Simba SC
| Simba SC | ||
| Basic data | ||
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| Surname | Simba Sports Club | |
| Seat | Dar es Salaam | |
| founding | 1936 | |
| Colours | Red White | |
| First soccer team | ||
| Head coach |
 Patrick Aussems
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| Venue | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium | |
| Places | 60,000 | |
| league | Tanzanian Premier League | |
| 2017/18 | 1st place | |
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Simba SC is a Tanzanian football club from Dar es Salaam . Along with Young Africans FC , the club is the most successful in the country. The term Simba is Swahili and means lion .
history
Simba SC was founded in 1936 under the name Queens , later the club name changed to Eagles and Dar Sunderland . After all, it has had its current name since 1971. 1993 was the club's most successful year, in addition to winning the Tanzanian championship, Simba was also able to reach the final of the CAF Cup. The club has won the championship 19 times, the cup competition three times and the CECAFA Club Cup six times. The best result in the CAF Champions League was reaching the quarter-finals in 2019.
successes
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Tanzanian Championship: 19
- 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2018
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Tanzanian Cup Competition: 3rd
- 1984, 1995, 2000
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CECAFA Club Cup : 6
- 1974, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002
Well-known former players
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Ciise Aden Abshir (2004, now Lillestrøm SK ) -
George Owino (2007 to 2008, now Sofapaka FC ) -
Mbwana Samatta (2010 to 2011, now Aston Villa )
