Singida United F.C.

Football club
Singida United F.C.
Full nameSingida United Football Club
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
(as Mto Sports club)
GroundNamfua Stadium, Singida
LeagueTanzanian Premier League
2022-234th
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

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]

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Technical bench

  • Head coach: Serbia Dragan Popadic
  • Assistant coach: Dusan Momcilovi

Managers

  • Dragan Popadic (2019–present)
  • Hemed Seleman Ally 'Morocco' (2018–2019)
  • Hans van der Pluijm (2017–2018)[6]

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.

External links

  • Singida United F.C. on Facebook (in English and Swahili)
  • Singida United F.C. on Twitter
  • Singida United F.C. on Instagram
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Seasons
2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League clubs