Simba S.C.

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Association football club in Tanzania

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fullnameSimba Sports Club
nicknameReds of Msimbazi, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Red Lions)
short nameSSC
ownerMember of SSC 51%
Mohammed Dewji 49%
chairmanMurtaza Mangungu
founded
managerSteve Barker
mgrtitleChief Manager
website
groundBenjamin Mkapa Stadium
capacity60,000
leagueTanzanian Premier League
season2024–25
positionTanzanian Premier League, 2nd of 16
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Simba Sports Club is a professional football club based in Kariakoo ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam 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. Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.

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. It remains one of the best derbies on the African continent.

Honours

Domestic

Continental

Colours and badge

File:Simba Sports Club.png|The present crest

Players

Current squad

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 12 appearances

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

CAF Cup: 2 appearances

  • 1993 – Finalist
  • 1997 – First Round

Club Ranking

World

CAF

Domestic

Kit Sponsorship

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PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shirt sponsor (back)
2025–Diadora SABetway TanzaniaJay RuttyMo Dewji
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Notes

References

References

  1. Biyela, Samkelo. (December 19, 2025). "Steve Barker dumps Stellenbosch for Simba SC job".
  2. "IFFHS".
  3. "IFFHS".
  4. (2 March 2020). "cheapgoals.com - Cheapgoals Resources and Information.".
  5. "Tanzania - List of Champions".
  6. "Tanzania - List of Cup Winners".
  7. "Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners".
  8. "CECAFA Club Championship".
  9. "CAF Cup and Confederation Cup".
  10. "Confederation Cup Final". beinsports.com.
  11. "Tanzania - Simba Sports Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  12. "Players number". simba.co.tz.
  13. "World Club yRankings". footballalphabet.com.
  14. "African Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com.
  15. "Tanzanian Clubs Ranking". footballalphabet.com.

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