Zanzibar League
Unguja Zone (Liga Kuu Kuwa ('Major League', 1st level))
Table (after 12 Rounds?):
1.Miembeni 22
2.Mlandege 20
3.KMKM 19
4.Tembo 19
5.Kipanga 18
6.Mundu 18
7.Taifa Jang’ombe 16
8.Mafunzo 16
9.Malindi 15
10.Sharp Boys
11.Polisi
12.Forodha
13.Kizimkazi
14.Urafiki
15.Beach Boys
16.Kikwajuni
NB: Mbali and Jamhuri (2nd and 3rd in 2004) play in Pemba zone.
Top of Table (Apr 25):
1.KMKM 30
2.Mlandege 28
3.Malindi 27
4.Tembo
Topscorers:
Joseph Malik (Tembo) 8
Amour Aziz (Malindi) 7
Rajab Rashid (Tembo or Malindi) 6
Top of Table (May 22):
1.Malindi 18 34
2.Mlandege 32
3.Miembeni 17? 31
4.KMKM 17? 31
Top of Table (Jun 5; after 19 rounds?):
1.Mlandege 36
2.Malindi 35
3.KMKM 35
4.Taifa Jang’ombe 35
5.Miembeni 34
Top of Table (Jun 19):
1.Mlandege 37
2.KMKM 36
3.Miembeni 35
4.Taifa Jang’ombe 35
5.Mundu 35
6.Malindi 35
Bottom of Table (Jun 19):
14.Urafiki 16
15.Kikwajuni 14
16.Beach Boys 10
Top of Table (Jul 3):
1.Mlandege 46
2.Malindi 44
3.Miembeni 43
4.Mafunzo 43
5.Polisi 43
6.KMKM 43
7.Taifa Jang’ombe 40
[Jul 4]
KMKM 2-0 Urafiki
[Jul 5]
Polisi FC 2-0 Mafunzo
[Jul?]
KMKM 2-0 Mafunzo
[Jul 13]
KMKM 2-0 Kizimkazi
Polisi 4-0 Beach Boys
[Jul 14]
Kikwajuni 3-2 Tembo
Sharp Boys 3-1 Urafiki
Reported Point Standings (Jul 17):
1.KMKM 53 (?)
2.Polisi 53 (?)
3.Mlandege 50
4.Miembeni 50
5.Malindi 48 (49?)
6.Taifa Jang’ombe 47
7.Mafunzo
.
14.Kizimkazi 29
15.Urafiki 18
16.Beach Boys 13
[Jul 18]
Malindi 4-1 Kipanga
Miembeni 0-0 Mlandege
Top-4 (order not known)
.Malindi
.Miembeni
.Polisi 52 Qualified
.KMKM 52 Qualified
5.Mlandege
Kikwajuni and Sharp Boys saved from relegation
Malindi, Miembeni, Polisi and KMKM qualified for Zanzibar Super 8 League
together with the top-4 teams from the Pemba Zone: Jamhuri, Kizimbani,
Mwenge and Young Islanders
Zanzibar Super Eight League
[Jul 28]
Polisi 1-0 Jamhuri
[Msabah Shaaban 10]
[Jul 29]
Miembeni 7-1 Young Islanders
[Jul 31]
Mwenge 0-1 Miembeni
[Mohammed Golo 89]
[Aug 2]
KMKM 2-1 Jamhuri
Reported Standings (Aug 7):
1.Polisi 7 6 1 0 19
2.Malindi 16
3.KMKM 13
4.Miembeni 8
5.Jamhuri 8
6.Kizimbani 6
7.Mwenge 2
8.Young Islanders 2
Round 11 [Aug 31, Sep 1?]
Jamhuri - Polisi
Kizimbani - Malindi
Yg. Islanders - Miembeni
Mwenge - KMKM
Round 12 [Sep 3]
Polisi 3-2 Kizimbani
Jamhuri - Malindi
Mwenge - Miembeni
Yg. Islanders - KMKM
Table:
1.Polisi 12 10 2 0 32 Champions
2?.KMKM 17
Round 13
[Sep 6]
Jamhuri - KMKM
Kizimbani - Miembeni
[Sep 7]
Yg. Islanders - Malindi
Mwenge - Polisi
Round 14
[Sep 8]
Kizimbani - KMKM
Jamhuri - Miembeni
[Sep 9]
Mwenge - Malindi
Yg. Islanders - Polisi
NB: Polisi won championship; they will enter the CAF Champions League 2006
(and JKU the Confederation Cup - as league runners-up??), in spite of
CAF's refusal to accept Zanzibar as full member (following FIFA's
negative decision).
There was no Union League (Liga ya Muungano) 2005.
Liga Daraja la Kwanza ('First League', 2nd level) (Unguja)
Participants:
Kanda (?)
Small Simba
Aluta
Amaan Fresh
JKU
Unguja Ukuu
Shangani
Bandari
Zantex
Stone Town
Mnarani
Dimbani
Hekaheka
Mtende Rangers
Vikokotoni
Real Zanzibar
Chwaka Stars
Top of Table (Jun 19):
1.JKU 31
2.Small Simba 29
3.Mtende Rangers 29
Promoted: JKU, Small Simba, Mtende Rangers, Bandari
Pre-Season Friendly Match
[Jan 7?]
KMKM 2-1 Kipanga
[Jan ?]
KMKM 2-1 Mlandege
KMKM 3-1 JKU
KMKM 1-1 Polisi
[Jan 7? (or final of below cup tournament?]
Miembeni 1-0 Polisi
Mapinduzi Cup 2005 (for Unguja clubs)
Final [Sep 19, Amaan stadium]
Mafunzo 2-0 JKU (Jeshi la Kujenga Uchumi)
[Said Yusuph 87, Sief Khamis 88]
Maendeleo Cup 2005 (for Pemba clubs)
Final [Pemba; inferred]
Chipukizi bt Jamhuri
Zanzibar Cup 2005 (between finalists of Mapinduzi and Maendeleo Cups)
Third Place Match [Sep 22, Amaan stadium]
Jamhuri - JKU
Final [Mao Tse Tung stadium]
Mafunzo - Chipukizi
NB: winners qualify for CAF Confederation Cup 2006; later JKU were
reported to have qualified (reportedly as league runners-up??)
Cup Tournament (unclear for what trophy; dedicated to Mao Tse Tung?)
NB: other participants (quarterfinalists?) may have included:
Malindi, Kipanga, Taifa Jaang'ombe, Tembo
Semifinals [Jan 14]
Polisi 5-0 Sharp Boys
Miembeni 2-0 Mlandege
Final [Jan 17]
Polisi - Miembeni
Mkapa Cup 2005 (invitational tournament)
NB: postponed until further notice by government
Semifinals [both at Amaan stadium, Zanzibar]
[Oct 11]
Polisi (Zanz.) - Simba
[Oct 12]
Jamhuri (Pba.) - Yanga
Third Place Match [Oct 15, national stadium, Dar es Salaam]
Final [Oct 15, national stadium, Dar es Salaam]
NB: 2006 league to start Jan 20, played in 2 groups of 10 teams each;
top level to be reduced to 12 clubs for 2008
Sources: IPP Media
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