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| Full name | Mother City Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Dissolved | 2002 |
Mother City F.C. were a South African association football club founded in 1999 after Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs merged to form Ajax Cape Town, and Mother City purchased the Cape Town Spurs licence. The club was based in Cape Town. [1]
The club set a number of unwanted records in their only season in the top flight. These included most losses in a season (28), fewest goals scored (22), most goals conceded (85), worst goal difference (-63), fewest points scored (10) and fewest away points scored (0). [2]
The club suffered two relegations in three years.[ citation needed ]
Bernard Hartze (1999–2000) [3] | Season | Division | Final Position | Games Played | Games Won | Games Drew | Games Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Pointes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Premier Soccer League | 18 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | −85 | 10 | Relegated [4] |
| 2000–01 | National First Division (Coastal Stream) | 8 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 32 | −31 | 32 | [5] |
| 2001–02 | National First Division (Coastal Stream) | 14 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 20 | −41 | 13 | Relegated [6] |
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