Singida United is a Tanzanian

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club based in

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that plays in the

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. They play their home games at Namfua stadium in Singida. Singida United won back to back promotions winning the Tanzanian Second Division League Group A in 2016 and the

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Group C in 2017.

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n Dragan Popadic was appointed head coach with Dusan Momcilovic assistant coach on January 12, 2019.

History

The club began in 1972 as Mto Sports Club in

in Central Tanzania. The club started small and began to gain traction in the public eye in the mid-1990s. In 2000 the club made its first appearance in the top-tier league, the

. The appearance failed and the club was relegated in 2001. Since 2013, the team made great strides in the Tanzanian Second Division League and the

. In 2017 the club was promoted back to the Tanzanian Premier League and, the club managed to attract major sponsors. With

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's entry into Tanzania, the club managed to get a sponsorship contract with the betting company, along with Puma Energy Tanzania. Singida finished the 2018/19 Tanzanian Premier League season in 13th place with 46 points and a record of 11 wins 13 draws and 14 defeats from 38 matches. They reached the Azam Sports Federation Cup Quarter Final, losing 2–0 to Lipuli FC.

Achievements

* 2016

Group C Winners * 2017 Tanzanian Second Division League Group A Winners

Current squad 2018/19

Technical bench

* Head coach: Dragan Popadic * Assistant coach: Dusan Momcilovi

Managers

* Dragan Popadic (2019–present) * Hemed Seleman Ally 'Morocco' (2018–2019) *

Hans van der Pluijm Hans van der Pluijm (born 3 January 1949) is a Dutch football coach and former player who coaches Singida BS. in Tanzania. Playing career A former goalkeeper, he played almost 20 years for Den Bosch between 1967 and 1986. He made 66 Eredivisie ...

(2017–2018)

References and notes

External links

* * * {{Tanzanian Premier League Football clubs in Tanzania Sport in Singida