University of Cape Town F.C.

UCT FC
Full name University of Cape Town Football Club
Nickname(s) Ikey Warriors
Ground UCT Kopano Astroturf, Rosebank, Cape Town
Capacity 500
Chairman South Africa Warren Black
Coach South Africa Brandon Truter
League Varsity Football
2014 Varsity Football, 8th
Website Club website

University of Cape Town Football Club, also known as UCT FC, is the football club representing the University of Cape Town based in Cape Town, South Africa.

The University of Cape Town Football Club boasts 250 student members with four men's teams and two women's teams.

The Men's & Women's First Teams represent the university in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football National Club Championships competing with the top 20 university teams in the country, held in December of each year.[1]

The USSA Football National Club Championships act as the qualifiers to the prestigious Varsity Sports Football tournament of the following year; with the top eight men's and women's teams affiliated with Varsity Sports booking their place in the tournament.

The club is an affiliate member of the Cape Town Tygerberg Football Association (CTTFA), with Men's First & Second Teams playing in the 2nd Division having recently joined the association in 2016. [2] The Women's First Team plays in the SAFA Regional Women's League, fighting for promotion to the Sasol League. Whilst the Women's Second Team plays in the CTTFA Ladies' League. The Men's Third & Fourth Teams play in the university's Internal Soccer League, boasting 50 teams all students of UCT.

UCT Upper Campus

Crests & Colours

The club plays with the University of Cape Town Coat of Arms on the left breast of the playing jersey and the UCT Sport logo on the right. The UCT crest was designed in 1859 by Charles Davidson Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony at the time. Bell was an accomplished artist who also designed medals and the triangular Cape stamp.

UCT FC uses the UCT Sport colour palette, with three primary colours: navy blue, sky blue and white. The home kit is traditionally navy blue, while the away strip is predominantly white with sky blue detailing.

Nickname

The nickname "Ikey Warriors" was coined by 2014 Head Coach Rowan Hendricks and Ikey Tigers coach Kevin Musikanth during the 2014 Varsity Football season, due to the team's tenacious warrior-like spirit, tough tackling and never-say-die attitude. It was a nickname used only within the squad, but the media caught onto the name during the tournament, with Soccer Laduma among others writing about UCT's "Ikey Warriors".[3] The name became popular among the club and its fans and has since grown into the club's official nickname.

For the first time, in 2015, the Ikey Warriors emblem was placed on the back of the playing jersey below the collar.

Ikey Warriors Logo

Stadium

UCT's home ground is the Kopano Astroturf, located on UCT's Lower Campus in Rosebank, Cape Town. The stadium can hold up to 500 spectators at capacity. The astroturf is FIFA approved, and was put on standby as a training facility during the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to its ability to withstand wet weather conditions.[4]

Clubs such as Hellenic and ASD Cape Town have used the Kopano Astroturf as their home ground in the ABC Motsepe League in the past.

During the 2013 and 2014 Varsity Football tournaments, UCT played their home games on the Groote Schuur Rugby Field, due to its ability to hold a larger number of spectators. The rugby field, known commonly by UCT students as The Green Mile, is adjacent to the university's Upper Campus and is the home ground of the Ikey Tigers.

Honours & Tournament History

Varsity Football record

USSA Football National Club Championships record

Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer

  • Shirt sponsor: None
  • Kit manufacturer: Laurus

First team squad

As of 1 October 2016.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 South Africa GK Greig Lockhart-Ross
2 South Africa DF Muhammad Kolia
3 South Africa DF Byron Donaldson
4 South Africa DF Kurt Allie
8 South Africa MF Xolisa Makubalo
9 South Africa FW Simangaliso Makalima
10 Egypt MF Achmad Ibrahium
13 Kenya MF Jeffrey Tikolo
14 South Africa FW Michael Nel
16 South Africa FW Charlie Mbatha
17 South Africa MF Tlhologello Biyana
18 South Africa MF Kabelo Tseeke
19 South Africa DF Anees Cozyn
20 South Africa GK Bevan Adonis
No. Position Player
21 South Africa DF Jonathan Melamdowitz
24 South Africa DF Sebastian Samson
27 South Africa DF Siya-siya Nonkonela
28 South Africa MF Jerome Bitumba
38 South Africa MF Liam Moran
42 South Africa FW Aphiwe Mgwiji
44 South Africa MF Jonathan Machlup
68 Zimbabwe GK Tinotenda Chikoto
80 South Africa MF Shayne Rhoda
86 Zimbabwe DF Tafadzwa Kwaramba
96 South Africa MF Haaroon Martin
99 Cameroon FW Louis-Romain Moussi Sopp
- South Africa DF Rubin Mahomed

Club officials

Coaching Staff

Committee

  • Chairperson: South Africa Warren Black
  • Vice-Chairperson: South Africa Shalom Chitanda
  • Secretary: South Africa Alexandra Barry
  • Treasurer: South Africa Brian Msimango
  • League & Fixtures Coordinator:South Africa Thulo Moletsane
  • Kit & Equipment Manager: South Africa Boitumelo Pule
  • Marketing Manager: South Africa Andrew Mashamaite
  • Events Manager: South Africa Keshmika Moodley
  • Outreach Manager: South Africa Mickyle Bridgeman

Former Coaches & Chairpersons

Former Head Coaches

  • South Africa Cayl Coetsee – 2016 (interim)
  • South Africa Vorgen Less – 2015-2016
  • South Africa Rowan Hendricks – 2014
  • South Africa Monwabisi Ralarala – 2012-2013
  • England Liam Shirley – 2012

Former Chairpersons

  • South Africa Daniel Perling – 2014-2016
  • South Africa Fairouz West – 2013
  • South Africa Dustin Holohan – 2011-2013

References

  1. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/ussafootball.php
  2. ↑ http://www.cttfa.co.za/c1-divisions
  3. ↑ http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/league/varsity-football/c/uct-news/uct-planning-to-go-all-out-against-nwu/172444
  4. ↑ http://www.uct.ac.za/dailynews/?id=7052
  5. ↑ http://varsitysportssa.com/uwc-one-step-closer-title-big-semi-final-win-cape-derby/
  6. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2015results.pdf
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  8. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2013results.pdf
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  10. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2011results.pdf
  11. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2010results.pdf
  12. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2009results.pdf
  13. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2015results.pdf
  14. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  15. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2013results.pdf
  16. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  17. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2011results.pdf
  18. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2010results.pdf
  19. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2009results.pdf
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