Singida United F.C.
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| Full name | Singida United Football Club |
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| Founded | 1972 (as Mto Sports club) |
| Ground | Namfua Stadium, Singida |
| Coach | Hans van der Pluijm |
| League | Tanzanian First Division League |
| 2016-2017 | 1st |
| Website | Club website |
Singida United is a Tanzanian football club based in Singida. Their home games are played at Namfua stadium in Singida. Singida United have had back to back promotions winning Tanzanian Second Division League Group A in 2016 and Tanzanian First Division League Group C in 2017. Former Young Africans S.C. Hans van der Pluijm was appointed as the club's new head coach on a 2 year contract on March 17, 2017.
The club began in 1972 as Mto Sports Club 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.
Singida United finished the Tanzanian First Division League Group C in 1st position and will play in the Tanzanian Premier League in the 2017-2018 season.
Singida United finished the Tanzanian Second Division League Group A in 1st position in 2015-2016 season and were promoted to play in the 2016-2017 Tanzanian First Division League
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