Baroka F.C.

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Baroka
Baroka F.C. logo.svg
Full nameBaroka Football Club
Nickname(s)Bakgakga
Founded30 December 2007;16 years ago (2007-12-30)
Ground Old Peter Mokaba Stadium [1]
Capacity15,000
ChairmanKhurishi Mphahlele
League First Division
2023–24 3rd

Baroka F.C. is a South African football club from Ga-Mphahlele near Polokwane, Limpopo that plays in the National First Division also known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, following their relegation from the top tier division commonly referred to as DStv Premiership.

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The club rose to prominence in 2011 by reaching the semi-final of the 2010–11 Nedbank Cup, defeating several Premier Soccer League sides like Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs along the way. [2] They also won the 2010–11 Vodacom League Limpopo division, but subsequently fell short at the playoff stage, to win the aspired promotion for National First Division. In their debut season in the National First Division they came close to gaining promotion play-offs to the Premier Soccer League but fell short on goal difference on the last day with a 1–1 draw against Thanda Royal Zulu.

In December 2023, the club only paid half of its player salaries. [3]

Achievements

League record

SAFA Second Division Limpopo Stream

National First Division

South African Premier Division

National First Division

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References

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