Maluti TVET College
Full nameMaluti TVET College Football Club
Founded2008, renamed Mathata Take Me Cool
GroundCharles Mopeli Stadium, Phuthaditjhaba
Capacity50,000
ChairmanDr mang
CoachSouth Africa Morena Ramoreboli
LeagueABC Motsepe League
2014–15National First Division, 16th (relegated)

Maluti TVET College is a South African football club based in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State that plays in the ABC Motsepe League.

The team represents the Maluti TVET College which has a number of campuses around the Free State, including Bethlehem, Bonamelo, Harrismith, Itemoheleng, Kwetlisong and Sefikeng.

History

The  team was founded in 2008 after the purchase of Vodacom League franchise Mathata Take Me Cool.[1] Maluti caused one of the biggest shocks in South African cup football when they defeated Premier Soccer League team Orlando Pirates 4–1 in the 2012–13 Nedbank Cup first round.[2][3] Maluti won the 2012–13 SAFA Second Division Free State League[4] and their national play-off group to win promotion to the National First Division.[5]

They were relegated in the 2014–15 season.[6]

Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer

  • Shirt sponsor: None
  • Kit manufacturer: Adidas

References

  1. ↑ "Maluti braced for NFD adventure". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bucs thumped by Maluti". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Football: Amateurs' stunning Cup win over Orlando Pirates". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Second Division play-offs start today". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Maluti FET College through to NFD". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "2014/15 Log - The NFD". www.thenfd.co.za. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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