Mbeya City F.C.

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Mbeya City Council FC
Full nameMbeya City Council Football Club
FoundedAugust 25, 2011
Ground Sokoine Stadium
Capacity20,000
LeagueFirst Division (II)
2023–20246th
Website mbeyacityfc.co.tz

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.