Simba S.C.

Full name	Simba Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Reds of Msimbazi, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Red Lions)
Short name	SSC
Founded	1936; 89 years ago
Ground	Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
Capacity	60,000
Owner	Member of SSC 51%; Mohammed Dewji 49%
Chairman	Murtaza Mangungu
Head Coach	Fadlu Davids
League	Tanzanian Premier League
2024–25	Tanzanian Premier League, 2nd of 16
Website	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 "The Queens" before being renamed to Sunderland and, in 1971, was finally renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion"). The team's nickname, wekundu wa msimbazi ("the Red Lions"), 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 are two times finalists of CAF Confederation Cup, In the year 2025 and previous CAF cup in 1993 making the club the most successful Tanzanian football club in international competitions.

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 Young Africans S.C. (known as Yanga) with which they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward, where both teams were founded. In 1977 Simba beat Yanga 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]

Honours

Domestic

Tanzanian Premier League^[4]
- Winner (22): 1965,^[a] 1966,^[a] 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Nyerere Cup^[5]
- Winner (3): 1984, 1995, 2000
FAT Cup^[5]
- 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^[5]
- Winner (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Community Shield^[5]
- Winner (10): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
- Runners-up (3): 2001, 2010, 2021
Mapinduzi Cup^[6]
- Winner (3): 2011, 2015, 2022
- Runners-up (5): 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

Continental

CECAFA Club Championship^[7]
- Winners (6): 1974, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002
- Runners-up (7): 1975, 1952, 1978, 1981, 2003, 2011, 2018
CAF Cup^[8]
- Runners-up (1): 1993

CAF Confederation Cup

Runners-up (1): 2024–25^[9]

Colours and badge

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TAN	Yakoub Suleiman
2	DF	CIV	Chamou Karaboue
3	DF	TAN	David Kameta
4	DF	RSA	Rushine De Reuck
6	MF	COD	Morice Abraham (vice-captain)
7	FW	ZAM	Joshua Mutale
10	MF	CIV	Jean Charles Ahoua
11	FW	UGA	Steven Mukwala
12	DF	TAN	Shomari Kapombe (vice-captain)
13	FW	CMR	Jonathan sowah
14	DF	TAN	Abdulrazack Hamza {{Fs player\|no=15\|pos=DF\|nat=TAN\|name=Anthony mligo\|other=


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	TAN	Mzamiru Yassin
20	DF	CMR	Wilson Nangu
21	MF	TAN	Yusuf kagoma
23	MF	TAN	Awesu Ally Awesu
24	MF	SEN	Alassane Kanté
27	MF	TAN	Valentino Mashaka
34	FW	TAN	Ladaki Chasambi
37	FW	TAN	Elie Mpanzu
38	FW	TAN	Denis Kibu
40	GK	GUI	Moussa Camara

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 12 appearances

2002 – First Round
2003 – Group stage (Top 8)
2004 – Preliminary Round
2005 – First Round
2008 – First Round

2011 – Special play-off for Group stage
2013 – Preliminary Round
2018–19 – Quarter-finals
2019–20 – Preliminary Round
2020–21 – Quarter-finals

2021–22 – Second Round
2022–23 – Quarter-finals
2023–24 – Quarter-finals

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances

1974 – Semi-finals
1976 – Second Round
1977 – Second Round
1978 – Second Round
1979 – Second Round
1980 – Second Round

1981 – First Round
1994 – Quarter-Finals
1995 – Second Round

CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances

2007 – Preliminary Round
2010 – Second Round
2011 – Play-off
2012 – Second Round
2018 – First Round
2021–22 – Quarter-finals

2024–25 – Runners-up

CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1993 – Finalist
1997 – First Round

Club Ranking

World

As of 3 September 2023^[11]

Ranking	Team	Points
113	AS Monaco	623
114	Leicester City FC	622
115	Simba SC	622
116	ACF Fiorentina	621
117	Sporting Cristal	620

CAF

As of 3 September 2023^[12]

Ranking	Team	Points
8	CR Belouizdad	724
9	RS Berkane	631
10	Simba SC	622
11	TP Mazembe	603
12	ES Sahel	585

Domestic

As of 3 September 2023^[13]

Ranking	Team	Points
1	Simba SC	621
2	Young Africans SC	521
3	Azam FC	278
4	Namungo FC	166
5	KMC FC	150

Kit Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (chest)	Shirt sponsor (sleeve)	Shirt sponsor (back)
2025–	Diadora SA	Betway Tanzania	Jay Rutty	Mo Dewji

Notes

^ ^a ^b As Sunderland

References

^ "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.
^ "cheapgoals.com - Cheapgoals Resources and Information". www.cheapgoals.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Confederation Cup Final". beinsports.com.
^ "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

[sunderland-5] As Sunderland

[1] "IFFHS". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[2] "IFFHS". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[3] "cheapgoals.com - Cheapgoals Resources and Information". www.cheapgoals.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[4] "Tanzania - List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[:0-6] "Tanzania - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[7] "Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[8] "CECAFA Club Championship". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[9] "CAF Cup and Confederation Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[10] "Confederation Cup Final". beinsports.com.

[11] "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.

[12] "World Club yRankings". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[13] "African Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[14] "Tanzanian Clubs Ranking". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

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