Tanzania 1987

Mainland League

NB: first tie-breaker was goals scored

Round 18
Maji Maji        0-1 Young Africans
Pamba            1-0 Nyota Nyekundu
Railways         2-5 Coastal Union    [annulled]
RTC Kigoma       2-5 Biashara Mwanza  [annulled]
Simba            5-5 Tukuyu Stars     [annulled]

NB: FAT decided to annul three matches from the final round due to match fixing (presumably
    related to the tie-breaker rules)

Final Table:

 1.Young Africans  18  9  5  4  20-10  23  Champions
 2.Pamba           18  9  5  4  16- 9  23
 3.Maji Maji       18  7  6  5  17-13  20
 4.RTC Kigoma      17  7  4  6  15-20  18  [*]
 5.Nyota Nyekundu  18  6  5  7  15-14  17
 6.Tukuyu Stars    17  4  9  4  12-14  17  [*]
 7.Simba SC        17  5  6  6  14-15  16  [*]
 8.Coastal Union   17  6  3  8  12-14  15  [*]
 9.Biashara        17  6  3  8  11-11  15  [*]  Relegated
10.Railways        17  1  8  8   8-20  10  [*]  Relegated

[*] final round match annulled due to match-fixing.

Yanga (as Mainland League winners) and Pamba qualified for the Union Super League 
at the end of the season. 
 

Zanzibar Super League

Participants (7):

Black Fighter         
Jamhuri          
K.M.K.M.             
Miembeni            
Mwenge                
Small Simba            
Ujamaa                 

Miembeni (as Zanzibar champions) and Small Simba (runners-up) qualified for the 
Union Super League at the end of the season. 

NB: Malindi were first division zonal champions (Unguja zone)


Union Super League

NB: played October-November 1987

Young Africans   3-0 Pamba
Young Africans   2-2 Miembeni
Small Simba      1-0 Young Africans
Small Simba      2-1 Miembeni
Pamba            2-0 Small Simba
Pamba            0-0 Miembeni
Pamba            1-0 Young Africans
Small Simba      1-1 Pamba
Miembeni         2-1 Small Simba
Miembeni         1-2 Young African
Young Africans   2-1 Small Simba
Miembeni         2-0 Pamba

Final Table:

 1.Young Africans         6  3  1  2  9- 6   7  Champions 
 2.Miembeni               6  2  2  2  8- 7   6
 3.Pamba                  6  2  2  2  4- 6   6
 4.Small Simba            6  2  1  3  6- 8   5

1986

1988

list of champions

Source: Daily News (Tanzania), September 1987

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