Simba S.C.

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Simba
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Full nameSimba Sports Club
Founded1936; 85 years ago (1936), as Queens
GroundNational Stadium
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Capacity60,000
OwnerSimba Sports Club Limited (51%)
Mo Simba Company Limited (49%)
ManagerDidier Gomes Da Rosa
LeagueTanzanian Premier League
2019–20Tanzanian Premier League, 1st of 20 (champions)
WebsiteClub website

Simba Sports Club is a football club based in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Founded in 1936 as Queens, the club later changed their name to Eagles, then to Sunderland. In 1971 they were renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion").

Simba is one of the two biggest clubs in Tanzania, alongside cross-city rivals Young Africans. Simba have won 22 league titles and five domestic cups, and have participated in the CAF Champions League multiple times. They are also one of the biggest clubs in East Africa, having won the CECAFA Club Championship six times.

Nicknamed (The Reds of Msimbazi), Simba play their home games at the and the National Stadium. In 2020 Simba were the fastest growing Instagram account among football clubs, with 1.9 million followers and a growth of 89% from the previous year.[1]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Tanzanian Premier League[2]

Nyerere Cup[3]

  • Winners (3): 1984, 1995, 2000

[3]

  • Winners (3): 1995, 2016–17, 2019–20
  • Runners-up (2): 1998, 2000

[3]

  • Winners (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

[3]

  • Winners (9): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Runners-up (2): 2001, 2010

Mapinduzi Cup[4]

  • Winners (2): 2011, 2015
  • Runners-up (4): 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020

Continental[]

CECAFA Club Championship[5]

  • Winners (6): , , , , ,
  • Runners-up (6): , , , , 2011, 2018

CAF Cup[6]

  • Runners-up (1): 1993

SportPesa Super Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2018

Colours and badge[]

  • Logo from 2000 to 2010

  • Logo from 2010 to 2020

  • Logo from 2020

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 7 January 2021[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Tanzania TAN Gabriel Michael
3 FW Ghana GHA Bernard Morrison
5 DF Tanzania TAN
6 DF Ivory Coast CIV Serge Wawa
7 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD
8 MF Zambia ZAM Larry Bwalya
11 MF Mozambique MOZ Luís Miquissone
12 DF Tanzania TAN Shomari Kapombe
13 MF Tanzania TAN Saidi Juma
14 FW Rwanda RWA Meddie Kagere
15 DF Tanzania TAN Mohammed Husseini
4 MF Uganda UGA Taddeo Lwanga
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Kenya KEN Joash Onyango
17 MF Zambia ZAM Clatous Chama
18 DF Tanzania TAN Erasto Nyoni
19 MF Tanzania TAN Mzamiru Yassin
20 MF Tanzania TAN Jonas Mkude
21 FW Tanzania TAN Athumani Miraji
22 FW Tanzania TAN John Bocco
25 MF Kenya KEN Francis Kahata
28 GK Tanzania TAN Aishi Manula
30 GK Tanzania TAN
34 FW Tanzania TAN Hassan Dilunga

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Head coach France Didier Gomes Da Rosa
Goalkeeping coach Brazil
Assistant coach Tanzania
Fitness coach Tunisia
Team doctor Tanzania
Team coordinator Tanzania
Team manager Tanzania
Kit manager Tanzania

Last updated: 29 January 2021
Source:[citation needed]

Management[]

Position Staff
Chief Executive Officer Tanzania Barbara Gonzalez[8]
Executive Assistant to C.E.O Tanzania Rispa Hatibu
Head of Operations Tanzania Dr Arnold Kashembe
Senior Accountant Tanzania Suleiman Kahumbu
Project Manager Tanzania Belinda Paul
Director of membership & fans Tanzania Hashim Mbaga
Media officer Tanzania Ezekiel Kamwaga
Competition manager Tanzania Hamiss Kissiwa
Football logistics manager Tanzania Abbas Ally
Market analyst Tanzania George Abdulrahman
Content & social media coordinator Tanzania Rabi Hume
Content manager Tanzania Ally Mohamed
Marketing & media assistant Tanzania Jacob Gamaly
Facilities manager Tanzania Juma Matari
Office assistant Tanzania Said Hassan Ahmad

Last updated: 31 December 2020
Source:[citation needed]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Tanzanian Premier League[9]

Nyerere Cup[3]

  • Winners (3): 1984, 1995, 2000

[3]

  • Winners (3): 1995, 2016–17, 2019–20
  • Runners-up (2): 1998, 2000

[3]

  • Winners (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

[3]

  • Winners (9): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Runners-up (2): 2001, 2010

Mapinduzi Cup[10]

  • Winners (2): 2011, 2015
  • Runners-up (4): 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020

Continental[]

CECAFA Club Championship[11]

  • Winners (6): , , , , ,
  • Runners-up (6): , , , , 2011, 2018

CAF Cup[12]

  • Runners-up (1): 1993

SportPesa Super Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2018

Performance in CAF competitions[]

The highest continental success that Simba achieved reaching the final of the CAF Cup in 1993, when they lost to Stella Club of Côte d'Ivoire. It was the highest continental achievement by a Tanzanian team to date. In 2003 Simba beat the then-reigning champions Zamalek of Egypt in the CAF Champions League second round of qualifiers to qualify to the group stages, after having beat Santos of South Africa in the first round.

CAF Champions League: 10 appearances

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances

CAF Confederation Cup: 5 appearances

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d As Sunderland

References[]

  1. ^ "Fastest growing Insta accounts | Clubs in 2020 – Worldwide". Instagram. Transfermarkt. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Tanzania - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ "CECAFA Club Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ^ "CAF Cup and Confederation Cup". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Tanzania - Simba Sports Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Barbara Gonzalez: The CEO changing perceptions in Tanzanian football". BBC Sport. 17 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Tanzania - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  11. ^ "CECAFA Club Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  12. ^ "CAF Cup and Confederation Cup". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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