Expect a very active pre-season in the transfer market this season.
With the added excitement of 10 team this season, there has been a lot of jostling for players in the first week since the draft and the expectation is that the pre-season transfer market will remain busy.
Here is the current list of pre-season movers and shakers: Continue reading
Zanzibar FC 2013/2014 is scheduled to kick-off on Saturday, 5th October.
The highly anticipated Zanzibar FC draft was held on Sunday, 15th September and with 110 players to choose from the 10 team captains had a lot of thinking to do.
The top 2 draft pics for this season were veteran strikers Shani Kara and Abbas Hasham, with ZFC rookie Nayu Akbar coming in 3rd.
The squads can be found on “http://stats.zanzibarfc.com/” by clicking on the “Teams” link.
Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi celebrates Zanzibar FC’s expansion to 10 teams.
Due to the overwhelming number applicants for the hotly anticipated 2013/2014 ZFC season, the league has been expanded to 10 teams.
The original 96 spots were filled up in a record breaking 2 hours and 44 minutes and the application forms kept on coming in.
With the expansion there will now be 120 players taking part in the new season and therefore the 10 team captains will have a lot of research to do before this weekend’s draft.
Registration for Zanzibar FC starts at 8pm on Thursday, 5th September. Sign up early to avoid disappointment.
Registration for the Zanzibar FC 2013/2014 season starts at 8:00pm on Thursday, 5th September 2013.
The entry fee is $185 per player.
The entry fee includes 14 league games, play-offs and a jersey.
The season will start in October 2013 and will run through to April/May 2014.
Playoff Champions Manama FC celebrate their 3-0 playoff final win over League Champions Mozambique Stars.
League Champions: Mozambique Stars
League Runners-Up: Manama FC
Playoff Champions: Manama FC
Playoff Runners-Up: Mozambique Stars
Rookie of the Year: Mohamed Ali Chehade
Goalie of the Year: Mehdi Somji
Golden Boot: Mohammed Mandan, Hisham Ali and Shani Kara
League MVP: Taha Ali
The Zanzibar FC Playoff trophy doesn’t look too dissimilar to the World Cup trophy.
** Kick-off times have been updated **
The Zanzibar FC playoffs kick-off at 9:30pm on Saturday, 20th April.
Undefeated league champions Mozambique Stars will be looking for a routine victory over Gor Mahia on their way to completing the league and cup double.
All yellow-cards are reset for the playoffs.
Quarter-Finals
Saturday, 20th April @ 9:30pm – (4) Sofapaka FC vs (5) Taifa Stars
Saturday, 20th April @ 10:30pm – (3) FC Dynamo vs (6) Gymkhana
Saturday, 20th April @ 11:30pm – (2) Manama FC vs (7) AFC Leopards
Sunday, 21st April @ 12:30am – (1) Mozambique Stars vs (8) Gor Mahia
Champions: Chelsea lift the European Cup
Undefeated Mozambique Stars win the Zanzibar FC 2012/2013 title with an impressive nine wins and five draws.
A 3-2 win over AFC Leopards on the final day of the season sees the Stars finish four-points ahead of rivals Manama FC.
Gor Mahia 0 – 5 Taifa Stars
AFC Leopard 2 – 3 Mozambique Stars
Sofapaka FC 3 – 2 FC Dynamo
Manama FC 3 – 3 Gymkhana
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (Manchester United) is sent off for assaulting Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid) at Old Trafford during their Champions League encounter.
The final round of league games has been postponed to 6th April.
The only thing between Mozambique Stars and the league title are the AFC Leopards.
Mozambique need all-three points to secure the league title, a draw would most probably be good enough due to their superior goal difference.
A Mozambique draw would mean Manama FC could win the league by beating Gymkhana by nine clear goals in their final game.
Manama FC 3 – 2 Taifa Stars
Sofapaka 6 – 1 Gor Mahia
Gymkhana 8 – 5 AFC Leopards
FC Dynamo 1 – 4 Mozambique Stars
Zanzibar FC 
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