Malindi FC
Encyclopedia
Malindi Sport Club is a Zanzibar
football
club based in Unguja
.
For several years they played for the league championship of Tanzania
n mainland, as winners of Zanzibar
regional tournament. After achieving some national titles, the team started playing for the Zanzibar Premier League
in 2004 when the Zanzibar became an independent member of CAF
, so they their own representation in the continental club cups.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Unguja
Unguja
Unguja as mentioned in The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is the largest and most populated island of Zanzibar, in Tanzania.-Geography:...
.
For several years they played for the league championship of Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n mainland, as winners of Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
regional tournament. After achieving some national titles, the team started playing for the Zanzibar Premier League
Zanzibar Premier League
Zanzibar Premier League is the top division of the Zanzibar Football Association, it was created in 1981.-Zanzibar Premier League Clubs – 2010:*Chipukizi *Duma FC *Jamhuri FC *JKU FC ...
in 2004 when the Zanzibar became an independent member of CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
, so they their own representation in the continental club cups.
Achievements
- Zanzibar Premier LeagueZanzibar Premier LeagueZanzibar Premier League is the top division of the Zanzibar Football Association, it was created in 1981.-Zanzibar Premier League Clubs – 2010:*Chipukizi *Duma FC *Jamhuri FC *JKU FC ...
: 3
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- 1989, 1990, 1992
- Tanzanian Premier LeagueTanzanian Premier LeagueTanzanian Premier League is the top division of the Football Association of Tanzania, it was created in 1965. The competition was simply known as national league and later First Division Soccer League until the name Premier league was adopted in 1997.-Format:...
: 2
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- 1989, 1992
- Nyerere CupNyerere CupThe Nyerere Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Tanzanian football. It was created in 1974.-Winners:*1974 : JKU FC *1975 : Young Africans FC *1976 : Rangers International...
: 1
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- 1993
Performance in CAF competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 2 appearances
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- 1990African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990 was the 25th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
: - Preliminary Round - 1993African Cup of Champions Clubs 1993The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1993 was the 28th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
: - First Round
- 1990
- African Cup Winners' CupAfrican Cup Winners' CupThe African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederations Cup...
: 1 appearance
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- 1994: Quarter-Finals