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Santos
Full name	Engen Santos Football Club
Nickname(s)	The People's Team;
Founded	1982
Ground	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town &; Coetzenburg Stadium, Stellenbosch; (Capacity: 51,900)
Chairman	Goolam Allie
Coach	Boebie Solomons
League	ABSA Premiership
2008-09	ABSA Premiership, 10th
Home colours	Away colours

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Santos Football Club or simply Santos, also known under their sponsored title as Engen Santos, is a professional South African football (soccer) club based in Lansdowne, Cape Town. Established in Heideveld on the Cape Flats in 1982, they currently participate in the Premier Soccer League.

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Honours

PSL Champions: 2001/02
ABSA Cup Winners: 2003
FPL League Champions: 1983, 84, 86, 87, 88, 90
FPL Cup Winners: 1985, 88, 90
Challenge Cup Winners: 1988
Bob Save Super Bowl Winners: 2001
BP Top 8 Winners: 2002

[edit] Club records

Most starts: Edries Burton 409
Most goals: Jean-Marc Ithier 70
Most capped player: Musa Otieno (Kenya)
Most starts in a season: Cassiem Mohamed 44 (1993)
Most goals in a season: Duncan Crowie 19 (1991)
Record victory: 6-0 v Intercity Aces (6/3/99, Bob Save Super Bowl); vs Beau West City (26/2/05, Absa Cup); vs Cemforce FC (12/3/05, Absa Cup); vs Island FC (11/3/06, Absa Cup)
Record defeat: 1-7 v Sundowns (19/8/98, PSL)

[edit] Premier Soccer League record

2008/2009 - 10th
2007/2008 - 3rd
2006/2007 - 10th
2005/2006 - 8th
2004/2005 - 12th
2003/2004 - 6th
2002/2003 - 9th
2001/2002 - 1st
2000/2001 - 5th
1999/2000 - 11th
1998/1999 - 16th
1997/1998 - 16th

[edit] Club officials/Technical team

Chairman: Goolam Allie
COO: Edries Burton
Team manager: Yusuf Gester
Coach: Boebie Solomons
Assistant coach: Jean-Marc Ithier
Goalkeeper coach: Nigel Dixon

[edit] 2009/2010 First team squad

As of November 10, 2009

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Musa Otieno
3	DF	Ricardo Skippers
4	MF	Mogogi Gabonamong (Captain)
5	DF	Craig Bianchi
6	FW	Orlin Powell
7	FW	Ryan Chapman
8	MF	Tyren Arendse
9	FW	Eleazar Rodgers
10	MF	Tawonga Chimodzi
11	FW	Romano Scott
12	DF	Bonginkosi Macala
13	MF	Shafeeq Arendse
14	MF	Tasleem Paulse
15	MF	Erwin Isaacs
17	MF	Graham King
16	MF	Wayne Arendse

No.	Position	Player
18	DF	Rafiq Isaacs
19	DF	Marvin Oakes
20	MF	Zairon Van Beulen
21	DF	Thabiso Ntloana
22	MF	Boitumelo Mafoko
24	FW	Jerome Ramatlhkwane
25	DF	Bevan Fransch
26	FW	Lennox Bacela
27	MF	Jurie Basie
30	GK	Tshepo Motsoeneng
32	FW	Phikolethu Spelman
35	GK	Lee Langeveldt
38	MF	Tony Tsabedze
40	DF	Musa Nkondo
69	GK	Eduan Naude

[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

Engen

[edit] External links

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