Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C.
Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League.
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| Full name | Lamontville Golden Arrows Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Abafana Bes'thende (The Backheel Boys) | ||
| Founded | 1943, bought Ntokozo FC franchise in 1996 | ||
| Ground | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban | ||
| Capacity | 6,500 | ||
| Chairman | Mato Madlala | ||
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| League | ABSA Premiership | ||
| 2018/19 | 10th | ||
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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 MTN 8 in 2009. They routed Ajax Cape Town 6–0 in the final played at Orlando Stadium.
Honours
League
- 1999-00 – National First Division Coastal Stream Champions (2nd tier)
- 2014–15 - National First Division (2nd tier)
Cups
- 2009 – MTN 8 Champions
Pre-season tournaments
- 2011 – KZN Premier's Cup
Club records
- Most starts:
- Most goals:
- Most capped player:
- Most starts in a season:
- Most goals in a season:
- Record victory: 6–0 vs Platinum Stars (18/3/09, PSL)
- Record defeat: 1–5 vs Supersport United (4/2/01, PSL); 0–4 vs Mamelodi Sundowns (1/10/05, Coca-Cola Cup)
Premier Soccer League record
- 2015/2016 – 9th
- 2013/2013 – 16th (relegated to National First Division)
- 2012/2013 – 13th
- 2011/2012 – 13th
- 2010/2011 – 11th
- 2009/2010 – 12th
- 2008/2009 – 5th
- 2007/2008 – 9th
- 2006/2007 – 12th
- 2005/2006 – 6th
- 2004/2005 – 9th
- 2003/2004 – 9th
- 2002/2003 – 5th
- 2001/2002 – 13th
- 2000/2001 – 9th
Club officials and technical team
- Chairwoman:
- Team manager:
- Coach:
- Assistant coaches:
- Goalkeeper coach:
- Physical trainer:
- Physio:
First team squad
- As of 9 March 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
- permanent residency
Notable former coaches
Shirt sponsor and kit manufacturer
- Shirt sponsor: None
- Kit manufacturer: None