Pretoria Callies F.C.
Full namePretoria Callies Football Club
Founded1898
StadiumLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Capacity28,900
Coordinates25°46′33.31″S 28°4′22.33″E / 25.7759194°S 28.0728694°E / -25.7759194; 28.0728694
ChairmanMoses Malada[1]
ManagerSammy Troughton[1]
LeagueNational First Division
2022–2310th

Pretoria Callies Football Club, also known as Bantu Callies or Pretoria Bantu Callies is a South African professional soccer club based in Pretoria, Gauteng, who currently play in the National First Division.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1898,[3][4] and were founder members of the National Professional Soccer League, later playing in the National Soccer League.[5]

In 2020, the club earned promotion to the National First Division as runners-up of the 2019–20 SAFA Second Division.[6][4]

Stadium

Callies play at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.[7][1]

Honours

League record

SAFA Second Division Gauteng Stream

National First Division

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pretoria Callies to keep Sammy Troughton in GladAfrica Championship promotion". Kick Off. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Pretoria Callies - Diski Zone". 28 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Focus shifts to Nedbank Cup quarterfinals". supersport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bizana Pondo Chiefs win 2020 ABC Motsepe League National Title". SAFA.net. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pretoria Callies returned to top-level competition". Scrolla Africa. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Pretoria Callies and Bizana Pondo Chiefs earn promotion to the national first division". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Callies host JDR Stars in local derby". supersport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2017/2018 - Diski Zone". 8 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2018/2019 - Diski Zone". 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2019/2020 - Diski Zone". 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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