Tanzania Premier League | 12/11 14:00 | 8 | [2] Simba Sports Club v Young Africans FC [1] | D | 0-0 | |
CAF Confederations Cup | 12/05 13:00 | 16 | Red Arrows FC v Simba Sports Club | L | 2-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 12/01 16:00 | 7 | [2] Simba Sports Club v Geita Gold [15] | W | 2-1 | |
CAF Confederations Cup | 11/28 13:00 | 16 | Simba Sports Club v Red Arrows FC | W | 3-0 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 11/19 13:00 | 6 | [10] Ruvu Shooting v Simba Sports Club [2] | W | 1-3 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 11/03 16:00 | 5 | [4] Simba Sports Club v Namungo FC [11] | W | 1-0 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 10/31 16:00 | 4 | [5] Simba Sports Club v Coastal Union [12] | D | 0-0 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 10/27 16:00 | 3 | [10] Simba Sports Club v Polisi Tanzania FC [1] | W | 1-0 | |
CAF Champions League | 10/24 13:00 | 15 | Simba Sports Club v Jwaneng Galaxy FC | L | 1-3 | |
CAF Champions League | 10/17 13:00 | 15 | Jwaneng Galaxy FC v Simba Sports Club | W | 0-2 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 10/01 13:00 | 2 | [3] Dodoma Jiji FC v Simba Sports Club [9] | W | 0-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 09/28 13:00 | 1 | [6] Biashara United Mara v Simba Sports Club [6] | D | 0-0 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 07/18 13:00 | 34 | Simba Sports Club v Namungo FC | W | 4-0 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 07/15 16:00 | 33 | [3] Azam FC v Simba Sports Club [1] | D | 1-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 07/11 16:00 | 29 | [1] Simba Sports Club v Coastal Union [17] | W | 2-0 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 07/07 16:00 | 30 | [6] KMC FC v Simba Sports Club [1] | W | 0-2 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 07/03 14:00 | 24 | [1] Simba Sports Club v Young Africans FC [2] | L | 0-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 06/22 16:00 | 32 | [1] Simba Sports Club v Mbeya City [13] | W | 4-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 06/19 13:00 | 31 | [8] Polisi Tanzania FC v Simba Sports Club [1] | W | 0-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 06/03 13:00 | 25 | [10] Ruvu Shooting v Simba Sports Club [1] | W | 0-3 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 05/29 13:00 | 16 | [8] Namungo FC v Simba Sports Club [1] | W | 1-3 | |
Tanzania Cup | 05/26 16:00 | - | Simba Sports Club v Dodoma Jiji FC | W | 3-0 | |
CAF Champions League | 05/22 13:00 | 3 | [1] Simba Sports Club v Kaizer Chiefs [2] | W | 3-0 | |
CAF Champions League | 05/15 16:00 | 3 | [2] Kaizer Chiefs v Simba Sports Club [1] | L | 4-0 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 05/08 16:00 | 24 | Simba Sports Club v Young Africans FC | - | Postponed | |
Tanzania Premier League | 04/27 16:00 | 28 | [1] Simba Sports Club v Dodoma Jiji FC [6] | W | 3-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 04/24 13:00 | 21 | [12] Gwambina FC v Simba FC [2] | W | 0-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 04/21 13:00 | 27 | [14] Kagera Sugar v Simba Sports Club [2] | W | 0-2 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 04/18 13:00 | 26 | [18] Mwadui FC v Simba Sports Club [3] | W | 0-1 | |
Tanzania Premier League | 04/14 13:00 | 19 | [3] Simba Sports Club v Mtibwa Sugar [15] | W | 5-0 |
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 Queen before being renamed to Sunderland and, in 1971, was finally renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion"). The team's nickname, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Reds of Msimbazi), is a reference to their all-red home strip and Msimbazi Street in Kariakoo where their headquarters is based. The fanbase for Simba Sports Club is one of the biggest in Tanzania with there ultras being led by the fierce Isaac Beck.
Simba SC has won 22 league titles and five domestic cups and has participated in CAF Champions League multiple times. It is also among the giant clubs in East and Central Africa, having won the CECAFA Club Championship six times.
Simba plays their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District.
The club was ranked among the top ten clubs in Africa, at number 10, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023 rankings. Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.
The club is one of the richest in East Africa, with a total budget of TSh 6.1 billion (equivalent to $5.3 million) unveiled for the 2019/2020 season.
Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Yanga with whom they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward where both teams were founded. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies.