Seven Stars were an association football (soccer) club from Cape Town,

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History

They were formed in 1995 by Rob Moore. Seven Stars was also known for its commitment to develop talent in under developed the Langa,

Khayelitsha Khayelitsha () is a township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa for ''New Home''. It is reputed to be the largest

and Nyanga and used the under-developed Nyanga Stadium as a home venue. In the 1997–98

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season, Seven Stars were unbeaten in the 38 games under Gavin Hunt, finished as runners-up to coastal champs

Engen Santos 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, a suburb of the city of Cape Town. It plays in the SAFA Second Divi ...

. The team scored 96 goals and conceded 16 and went through an unbeaten run of 80 games. Stars merged with Cape Town Spurs and became

Ajax Cape Town Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and m ...

in 1999. However, none of the club's identity, ethos, or commitment to township football was retained after the Ajax merger. It is widely regarded that the ethos of Seven Stars and a winning mentality in Cape Town football were restored by the launch of Cape Town City FC in 2016.

Notable former managers

* Gavin Hunt (1995–1998)

References

Defunct soccer clubs in South Africa Association football clubs established in 1995 Association football clubs disestablished in 1999 Soccer clubs in Cape Town 1995 establishments in South Africa 1999 disestablishments in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-footyclub-stub