Cuca Tops FC

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Cuca Tops FC
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Founded1974
Ground Rundu Sports Stadium
Capacity500
ChairmanHerculano Mwenyo [1]
ManagerGundolf Mukoya [2]
League Namibia Premiership

Cuca Tops FC is a Namibian football club based in Rundu which currently plays in the Namibia Premiership.

Contents

History

Cuca Tops FC was established in 1974 and is the oldest football club in Rundu and the entire Kavango East region. [3] [4] The club won the First Division North East for the 2023/2024 season and earned promotion to the Namibia Premiership. It would be the club's first season in Namibia's top flight since the 2002/2003 season, a twenty-two year absence. [5]

Domestic history

Key

  Champion  Runners-up  3rd Place

SeasonLeagueDomestic CupNotes
Div.Pos.Pl.WDLGFGAGDP
2002/2003 [6] 1st
16th
293521-6615Relegated to First Division
2024/2025 1st

Honours

Winners: 2023/2024

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