The Tanzanian Championship (formerly, Second Division League and "Ligi Daraja la Kwanza" in Swahili) is the second tier of league football in Tanzania. The league is made up of sixteen teams that play thirty rounds, home and away.The league was formed in 1930.
The top two teams at the end of the season get promoted to the Tanzania Premier League, while the third and fourth go into a playoff with two last-placed teams not eligible for automatic relegation. The last two teams are relegated to the first division, while the last four teams go into a playoff. The two winners in the playoffs are retained, while the two losing teams are relegated to the First League.
A.S.C.
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Pan African
Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all Indigenous and diaspora peoples of African ancestry. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement exte ...
Ashanti United S.C.
Ashanti United SC is a Football (soccer), football club in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
They play in the second level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian First Division League, They played in the Tanzanian Premier League in the 2014/15 s ...
(Dar es Salaam)
*
Friends Rangers F.C.
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Li ...
Tanga Tanga may refer to:
Places Burkina Faso
* , a town in eastern Burkina Faso
* Tanga, Sidéradougou, a village in western Burkina Faso
* Tanga-Pela, a village in northern-central Burkina Faso
Other places
* Tanga, Tanzania, a city and port on the ...
Pwani Region
Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The word "''Pwani''" in Swahili means the "''coast''". The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. The Region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Mo ...
Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma R ...
)
Group B
*
Coastal Union F.C.
Coastal Union is a Tanzanian football club based in Tanga.
They play in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League.JKT Mlale F.C. (
Songea
Songea is the capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907, the ci ...
)
*
Kinondoni Municipal Council F.C.
Kinondoni Municipal Council Football Club, commonly known as KMC, is a Tanzanian professional Association football, football club based at Kinondoni District in Dar es Salaam region. The club competes in Tanzanian Premier League.
The club's ho ...
(Dar es Salaam)
*
Mawenzi Market F.C.
Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and a ...
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Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian base ...
) (promoted to this division for this season)
*
Mbeya Warriors F.C.
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population is 620,000 according to the 2022 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is s ...
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Mbeya
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population is 620,000 according to the 2022 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is si ...
)
*
Mufindi United F.C.
Mufindi, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Mufindi District in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. It is located in the Boma/Mafinga ward. , the population of the town was about 5,000.Urban/r ...
, formerly known as Kurugenzi F.C. (
Iringa
Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 151,345 (). It is situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E. The name is derived from the Hehe word ''lilinga'', meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capital of Iringa Re ...
)
*
Polisi Dar F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the m ...
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest cit ...
Musoma
Musoma is a city in the east shore of lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District.
...
), formerly known as Polisi Mara F.C.
* Dodoma F.C., formerly known as Polisi Dodoma F.C. (Dodoma)
*
JKT Oljoro F.C.
JKT Oljoro FC is a Tanzanian football club from Arusha that previously played in the Tanzanian Premier League. In the 2015/16 season they are playing in the Tanzanian First Division League. They play their home matches at the Sheikh Amri Abeid ...
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Arusha
Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census).
Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern b ...
, but playing in Moshi this season) (promoted to this division for this season)
*
Pamba S.C.
Pamba Sports Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Mwanza established in 1968 that plays in the Championship.
In 1990 the team won the Tanzanian Premier League.
Honours
*Tanzanian Premier League: 1990
*Nyerere Cup: 1989, 1992
Performance ...
(Mwanza)
*
Rhino Rangers F.C.
Rhino Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Tabora, Tanzania. They previously played in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League. The 2015/16 season they are competing in the Tanzanian First Divisi ...
(
Tabora
Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District. According to the 2012 census, the district had a population of 226,9 ...
)
* Toto African S.C. (Mwanza) (relegated to this division for this season)
*
Transit Camp F.C.
The Tanzanian Championship (formerly, Second Division League and "Ligi Daraja la Kwanza" in Swahili) is the second tier of league football in Tanzania. The league is made up of sixteen teams that play thirty rounds, home and away.The league was ...
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Shinyanga
Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. T ...
) (promoted to this division for this season)
Clubs and stadiums:
2016–17 season
The following teams participated in the 2016/17 First Division League:
Tanga Tanga may refer to:
Places Burkina Faso
* , a town in eastern Burkina Faso
* Tanga, Sidéradougou, a village in western Burkina Faso
* Tanga-Pela, a village in northern-central Burkina Faso
Other places
* Tanga, Tanzania, a city and port on the ...
) (relegated to this division for this season and then relegated to Second Division for 2017/18)
*
Ashanti United S.C.
Ashanti United SC is a Football (soccer), football club in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
They play in the second level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian First Division League, They played in the Tanzanian Premier League in the 2014/15 s ...
Friends Rangers F.C.
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Li ...
Pwani Region
Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The word "''Pwani''" in Swahili means the "''coast''". The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. The Region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Mo ...
)
*
Lipuli F.C.
Lipuli FC is a football club based in Iringa, Tanzania. They play at 5,000 capacity Samora Stadium in the Tanzanian Premier League
The Tanzania Mainland Premier League () is the top-level professional association football, football league in ...
(
Iringa
Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 151,345 (). It is situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E. The name is derived from the Hehe word ''lilinga'', meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capital of Iringa Re ...
) (promoted to Premier League for 2017/18)
* Mshikamano F.C. (Dar es Salaam) (promoted to this division for this season)
*
Pamba S.C.
Pamba Sports Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Mwanza established in 1968 that plays in the Championship.
In 1990 the team won the Tanzanian Premier League.
Honours
*Tanzanian Premier League: 1990
*Nyerere Cup: 1989, 1992
Performance ...
(
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest cit ...
) (promoted to this division for this season as a replacement for the teams relegated for match fixing in 2015/16)
*
Polisi Dar F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the m ...
(Dar es Salaam)
Group B
*
Coastal Union F.C.
Coastal Union is a Tanzanian football club based in Tanga.
They play in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League.JKT Mlale F.C. (
Songea
Songea is the capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907, the ci ...
)
*
Kimondo Super S.C.
The Central Province ( sw, Kati, ) was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya (''see maps''). T ...
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Mbeya
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population is 620,000 according to the 2022 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is si ...
) (failed to play its fixture on 28 January 2017 with JKT Mlale F.C. in Songea; penalties included disqualification from this competition, forfeiture of all group fixtures this season, and a two-level relegation to the regional competition for 2017/18)
*
Kinondoni Municipal Council F.C.
Kinondoni Municipal Council Football Club, commonly known as KMC, is a Tanzanian professional Association football, football club based at Kinondoni District in Dar es Salaam region. The club competes in Tanzanian Premier League.
The club's ho ...
Mbeya Warriors F.C.
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population is 620,000 according to the 2022 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is s ...
(Mbeya) (promoted to this division for this season)
*
Njombe Mji F.C.
Njombe is a town in southern Tanzania. It is the regional capital of Njombe Region as well as the district headquarter of Njombe Rural District and Njombe Urban District. It is located at nearly 2000 meters of altitude on the eastern edge of the Ki ...
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Njombe
Njombe is a town in southern Tanzania. It is the regional capital of Njombe Region as well as the district headquarter of Njombe Rural District and Njombe Urban District. It is located at nearly 2000 meters of altitude on the eastern edge of the ...
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian base ...
Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma R ...
) (promoted to this division for this season as a replacement for the teams relegated for match fixing in 2015/16)
* Panone F.C. ( Moshi) (relegated to Second Division for 2017/18)
* Polisi Dodoma F.C. ( Dodoma)
*
Polisi Mara F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the ...
(
Musoma
Musoma is a city in the east shore of lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District.
...
)
*
Rhino Rangers F.C.
Rhino Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Tabora, Tanzania. They previously played in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League. The 2015/16 season they are competing in the Tanzanian First Divisi ...
(
Tabora
Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District. According to the 2012 census, the district had a population of 226,9 ...
)
*
Singida United F.C.
Singida United is a Tanzanian football club based in Singida that plays in the Tanzanian Premier League. They play their home games at Namfua stadium in Singida. Singida United won back to back promotions winning the Tanzanian Second Division Leag ...
(
Singida
Singida is a town in central Tanzania. The town is the location of the regional headquarters of Singida Region as well as the district headquarters of Singida Urban District. The region and district are named after the town.
Transport
Road li ...
) (promoted to this division for this season and then promoted to Premier League for 2017/18)
2015–16 season
The following teams participated in the 2015/16 First Division League:
Ashanti United S.C.
Ashanti United SC is a Football (soccer), football club in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
They play in the second level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian First Division League, They played in the Tanzanian Premier League in the 2014/15 s ...
(Dar es Salaam)
*
Friends Rangers F.C.
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Li ...
Pwani Region
Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The word "''Pwani''" in Swahili means the "''coast''". The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. The Region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Mo ...
) (promoted to this division for this season)
*
Kinondoni Municipal Council F.C.
Kinondoni Municipal Council Football Club, commonly known as KMC, is a Tanzanian professional Association football, football club based at Kinondoni District in Dar es Salaam region. The club competes in Tanzanian Premier League.
The club's ho ...
, formerly known as Tessema F.C. (Dar es Salaam)
* Mji Mkuu (CDA) F.C. ( Dodoma) (promoted to this division for this season and then relegated to Second Division for 2016/17)
*
Polisi Dar F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the m ...
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian base ...
) (relegated to Second Division for 2016/17)
* JKT Mlale F.C. (
Songea
Songea is the capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907, the ci ...
)
*
Kimondo Super S.C.
The Central Province ( sw, Kati, ) was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya (''see maps''). T ...
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Mbeya
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population is 620,000 according to the 2022 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is si ...
Iringa
Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 151,345 (). It is situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E. The name is derived from the Hehe word ''lilinga'', meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capital of Iringa Re ...
)
*
Lipuli F.C.
Lipuli FC is a football club based in Iringa, Tanzania. They play at 5,000 capacity Samora Stadium in the Tanzanian Premier League
The Tanzania Mainland Premier League () is the top-level professional association football, football league in ...
(Iringa)
*
Njombe Mji F.C.
Njombe is a town in southern Tanzania. It is the regional capital of Njombe Region as well as the district headquarter of Njombe Rural District and Njombe Urban District. It is located at nearly 2000 meters of altitude on the eastern edge of the Ki ...
(
Njombe
Njombe is a town in southern Tanzania. It is the regional capital of Njombe Region as well as the district headquarter of Njombe Rural District and Njombe Urban District. It is located at nearly 2000 meters of altitude on the eastern edge of the ...
) (promoted to this division for this season)
* Polisi Morogoro F.C. (Morogoro) (relegated to this division for this season)
*
Ruvu Shooting F.C.
Ruvu Shooting Stars is a football club based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They play at the Uhuru Stadium
Uhuru Stadium (formerly known as the Tanzania National Stadium) is adjacent to the National Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District ...
(
Mlandizi
Mchinga is an administrative ward and capital of Kibaha District
Kibaha is one of nine administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The name means '"it is here" in Zaramo. The District covers an area of . Kibaha District is bordered t ...
) (relegated to this division for this season and then promoted to Premier League for 2016/17)
Group C
*
Geita Gold S.C.
Geita is a town and regional capital of Geita Region in northwestern Tanzania. The town is known for its gold trade. Geita, with a population of 99,795 (2012 census). It is located in the centre of a gold mining area. In March 2012 it became ...
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Geita
Geita is a town and regional capital of Geita Region in northwestern Tanzania. The town is known for its gold trade. Geita, with a population of 99,795 (2012 census). It is located in the centre of a gold mining area. In March 2012 it became th ...
) (penalized for fixing its 8-0 defeat of JKT Kanembwa by forfeiting all group games and being relegated to Second Division for 2016/17)
* JKT Kanembwa F.C. (
Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma R ...
) (two-level relegation to regional competition for 2016/17, with one level resulting from fixing its 8-0 loss to Geita Gold F.C.; penalties also included forfeiture of all group games)
*
JKT Oljoro F.C.
JKT Oljoro FC is a Tanzanian football club from Arusha that previously played in the Tanzanian Premier League. In the 2015/16 season they are playing in the Tanzanian First Division League. They play their home matches at the Sheikh Amri Abeid ...
(
Arusha
Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census).
Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern b ...
) (penalized for fixing its 7-0 loss to Polisi Tabora F.C. by forfeiting all group games and being relegated to Second Division for 2016/17)
* Mbao F.C. (
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest cit ...
) (promoted to this division for this season; finished fourth on the field but elevated to first after four other teams forfeited all their group games; promoted to Premiere League for 2016/17)
* Panone F.C. ( Moshi)
*
Polisi Mara F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the ...
(
Musoma
Musoma is a city in the east shore of lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District.
...
)
*
Polisi Tabora F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the m ...
(
Tabora
Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District. According to the 2012 census, the district had a population of 226,9 ...
) (penalized for fixing its 7-0 defeat of JKT Oljoro F.C. by forfeiting all group games and being relegated to Second Division for 2016/17)
*
Rhino Rangers F.C.
Rhino Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Tabora, Tanzania. They previously played in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League. The 2015/16 season they are competing in the Tanzanian First Divisi ...
(Tabora)
2014–15 season
The following teams participated in the 2014/15 First Division League:
Tanga Tanga may refer to:
Places Burkina Faso
* , a town in eastern Burkina Faso
* Tanga, Sidéradougou, a village in western Burkina Faso
* Tanga-Pela, a village in northern-central Burkina Faso
Other places
* Tanga, Tanzania, a city and port on the ...
) (promoted to this division for this season after winning Group A of the Regional Champions League in June 2014; promoted to Premier League for 2015/16)
*
Ashanti United S.C.
Ashanti United SC is a Football (soccer), football club in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
They play in the second level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian First Division League, They played in the Tanzanian Premier League in the 2014/15 s ...
(Dar es Salaam) (relegated to this division for this season)
*
Friends Rangers F.C.
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Li ...
Songea
Songea is the capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907, the ci ...
)
*
Kimondo Super S.C.
The Central Province ( sw, Kati, ) was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya (''see maps''). T ...
(
Mbeya
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population is 620,000 according to the 2022 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is si ...
Iringa
Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 151,345 (). It is situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E. The name is derived from the Hehe word ''lilinga'', meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capital of Iringa Re ...
)
*
Lipuli F.C.
Lipuli FC is a football club based in Iringa, Tanzania. They play at 5,000 capacity Samora Stadium in the Tanzanian Premier League
The Tanzania Mainland Premier League () is the top-level professional association football, football league in ...
(Iringa)
* Maji Maji (Songea) (promoted to Premier League for 2015/16)
*
Polisi Dar F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the m ...
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian base ...
)
*
Geita Gold S.C.
Geita is a town and regional capital of Geita Region in northwestern Tanzania. The town is known for its gold trade. Geita, with a population of 99,795 (2012 census). It is located in the centre of a gold mining area. In March 2012 it became ...
(
Geita
Geita is a town and regional capital of Geita Region in northwestern Tanzania. The town is known for its gold trade. Geita, with a population of 99,795 (2012 census). It is located in the centre of a gold mining area. In March 2012 it became th ...
) (promoted to this division for this season after winning Group C of the Regional Champions League in June 2014)
* Green Warriors F.C. (Dar es Salaam) (relegated to Second Division for 2015/16)
* JKT Kanembwa F.C. (
Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma R ...
)
*
JKT Oljoro F.C.
JKT Oljoro FC is a Tanzanian football club from Arusha that previously played in the Tanzanian Premier League. In the 2015/16 season they are playing in the Tanzanian First Division League. They play their home matches at the Sheikh Amri Abeid ...
(
Arusha
Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census).
Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern b ...
) (relegated to this division for this season)
*
Mwadui F.C.
The Williamson Diamond Mine (also known as the Mwadui mine) is a diamond mine northeast of Shinyanga in Tanzania; it became well known as the first significant diamond mine outside of South Africa. The mine was established in 1940 by Dr. Joh ...
(
Shinyanga
Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. T ...
) (promoted to Premier League for 2015/16)
* Panone F.C. ( Moshi) (promoted to this division for this season after winning Group B of the Regional Champions League in June 2014)
* Polisi Dodoma F.C. ( Dodoma)
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Polisi Mara F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the ...
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Musoma
Musoma is a city in the east shore of lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District.
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Polisi Tabora F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the m ...
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Tabora
Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District. According to the 2012 census, the district had a population of 226,9 ...
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Rhino Rangers F.C.
Rhino Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Tabora, Tanzania. They previously played in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League. The 2015/16 season they are competing in the Tanzanian First Divisi ...
(Tabora) (relegated to this division for this season)
* Toto African S.C. (
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest cit ...
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2013–14 season
The following teams participated in the 2013/14 First Division League:
Friends Rangers F.C.
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Ndanda F.C.
Ndanda Sports Club is a professional football club based in the city of Mtwara, Tanzania. They compete in the Tanzanian First Division League, Championship, the second tier of league football in Tanzania.
History
Ndanda S.C. was founded in the Nd ...
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Mtwara
Mtwara ( Portuguese: ''Montewara'') is the capital city of Mtwara Region in southeastern Tanzania. In the 1940s, it was planned and constructed as the export facility for the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme, but was somewhat neglected whe ...
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Polisi Dar F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the m ...
Transit Camp F.C.
The Tanzanian Championship (formerly, Second Division League and "Ligi Daraja la Kwanza" in Swahili) is the second tier of league football in Tanzania. The league is made up of sixteen teams that play thirty rounds, home and away.The league was ...
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Shinyanga
Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. T ...
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian base ...
Songea
Songea is the capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907, the ci ...
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Kimondo Super S.C.
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Mbeya
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population is 620,000 according to the 2022 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region (population, with Mbeya, totals approx. 2 million).
Mbeya is si ...
Iringa
Iringa is a city in Tanzania with a population of 151,345 (). It is situated at a latitude of 7.77°S and longitude of 35.69°E. The name is derived from the Hehe word ''lilinga'', meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capital of Iringa Re ...
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Lipuli F.C.
Lipuli FC is a football club based in Iringa, Tanzania. They play at 5,000 capacity Samora Stadium in the Tanzanian Premier League
The Tanzania Mainland Premier League () is the top-level professional association football, football league in ...
(Iringa)
* Maji Maji F.C. (Songea)
* Mkamba Rangers F.C. (Morogoro) (relegated for 2014/15)
* Polisi Morogoro F.C. (Morogoro) (relegated to this division for this season and then promoted to Premier League for 2014/15)
Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma R ...
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Mwadui F.C.
The Williamson Diamond Mine (also known as the Mwadui mine) is a diamond mine northeast of Shinyanga in Tanzania; it became well known as the first significant diamond mine outside of South Africa. The mine was established in 1940 by Dr. Joh ...
(Shinyanga)
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Pamba S.C.
Pamba Sports Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Mwanza established in 1968 that plays in the Championship.
In 1990 the team won the Tanzanian Premier League.
Honours
*Tanzanian Premier League: 1990
*Nyerere Cup: 1989, 1992
Performance ...
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Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest cit ...
Polisi Mara F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the ...
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Musoma
Musoma is a city in the east shore of lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District.
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Polisi Tabora F.C.
Polisi is a mountain range in Elbasan County, central Albania. It stretches along the upper valley of the Shkumbin river. Polisi reaches an elevation of 1,974 m (6,476 ft) above sea level at its highest peak, Fage e Madhe. Another peak of the m ...
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Tabora
Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District. According to the 2012 census, the district had a population of 226,9 ...
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Stand United F.C.
Stand United F.C. is a professional football club based in the city of Shinyanga, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. They compete in the Tanzanian Premier League, the highest tier of league football in Tanzania.
Home games are being played at Kambarag ...
(Shinyanga) (promoted to Premier League for 2014/15)
* Toto African S.C. (Mwanza) (relegated to this division for this season)