Mbeya City F.C.

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Mbeya City Council FC
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Full nameMbeya City Council Football Club
FoundedAugust 25, 2011
GroundSokoine Stadium
Capacity20,000
Website Club website

Mbeya City Council Football Club, is a Tanzanian football team playing in the Tanzanian Premier League. [1] The team was established in 2011 in Mbeya City which is in the Southern Highlands of southwest Tanzania. Mbeya City FC is known by the names of Green City Boys, Purple Tigers and Jacaranda Warriors. Their home jersey is purple and white. The 20,000 capacity Sokoine Stadium is their home stadium.

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References

  1. "Vodacom Premier League VPL 2013/2014". Tanzania Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.