Zanzibar national football team
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The Zanzibar national football team represents Zanzibar in international football and is controlled by the Zanzibar Football Federation.
History
Zanzibar is not a member of FIFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup. The island is part of the nation of Tanzania, which holds FIFA recognition at the international level. Prior to the union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika in 1964, Zanzibar was a fully independent member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), but never qualified for the African Nations Cup. Zanzibar was a provisional member of the N.F.-Board. The team placed second in the 2006 FIFI Wild Cup tournament, losing 4–1 on penalties to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the final. For that tournament, they were coached by the German comedian Oliver Pocher. Their U-20 team also played in the 2006 ELF Cup, finishing fourth of eight, winning one game (1–0 against Kyrgyzstan's national football team) and drawing twice (against Gagauzia and Greenland) before losing 5–0 to Northern Cyprus in the semifinal. They regularly play in the CECAFA Cup, which includes national teams from Central and East Africa, and in 1995 they became champions, winning the final match 1–0 against the host nation, Uganda. In March 2017, Zanzibar were admitted to CAF, becoming its 55th member,[2] only for their membership to be rescinded four months later, with CAF president Ahmad Ahmad claiming the region should never have been admitted as it is not a sovereign nation.[3]
Results and fixtures
27 December 2023 Friendly | Tanzania File:Flag of Tanzania.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar |
Coaching history
- Romania Gheorghe Dungu (1972–1974)
- Germany Oliver Pocher (2005–2006)
- Egypt Abdel-Fattah Abbas (2006–2008)
- Senegal Souleymane Sané (2008–2011)
- England Stewart Hall (2010)
- TanzaniaHemed "Morocco" Suleiman (2017–2021)
- Zanzibar Hababuu Ali Omar (2021–present)
Notable players
Records
- As of 14 December 2019
- Players in bold are still active with Zanzibar.
Most appearances
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Top goalscorers
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Competition records
CECAFA Cup
Zanzibar competed in the Gossage Cup from 1949 to 1967, when the competition was renamed to the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup:
Gossage Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
Tanganyika Territory 1947 | Fourth Place | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Uganda 1948 | Third Place | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Zanzibar 1949 | Fourth Place | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Kenya 1950 | Fourth Place | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Tanganyika Territory 1951 | Third Place | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Uganda 1952 | Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Zanzibar 1953 | Third Place | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Kenya 1954 | Fourth Place | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Tanganyika Territory 1955 | Third Place | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
Uganda 1956 | Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Zanzibar 1957 | Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Kenya 1958 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Tanganyika Territory 1959 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Uganda 1960 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Kenya 1961 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
1962 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Kenya 1963 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Tanzania 1964 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Uganda 1965 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Zanzibar 1966 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Total | Runners-up | 20/37 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 141 |
East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
Kenya 1967 | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Tanzania 1968 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Uganda 1969 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Zanzibar 1970 | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Kenya 1971 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Total | Third place | 5/5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
CECAFA Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
Uganda 1973 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Tanzania 1974 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Zambia 1975 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Zanzibar 1976 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Somalia 1977 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Malawi 1978 | Did not enter | |||||||
Kenya 1979 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Sudan 1980 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Tanzania 1981 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Uganda 1982 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Kenya 1983 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Uganda 1984 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Zimbabwe 1985 | Did not enter | |||||||
Ethiopia 1987 | Fourth slace | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Malawi 1988 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Kenya 1989 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Zanzibar 1990 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Uganda 1991 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Tanzania 1992 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
Kenya 1994 | Did not enter | |||||||
Uganda 1995 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Sudan 1996 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Rwanda 1999 | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Uganda 2000 | Did not enter | |||||||
Rwanda 2001 | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Tanzania 2002 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Sudan 2003 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Ethiopia 2004 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
Rwanda 2005 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Ethiopia 2006 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Tanzania 2007 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Uganda 2008 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Kenya 2009 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Tanzania 2010 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Tanzania 2011 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Uganda 2012 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Kenya 2013 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Ethiopia 2015 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Kenya 2017 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
Uganda 2019 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 1 title | 36/40 | 124 | 29 | 32 | 63 | 100 | 184 |
Africa Cup of Nations
In March 2017, Zanzibar were admitted to the Confederation of African Football, becoming eligible for the Africa Cup of Nations.[2] The invitation was rescinded in July when FIFA rules forbade two teams from one nation.[3]
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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African Cup of Nations | ||||||||
1957–1963 | Did not enter | |||||||
1965–2023 | Ineligible |
Non-FIFA tournaments
World tournaments
World tournaments record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
FIFI Wild Cup and ELF Cup | ||||||||
2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Northern Cyprus 2006 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
VIVA World Cup | ||||||||
Occitania 2006 | Did not enter | |||||||
Sápmi 2008 | ||||||||
Padania 2009 | ||||||||
Gozo 2010 | ||||||||
Kurdistan Region 2012 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
CONIFA World Football Cup | ||||||||
Sápmi 2014 | Withdrew | |||||||
Abkhazia 2016 | Did not enter | |||||||
Barawa 2018 | ||||||||
Total | Third Place | 3/10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 |
Honours
Regional
Non-FIFA competitions
- FIFI Wild Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- Viva World Cup
- Third place (1): 2012
References
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Zanzibar admitted as full member of African soccer body". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zanzibar loses Caf membership in embarrassing U-turn". bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "Huyu ndiye Ali Badru: Straika aliyekimbia vurugu Misri akiamini Simba itampeleka Ulaya". Archived from the original on 2021-12-07.
- ↑ "Badru mchezaji bora wa Februari Ligi Kuu Zanzibar". mwanachi.co.tz. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.