SuperSport United F.C.
SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province, The team currently plays in the Premier Soccer League, United is known as Matsatsantsa a Pitori amongst its supporters. They usually play their home games at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.
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| Full name | SuperSport United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Matsatsantsa (The Swanky Boys, The Trendsetters) | ||
| Founded | 1994, purchased Pretoria City franchise | ||
| Ground | Lucas Moripe Stadium, Atteridgeville, Pretoria | ||
| Capacity | 28,900 | ||
| Chairman | Khulu Sibiya | ||
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| League | ABSA Premiership | ||
| 2017/18 | 7th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
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Supersport F.C. is an association football club wholly owned by SuperSport, the South African group of television channels.
The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net in 1994. M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.
The club comprises a professional football team affiliated to the Premier Soccer League as well as various youth academy teams in the SuperSport United Youth Academy playing within their respective SAFA structures.
Home matches are usually played at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, however in recent times the club has elected to take many matches to the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.
The club's youth academy is undoubtedly one of the best in the country. Some of the graduates are players like Daine Klate, Kermit Erasmus, Ronwen Williams all three from Port Elizabeth and Kamohelo Mokotjo. They have previously been linked with English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and Dutch side Feyenoord.
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Premier Soccer League
- Nedbank Cup
- Telkom Knockout
- Winners (1): 2014
- MTN 8
- Sparletta Cup
- Winners (1): 1995
- Second Division
- Winners (1): 1995
Notable former coaches
Club records
- Most starts:
- Most goals:
- Most capped player:
- Most starts in a season:
- Most goals in a season:
- Record victory: 9–0 v
- Record defeat: 0–5 v
Premier Soccer League record
- 2016/2017 – 5th
- 2015/2016 – 8th
- 2014/2015 – 6th
- 2013/2014 – 5th
- 2012/2013 – 6th
- 2011/2012 – 3rd
- 2010/2011 – 7th
- 2009/2010 – 1st
- 2008/2009 – 1st
- 2007/2008 – 1st
- 2006/2007 – 6th
- 2005/2005 – 7th
- 2004/2005 – 4th
- 2003/2004 – 3rd
- 2002/2003 – 2nd
- 2001/2002 –th
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PSL record
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Club officials/Technical team
- Chairman:
- Chief Executive Officer:
- Head of Operations:
- Team manager:
- Head Coach:
- Assistant coach:
- Marketing and Events Manager:
- Academy Technical Director:
- Goalkeeper Coach:
- Sports Scientist:
- Communication Director:
Current 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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