFFHS | access-date=16 May 2023 | archive-date=5 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905152749/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2735 | url-status=live }}</ref> The club is one of the richest in East Africa, with a total budget of [[Tanzanian shilling|TSh]] 6.1 billion (equivalent to $5.3 million) unveiled for the 2019/2020 season.<ref>[https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/sports/simba-unveils-huge-budget-for-2019-2020-season--2698888 Simba unveils huge budget for 2019/2020 season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160822/https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/sports/simba-unveils-huge-budget-for-2019-2020-season--2698888 |date=25 October 2021 }} The CitizenNewsSports</ref> Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with [[Young_Africans_S.C.|Yanga]] with whom 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 March 2020|title=cheapgoals.com - Cheapgoals Resources and Information.|url=https://cheapgoals.com/top-10-famous-football-derbies-in-africa/|website=www.cheapgoals.com|access-date=16 March 2022|archive-date=28 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128161448/https://cheapgoals.com/top-10-famous-football-derbies-in-africa/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Honours == === Domestic === '''[[Tanzanian Premier League]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanzania - List of Champions|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tanzchamp.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=16 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116204224/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tanzchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Winner (22):''' 1965,{{Efn|As Sunderland|name=sunderland|group=}} 1966,{{Efn|name=sunderland}} [[1973 Tanzanian Premier League|1973]], [[1976 Tanzanian Premier League|1976]], [[1977 Tanzanian Premier League|1977]], [[1978 Tanzanian Premier League|1978]], [[1979 Tanzanian Premier League|1979]], [[1980 Tanzanian Premier League|1980]], [[1993 Tanzanian Premier League|1993]], [[1994 Tanzanian Premier League|1994]], [[1995 Tanzanian Premier League|1995]], [[2001 Tanzanian Premier League|2001]], [[2002 Tanzanian Premier League|2002]], [[2003 Tanzanian Premier League|2003]], [[2004 Tanzanian Premier League|2004]], [[2007 Tanzanian Premier League|2007]], [[2009–10 Tanzanian Premier League|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Tanzanian Premier League|2011–12]], [[2017–18 Tanzanian Premier League|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Tanzanian Premier League|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Tanzanian Premier League|2019–20]], [[2020–21 Tanzanian Premier League|2020–21]] '''[[Nyerere Cup]]'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tanzania - List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tanzcuphist.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812154040/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tanzcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Winner (3):''' 1984, 1995, 2000 '''[[FAT Cup]]<ref name=":0" />''' * '''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]]<ref name=":0" />''' * '''Winner (5):''' 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005 *''Runners-up (1):'' 2006 '''[[Tanzania Community Shield|Community Shield]]<ref name=":0" />''' * '''Winner (10):''' 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 *''Runners-up (3):'' 2001, 2010, 2021 '''[[Mapinduzi Cup]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zanzcuphist.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=4 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204115930/https://rsssf.org/tablesz/zanzcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Winner (3):''' 2011, 2015, 2022 *''Runners-up (5):'' 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 === Continental === '''[[CECAFA Club Championship]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=CECAFA Club Championship|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cecafa.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812144629/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cecafa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Winners (6):''' [[1974 CECAFA Club Cup|1974]], [[1991 CECAFA Club Cup|1991]], [[1992 CECAFA Club Cup|1992]], [[1995 CECAFA Club Cup|1995]], [[1996 CECAFA Club Cup|1996]], [[2002 Kagame Interclub Cup|2002]] *Runners-up (7): [[1975 CECAFA Club Cup|1975]], [[1952 Africa Champions League|1952]], [[1978 CECAFA Club Cup|1978]], [[1981 CECAFA Club Cup|1981]], [[2003 Kagame Interclub Cup|2003]], [[2011 Kagame Interclub Cup|2011]], [[2018 Kagame Interclub Cup|2018]] '''[[CAF Cup]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=CAF Cup and Confederation Cup|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/af3.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=15 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815005730/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/af3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * ''Runners-up (1):'' [[1993 CAF Cup|1993]] CAF Club Champions •Semi Final 1974 • Group Stage 2003,2018,2020,2021,2022,2023 ==Colours and badge== <gallery class="center"> |Logo from 2000 to 2010 File:Logo simba.png|Logo from 2010 to 2020 File:Simba Sports Club.png|Logo from 2020 </gallery> ==Players== === Current squad === {{updated|20 January 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanzania - Simba Sports Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/tanzania/simba/3900/squad/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=int.soccerway.com|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109155443/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/tanzania/simba/3900/squad/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|other=|no=1|pos=GK|nat=TAN|name=[[Ally Salim]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=2 |pos=DF|nat=TAN|name=[[David Frank Kameta]]}}{{Fs player|other=|no=3 |pos=DF|nat=TAN|name=[[Hussein Kazi]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=4 |pos=FW|nat=DRC|name=[[Jean Othos Beleke]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=5 |pos=DF|nat=TAN|name=[[Israel Patrick Mwenda]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=6|pos=MF|nat=COD|name=[[Fabrice Ngoma]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=7 |pos=MF|nat=CIV|name=[[Onana Essomba]]}}{{Fs player|other=|no=8 |pos=MF|nat=TAN|name=[[Abdallah Hamis]]}}{{Fs player|other=|no=10|pos=FW|nat=BDI|name=[[Saidi Ntibazonkiza]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=11|pos=MF|nat=MWI|name=[[Peter Banda]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=12|pos=DF|nat=TAN|name=[[Shomari Kapombe]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=13|pos=MF|nat=MLI|name=[[Sadio Kanouté]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=15|pos=DF|nat=TAN|name=[[Mohammed Husseini]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=16|pos=MF|nat=CIV|name=[[Aubin Kramo]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=17|pos=MF|nat=ZAM|name=[[Clatous Chama]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=19|pos=MF|nat=TAN|name=[[Mzamiru Yassin]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=20|pos=DF|nat=CMR|name=[[ Che Malone Jr]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|other=|no=21|pos=MF|nat=TAN|name=[[Jimson Stephen Mwanuke]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=22|pos=FW|nat=TAN|name=[[John Bocco]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=23|pos=GK|nat=TAN|name=[[Husseni Abeli]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=25 |pos=MF|nat=ZAM|name=[[Moses Phiri]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=26|pos=DF|nat=TAN|name=[[Kennedy Juma]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=27 |pos=FW|nat=MOZ|name=[[Luís Miquissone]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=28|pos=GK|nat=TAN|name=[[Aishi Manula]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=29|pos=DF|nat=COD|name=[[Henock Inonga Baka]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=30|pos=FW|nat=TAN|name=[[Shaaban Idd Chilunda]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=31|pos=GK|nat=TAN|name=[[Ahmed Feruzi]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=35 |pos=MF|nat=TAN|name=[[Nassoro Kapama]]}} {{Fs player|other=|no=38|pos=FW|nat=TAN|name=[[Kibu Denis]]}} {{Fs end}} ==Coaching staff== {{Fb cs header}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Head coach|s={{flagicon|ALG}} [[Abdelhak Benchikha]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=1st Assistant coach|s={{flagicon|TAN}} [[Juma Mgunda]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p= 2nd Assistant coach and Fitness Coach|s={{flagicon|TAN}} [[Idriss Job]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Goalkeeping coach|s={{flagicon|TAN}} [[Nestor Onyango]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Team doctor|s={{flagicon|TAN}} [[Edwin Kagabo]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Team coordinator|s={{flagicon|TAN}} [[Abbas Suleiman Ally]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Team manager|s={{flagicon|TAN}} [[Jumaa Khamis Hassan]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Kit manager|s={{flagicon|TAN}} [[Hamis Mtambo]]}} {{Fb cs footer|u=20 February 2023|date=February 2023|s=}} {{clear}} ==Management== {{Fb cs header}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Chief Executive Officer|s={{flagicon|TAN}} [[Imani Kajula]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Chief Scouting|s={{flagicon|NED}} [[Mels Daalder]]}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Head of Operations|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Ms Belinda Paul}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Senior Accountant|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Suleiman Kahumbu}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Media officer|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Ahmed Ally}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Competition manager|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Hamiss Kissiwa}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Football logistics manager|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Abbas Ally}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Content & social media coordinator|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Rabi Hume}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Content manager|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Ally Mohamed}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Facilities manager|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Juma Matari}} {{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Office assistant|s={{flagicon|TAN}} Said Hassan Ahmad}} {{Fb cs footer|u=31 December 2020|date=December 2020|s=}} {{clear}} ==Performance in CAF competitions== '''[[CAF Champions League]]: 12 appearances''' {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} *[[2002 CAF Champions League|2002]] – First Round *[[2003 CAF Champions League|2003]] – Group stage (Top 8) *[[2004 CAF Champions League|2004]] – Preliminary Round *[[2005 CAF Champions League|2005]] – First Round *[[2008 CAF Champions League|2008]] – First Round {{col-3}} *[[2011 CAF Champions League|2011]] – Special play-off for Group stage *[[2013 CAF Champions League|2013]] – Preliminary Round *[[2018–19 CAF Champions League|2018–19]] – Quarter-finals *[[2019–20 CAF Champions League|2019–20]] – Preliminary Round *[[2020–21 CAF Champions League|2020–21]] – Quarter-finals {{col-3}} *[[2021-22 CAF Champions League|2021–22]] – Second Round *[[2022-23 CAF Champions League|2022–23]] – Quarter-finals *[[2023-24 CAF Champions League|2023–24]] – Quarter-finals {{col-end}} '''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: 9 appearances''' {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} *[[1974 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1974]] – Semi-finals *[[1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1976]] – Second Round *[[1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1977]] – Second Round *[[1978 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1978]] – Second Round *[[1979 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1979]] – Second Round *[[1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1980]] – Second Round {{col-3}} *[[1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1981]] – First Round *[[1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1994]] – Quarter-Finals *[[1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1995]] – Second Round {{col-end}} '''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 6 appearances''' {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} *[[2007 CAF Confederation Cup|2007]] – Preliminary Round *[[2010 CAF Confederation Cup|2010]] – Second Round *[[2011 CAF Confederation Cup|2011]] – Play-off *[[2012 CAF Confederation Cup|2012]] – Second Round *[[2018 CAF Confederation Cup|2018]] – First Round *[[2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup|2021–22]] – Quarter-finals {{col-3}} '''[[CAF Cup]]: 2 appearances''' *'''[[1993 CAF Cup|1993]] – Finalist''' *[[1997 CAF Cup|1997]] – First Round {{col-end}} '''African Football League:Q.Final''' Simba Sc Vs Al Ahly : 2-2 first match <nowiki>:</nowiki> 1-1 Second match Simba being Disqualified by the away Goal. ==Club Ranking== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} ===World=== {{updated|3 September 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://footballalphabet.com/rankings/world/3|title=World Club yRankings|work=footballalphabet.com|access-date=3 September 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903202200/https://footballalphabet.com/rankings/world/3|url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Ranking !! Team !! Points |- |113||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco]]||623 |- |114||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City FC]]||622 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" |115||align=left|{{flagicon|TAN}} '''Simba SC'''||622 |- |116||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[ACF Fiorentina]]||621 |- |117||align=left|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Sporting Cristal]]||620 |} {{col-3}} === CAF === {{updated|3 September 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://footballalphabet.com/rankings/caf|title=African Club Rankings|work=footballalphabet.com|access-date=3 September 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903202157/https://footballalphabet.com/rankings/caf|url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Ranking !! Team !! Points |- |8||align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[CR Belouizdad]]||724 |- |9||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[RS Berkane]]||631 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" |10||align=left|{{flagicon|TAN}} '''Simba SC'''||622 |- |11||align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} [[TP Mazembe]]||603 |- |12||align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Etoile Sportive du Sahel | ES Sahel]]||585 |} {{col-3}} === Domestic === {{updated|3 September 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://footballalphabet.com/countries/tanzania|title=Tanzanian Clubs Ranking|work=footballalphabet.com|access-date=3 September 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903202200/https://footballalphabet.com/countries/tanzania|url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Ranking !! Team !! Points |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" |1||align=left|{{flagicon|TAN}} '''Simba SC'''||621 |- |2||align=left|{{flagicon|TAN}} [[Young Africans SC]]||521 |- |3||align=left|{{flagicon|TAN}} [[Azam FC]]||278 |- |4||align=left|{{flagicon|TAN}} [[Namungo FC]]||166 |- |5||align=left|{{flagicon|TAN}} [[Kinondoni Municipal Council F.C. | KMC FC]]||150 |} {{col-end}} == Notes == {{Notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Facebook|simbatanzania}} * {{Twitter|SimbaSCTanzania}} * {{Instagram|simbasctanzania}} {{Tanzanian Premier League}} [[Category:Simba S.C.]] [[Category:Association football clubs established in 1936]] [[Category:Sport in Dar es Salaam]] [[Category:1936 establishments in Tanganyika]] [[Category:Football clubs in Tanzania|Simba Sports Club]]'