Full name | Triangle United Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Sugar Sugar Boyz | ||
Founded | 1972 | ||
Ground | Gibbo Stadium, Triangle | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Manager | Shame White | ||
League | Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League | ||
2021–22 | 6th | ||
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The clubs play in white and green kits, previously they played in red shirts and white shorts.
Currently the team plays at the 3,000 capacity Gibbo Stadium.
Chiredzi FC is their main and local rival.Their rivalry can be traced back to when both teams played in Division 1.
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