Polokwane City F.C. Explained

Clubname:Polokwane City F.C.
Fullname:Polokwane City Football Club
Chairman:Johnny Mogaladi
Coach:Phuti Mohafe
League:Premiership
Season:2023–24
Position:8th
Ground:Old Peter Mokaba Stadium
Capacity:15,000
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Website:https://polokwanecityfc.co.za

Polokwane City Football Club is a South African professional football club based in the city of Polokwane in the Limpopo province that currently plays in the first tier South African Premier Division. The team plays its home matches at the Peter Mokaba Stadium.

History

Polokwane City FC was established in 2012 although after the owners of Bay United sold the franchise to the Mogaladi family. After playing in various temporary venues, the club was moved officially from Port Elizabeth to Polokwane City.

Bay United originally came into existence in 2006 when the franchise of the struggling National First Division club Maritzburg United was purchased and relocated to Port Elizabeth. The club spent one season in the Premier Soccer League, and the other years of its existence in the National First Division. Following the 2010–11 NFD season, the club's NFD franchise was moved to Polokwane, Limpopo.

In May 2013 City was promoted to the Premiership.

Honours

November 2012 accident

Four of the club's players died in a traffic accident on 11 November 2012. The crash occurred on the R71 highway, near Polokwane as the players were returning from their match against FC AK. A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunken and reckless driving. The deceased players were:[2]

Current squad

Updated 17 August, 2024.

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

Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer

Notable former coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Africa 2022/23 . 2023-08-06 . www.rsssf.org.
  2. http://www.kickoff.com/news/31277/deceased-polokwane-city-players-named Kickoff, South Africa: Deceased Polokwane City players named