Pretoria Callies F.C.
Full name | Pretoria Callies Football Club |
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Founded | 1898 |
Stadium | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
Capacity | 28,900 |
Coordinates | 25°46′33.31″S 28°4′22.33″E / 25.7759194°S 28.0728694°ECoordinates: 25°46′33.31″S 28°4′22.33″E / 25.7759194°S 28.0728694°E |
Chairman | Moses Malada[1] |
Manager | Sammy Troughton[1] |
League | National First Division |
2020–21 | 8th |
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[]
- 2019–20 SAFA Second Division runners-up[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Pretoria Callies to keep Sammy Troughton in GladAfrica Championship promotion". Kick Off. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ https://diskizone.com/team/pretoria-callies/
- ^ "Focus shifts to Nedbank Cup quarterfinals". supersport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bizana Pondo Chiefs win 2020 ABC Motsepe League National Title". SAFA.net. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Pretoria Callies returned to top-level competition". Scrolla Africa. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Pretoria Callies and Bizana Pondo Chiefs earn promotion to the national first division". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Callies host JDR Stars in local derby". supersport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
External links[]
- Pretoria Callies at Soccerway
Categories:
- Soccer clubs in South Africa
- Association football clubs established in 1898
- National First Division clubs
- 1898 establishments in South Africa
- Soccer clubs in Pretoria