Cape Town City F.C. (2016)
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| Full name | Cape Town City Football Club | |||
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| Short name | Cape Town City | |||
| Founded | 2016 | |||
| Ground | Cape Town Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 55,000 | |||
| Coordinates | 33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E / 33.9034611°S 18.4111528°E | |||
| Owner | Michel Comitis, John Comitis | |||
| Head coach | Eric Tinkler | |||
| League | DStv Premiership | |||
| 2022–23 | 3rd | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Cape Town City Football Club (Afrikaans: Kaapstad Sokkerklub) is a South African professional football club based in Cape Town, South Africa, that plays in the Premier Soccer League (PSL). The original football club Cape Town City FC was founded in 1962, before being reformed in 2016. The team plays its home matches at the Cape Town Stadium, and its training centre is based at Hartleyvale Stadium, the club's original home ground between 1962–77.[1]
History[edit]
Cape Town City was resurrected when South African businessman and former professional soccer player John Comitis purchased the franchise rights of defunct Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.[2] Comitis was one of two co-founders of Ajax Cape Town F.C. in 1999 but eventually sold his shares in 2013.[3] In 2016, Comitis bought defunct Black Aces, located in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, and relocated the team with the franchise license in Cape Town.[3]
Stadium[edit]
Cape Town City play their home matches at Cape Town Stadium in the suburb of Green Point in Cape Town.[4] In 2018, the club announced that they would begin using Hartleyvale Stadium as a training facility but continue home matches at Cape Town Stadium.[5]
Rivalries[edit]
Cape Town is a city with many football clubs and so there are many smaller derbies. However the fixtures against the second largest club in the city, Cape Town Spurs FC (formerly Ajax Cape Town FC) are the biggest derby games. Fellow DStv Premiership team Stellenbosch FC (formerly Vasco de Gama FC) are also considered close rivals.
There is also a rivalry against Supersport United after the Telkom Knockout final in 2016 and the MTN 8 finals of 2017 and 2018 all being contested by the two clubs.
Honours[edit]
Cape Town City won the 2016 Telkom Knockout Cup, defeating Supersport United 2–1 in the final on 10 December 2016. City scored 12 goals in four games during the tournament to win in 2016–17 Cape Town City F.C. season.[6]
Club technical team[edit]
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| Head coach |  Eric Tinkler[7]
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| Assistant coach | Diogo Peral
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| Analyst | Paul Lamb
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| Team manager | Moenier Davids
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| Sport scientist | Lee Miles
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| Physiotherapist | Andrew Coppin
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| Biokineticist | Hlalefo Senoamali
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| Head of Recruitment: | Grant Veitch
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| Recruitment Analyst | Dylan Greenberg
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First-team squad[edit]
- As of 26 January, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Legends[edit]
Cape Town City offers lifetime awards to a distinguished group of 30 Cape Town football "Legends". Notable players such as Thabo Mngomeni, David Nyathi, Ben Anderson, Bernard Hartze, Reggie Jantjies, Farouk Abrahams, Teko Modise, Craig Martin, Edmilson Dove and Lebogang Manyama feature as honourees on this list.[8] This also includes the long-serving captain, Thamsanqa Mkhize.
The club's first and current manager, Eric Tinkler achieved early success. The club also has been managed by ex-South African footballer Benni McCarthy.
References[edit]
- ^ "Cape Town City upbeat after obtaining new training ground". SportsClub. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Mpumalanga Black Aces renamed Cape Town City Football Club". Goal.com. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Comitis to launch new Cape Town PSL club". iol.co.za. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Said, Nick (29 June 2016). "PSL newcomers Cape Town City FC finally launched in the Mother City". Times Live. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Ambitious Cape Town City making plans to build own stadium". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Tshwaku, Khanyiso (10 December 2016). "Cape Town City down SuperSport to win Telkom Knockout final". Times LIVE. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Cape Town City confirm appointment of Eric Tinkler". Kick Off. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "The Team". Cape Town City FC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
