Tanzania Premier League

The league was first organized in Dar es Salaam in 1921 and by 1929 had six participants. In the 1930s, the league included street teams such as Arab Sports (Kariakoo) and New Strong Team (Kisutu), which primarily consisted of Arab and African players. The Sudanese community had a team that joined the league in 1941 although by the mid-1940s the team had split up. Other teams in the league's early history included the Khalsas, an exclusively Sikh team, and the Ilala Staff, a team of Ilalan residents.

In 1942, clubs from public institutions such as the Government School, Post Office, Railways SC, King's African Rifles SC, Police SC, and the Medical Department started to dominate the league. However, most teams disbanded in the aftermath of World War II, with many European players ceasing their participation in the league and their clubs. This included Gymkhana Club, Police Club, King's African Rifles, and Railways, who eventually withdrew from the league. Starting in the 1940s, they were replaced by African street teams such as Young Africans (Yanga) and Sunderland (known as Old Boys in 1942 and later renamed Simba in 1971), as well as the Goan's Club manned by Goans, and the Agha Khan Club by Ismaili Khojas.

From this period onwards, Yanga and Sunderland gradually became the most prominent clubs in Dar es Salaam. Yanga, founded in 1935, entered the first division and won four major cups in 1942. Sunderland joined the first division soon after Yanga and won four major trophies in 1946.

By 1955, the Dar es Salaam League had 38 registered clubs. It became the "National League" by 1965, incorporating most of the major teams in Tanzania. The name was later changed to the "First Division Soccer League" and later to the "Premier League" in 1997. Tanzania Breweries became the sponsor of the championship, after which the league was called the Tanzania Breweries League (TBL). The contract with Breweries was terminated in 2001 after a conflict with the Tanzania Football Association. In 2002, a contract was signed with the telecommunication company Vodacom, which lasted until 2009, after which they were renewed the same year.

Date	R	Home v Away	-
04/27 13:00	24	Tabora United FC v Geita Gold	Cancelled
04/27 13:00	25	Ihefu SC v Namungo FC	Postponed
04/26 13:00	24	Dodoma Jiji FC v KMC FC	1-0
04/26 13:00	25	KMC FC v Kagera Sugar	Postponed
04/24 13:00	17	^[15] JKT Tanzania v Young Africans FC ^[1]	0-0
04/23 15:00	17	Dodoma Jiji FC v Simba Sports Club	Postponed
04/22 13:00	24	^[6] Tanzania Prisons v Kagera Sugar ^[7]	0-0
04/21 16:00	24	^[2] Azam FC v Ihefu SC ^[11]	1-0
04/21 13:00	24	^[10] Singida Big Stars FC v Mashujaa FC ^[14]	0-0
04/21 13:00	24	JKT Tanzania v Mtibwa Sugar	Postponed
04/21 11:00	24	Tabora United FC v Geita Gold	0-0
04/20 15:00	24	Dodoma Jiji FC v KMC FC	Postponed
04/20 14:00	23	^[1] Young Africans FC v Simba Sports Club ^[3]	2-1
04/19 15:00	24	Young Africans v Coastal Union	Postponed
04/19 13:00	24	Tanzania Prisons v Kagera Sugar	Postponed
04/19 13:00	24	Namungo FC v Simba Sports Club	Postponed
04/19 13:00	24	Azam FC v Ihefu SC	Postponed
04/18 13:00	23	Ihefu SC v Singida Big Stars FC	1-1
04/17 17:30	23	^[2] Azam FC v Mashujaa FC ^[15]	0-0
04/17 15:15	23	^[11] Namungo FC v Coastal Union ^[4]	1-0
04/17 13:00	23	^[13] Tabora United FC v Kagera Sugar ^[8]	0-3
04/17 11:00	23	^[13] Geita Gold v Tanzania Prisons ^[6]	0-0
04/16 16:00	23	^[8] Dodoma Jiji FC v JKT Tanzania ^[14]	0-0
04/16 13:00	23	^[16] Mtibwa Sugar v KMC FC ^[6]	0-1
04/15 13:00	23	Ihefu SC v Singida Fountain Gate FC	Postponed
04/14 16:00	22	^[11] Namungo FC v Azam FC ^[2]	0-2
04/14 15:00	23	Namungo FC v Coastal Union	Postponed
04/14 13:00	23	Geita Gold v Tanzania Prisons	Postponed
04/14 13:00	22	^[8] Singida Big Stars FC v Young Africans FC ^[1]	0-3
04/14 11:00	23	Tabora United FC v Kagera Sugar	Postponed

Tanzania Premier League

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