Ikapa Sporting is a
football (soccer)
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club based in
Cape Town
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,
South Africa
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.
History
The club was formed in 2007 after purchasing the status of Fidentia Rangers.
The home venue of the club was
Erica Park until May 2010, followed by a season where they opted to play home games at
Wynberg Sports Ground and
Ruyterwacht Sports Ground. After the club was relegated from the
National First Division
The National First Division (NFD), officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African club football after the South African Premier Division. Both the NFD and South Afr ...
in May 2009, they struggled to find new strength, until a takeover in the 2010–11 season, where the previous owner of
Battswood (Shaun Pietersen) and the owner of
Turner Legal (Brandell Turner) arrived with financial support.
Stadium
The home venue of the club until May 2010 was
Erica Park, situated in the
Belhar
Belhar is a small town in the Western Cape, South Africa and forms part of the Cape Flats area in the City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town ( af, Stad Kaapstad; xh, IsiXeko saseKapa) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the cit ...
suburb of Cape Town. This was followed by a season where they opted to play at
Wynberg Sports Ground and
Ruyterwacht Sports Ground. The exact location of the two new fields, have not yet been confirmed by the club's website, although inspection of satellite photos suggest the first one perhaps might be a nickname for
Wynberg Military Base Stadium in the
Wynberg suburb, while the latter appear to be situated at Nassau Street in the
Ruyterwacht suburb. During the 2014/2015 ABC Motsepe season the club owner, Shaun Pietersen, moved the franchise to Mitchells Plain. The team is currently playing all the home games at Erica Park in Belhar.
References
External links
Official Website of Ikapa Sporting FC
Association football clubs established in 2007
SAFA Second Division clubs
Soccer clubs in the Western Cape
Soccer clubs in Cape Town
2007 establishments in South Africa
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