Singida United F.C.

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Singida United F.C.
Singida United F.C. Logo.png
Full nameSingida United Football Club
Founded1972;53 years ago (1972)
(as Mto Sports club)
GroundNamfua Stadium, Singida
League Tanzanian Premier League
2022–23 4th
Website www.facebook.com/singidaunited/

Singida United is a Tanzanian football club based in Singida that plays in the Tanzanian Premier League. They play their home games at Namfua stadium in Singida. Singida United won back to back promotions winning the Tanzanian Second Division League Group A in 2016 and the Tanzanian First Division League Group C in 2017. Serbian Dragan Popadic was appointed head coach with Dusan Momcilovic assistant coach on January 12, 2019. [1]

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History

The club began in 1972 as Mto Sports Club [2] in Singida in Central Tanzania. The club started small and began to gain traction in the public eye in the mid-1990s. In 2000 the club made its first appearance in the top-tier league, the Tanzanian Premier League. The appearance failed and the club was relegated in 2001. Since 2013, the team made great strides in the Tanzanian Second Division League and the Tanzanian First Division League.

In 2017 the club was promoted back to the Tanzanian Premier League and, the club managed to attract major sponsors. With SportPesa's entry into Tanzania, the club managed to get a sponsorship contract with the betting company, along with Puma Energy Tanzania. [3] [4]

Singida finished the 2018/19 Tanzanian Premier League season in 13th place with 46 points and a record of 11 wins 13 draws and 14 defeats from 38 matches. [5] They reached the Azam Sports Federation Cup Quarter Final, losing 2–0 to Lipuli FC.

Achievements

Current squad 2018/19

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Ally Mustapha
GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Peter Manyika
GK Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Kissu David
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Miraji Adam
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Boniface Maganga
DF Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Shafik Batambuze
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN jamal mwambaleko
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Kennedy Juma
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Salum Kipaga
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Salum Chuku
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Rahab Zahir
DF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN swalehe abdullah
DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Elisha Muroiwa
MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Yusuph Kagoma
MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Kazungu Mashauri
MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Diaby Amara
MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Kenny Ally
MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Aweso Juma
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Issa Makamba
MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Ally Ng'anzi
MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Nizar Khalfan
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Rashid Simkoko
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Habib Kyombo
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN John Tiber
FW Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Lubinda Mundia
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Athanas Mdamu
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Assad Juma
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Mohamed Tello
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Elinyesia Sumbi
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Eliuter Mpepo
FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Hans Kwofie
FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Benedict Jr
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Geoffrey Mwashiuya
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Frank Zakaria
FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Mohamed Titi

Technical bench

Managers

References and notes

  1. "Singida United appoint former Express FC coach". swiftsportsug.com. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  2. "Singida Utd Team History". SportPesa Care Facebook Page. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  3. "Betting firm SportPesa to withdraw sponsorship | Goal.com" . Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  4. "Singida United yazidi kutajirika". Mwanaspoti. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  5. "Tables – LIGI KUU BARA". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  6. "Hans van der Pluijm appointed head coach of newly-promoted Tanzanian side Singida United". GHANAsoccernet.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.