Pretoria Callies F.C. Explained

Clubname:	Pretoria Callies F.C.
Fullname:	Pretoria Callies Football Club
Founded:	1898
Stadium:	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Capacity:	28,900
Chairman:	Moses Malada^[1]
Manager:	Sammy Troughton
League:	National First Division
Season:	2022–23
Position:	10th
Current:	2023–24 National First Division

Pretoria Callies Football Club, also known as Bantu Callies or Pretoria Bantu Callies is a South African professional soccer club based in Pretoria, Gauteng, who currently play in the National First Division.^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1898,^{[3] [4]} and were founder members of the National Professional Soccer League, later playing in the National Soccer League.^[5]

In 2020, the club earned promotion to the National First Division as runners-up of the 2019–20 SAFA Second Division.^{[6] [4]}

Stadium

Callies play at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.^{[7] [1]}

Honours

• SAFA Second Division
  • Runners-up (1): 2019–20^[4]

League record

SAFA Second Division Gauteng Stream

• 2017–18 – 10th^[8]
• 2018–19 – 8th^[9]
• 2019–20 – 1st (promoted)^[10]

National First Division

• 2020–21 – 8th
• 2021–22 – 12th
• 2022–23 – 10th

External links

• Pretoria Callies at Soccerway

Notes and References

1. Web site: foundation-championship-promotion/689237 Pretoria Callies to keep Sammy Troughton in GladAfrica Championship promotion. 13 November 2020. Kick Off. 21 March 2021.
2. Web site: Pretoria Callies - Diski Zone . 28 May 2017 .
3. Web site: Focus shifts to Nedbank Cup quarterfinals. supersport.com. 21 March 2021.
4. Web site: Bizana Pondo Chiefs win 2020 ABC Motsepe League National Title. 17 November 2020. SAFA.net. 21 March 2021.
5. Web site: Pretoria Callies returned to top-level competition. Scrolla Africa. 13 November 2020. 21 March 2021.
6. Web site: Pretoria Callies and Bizana Pondo Chiefs earn promotion to the national first division. SowetanLIVE. 21 March 2021.
7. Web site: Callies host JDR Stars in local derby. supersport.com. 21 March 2021.
8. Web site: 2016-09-08 . ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2017/2018 – Diski Zone . 2023-09-15 . en-ZA.
9. Web site: 2018-07-05 . ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2018/2019 - Diski Zone . 2023-09-15 . en-ZA.
10. Web site: 2018-07-05 . ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2019/2020 – Diski Zone . 2023-09-15 . en-ZA.