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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 Betway Premiership. 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) Spartans | ||
| Founded | 1994, purchased Pretoria City franchise | ||
| Ground | Lucas Moripe Stadium, Atteridgeville, Pretoria | ||
| Capacity | 28,900 | ||
| Chairman | Khulu Sibiya | ||
| Coach | Gavin Hunt | ||
| League | Betway Premiership | ||
| 2023–24 | 7th | ||
| Website | http://www.supersportunited.co.za | ||
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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 received 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 one of the best in the country. Some of the graduates are 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
editDomestic competitions
edit- 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
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Shane McGregor (1998–99)
Bruce Grobbelaar (1999–01)- Pitso Mosimane (1 July 2001 – 30 June 2007)
- Gavin Hunt (1 July 2007 – 28 May 2013)
- Cavin Johnson (19 June 2013 – 29 August 2014)
- Kaitano Tembo (29 August 2014 – 3 September 2014)
- Gordon Igesund (3 September 2014– 27 January 2016)
Stuart Baxter (27 January 2016– 30 June 2017)- Eric Tinkler (1 July 2017 – 2018)
- Kaitano Tembo (2018 - 12 April 2022)
- Andre Arendse (interim, 12 April 2022 - July 6, 2022)
- Gavin Hunt (7 July 2022 - present)
Club records
edit- Most starts: Ronald Lawrence 224 (including Pretoria City matches)
- Most goals: Bradley Grobler :58
- Most capped player:
Dennis Masina - Most starts in a season: Siboniso Gaxa 47 (2004–05)
- Most goals in a season: Glen Salmon 16 (1998–99) (previous record: George Koumantarakis 14; 1997–98)
- Most tackles in a season: Shandukani Mabudu[Development player] (2017 GDL)
- Record victory: 9–0 v
Red Star Anse-aux-Pins (19 March 2005, CAF Confederation Cup) - Record defeat: 0–5 v Arcadia 7 April 1990, NSL
- 2023–24 – 7th
- 2022–23 – 3rd
- 2021–22 – 8th
- 2020–21 – 5th
- 2019–20 – 5th
- 2018–19 – 6th
- 2017–18 – 7th
- 2016–17 – 5th
- 2015–16 – 8th
- 2014–15 – 6th
- 2013–14 – 5th
- 2012/2013 – 6th
- 2011/2012 – 3rd
- 2010/2011 – 7th
- 2009/2010 – 1st
- 2008/2009 – 1st
- 2007/2008 – 1st
- 2006/2007 – 6th
- 2005/2006 – 7th
- 2004/2005 – 4th
- 2003/2004 – 3rd
- 2002/2003 – 2nd
- 2001/2002 – 2nd
- 2000/2001 – 8th
- 1999/2000 – 10th
- 1998/1999 – 8th
- 1997/1998 – 14th
- 1996/1997 – 9th
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Gavin Hunt
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| Assistant coach | Andre Arendse[2]
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Current squad
edit- As of 17 August, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ Mailwane, Tshepang (13 November 2013). "Roger de Sa's Cup Final Misery". Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ Thekasiboy (15 December 2022). "CEO explains why SuperSport didn't give Arendse the coaching job". Retrieved 9 January 2024.