Dynamos F.C. (South Africa)

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Dynamos
Dynamos.png
Full nameDynamos Football Club
Nickname(s)Ri Khomeni Ri Nga Peli
(Never let it set)
,
The Dynamites
Founded1997
Ground Giyani Stadium, Giyani
Capacity20,000
ChairmanPat Malabela
Manager Flag of South Africa.svg Owen Da Gama

Dynamos F.C were a South African professional soccer club based in Giyani, Limpopo.

Contents

League record

Premiership

National First Division

Premiership

National First Division

History

The club was bought by Pat Malabela in the early 2000s.

In 2006, the club sold its Premiership status to AmaZulu. [6]

Later, after a dispute over ownership, were relegated from the professional ranks, finishing bottom of the 2012–13 National First Division, after which they ceased to exist. [7] [8] [9]

Rivalry

They had a stern rivalry against Black Leopards, being the only two clubs in the province, and they contested what was known as Limpopo Derby.[ citation needed ]

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