The Tanzanian Championship (formerly, Second Division League and "Ligi Daraja la Kwanza" in Swahili) is the second tier of league football in Tanzania. The league is made up of sixteen teams that play thirty rounds, home and away.The league was formed in 1930.[2]
The top two teams at the end of the season get promoted to the Tanzania Premier League, while the third and fourth go into a playoff with two last-placed teams not eligible for automatic relegation. The last two teams are relegated to the first division, while the last four teams go into a playoff. The two winners in the playoffs are retained, while the two losing teams are relegated to the First League.
Kimondo Super S.C. (Mbeya) (failed to play its fixture on 28 January 2017 with JKT Mlale F.C. in Songea; penalties included disqualification from this competition, forfeiture of all group fixtures this season, and a two-level relegation to the regional competition for 2017/18)[5]
Ruvu Shooting F.C. (Mlandizi) (relegated to this division for this season and then promoted to Premier League for 2016/17)
Group C
Geita Gold S.C. (Geita) (penalized for fixing its 8-0 defeat of JKT Kanembwa by forfeiting all group games and being relegated to Second Division for 2016/17)[7][8]
JKT Kanembwa F.C. (Kigoma) (two-level relegation to regional competition for 2016/17, with one level resulting from fixing its 8-0 loss to Geita Gold F.C.; penalties also included forfeiture of all group games)[7][8]
JKT Oljoro F.C. (Arusha) (penalized for fixing its 7-0 loss to Polisi Tabora F.C. by forfeiting all group games and being relegated to Second Division for 2016/17)[7][8]
Mbao F.C. (Mwanza) (promoted to this division for this season; finished fourth on the field but elevated to first after four other teams forfeited all their group games; promoted to Premiere League for 2016/17)[8]
Polisi Tabora F.C. (Tabora) (penalized for fixing its 7-0 defeat of JKT Oljoro F.C. by forfeiting all group games and being relegated to Second Division for 2016/17)[7][8]
African Sports F.C. (Tanga) (promoted to this division for this season after winning Group A of the Regional Champions League in June 2014;[9] promoted to Premier League for 2015/16)
Ashanti United S.C. (Dar es Salaam) (relegated to this division for this season)
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