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Tanzanian Championship League

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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.[2]

Tanzania Championship
Organising bodyTanzania Football Federation
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)[1]
CountryTanzania
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toTanzanian Premier League
Relegation toFirst League
Domestic cup(s)Azam Sports Federation Cup
League cup(s)TFF Community Shield
Websitetzchampionship.com
Current: 2024–25 Championship

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

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Fixtures/results

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Home \ Away MBU FGA KIT MAS JKT PAM BIA ASC GRW TCA KEN PAF MKW GWA NDA CVE
Mbuni 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–0
Fountain Gate 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Kitayosce 3–0 3–0[3] 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Mashujaa FC 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
JKT Tanzania 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Pamba Mwanza 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–1
Biashara 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 1–1
African Sports Club 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Green Warriors 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1
Transit Camp F.C. 0–3 0–4 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–3
Kengold 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 5–0 1–2
Pan African S.C. 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1
Mbeya 1–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 2–0
Gwambina 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–4
Ndanda F.C. 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–0
Copco 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2022. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Clubs and stadiums:[4]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Mbuni Arusha Sheikh Amri Abeid
Pan African Dar es-salaam 30,000
Mbeya Kwanza Mbeya Mabatini 30,000
African Sports Tanga
Gwambina Mwanza Uhuru Stadium 23,000
Ndanda FC Mtwara Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium
Copco Mwanza Nyamagana
Biashara Musoma Karume Stadium
Green Warriors Dar es-salaam Uhuru
Pamba Mwanza
Transit Camp Shinyanga
Kengold Mwanza Sokoine
Kitayosce FC Tabora Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Mashujaa Kigoma 10,000
JKT Tanzania Mwanza Meja Jenerali Isamuhyo 35,000
Fountain Gate FC Gairo CCM Shabiby

2016–17 season

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

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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2015–16 season

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The following teams participated in the 2015/16 First Division League:[6]

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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  • Geita Gold S.C. (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)[7][8]
  • JKT Kanembwa F.C. (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)[7][8]
  • JKT Oljoro F.C. (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)[7][8]
  • 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)[8]
  • Panone F.C. (Moshi)
  • Polisi Mara F.C. (Musoma)
  • Polisi Tabora F.C. (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)[7][8]
  • Rhino Rangers F.C. (Tabora)

2014–15 season

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

Group A

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Group B

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2013–14 season

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

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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References

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  1. ^ CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football – the DVD, 2009
  2. ^ Results Identity, Tanzania Championship. "Football – Soccer – Tanzania Football". tff.or.tz/. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ^ TZ, Nijuze habari (26 February 2022). "MATOKEO Championship". nijuzehabari.co.tz. Admin. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ "First Division League – TFF". Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Kimondo Super SC imeshushwa madaraja mawili" (in Swahili). Bongo5. February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via Tanzania Today.
  6. ^ "First Division League". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d "Tanzania: Four teams relegated for match-fixing". futaa.com. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Tanzania: Mbao FC Promoted to Premier League". Daily News. Dar es Salaam. 24 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via AllAfrica.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Tanzanian Football: Regional Champions League kicks off today". Goal. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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