Tanzanian Championship League Explained
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]
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
Fixtures/results
Group A
Group B
Group C
Clubs and stadiums:[3]
| 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
The following teams participated in the 2016/17 First Division League:
Group A
- African Sports F.C. (Tanga) (relegated to this division for this season and then relegated to Second Division for 2017/18)
- Ashanti United S.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- Friends Rangers F.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- Kiluvya United F.C. (Pwani Region)
- Lipuli F.C. (Iringa) (promoted to Premier League for 2017/18)
- Mshikamano F.C. (Dar es Salaam) (promoted to this division for this season)
- Pamba S.C. (Mwanza) (promoted to this division for this season as a replacement for the teams relegated for match fixing in 2015/16)
- Polisi Dar F.C. (Dar es Salaam)
Group B
- Coastal Union F.C. (Tanga) (relegated to this division for this season)
- JKT Mlale F.C. (Songea)
- Kimondo Super S.C. (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)[4]
- Kinondoni Municipal Council F.C. (Dar es Salaam)
- Kurugenzi F.C. (Iringa)
- Mbeya Warriors F.C. (Mbeya) (promoted to this division for this season)
- Njombe Mji F.C. (Njombe) (promoted to Premier League for 2017/18)
- Polisi Morogoro F.C. (Morogoro)
Group C
2015–16 season
The following teams participated in the 2015/16 First Division League:[5]
Group A
Group B
Group C
- 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)[6] [7]
- 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)[6] [7]
- 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)[6] [7]
- 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)[7]
- 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)[6] [7]
- Rhino Rangers F.C. (Tabora)
2014–15 season
The following teams participated in the 2014/15 First Division League:
Group A
Group B
2013–14 season
The following teams participated in the 2013/14 First Division League:
Group A
Group B
Group C
Notes and References
- CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football – the DVD, 2009
- Web site: Results Identity. Tanzania Championship. Football – Soccer – Tanzania Football. 21 August 2022. tff.or.tz/. 16 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220916225526/https://tff.or.tz/. live.
- Web site: First Division League – TFF . 9 August 2022 . 2 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221102055823/https://tff.or.tz/first-division-league/ . live .
- Web site: Kimondo Super SC imeshushwa madaraja mawili . Bongo5 . Tanzania Today . February 2017 . 3 November 2017 . Swahili . 7 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031433/http://www.tanzaniatoday.co.tz/news/kimondo-super-sc-imeshushwa-madaraja-mawili . live .
- Web site: First Division League . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160204054711/http://tff.or.tz/first-division-league . 4 February 2016 .
- Web site: Tanzania: Four teams relegated for match-fixing . futaa.com . 4 April 2016 . 3 November 2017 . 3 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803224829/https://futaa.com/article/115057/tanzania-four-teams-relegated-for-match-fixing . live .
- News: Tanzania: Mbao FC Promoted to Premier League . . . . 24 April 2016 . 4 November 2017 . 13 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013222436/http://allafrica.com/stories/201604240056.html . live .
- Web site: Tanzanian Football: Regional Champions League kicks off today. . Goal . 5 November 2017 . 7 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011620/http://www.goal.com/en-tz/amp/news/5823/tanzanian-football/2014/05/10/4808219/regional-champions-league-kicks-off-today . live .
