Arusha F.C.

Arusha City FC
Full nameArusha City Football Club
GroundSheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium
Capacity20,000
LeagueTanzanian Second Division League

Arusha City F.C. is a Tanzanian football club from Arusha. Its home games are played at Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium. The team played in the Tanzanian Premier League in 2007, but was relegated at the end of the season to the second level and played in the Tanzanian Second Division League, the third tier.[1]

Arusha FC returned to the Tanzanian Premier League for the 2010/11 season only to be once again relegated to the Second Division League.[2] In 2023, the city is scheduled to host the regional football league in September.[3]

Arusha also participated in the 2022 edition of the Super Cup final against Nyota FC.[4] Tusker FC also traveled to Arusha for pre-season friendlies in 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "AFC Club Now Under Arusha City Council". Daily News. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
    - Nelly Mtema (17 February 2012). "AFC Arusha Relegated". Daily News. Retrieved 22 August 2020 – via allAfrica.
  2. ^ a b Sports, Pulse (2023-08-05). "Tusker to travel to Arusha for pre-season friendlies". Pulse Sports Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. ^ "Arusha schedules 2023 Regional Football League for September". The Tanzania Times. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  4. ^ Takwa, Esther (2023-07-22). "Arusha City face Nyota in Super Cup final - Daily News". Retrieved 2023-09-19.