Supersport United
Encyclopedia
SuperSport United is a South Africa
n football (soccer)
club based in Pretoria
that plays in the Premier Soccer League
.
The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net
in 1994. M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.
United is known as Matsatsantsa a Pitori amongst its supporters. They usually play their home games at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville
.
The club's youth academy is undoubtedly one of the best in the country. Some of the graduates are players like Daine Klate
, Kermit Erasmus
and Kamohelo Mokotjo
. They currently have a partnership with English club Tottenham Hotspur
having previously been linked with Dutch side Feyenoord.
Bradley Carnell
Lance Davids
Phil Evans
Siboniso Gaxa
Bongani Khumalo Daine Klate
George Koumantarakis
Thomas Madigage Jabu Mahlangu
Calvin Marlin
Patrick Mayo
Teko Modise
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Katlego Mphela
Abram Raselemane
† Kaitano Tembo Michael Utting
Mogogi Gabonamong
Dipsy Selolwane
John Arwuah
Anthony Laffor
Atusaye Nyondo
Mame Niang
Davies Nkausu
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
that plays in the Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
.
The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net
M-Net
M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
in 1994. M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.
United is known as Matsatsantsa a Pitori amongst its supporters. They usually play their home games at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville
Atteridgeville
Atteridgeville, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, is a township located on the west of Pretoria, South Africa. It is bordered to the west by Saulsville, to the east by Proclamation Hill; to the south by Laudium and to the north by Lotus Gardens.-History:Atteridgeville was...
.
The club's youth academy is undoubtedly one of the best in the country. Some of the graduates are players like Daine Klate
Daine Klate
Daine Klate is a South African football midfielder for Orlando Pirates and South Africa....
, Kermit Erasmus
Kermit Erasmus
Kermit Romeo Erasmus is a South African footballer who currently plays for Supersport United.-Career:Erasmus was promoted to the first team of Supersport United at the start of the 2007–08 season and scored the first professional goal of his career in a 3–1 league win against Ajax Cape Town on 4...
and Kamohelo Mokotjo
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Kamohelo Mokotjo is a South African professional footballer who plays for Feyenoord. Mokotjo plays as a defensive midfielder.-Career:...
. They currently have a partnership with English club Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
having previously been linked with Dutch side Feyenoord.
Notable former players
Wayne Brown Andre ArendseAndre Arendse
Andre Leander Arendse is a retired South African football goalkeeper.He played mostly for Oxford United, Fulham FC , Cape Town Spurs, Santos, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United. He is also a co-presenter with SuperSport, South Africa's sporting channel.He played for South Africa national...
Bradley Carnell
Bradley Carnell
Bradley Neil Carnell is a South African retired football defender.-Career:Before joining Karlsruher SC, Carnell played for Borussia Mönchengladbach , VfB Stuttgart , Kaizer Chiefs and Wits University . His greatest success came at Stuttgart where he helped win the league silver in 2003...
Lance Davids
Lance Davids
Lance Davids is a South African footballer. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Lierse SK in the Belgian Pro League.-Djurgården:...
Phil Evans
Phil Evans
Phil Evans is a South African football defender and defensive midfielder. Evans currently plays for Thanda Royal Zulu.-International goals:-External links:* at National Football Teams*...
Siboniso Gaxa
Siboniso Gaxa
Siboniso Gaxa is a South African football defender who currently plays for Lierse S.K. and South Africa.-Club career:...
Bongani Khumalo Daine KlateDaine Klate
Daine Klate is a South African football midfielder for Orlando Pirates and South Africa....
George KoumantarakisGeorge Koumantarakis
Georgios "George" Koumantarakis is a retired South African football player of Greek descent. He was born in Athens, Greece but grew up in Durban, South Africa....
Thomas Madigage Jabu Mahlangu
Jabu Mahlangu
Jabu Jeremiah Mahlangu is a South African football midfielder who currently plays for Platinum Stars....
Calvin Marlin
Calvin Marlin
Calvin Marlin is a South African football goalkeeper for Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa....
Patrick Mayo
Patrick Mayo
Patrick Mayo is a South African football player that has been used as a defender, midfielder and striker for Bay United in the South African Premier Soccer League and South Africa....
Teko Modise
Teko Modise
Teko Tsholofelo Modise is a South African footballer, who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League and for the South African national team.-Early life:...
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Kamohelo Mokotjo is a South African professional footballer who plays for Feyenoord. Mokotjo plays as a defensive midfielder.-Career:...
Katlego Mphela
Katlego Mphela
Katlego Mphela is a South African footballer who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa....
Abram Raselemane
Abram Raselemane
Abram Melato "Fire" Raselemane was a South African football striker for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits and South Africa....
† Kaitano Tembo Michael Utting
Michael Utting
Michael Utting is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.-Early years:Utting grew up in Ngaio, Wellington, the youngest of four children. His father is a civil engineer, his mother a nurse; they separated when he was 10. He went to Ngaio School and Nelson College...
Honours
- Premier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
champions (3): 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/102009–10 Premier Soccer LeagueThe 2009–10 Premier Soccer League season was the fourteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their second premier league title in the 2008–09 season. The campaign began in August 2009, and ended in March 2010. A total of 16 teams competed in the... - ABSA CupNedbank CupThe Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club football knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of giving lower league and amateur teams a chance to compete with clubs from the top league for the cup...
winners: 2005 - SAA Supa 8MTN 8The MTN 8 is the current name of South Africa's oldest football cup competition. It is made up of the top eight teams that finished in that order at the close of the ABSA Premiership season...
winners: 2004 - Bob Save Super BowlNedbank CupThe Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club football knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of giving lower league and amateur teams a chance to compete with clubs from the top league for the cup...
winners: 1999 - Sparletta Cup winners: 19951995 in sports1995 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland-American football:...
- Second Division champions: 19951995 in sports1995 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland-American football:...
Club records
- Most starts: Ronald Lawrence 224 (including Pretoria City matches)
- Most goals: Abram Raselemane 57
- Most capped player: Dennis Masina (Swaziland)
- Most starts in a season: Siboniso Gaxa 47 (2004/05)
- Most goals in a season: Glen Salmon 16 (1998/99)
- Record victory: 9–0 v Red Star (19/3/05, CAF Confederation Cup)
- Record defeat: 0–5 v Arcadia (7/4/90, NSL)
Premier Soccer League record
- 2010–112010–11 Premier Soccer LeagueThe 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season was the fifteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their third premier league title the previous season. The campaign began on 27 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011...
– 7th - 2009–102009–10 Premier Soccer LeagueThe 2009–10 Premier Soccer League season was the fourteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their second premier league title in the 2008–09 season. The campaign began in August 2009, and ended in March 2010. A total of 16 teams competed in the...
– 1st - 2008–09 – 1st
- 2007–08 – 1st
- 2006–07 – 6th
- 2005–06 – 7th
- 2004–05 – 4th
- 2003–04 – 3rd
- 2002–03 – 2nd
- 2001–02 – 2nd
- 2000–01 – 8th
- 1999–00 – 10th
- 1998–99 – 8th
- 1997–98 – 14th
- 1996–97 – 9th
Club officials/Technical team
- Chairman: Khulu Sibiya
- Director of Football: Stanley Matthews
- COO: Jose Ferreira
- Team manager: Webster Lichaba
- Coach: Gavin HuntGavin HuntGavin Hunt is a South African former football player and coach currently managing Premier Soccer League club Supersport United....
- Assistant coach: Thomas Madigage
- Goalkeeper coach: William Shongwe
2011–12 First team squad
As of September 22, 2011On loan
Foreigners
In the South African PSL, only five non-South African nationals can be registered. Players with foreign and South African citizenship do not count as foreigners.Mogogi Gabonamong
Mogogi Gabonamong
Mogogi Gabonamong is a Botswanan football defensive midfielder and defender for South African Premier Soccer League club Supersport United and Botswana.-Information:*Year joined Supersport: 2011...
Dipsy SelolwaneDipsy Selolwane
Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane is a Botswana football midfielder for South African Premier Soccer League club Supersport United. He has played as a striker in Major League Soccer....
John Arwuah
John Arwuah
John Junior Arwuah is a Ghanaian footballer.-Career:Arwuah came to South Africa in 2005 and was signed by Tembisa Classic and then signed for newly-promoted team Durban Stars F.C. in June 2006, only for its franchise to be sold to Maritzburg United in 2008. On 29 June 2011 Arwuah left Maritzburg...
Anthony LafforAnthony Snoti Laffor
Anthony Snoti Laffor is Liberian international footballer who professionally for the South African club Supersport United, primarily as a winger.- Career :...
Atusaye Nyondo
Atusaye Nyondo
Atusaye Nyondo is a Malawian footballer who currently plays for SuperSport United in the South African Premier Soccer League.- Club career :...
Mame Niang
Mame Niang
Mame Cheikh Niang is a Senegalese football striker currently play for SuperSport United in the South African Premier Soccer League. He won the 2005–06 PSL top goalscorer award with 14 goals while playing for Moroka Swallows in South Africa.- Career statistics :- External links :*...
Davies NkausuDavies Nkausu
Davies Nkausu is an association footballer from Zambia. Despite being born in Lusaka and playing for the Zambia national football team, Nkausu has spent all of his club career in South Africa...
Official Sponsor & Kit Manufacturers
- Official Sponsor: DStvDStvDStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish...
- Kit Manufacturers: Under ArmourUnder ArmourUnder Armour is an American sports clothing and accessories company. The company is a supplier of a wide range of sportswear and casual apparel mainly focusing on hi-tech sportswear for professional athletes...