Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. Explained

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Fullname:Lamontville Golden Arrows
Football Club
Nickname:Abafana Bes'thende
(The Backheel Boys)
Founded:, bought Ntokozo FC franchise in 1996
Ground:Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban
Capacity:6,500
Chairman:Mato Madlala
Coach: Mabhuti Khanyeza
League:DStv Premiership
Season:2023–24
Position:9th
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Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League.

History

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

League

Cups

2009

Pre-season tournaments

Club records

League positions

National First Division (Coastal)

First team squad

Foreigners

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.

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permanent residency

Notable former coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Munyai . Ofhani . 2024-03-10 . Inside Steve Komphela's pre-game message that ignited Golden Arrows . 2024-03-13 . FARPost . en-ZA.