Baroka F.C. is a South African
football
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club from Ga-Mphahlele near
Polokwane,
Limpopo that plays in the
National First Division also known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, following their relegation from the top tier division commonly referred to as DStv Premiership.
The club rose to prominence in 2011 by reaching the semi-final of the 2010–11 Nedbank Cup, defeating several
Premier Soccer League sides like
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along the way. They also won the
2010–11 Vodacom League Limpopo division, but subsequently fell short at the
playoff stage, to win the aspired promotion for
National First Division. In their debut season in the
National First Division they came close to gaining promotion play-offs to the
Premier Soccer League but fell short on goal difference on the last day with a 1–1 draw against
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History
The club started after a Swedish consortium that included Sven-Goran Eriksson bought the franchise from Benoni Premier United at the end of the 2006 ...
.
Achievements
*
2018 Telkom Knockout
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Champions
*
2015–16 National First Division champions.
* 2010–11 Nedbank Cup semi-finalists
*
Vodacom League 2010–11 Limpopo champions.
Officials/Technical team
* Coach:
Matsimela Thoka
Current squad
References
External links
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{{National First Division
Soccer clubs in South Africa
Association football clubs established in 2007
2007 establishments in South Africa
Polokwane