Jomo Cosmos
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| Full name | Jomo Cosmos Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ezenkosi | ||
| Founded | January 29, 1983 | ||
| Ground | Rand Stadium, Rosettenville, Johannesburg (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Chairman | Jomo Sono | ||
| Coach |  Jomo Sono |
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| League | ABSA Premiership | ||
| 2008-09 | NFD, Inland Stream, 1st Championship Playoff winners |
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Jomo Cosmos are a South African football (soccer) club based in Johannesburg that participates in the Premier Soccer League. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend Jomo "Black Prince" Sono.
The club was previously called Highlands Park, but was changed to its current version in 1982 when Jomo Sono ended his playing career in the USA and decided to name his newly bought club after his former NASL club, the New York Cosmos.
Jomo Sono's motive for this development has always been to recognise and build raw. Sono's teams accentuated and developed a strong youth policy and through years has gained a reputation for discovery and developing some of the finest talent to have played in the league, for the South African National team and abroad. Under Sono's ownership, the club went on to achieve several successes: it won the National Soccer League in 1987, the Bob Save Super Bowl in 1990, the Coca-Cola Cup in 2002 and 2005 and the SAA Supa 8 in 2003. Jomo Cosmos has also consistently finished among the top teams in the league.
The need to sell players due to lack of financial resources has led JC to be known to soccer administrators as the University of Soccer.
In 2008, Jomo Cosmos were relegated from top-flight football for the first time since 1993. After one season in the National First Division, they managed to return to the PSL for the 2009-10 season having won the Inland Stream and the promotion play-off against Carara Kicks.
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[edit] Honours
- Coca-Cola Cup Winners 2002, 2005
- SAA Supa 8 Winners 2003
- Bob Save Super Bowl Winners 1990
- NSL Champions 1987
- Second Division Champions 1994
[edit] Notable former players
Dipsy Selolwane
Valery Nahayo
Anthony Laffor
Essau Kanyenda- Russel Mwafulirwa
Mamadou Diallo- Mark Fish
- Philemon Masinga
- Helman Mkhalele
- Aaron Mokoena
- Teboho Mokoena
- Thabang Molefe
- Pitso Mosimane
- Katlego Mphela
- Nkosinathi Nhleko
- Maimane Phiri
- Andrew Rabutla
- MacBeth Sibaya
Chris Katongo- Felix Katongo
Bruce Grobbelaar- Benjamin Mwaruwari
[edit] Club records
- Most starts: Andrew Rabutla 229
- Most goals: Manuel Bucuane 88
- Most capped player: Manuel Bucuane (Mozambique)
- Most starts in a season: Webster Lichaba (1986) and Helman Mkhalele (1993) both 46
- Most goals in a season: Phil Masinga 27 (1991)
- Record victory: 6-0 vs Grand All Stars (31/8/85, Mainstay Cup); vs Mabopane United Brothers
(30/8/86, Mainstay Cup); vs Umtata Bucks (28/3/92, NSL); vs Denver Sundowns (21/2/93, African Cup Winners Cup) - Record defeat: 0-5 vs Kaizer Chiefs (24/12/01, Coca-Cola Cup)
[edit] Premier Soccer League record
- 2007/2008 - 16th
- 2006/2007 - 7th
- 2005/2006 - 9th
- 2004/2005 - 13th
- 2003/2004 - 13th
- 2002/2003 - 8th
- 2001/2002 - 4th
- 2000/2001 - 4th
- 1999/2000 - 7th
- 1998/1999 - 10th
- 1997/1998 - 7th
- 1996/1997 - 7th
[edit] Club officials/Technical team
- CEO: Jomo Sono
- Team manager: Andrew Rabutla
- Coach: Jomo Sono
- Assistant coach:
Helder Muianga
[edit] 2009/2010 First team squad
As of November 14, 2009
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[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. Namibians born before 1990 can be registered as South Africans.
- Elhadji Abdou Samb
Ousmane Berthe- Gacoussou Diarra
- Sekou Camara
Ayo Oluwafemi
Lazarus Kaimbi- Abisai Shiningayamwe
- Tico-Tico
Siza Dlamini- Felix Badenhorst
- Mfanafuthi Bhembe
[edit] External links
- Jomo Cosmos Official Website
- Premier Soccer League
- PSL Club Info
- South African Football Association
- Confederation of African Football
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