Simba Sports Club

Simba Sports Club is a professional football club based in Kariakoo ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.

It was founded in 1936 as Queen before being renamed to Sunderland and, in 1971, was finally renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion"). The team's nickname, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Reds of Msimbazi), is a reference to their all-red home strip and Msimbazi Street in Kariakoo where their headquarters is based. The fanbase for Simba Sports Club is one of the biggest in Tanzania with there ultras being led by the fierce Isaac Beck.

Simba SC has won 22 league titles and five domestic cups and has participated in CAF Champions League multiple times. It is also among the giant clubs in East and Central Africa, having won the CECAFA Club Championship six times.

Simba plays their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District.

The club was ranked among the top ten clubs in Africa, at number 10, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023 rankings. Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.

The club is one of the richest in East Africa, with a total budget of TSh 6.1 billion (equivalent to $5.3 million) unveiled for the 2019/2020 season.

Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Yanga with whom they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward where both teams were founded. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies.

Simba Sports Club on Tansaania jalgpalliklubi, mille kodulinn on Dar es Salaam. Klubi mängib Tansaania kõrgliigas, mis on riigi kõrgeim jalgpalliliiga.

Simba on üks Tansaania edukamaid jalgpalliklubisid, olles võitnud 23 liigatiitlit, 5 Tansaania FA karikat ja 3 Tansaania Superkarikat. Klubi on esindanud Tansaaniat ka Aafrika klubide meistrivõistlustel ja CAF Konföderatsiooni karikal.

Simba kodustaadion on Benjamin Mkapa rahvusstaadion, mille mahutavus on 60 000 pealtvaatajat. Klubi hüüdnimi on "Wekundu wa Msimbazi", mis tähendab suahiili keeles "Msimbazi punased".

Simba peatreener on Didier Gomes ja klubi kapten on John Bocco. Klubis mängib ka mitmeid Tansaania koondise mängijaid, sealhulgas Aishi Manula, Shomari Kapombe ja Erasto Nyoni.

Simba on Tansaanias väga populaarne klubi ja sellel on suur fännidebaas kogu riigis. Klubi on tuntud oma ründava mängustiili poolest ja seda peetakse üheks Aafrika parimaks jalgpallimeeskonnaks.