Cape Town City F.C. (2016)

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Cape Town City F.C.
Cape Town City F.C. (2016) logo.png
Full nameCape Town City Football Club
Nickname(s)
  • The Citizens
  • Blue and Gold Army
Short nameCape Town City
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Ground Cape Town Stadium
Capacity55,000
Coordinates 33°54′12.46″S18°24′40.15″E / 33.9034611°S 18.4111528°E / -33.9034611; 18.4111528
OwnerMichel Comitis, John Comitis
Head coach Eric Tinkler
League DStv Premiership
2022–23 3rd
Website Club website

Cape Town City Football Club (Afrikaans : Kaapstad Sokkerklub) is a South African professional football club based in Cape Town, South Africa, that plays in the Premier Soccer League (PSL). The original football club Cape Town City FC was founded in 1962, before being reformed in 2016. The team plays its home matches at the Cape Town Stadium, and its training centre is based at Hartleyvale Stadium, the club's original home ground between 1962–77. [1]

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History

Cape Town City was resurrected when South African businessman and former professional soccer player John Comitis purchased the franchise rights of defunct Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. [2] Comitis was one of two co-founders of Ajax Cape Town F.C. in 1999 but eventually sold his shares in 2013. [3] In 2016, Comitis bought defunct Black Aces, located in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, and relocated the team with the franchise license in Cape Town. [3]

Stadium

Cape Town City play their home matches at Cape Town Stadium in the suburb of Green Point in Cape Town. [4] In 2018, the club announced that they would begin using Hartleyvale Stadium as a training facility but continue home matches at Cape Town Stadium. [5]

Rivalries

Cape Town is a city with many football clubs and so there are many smaller derbies. However the fixtures against the second largest club in the city, Cape Town Spurs FC (formerly Ajax Cape Town FC) are the biggest derby games. Fellow DStv Premiership team Stellenbosch FC (formerly Vasco de Gama FC) are also considered close rivals.

There is also a rivalry against Supersport United after the Telkom Knockout final in 2016 and the MTN 8 finals of 2017 and 2018 all being contested by the two clubs.

Honours

Cape Town City won the 2016 Telkom Knockout Cup, defeating Supersport United 2–1 in the final on 10 December 2016. City scored 12 goals in four games during the tournament to win in 2016–17 Cape Town City F.C. season. [6]

Club technical team

PositionName
Head coach Flag of South Africa.svg Eric Tinkler [7]
Assistant coach Flag of South Africa.svg Diogo Peral
Analyst Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Lamb
Team manager Flag of South Africa.svg Moenier Davids
Sport scientist Flag of South Africa.svg Lee Miles
Physiotherapist Flag of South Africa.svg Andrew Coppin
Biokineticist Flag of South Africa.svg Hlalefo Senoamali
Head of Recruitment: Flag of South Africa.svg Grant Veitch
Recruitment Analyst Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Greenberg

First-team squad

As of 26 January, 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Thamsanqa Mkhize ( captain )
3 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Thato Mokeke
4 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Nathan Fasika
5 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Brice Ambina
6 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Relebogile Mokhuoane
7 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Thabiso Kutumela (on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns )
8 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Mpho Makola
10 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Khanyisa Mayo
11 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Tshegofatso Nyama
13 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Marc Van Heerden
14 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Ramazani Tshimanga
15 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Keanu Cupido
16 GK Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Darren Keet
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 FW Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Darwin González
22 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Patrick Fisher
23 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Jaedin Rhodes
25 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Lorenzo Gordinho
26 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Thabo Nodada
27 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Taahir Goedeman
29 FW Flag of Angola.svg  ANG Jó Paciência
31 GK Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Bongani Mpandle
41 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Luke Daniels
44 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Luyolo Slatsha
47 GK Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Luca Diana-Oliaro
53 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Shakeel April

Legends

Cape Town City offers lifetime awards to a distinguished group of 30 Cape Town football "Legends". Notable players such as Thabo Mngomeni, David Nyathi, Ben Anderson, Bernard Hartze, Reggie Jantjies, Farouk Abrahams, Teko Modise, Craig Martin, Edmilson Dove and Lebogang Manyama feature as honourees on this list. [8] This also includes the long-serving captain, Thamsanqa Mkhize.

The club's first and current manager, Eric Tinkler achieved early success. The club also has been managed by ex-South African footballer Benni McCarthy.

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References

  1. ↑ "Cape Town City upbeat after obtaining new training ground". SportsClub. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mpumalanga Black Aces renamed Cape Town City Football Club". Goal.com. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Comitis to launch new Cape Town PSL club". iol.co.za. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Said, Nick (29 June 2016). "PSL newcomers Cape Town City FC finally launched in the Mother City". Times Live. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ambitious Cape Town City making plans to build own stadium". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Tshwaku, Khanyiso (10 December 2016). "Cape Town City down SuperSport to win Telkom Knockout final". Times LIVE. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cape Town City confirm appointment of Eric Tinkler". Kick Off. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Team". Cape Town City FC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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