Simba
Club · Tanzania · Ligi kuu Bara
«Wekundu wa Msimbazi»
Two clubs share the same 60,000-seat ground in Dar es Salaam. The rivalry is a matter of a few kilometres rather than history.
Simba did not start under that name. The club was founded in 1936 as Eagles, then played for years as Sunderland — the Dar es Salaam League titles of 1944 and 1946 sit in the honours list under that borrowed English name. Only in 1971 did it become Simba Sports Club, Swahili for lion.
The league titles arrived in clusters, which tells you more than the total of 22. Five in a row between 1976 and 1980, four from 2001 to 2004 — and then the run that began in 2017–18 and did not stop until 2020–21.
The home kit is red throughout, shirt, shorts and socks, and the club's own slogan asks for nothing more than that: wear the red.
Latest results
All matches| 27 Aug | Ligi kuu Bara |
Coastal Union
H
|
1:0 | W |
| 22 Aug | Ligi kuu Bara |
Singida Fountain Gate
A
|
2:1 | W |
| 19 Aug | Ligi kuu Bara |
Pamba Jiji
A
|
2:1 | W |
| 16 Aug | Ligi kuu Bara |
Kagera Sugar
A
|
2:0 | W |
| 31 Jul | CECAFA Club Cup |
Singida Fountain Gate
A
|
2:1 | W |
| 28 Jul | CECAFA Club Cup |
Jamus
A
|
0:0 | D |
Standing
Ligi kuu Bara| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Young Africans
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:2 | 12 |
| 2 |
Simba
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | 12 |
| 3 |
 Mbeya City FC
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:2 | 9 |
| 4 |
 Azam
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7:5 | 8 |
| 5 |
 Geita Gold
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9:5 | 7 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 275| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 275 | 136 | 139 |
| Scored | 488 | 289 | 199 |
| Conceded | 165 | 69 | 96 |
| Scored per game | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Conceded per game | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Difference | +323 | +220 | +103 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Simba
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 |  E. Mpazu |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 20 |  Anicet Alain Oura |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 40 |  S. Mwalimu |
Forward | 1 |
| 24 |  Clatous Chota Chama Junior |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 8 |  A. Kante |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 39 |  Mamadou Tanja |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 32 |  Nickson Clement Kibabage |
Defender | 1 |
| 25 |  Ismael Toure |
Defender | 1 |
| 23 |  Rushine Stanley De Reuck |
Defender | 1 |
| 15 |  David Frank Kameta |
Defender | 1 |
| 21 |  Yusuf Kagoma |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 28 |  Hussein Thomas |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 4 |  Vedastus Masinde |
Defender | 1 |
| 30 |  Naby Camara |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 5 |  Anthony Richard Mligo |
Defender | 1 |
| 18 |  Maurice Abraham |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 37 |  Hussein Semfuko |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 10 |  Inno Loemba |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 35 |  Neo Maema |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 3 |  Jonathan Sowah |
Forward | 1 |
Fixtures of Simba
-
31 Aug · 16:30
Geita Gold
H
Ligi kuu Bara
-
6 Sep · 14:00
Be Forward Wanderers
A
CAF Champions League
-
27 Aug
Coastal Union
H
1:0
W
-
22 Aug
Singida Fountain Gate
A
2:1
W
-
19 Aug
Pamba Jiji
A
2:1
W
-
16 Aug
Kagera Sugar
A
2:0
W
-
31 Jul
Singida Fountain Gate
A
2:1
W
-
28 Jul
Jamus
A
0:0
D
-
25 Jul
Mogadishu City
H
0:0
D
-
30 Jun
KMC
H
1:0
W
Honours of Simba
- NBC Premier League / Ligi kuu Bara 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2020, 2020, 2021 28
- Community Shield 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 10
- FAT Cup 1995, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2020, 2021, 2025, 2026 9
- CECAFA Club Championship 1974, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002 6
- Tusker Cup 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005 5
- Mapinduzi Cup 2011, 2015, 2022 3
- Nyerere Cup 1984, 1995, 2000 3
- Dar es Salaam League 1944, 1946 2
- Muungano Cup 2025, 2026 2