Football in Tanzania

The sport of football in the country of Tanzania is run by the Tanzania Football Federation.[1][2] The association administers the national football team, as well as the Premier League.[3] Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Tanzania.

Football in Tanzania
CountryTanzania
Governing bodyTanzania Football Federation
National team(s)men's national team
Club competitions
Tanzanian Premier League
Azam Sports Federation Cup
Mapinduzi Cup
International competitions

League System

The Tanzanian league football pyramid uses a promotion and relegation system. The champions of the nation's top level of football, Tanzanian Premier League (Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara) qualify to play in the following season's CAF Champions League. The bottom 3 teams are relegated to the Tanzanian First Division League.

Level League
1 Tanzanian Premier League
Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara
18 clubs
↓relegates 2 teams automatically, 1 goes to relegation playoffs
2 Tanzanian First Division League
Ligi Daraja la Kwanza
2 groups of 10 teams
↑↓promotes 2 teams automatically, 4 go to promotion playoffs; relegates 2 team automatically, 4 go to relegation playoffs
3 Tanzanian Second Division League
Ligi Daraja la Pili
4 groups of 6 teams
↑↓promotes 3 teams automatically; relegates 3 teams automatically
4 Regional Champions League
Ligi ya Mabingwa wa Mikoa
4 groups of 7 teams
↑promotes 3 teams automatically

References
  1. "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Trautmann honour echoed in Tanzania". BBC News. 2004-11-02. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  2. Muga, Emmanuel (2013-07-20). "BBC Sport - Trautmann mourned in Tanzania too". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  3. Muga, Emmanuel. "BBC Sport - Tanzanian FA to "focus on football development"". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-15.


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