Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C.

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Golden Arrows
Full nameLamontville Golden Arrows
Football Club
Nickname(s)Abafana Bes'thende
(The Backheel Boys)
Founded1943; 81 years ago (1943), bought Ntokozo FC franchise in 1996
GroundSugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban
Capacity6,500
ChairmanMato Madlala
CoachSouth Africa Mabhuti Khanyeza
LeagueDStv Premiership
2022–239th

Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League.

History[edit]

It was founded in 1943 in the streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban. The club played in the defunct National Professional Soccer League in the 1970s until they were relegated in 1976. They played in the Second Division thereafter until 1980 when they were embroiled in a soccer scandal and thrown out of the National Professional Soccer League.

The team was formed again in 1996 when the Madlala family bought the Second Division franchise of Ntokozo FC and changed its name to Lamontville Golden Arrows.

In 2000 they won promotion to the PSL by winning the National First Division Coastal Stream.

Arrows claimed their first piece of major silverware when they won the 2009 MTN 8, routing Ajax Cape Town 6–0 in the final played at Orlando Stadium.

Honours[edit]

League[edit]

  • 1999–2000 – National First Division Coastal Stream Champions (2nd tier)
  • 2014–15 – National First Division (2nd tier)

Cups[edit]

Pre-season tournaments[edit]

  • 2011 – KZN Premier's Cup
Former club crest

Club records[edit]

League positions[edit]

National First Division (Coastal)[edit]

South African Premier Division[edit]

National First Division[edit]

South African Premier Division[edit]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 DF Uganda UGA Ismail Watenga (on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns)
2 DF South Africa RSA Sazi Gumbi
3 MF South Africa RSA Olwethu Ncube
5 DF South Africa RSA Gladwin Shitolo
6 FW South Africa RSA Tebogo Tlolane
9 FW South Africa RSA Ryan Moon
11 FW South Africa RSA Nduduzo Sibiya
12 MF South Africa RSA Velemseni Ndwandwe
14 MF South Africa RSA Angelo Van Rooi
15 DF South Africa RSA Thabani Zuke (Captain)
18 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Knox Mutizwa
19 FW South Africa RSA Sibusiso Sibeko
22 DF South Africa RSA Bradley Cross
23 MF South Africa RSA Lungelo Dube
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF South Africa RSA Nqobeko Dlamini
25 MF South Africa RSA Teboho Motloung
26 MF South Africa RSA Thubelihle Magubane
27 DF South Africa RSA Ntsikelelo Nxadi
28 GK Nigeria NGA Olufemi Kayode
30 DF South Africa RSA Sbonelo Cele
31 DF South Africa RSA Nduduzo Mhlongo
32 GK South Africa RSA Nkosingiphile Gumede
35 MF South Africa RSA Themba Mantshiyane
36 GK South Africa RSA Sifiso Mlungwana
37 DF South Africa RSA Siyavuya Ndlovu
40 FW South Africa RSA Lungelo Nguse
42 DF South Africa RSA Brandon Theron
43 FW Ivory Coast CIV Gbagbo Junior Magbi

Foreigners[edit]

In the South African PSL, only five non-South African nationals can be registered. Foreign players who have acquired permanent residency can be registered as locals. Namibians born before 1990 can be registered as South Africans.


permanent residency

Notable former coaches[edit]

Shirt sponsor and kit manufacturer[edit]

  • Shirt sponsor: None
  • Kit manufacturer: None

References[edit]

  1. ^ Munyai, Ofhani (10 March 2024). "Inside Steve Komphela's pre-game message that ignited Golden Arrows". FARPost. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

External links[edit]