Ria Stars F.C.

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Ria Stars F.C.
Ria Stars FC logo.svg
Nickname(s)Manyora (Petty Thieves)
Founded1989
Dissolved2002
Ground Pietersburg, Limpopo
ChairmanRia Ledwaba [1]

Ria Stars was a South African football club from Pietersburg. The club was owned by businesswoman Ria Ledwaba and nicknamed Manyora (Petty Thieves). [2]

They were formed in 1989 and in 2000 they were promoted to the Premiership after winning the Inland Stream of the 1999–2000 National First Division. [3] In 2002 Ria Stars were bought out by the league for 8 million rand (roughly US$800,000) in order to reduce fixture congestion. [4]

References

  1. "R44m Ria Stars claim 'seriously sick'". IOL. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. "Ria Stars Polokwane". Futboll24. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. "The Ups And Downs Of Limpopo Teams" . Retrieved 2 September 2023 via PressReader.
  4. "Two Stars vanish from PSL universe". IOL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.