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Jomo Cosmos F.C.
Jomo Cosmos is a South African association football, soccer club based in Johannesburg that plays in the SAFA Second Division, ABC Motsepe League. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono. At the end of the 2021–22 National First Division season, the club was relegated to the third tier of football in South Africa for the first time. History The club was founded on 29 January 1983, upon the remnants of the previously well-known and successful club Highlands Park F.C. (1959), Highlands Park, which Sono opted to buy when he ended his playing career in the United States. The club was named Dion Cosmos in its initial 1983 NPSL First Division, 1983 season, with the first part of the name representing the previous sponsor of ''Highlands Park'' and the second part being the fingerprint of Jomo Sono, who decided to name his newly bought club after his former North American Soccer League (1968–1984), NASL club, the New York Cosmos (1971–1985), New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olën Park
Olën Park, also known as Profert Olën Park for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa. It was used for rugby union matches by the Leopards (rugby team), Leopards team in the First Division of the Currie Cup as well as the Vodacom Cup. Quite often the annual inter-varsity between the North-West University and the University of the Free State is also played here. Profert Olën Park was named after Carl Ludwig Theodor Olën who was the President of the Western Transvaal Rugby Union from 1922 to 1934. The stadium can host approximately 22,000 spectators. In recent times a local fertilizer company situated in Potchefstroom, Profert has been contributing not only financially but also with their products and expertise, towards the upkeep of the playing field and as thus obtained the naming rights of the stadium. As from 2012 Profert Olën Park will again be the stadium where all the home fixtures of the Leopards will be played because the sponsorship of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAA Supa 8
The MTN 8 is a South African soccer cup competition launched in 1972 for teams who finished in the top 8 positions of the league table of the country's preceding season of the top-flight league (currently the Premiership). The winners receive R10 million and the competition's trophy, which is one of the three domestic trophies attainable by its competitors each soccer season, with the other two being the top-flight league title and the country's premier knock-out competition, the Nedbank Cup. The competition bears the name of its title sponsor; it was known as the BP Top 8 from its inception until 2002, then as the SAA Supa 8 until 2007. It has been known as the MTN 8 since 2008 Format Since the competition features 8 teams, the first round, also known as the quarter-finals, has the following format: The second round, or the semi-finals, are played over two legs. Prize money the prize money is as follows: Winners The previous winners of the competition are as fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Bucuane
Manuel José Luís Bucuane (born 16 August 1973), better known professionally as Tico-Tico, is a former Mozambican footballer who played as a striker. In his career, Tico-Tico played primarily for Desportivo de Maputo in Mozambique and Jomo Cosmos in South Africa. Career In June 2000, Tico-Tico was signed by the Tampa Bay Mutiny after playing for Jomo Cosmos. Tico-Tico is his country's 2nd most capped player and record goal scorer. He is also the PSL's leading scorer of all-time with 108 goals. As an international footballer he represented his country at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations (where he scored Mozambique's first ever goal at an AFCON), 1998 African Nations Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 2 .... In September 2012, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Rabutla
Andrew Rabutla (born 21 November 1971) is a South African former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. He was nicknamed "Jaws of Life" because of his tough tackling. Career Rabutla played his club football in South Africa and Greece for D'Alberton Callies, Rabali Blackpool, Jomo Cosmos and PAOK. His European career end early after a serious knee injury. Rabutla played with PAOK only one official game for 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Due to his injury his released from PAOK at the middle of the season. He also earned nineteen caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 2001, scoring one goal. Two of his caps came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He also took part at the 1998 African Cup of Nations The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national Association football, football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 National First Division
The 2008–09 National First Division was the 13th season of the National First Division, the second tier of South African soccer, and took place between 29 August 2008 and 2 May 2009. The champions were Jomo Cosmos, who were promoted to the South African Premier Division alongside play-off victors Mpumalanga Black Aces. FC AK and Durban Stars were relegated SAFA Second Division. Inland stream League table Coastal stream League table Championship play-off Source: Promotion play-off Semi-finals ---- ''Thanda Royal Zulu win on away goals.'' Final Source: References External linksSouth Africa 2008/09at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 National First Division National First Division seasons South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ... 2008–09 in South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Soccer League (South Africa)
The National Soccer League (NSL) was a South African association football, soccer league established in 1985 as a response to boardroom disagreements in the non-racial National Professional Soccer League (South Africa), NPSL. The NPSL had been established in 1978 after a merger between the white National Football League (South Africa), NFL and the previous racial black NPSL. A portion of the NPSL continued under its own name, and later merged with the NSL to form today's Premier Soccer League (PSL). The NSL faced accusations of endemic bribery and corruption in its ranks. History Champions Most titles Top goalscorers References {{Football in South Africa National Soccer League (South Africa), Defunct top-level football leagues in Africa, South Defunct soccer leagues in South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTN 8
The MTN 8 is a South African soccer single-elimination tournament, cup competition launched in 1972 for teams who finished in the top 8 positions of the league table of the country's preceding season of the top-flight league (currently the South African Premiership, Premiership). The winners receive South African Rand, R10 million and the competition's trophy, which is one of the three domestic trophies attainable by its competitors each soccer season, with the other two being the top-flight league title and the country's premier knock-out competition, the Nedbank Cup. The competition bears the name of its sponsor (commercial), title sponsor; it was known as the BP Top 8 from its inception until 2002, then as the South African Airways, SAA Supa 8 until 2007. It has been known as the MTN Group, MTN 8 since 2008 Format Since the competition features 8 teams, the first round, also known as the quarter-finals, has the following format: The second round, or the semi-finals, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritzburg United F
Pietermaritzburg (; ) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban. It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. The town was named in Zulu after King Dingane's royal homestead uMgungundlovu. Pietermaritzburg is popularly called Maritzburg and is often informally abbreviated to PMB. It is a regionally-important industrial hub, producing aluminium, timber and dairy products, and is the main economic hub of uMgungundlovu District Municipality. The public sector is a major employer in the city due to local, district and provincial government offices located here. The city has many schools and tertiary education institutions, including a campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. It had a population of 228,549 in 1991; the current population is estimated at over 600,000 residents (including neighbouring townships) and is a melting pot of different cultures & races, including Indian, African, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 National First Division
The 2014–15 National First Division was the 2014–15 season of the National First Division, the second tier of South Africa's professional football. It was played from September 2014 until May 2015 and was won by Golden Arrows. League table Play-offs References External linksPSL.co.za {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 National First Division National First Division seasons South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ... 2014–15 in South African soccer leagues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 National First Division
2010–11 National First Division, was the season from September 2010 until May 2011, of South Africa's second tier of professional football. The overall NFD champion was promoted to the first level, known as Premier Soccer League (PSL). While the losing team of the championship final, faced a round robin playoff stage, against the second lowest ranked team of PSL and the two second ranked teams of the NFD streams. Season structure The league is made up of 16 teams, split into 2 streams. Each team plays the other 7 teams in their stream 3 times, for a total of 21 games. Teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 for draw, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the season, the top ranked team from each stream play in a two-legged final, the winner of which is crowned National First Division Champion, and gains automatic promotion to the Premier Soccer League for the next season. The loser of the final, along with the teams which came second in their streams, and the 15th placed PSL team, go into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carara Kicks
Carara Kicks was a South African football (soccer) club based in Welkom, Free State that played in the National First Division The South African Championship, officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African football after the South African Premiership. Both the South African Championship and .... The club was owned by Motebang Mokoena, the son of Free State Stars owner Mike Mokoena and served as a feeder team to Free State Stars, who at the time played in the Premiership. They were relegated from the 2011–12 National First Division after being deducted points for fielding an improperly registered player. References External linksPremier Soccer League [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
