Stellenbosch F.C.

The club was formed in August 2016 when the Premier Soccer League Executive Committee approved the application from National First Division side, Vasco Da Gama for a name change following the relocation from Parow to the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) in Stellenbosch. Stellenbosch F.C.'s first National First Division game was played on August 28, 2016. Stanley Muishond scored the first goal in team history in a 3–1 loss to Mthatha Bucks. On 1 December 2016, Stellenbosch confirmed that Steve Barker had joined Sammy Troughton in a joint-coach position. The Cape Winelands side finished their inaugural season in third, clinching the final promotion/relegation playoff spot by one point. However, Stellies finished last in the mini-league. Following an unsuccessful attempt to gain promotion to the Absa Premiership Stellenbosch parted ways with head coach Sammy Troughton.

In 2017, Stellenbosch's second season, the team recorded ten wins and ten losses in the thirty matches of the season. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing eighth. In August 2018, the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport purchased Stellenbosch Football Club.[3]

The final round of the 2018–19 National First Division season saw Steve Barker's Stellenbosch F.C. confirm their title victory – and promotion to the Absa Premiership (now DSTv Premiership) – with a 0–0 draw at home to Maccabi F.C.

On 25 October 2020, Stellenbosch F.C. made history by playing the first PSL game (against Moroka Swallows F.C.) at the Danie Craven Stadium.[4] This stadium is traditionally a rugby stadium and, as of 2020, is one of the two venues for Stellenbosch F.C. home games in Stellenbosch. DSTv Diski Challenge matches are played at Idas Valley Stadium, while DStv Premiership games are played at the Danie Craven Stadium.

The Chief Operating Officer at the club, Rob Benadie stated "The name 'Stellenbosch FC' shows our intention of creating a club that symbolises the Cape Winelands community. We are on a pathway of building something special‚ and we want to take this community with us."[5]

The crest of the club features a bunch of grapes, as Stellenbosch is based within the Cape Winelands District Municipality.

As of 12 November, 2021[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RSA Keegan Pool 3 DF  RSA Kganyane Letsoenyo 4 MF  RSA Mogamad De Goede 5 MF  RSA Sibusiso Mthethwa 6 MF  RSA Antonio Van Wyk 7 FW  RSA Dean David Van Rooyen 8 DF  RSA Marc van Heerden 9 FW  RSA Ashley Du Preez 10 MF  ARG Júnior Mendieta 11 MF  RSA Molahlehi Khunyedi 12 MF  RSA Granwald Scott 13 FW  NGA Stanley Dimgba 14 MF  TAN Ally Msengi 16 DF  RSA Robyn Johannes

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 GK  RSA Sage Stephens 19 MF  ZAM Nathan Sinkala 20 DF  RSA Alan Robertson 21 FW  RSA Waseem Isaacs 23 MF  RSA Jayden Adams 24 DF  RSA Zitha Macheke 25 FW  RSA Judas Moseamedi 27 MF  NGA Ibraheem Jabaar 30 MF  RSA Roy-Keane Avontuur 35 GK  RSA Lee Langeveldt 36 MF  RSA Tshepo Myeni 37 FW  RSA Fuad Johnson 38 MF  RSA Devon Titus 49 MF  RSA Sihle Ntshuntse

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