Simba S.C.
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| Full name | Simba Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Taifa Kubwa Msimbazi Street Boys Wekundu wa Msimbazi | ||
| Founded | 1936 | ||
| Ground |
National Stadium Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| Capacity | 60,000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Evans Elieza Aveva | ||
| Coach | Joseph Omog | ||
| League | Tanzanian Premier League | ||
| 2014–15 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Simba Sports Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Dar es Salaam. Their home games are played at two stadiums, Uhuru Stadium and National Stadium. Simba SC is one of the two biggest football clubs in Tanzania, their arch-rivals being the Young Africans. Lion cubs often have a dillema of which club to support. The club had several names during its history. When it was founded in 1936, the Club was called Red, it was later changed to Eagles and Dar Sunderland, and in 1971 changed to its current name, Simba (which means Lion in Swahili).
Achievements
The highest level of success that Simba SC achieved was getting to the final of the CAF Cup in 1993, when they lost to Stella Club of Côte d'Ivoire. It was the highest achievement on continental competitions reached by any Tanzanian team. One of the most memorable years for the club was 2003 when it knocked off the then-reigning CAF champions Zamalek of Egypt on their way to qualify for the group stages of the CAF Champions League. In the first round of that year's competition, Simba SC eliminated Santos of South Africa.
- 1965, 1966 (as Sunderland)
- 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009–10, 2011–12
- 1984, 1995, 2000
- Tanzanian Tusker Cup: 5
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
- 2005 (in Kenya)
- CAF Cup: 0
- Finalist: 1993
- CECAFA Clubs Cup: 6'
- 1974, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002
Performance in CAF competitions
CAF Champions League: 6 appearances
- 2002 – First Round
- 2003 – Group Stage
- 2004 – First Round
- 2005 – First Round
- 2008 – First Round
- 2011 – Special play-off for Group Stage
African Cup of Champions Clubs: 8 appearances
- 1974 – Semi-finals
The furthest any Tanzanian team has ever reached in African premier competition, eliminated in the semi-finals by Egyptian club Ghazl Al-Mehalla, in this period, the chairman was late Abubakar Mwilima, himself a renowned trade unionist, educationist and politician who served in Julius Nyerere's government in different capacities.
- 1976 – Second Round
- 1977 – Second Round
- 1978 – Second Round
- 1979 – Second Round
- 1980 – Second Round
- 1981 – First Round
- 1995 – Second Round
CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances
- 2007 – Preliminary Round
- 2010 – First Round of 16
- 2011 – Second Round of 16
- 2012 – Second Round of 16
CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1993 – Finalist
- 1997 – First Round
CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances
- 1985 – Second Round
- 1996 – Second Round
- 2001 – Second Round
Current squad 2015/16
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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