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Ajax Cape Town
Full name	Ajax Cape Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	Urban Warriors
Founded	1999, merger of Seven Stars; and Cape Town Spurs
Ground	Athlone Stadium, Cape Town; (Capacity: 30,000)
Chairman	John Comitis
Manager	Foppe De Haan
League	ABSA Premiership
2008-09	ABSA Premiership, 7th
Home colours	Away colours

Ajax Cape Town is a South African association football team based in Parow, Cape Town that participates in the Premier Soccer League.

[edit] History

Ajax CT was formed in 1999, via the amalgation of two Cape Town-based teams, Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs, as AFC Ajax expanded their worldwide talent-feeder network to South Africa.

The Ajax CT project had limited success in the seasons leading up to 2006/2007, the club winning a solitary title - the Rothmans Cup in 2000 - with Steven Pienaar being one of the few talents to make the grade for a move to Amsterdam, back in 2002. However, in 2006/2007, under the guidance of new coach Muhsin Ertuğral, Ajax CT claimed fourth place in the PSL and won the ABSA Cup - beating league champions Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 in the final.

After the departure of Muhsin Ertuğral at the end of the 2006/2007 season and in line with the club's development philosophy, the appointment of Craig Rosslee as the new head coach was announced. Ajax finished the 2007/2008 season in second place missing out on their first Premiership title ever.

Gordon Igesund, South Africa's most successful club coach, ^[1] who won league titles with Manning Rangers, Orlando Pirates, Santos and Sundowns, coached the club from 2002 until 2006.

In January 2007, Ajax CT managed to beat their mother club AFC Ajax 3-1 in a friendly game held in Cape Town. The next friendly ended in a 3-2 win for AFC Ajax in July 2009.

[edit] Former Managers

Leo Van Veen (1999-2000)
Henk Bodewes (2000-01)
Rob McDonald (2001-02)
Gordon Igesund (2002-06)
Muhsin Ertuğral (2006-07)
Craig Rosslee (2007-09)
Muhsin Ertuğral (2009)
Foppe de Haan (2009-present)

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Honours

Rothmans Cup - 2000
ABSA Cup - 2007
Telkom Knockout - 2008

[edit] Club records

Most starts: Brett Evans 210
Most goals: Brent Carelse 28
Most capped player: Edelbert Dinha (Zimbabwe)
Most starts in a season: Edelbert Dinha 41 (2000/01)
Most goals in a season: Thembinkosi Fanteni 15 (2006/07)
Record victory: 5-1 vs Moroka Swallows (19/2/06, PSL)
Record defeat: 0-6 v Orlando Pirates (22/9/04, PSL)

[edit] Premier Soccer League record

2008/2009 - 7th
2007/2008 - 2nd
2006/2007 - 4th
2005/2006 - 11th
2004/2005 - 6th
2003/2004 - 2nd
2002/2003 - 13th
2001/2002 - 14th
2000/2001 - 11th
1999/2000 - 4th

[edit] Club officials/Technical team

Chairman: John Comitis
CEO: George Comitis
Coach: Jan Pruijn (interim)
Assistant coaches: Wilfred Mugeyi & Roger Links
Goalkeeper coach: Brian van der Heever

[edit] 2009/2010 First team squad

As of September 14, 2009

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Hans Vonk
2	DF	Nazeer Allie
3	DF	Thulani Hlatshwayo
4	DF	Mario Booysen
5	MF	Clifford Ngobeni
6	FW	George Maluleka
7	MF	Nhlanhla Shabalala
8	FW	Stanton Lewis
9	FW	Diyo Sibisi
10	MF	Sameehg Doutie
11	FW	Cole Alexander
12	MF	Granwald Scott
13	MF	Lance Davids
14	DF	Eduardo Ferreira
15	MF	Amigo Memela

No.	Position	Player
16	GK	Andre Petim
17	MF	Thulani Serero
18	FW	Sifiso Vilakazi
20	DF	Deniss Ivanovs
21	MF	Mohammed Diallo
22	DF	Aidan Jenniker
23	FW	Aboubacar Fofana
24	MF	Franklin Cale
25	DF	Brett Evans (Captain)
26	DF	Clayton Daniels
28	DF	Derek Decamps
29	MF	Dipsy Selolwane
30	GK	Sean Roberts

[edit] On loan

No.		Position	Player
—		MF	Mkhanyiseli Siwahla (at Bloemfontein Celtic until 30 June 2010)

[edit] 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.

[edit] Official sponsor

MTN

[edit] Notes

^ Soccer in South Africa

[edit] External links

[0] Soccer in South Africa

[1]

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