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| Football in Tanzania | |
| Union: | Tanzania Football Federation |
| Country: | Tanzania |
| Sport: | association football |
| Nationalteam: | National Teams |
| Club List: | Tanzanian Premier League Azam Sports Federation Cup Mapinduzi Cup |
| Intl List: | Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA World Cup(National Team) African Cup of Nations(National Team) |
The Tanzania Football Federation[1] [2] is the governing body mandated to run The sport of football in Tanzania. It oversees the national football team, Premier League,the Championship, First League,Regional Champions League,Youth U20 League and the Youth U15 League.
It is also in charge of Serengeti Lite Women's Premier League.[3] Association football is the most popular sport in Tanzania.
The Tanzanian league football pyramid uses a promotion and relegation system. The champions of the nation's top level of football, Tanzanian Premier League (Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara) qualify to play in the following season's CAF Champions League. The bottom 3 teams are relegated to the Championship.
| Level | League | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzanian Premier League Ligi Kuu Tanzania 18 clubs ↓relegates 2 teams automatically, 1 goes to relegation playoffs | |
| 2 | Championship Ligi Daraja la Kwanza 2 groups of 10 teams ↑↓promotes 2 teams automatically, 4 go to promotion playoffs; relegates 2 team automatically, 4 go to relegation playoffs | |
| 3 | First League Ligi Daraja la Pili 4 groups of 6 teams ↑↓promotes 3 teams automatically; relegates 3 teams automatically | |
| 4 | Regional Champions League Ligi ya Mabingwa wa Mikoa 4 groups of 7 teams ↑promotes 3 teams automatically | |
| 5 | Youth U20 League Ligi ya Vijana U20 | |
| 6 | Youth U15 League Ligi ya Vijana U15 |
Stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or higher are included.
| Stadium | Location | Capacity | Home Team(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Stadium Tanzania[4] | ||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | 30,000 | ||||
| 4 | 30,000 | ||||
| 5 | 30,000 | ||||
| 6 | 30,000 | ||||