The Tanzanian Championship (formerly, Second Division League and "Ligi Daraja la Kwanza" in Swahili) is the second tier of league

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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.

2022–23 Tanzanian Championship League

* Mbuni * Fountain Gate *

Kitayosce Kitayosce is a football club based in Tabora, the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region. The team plays in the Tanzanian Championship. History Kilimanjaro Talented Youth Sports Centre (Kitayosce) football club was founded in Ruangwa, one of the ...

* Mashujaa FC * JKT * Pamba Mwanza *

Biashara United Mara Biashara United Mara is a football club based at the Karume Football Stadium in Musoma, Tanzania. They play in the Tanzania Championship. History Biashara United Mara was founded in 1990 known as Police Mara but later in 2013 it was transforme ...

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* Transit Camp * Kengold * Pan African * Mbeya Kwanza * Copco * Gwambina * Green Warriors *

Ndanda Ndanda is a town in Mtwara Region of southern Tanzania. Ndanda is home to Ndanda High School, an A level all-boys boarding school with approximately 1200 students. The school was created by the Benedictines of Ndanda Abbey but it is now a Gover ...

Fixtures/results

Group A

* African Lyon F.C. (

Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...

) (relegated to this division for this season) * Ashanti United S.C. (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 ...

(Dar es Salaam) * JKT Mgambo F.C. (

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 th ...

) * JKT Ruvu Stars F.C. (

Dodoma Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of the Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956. In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved to Dodoma for social a ...

) (relegated to this division for this season) * Kiluvya United F.C. ( Pwani Region) * Mshikamano F.C. (Dar es Salaam) * Mvuvumwa F.C. ( Kigoma)

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. JKT may refer to: * Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope * Jakarta, Indonesia ** Kemayoran Airport, a former airport serving Jakarta ** Jakarta Time; see Time in Indonesia * Jetstar Hong Kong * Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (born 1989), American politician * JKT48, ...

( Songea) * Kinondoni Municipal Council F.C. (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 ...

( Morogoro) (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 ...

( Mbeya) *

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 language, Hehe word ''lilinga'', meaning fort. Iringa is the administrative capita ...

) *

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) * Tanzania Polisi F.C., formerly known as Polisi Morogoro F.C. ( Moshi)

Group C

* Alliance Schools F.C. ( Mwanza) *

Biashara United Biashara United Mara is a football club based at the Karume Football Stadium in Musoma, Tanzania. They play in the Tanzania Tanzanian Championship League, Championship. History Biashara United Mara was founded in 1990 known as Police Mara but ...

( Musoma), 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 ...

( Arusha, 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) * Toto African S.C. (Mwanza) (relegated to this division for this season) * Transit Camp F.C. ( Shinyanga) (promoted to this division for this season) Clubs and stadiums:

2016–17 season

The following teams participated in the 2016/17 First Division League:

Group A

* African Sports F.C. (

) (relegated to this division for this season and then relegated to Second Division for 2017/18) * Ashanti United S.C. (

) *

(Dar es Salaam) * Kiluvya United F.C. ( Pwani Region) *

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 ...

(

) (promoted to Premier League for 2017/18) * Mshikamano F.C. (Dar es Salaam) (promoted to this division for this season) *

( Mwanza) (promoted to this division for this season as a replacement for the teams relegated for match fixing in 2015/16) *

(Dar es Salaam)

Group B

( Songea) *

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) (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. (Dar es Salaam) * Kurugenzi F.C. (Iringa) *

(Mbeya) (promoted to this division for this season) * Njombe Mji F.C. (

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 Premier League for 2017/18) * Polisi Morogoro F.C. ( Morogoro)

Group C

* Alliance Schools F.C. (Mwanza) (promoted to this division for this season) * JKT Mgambo F.C. (Tanga) (relegated to this division for this season) * Mvuvumwa F.C. ( Kigoma) (promoted to this division for this season as a replacement for the teams relegated for match fixing in 2015/16) *

Panone F.C. ''Panone'' (in Bolognese dialect ''panón'') is a Christmas cake typical of the Bologna area of the Emilia-Romagna region, in particular of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Molinella (''panone di Molinella''). It consists of a dense sweet bre ...

( Moshi) (relegated to Second Division for 2017/18) * Polisi Dodoma F.C. (

) *

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) *

( Tabora) *

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) (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:

Group A

* African Lyon F.C. (

) (promoted to Premier League for 2016/17) * Ashanti United S.C. (Dar es Salaam) *

(Dar es Salaam) * Kiluvya United F.C. ( Pwani Region) (promoted to this division for this season) * Kinondoni Municipal Council F.C., formerly known as Tessema F.C. (Dar es Salaam) * Mji Mkuu (CDA) F.C. (

) (promoted to this division for this season and then relegated to Second Division for 2016/17) *

(Dar es Salaam) * Polisi Dodoma F.C. (Dodoma)

Group B

* Burkinafaso F.C. ( Morogoro) (relegated to Second Division for 2016/17) *

JKT Mlale F.C. JKT may refer to: * Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope * Jakarta, Indonesia ** Kemayoran Airport, a former airport serving Jakarta ** Jakarta Time; see Time in Indonesia * Jetstar Hong Kong * Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (born 1989), American politician * JKT48, ...

( Songea) *

( Mbeya) * Kurugenzi F.C. (

) *

(Iringa) * Njombe Mji F.C. (

) (promoted to this division for this season) * Polisi Morogoro F.C. (Morogoro) (relegated to this division for this season) * Ruvu Shooting F.C. (

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 ...

( Geita) (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. JKT may refer to: * Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope * Jakarta, Indonesia ** Kemayoran Airport, a former airport serving Jakarta ** Jakarta Time; see Time in Indonesia * Jetstar Hong Kong * Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (born 1989), American politician * JKT48, ...

( Kigoma) (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) *

( Arusha) (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) (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) *

( Moshi) *

( Musoma) *

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) (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) *

(Tabora)

2014–15 season

The following teams participated in the 2014/15 First Division League:

Group A

* African Lyon F.C. (

) * African Sports F.C. (

) (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. (Dar es Salaam) (relegated to this division for this season) *

(Dar es Salaam) *

( Songea) *

( Mbeya) * Kurugenzi F.C. (

) *

(Iringa) *

Maji Maji The Maji Maji Rebellion (german: Maji-Maji-Aufstand, sw, Vita vya Maji Maji), was an armed rebellion of Islamic and animist Africans against German colonial rule in German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania). The war was triggered by German Colon ...

(Songea) (promoted to Premier League for 2015/16) *

(Dar es Salaam) *

Tessema F.C. Tessema may refer to: * Tessema Absher, the Ethiopian long-distance runner. *Tessema Nadew *Ydnekatchew Tessema Yidnekatchew Tessema ( Amharic: ይድነቃቸው ተሠማ; 11 September 1921 – 19 August 1987) was a footballer in Ethiopia. ...

(Dar es Salaam) * Villa Squad F.C. (Dar es Salaam)

Group B

* Burkinafaso F.C. ( Morogoro) *

( Geita) (promoted to this division for this season after winning Group C of the Regional Champions League in June 2014) *

Green Warriors 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 ...

(Dar es Salaam) (relegated to Second Division for 2015/16) *

( Kigoma) *

( Arusha) (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) (promoted to Premier League for 2015/16) *

( Moshi) (promoted to this division for this season after winning Group B of the Regional Champions League in June 2014) * Polisi Dodoma F.C. (

) *

( Musoma) *

( Tabora) *

(Tabora) (relegated to this division for this season) * Toto African S.C. ( Mwanza) (promoted to Premier League for 2015/16)

2013–14 season

The following teams participated in the 2013/14 First Division League:

Group A

* African Lyon F.C. (

) (relegated to this division for this season) *

(Dar es Salaam) *

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 ...

( Mtwara) (promoted to Premier League for 2014/15) *

(Dar es Salaam) *

(Dar es Salaam) * Transit Camp F.C. ( Shinyanga) (relegated for 2014/15) * Villa Squad F.C. (Dar es Salaam)

Group B

* Burkinafaso F.C. ( Morogoro) *

( Songea) *

( Mbeya) * Kurugenzi F.C. (

) *

(Iringa) *

Maji Maji F.C. Maji-Maji Football Club is a football club based in Songea, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania. They play at the 30,000-capacity Maji-Maji Stadium. History The club was founded in 1978. They play in the Tanzanian Premier League. Achievements *Tanzanian P ...

(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)

Group C

( Kigoma) *

(Shinyanga) *

( Mwanza) (relegated for 2014/15) * Polisi Dodoma F.C. (

) *

( Musoma) *

( Tabora) *

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)

References

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