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Santos Football Club or simply Santos, also officially known under their sponsored title as Engen Santos, is a South African professional soccer club based in the Lansdowne,[1] a suburb of the city of Cape Town. It plays in the SAFA Second Division.[2]

Santos FC
Full nameEngen Santos Football Club
Nickname(s)The People's Team
Founded1982; 40 years ago (1982)
GroundPoplar Avenue, Thornton, Cape Town
Capacity1,000
ChairmanGoolam Allie
CoachFarouk Abrahams
LeagueABC Motsepe League
2018–194th
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
old logo (−2003)
old logo (−2003)
old logo (2003–2011)
old logo (2003–2011)

History


The club was established in Heideveld on the Cape Flats in 1982 and was originally known as Lightbodys Santos FC, after its sponsor. During apartheid, it was renowned for the insistence on non-racial inclusivity, hence its nickname "The People's Team".

They played in the Federation Professional League (FPL), the only truly non-racial football body in the country from 1982 to 1990. They won the championship in 1983/4/6/7/8/90 before joining the National Soccer League.

The NSL became the PSL in 1996, with Santos earning promotion to the new league for the 1997–98 season. Santos tasted their first success in the new format of the league in 2001–02 when they surprisingly won the title under the mentorship of Gordon Igesund. This side featured players like Edries Burton, Andre Arendse, Musa Otieno and the club's all-time top goalscorer Jean-Marc Ithier. With the title win Santos became the first – and to date the only – team that was not a founder-member of the PSL to win the league.

They were also crowned Bob Save Super Bowl winners in 2001 and BP Top 8 winners in 2002.

Santos were relegated from the PSL at the end of the 2011–12 season for the first time in the club's history. After finishing 15th in the league they entered the 2011–12 PSL Playoff Tournament where they were pitted against Chippa United and Thanda Royal Zulu. Heading into their final playoff game Santos needed a win over Chippa United to maintain their PSL status but they were defeated 4–3 and subsequently relegated, with Chippa United taking their place in the PSL.[3]

Santos were relegated from the National First Division at the end of the 2016–17 season. The club now plays in the Western Cape ABC Motsepe League.


Notable former coaches



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Premier Soccer League record



Club officials/Technical team



First team squad


Updated 6 April 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GAM Pa Dembo Touray
2 MF  RSA Broderick Burds
3 DF  RSA Martin Moonsamy
4 DF  RSA Fagan Muller
5 DF  RSA Handsome Sibanda
6 MF  RSA Tshepo Mabua
7 FW  RSA Gregory Roelf
8 MF  RSA Tyren Arendse (Captain)
10 MF  RSA Suhayl Allie
11 FW  RSA Shaun Sopio
12 DF  RSA Mhlengi Sigwebela
13 MF  NGA Solomon Okpako
14 MF  RSA Ryan Brooks
15 FW  RSA Fagrie Lakay
16 DF  KEN Brian Onyango
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  RSA Edwin Sitayitayi
18 DF  RSA Pierre Kok
21 DF  RSA Sachin Dawood
22 MF  RSA Zaakier Williams
24 MF  RSA Sizwe Nyambi
25 DF  RSA Cheslyn Jampies
27 DF  RSA Dean Kowalski
28 MF  RSA Xolani Mabaso
30 GK  RSA Keenon Blignaut
32 FW  RSA Carl Lark
34 MF  RSA Faizel Johnson
38 DF  RSA Sthembele Ngcamu
39 FW  RSA Iqraam Rayners
41 GK  RSA Chad Pottier

Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer



Notes


  1. Fourth oldest club tournament, organized by the Indian Association and played between Indian clubs and other invited ones.

References


  1. "South Africa's Santos too good for Mahindra United". Rediff.com. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. Naicker, Myron (4 March 2019). "Martin Moonsamy's mission to groom the next Indian football stars". www.iol.co.za. Cape Town: Independent Online (South Africa). Sunday Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "Chippa promoted, Santos relegated". MTNFootball.com. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  4. Somnath Sengupta (1 August 2011). "The Glorious History of IFA Shield". Retrieved 10 July 2018.



На других языках


[de] Santos Kapstadt

Der Santos Football Club, oftmals wegen seiner Heimatstadt Kapstadt auch als Santos Kapstadt oder Santos Cape Town bezeichnet, ist ein südafrikanischer Fußballverein. Größter Erfolg der Vereinsgeschichte war der Gewinn der Meisterschaft 2002. Er trägt seine Spiele im Athlone Stadium im Stadtteil Athlone aus.[1]
- [en] Santos F.C. (South Africa)

[es] Santos Football Club

El Engen Santos es un club de fútbol de Sudáfrica, de la ciudad de Ciudad del Cabo. Fue fundado en 1982 y juega en la Primera División de Sudáfrica.

[ru] Сантос (футбольный клуб, Кейптаун)

«Сантос» (англ. Engen Santos Football Club) — южноафриканский футбольный клуб из Кейптауна, ранее носивший название «Лайтбодис Сантос». Выступает в первой лига ЮАР. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Этлоун Стэйдиум», вмещающем 30 000 зрителей.



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