Mbao FC is a football club from

Mwanza Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest c ...

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

. 'Mbao' is the Swahili word for 'wood'.

History

2015/2016

They won promotion to the

Tanzanian Premier League The Tanzania Mainland Premier League () is the top-level professional football league in Tanzania and is administered by the Tanzania Football Federation. History The league was first organised in 1921 in Dar es Salaam. By 1929, it had six part ...

after the 2015/2016 season. They were promoted after a match fixing scandal forced other teams to relegate.

2016/2017

In the 2016/2017 season they are one of two teams from

playing in the Premier League. The other being

Toto African Toto African SC is a football club in Mwanza, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Ugand ...

2017

In May 2017, Mbao FC played the final of the Azam Sports Federation Cup, against Simba Sports Club. Simba won the game 2–1 in extra time. They play their home games at CCM Kirumba Stadium.

2019/20

Mbao FC were relegated to the second division after losing a relegation playoff match to Ihefu SC.

References

Football clubs in Tanzania Mwanza Mwanza Region {{Tanzania-footyclub-stub