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| Full name | Engen Santos Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The People's Team | ||
| Founded | 1982 | ||
| Ground | Poplar Avenue, Thornton, Cape Town | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Goolam Allie | ||
| Coach | Farouk Abrahams | ||
| League | ABC Motsepe League | ||
| 2023–24 | 5th Stream A | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Santos Football Club or simply Santos is a South African professional soccer club based in the Lansdowne, [1] a suburb of the city of Cape Town. It plays in the SAFA Second Division. [2]
The club was established in Heideveld on the Cape Flats in 1982 and was originally known as Lightbodys Santos FC, after its sponsor. During apartheid, it was renowned for the insistence on non-racial inclusivity, hence its nickname "The People's Team".
They played in the Federation Professional League (FPL), the only truly non-racial football body in the country from 1982 to 1990. They won the championship in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990 before joining the National Soccer League.
The NSL became the PSL in 1996, with Santos earning promotion to the new league for the 1997–98 season. Santos tasted their first success in the new format of the league in 2001–02 when they surprisingly won the title under the mentorship of Gordon Igesund. This side featured players like Edries Burton, Andre Arendse, Musa Otieno and the club's all-time top goalscorer Jean-Marc Ithier. With the title win Santos became the first – and to date the only – team that was not a founder-member of the PSL to win the league.
They were also crowned Bob Save Super Bowl winners in 2001 and BP Top 8 winners in 2002.
Santos were relegated from the PSL at the end of the 2011–12 season for the first time in the club's history. After finishing 15th in the league they entered the 2011–12 PSL Playoff Tournament where they were pitted against Chippa United and Thanda Royal Zulu. Heading into their final playoff game Santos needed a win over Chippa United to maintain their PSL status but they were defeated 4–3 and subsequently relegated, with Chippa United taking their place in the PSL. [3]
Santos were relegated from the National First Division at the end of the 2016–17 season. The club now plays in the Western Cape ABC Motsepe League.
David Bright (2008–09)
Roald Poulsen (2004)
Jean-Marc Ithier (2007–08)
Mart Nooij (2012)
Clive Barker (2000–01, 2005) Gordon Igesund (2001–02) Roger De Sa (2005–07) Boebie Solomons (2003–04, 2009–11)
Muhsin Ertugral (2003) Edries Burton 409 Jean-Marc Ithier 70
Musa Otieno Cassiem Mohamed 44 (1993) Duncan Crowie 19 (1991)
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