Cape Town Spurs F.C.
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| Full name | Ajax Cape Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Urban Warriors | ||
| Founded | 1999, merger of Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs | ||
| Ground | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| Capacity | 64,100 | ||
| Chairman | George Comitis | ||
| Manager |  Foppe de Haan | ||
| League | ABSA Premiership | ||
| 2009–10 | ABSA Premiership, 7th | ||
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Ajax Cape Town is a South African football (soccer) club based in Parow, Cape Town that plays in the Premier Soccer League.
History
Ajax CT was formed in 1999 by Rob Moore, via the amalgamation of two Cape Town-based teams, Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs, as AFC Ajax expanded their worldwide talent-feeder network to South Africa.
Ajax Cape Town played their first official game against Kaizer Chiefs in the Iwisa Charity Spectacular on July 17, 1999. Ajax caused an upset when they beat Chiefs 1–0 with Sam Pam, the Ajax Cape Town captain, scoring the winning goal.
As of 2010 Ajax Amsterdam own 51% of Ajax Cape Town with the remaining 49% owned by the Comitis and Efstathiou families.
The Ajax CT project had limited success in the seasons leading up to 2006–07, 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 2006–07, 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.
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, played in Amsterdam, ended in a 3–2 win for AFC Ajax in July 2009.
Former Managers
Leo van Veen (1999-00)- Henk Bodewes (2000–01)
Rob McDonald (2001–02)
Gordon Igesund (2002–06)
Muhsin Ertuğral (2006–07)- Craig Rosslee (2007–09)
- Muhsin Ertuğral (2009)
Notable former players
- Bradley August
Dikilu Bageta
Edelbert Dinha
Eyong Enoh
Quinton Jacobs- Moeneeb Josephs
- Mabhuti Khenyeza
Christos Kostis- Calvin Marlin
John Obi Mikel- Bryce Moon
Russel Mwafulirwa- Steven Pienaar
- Dillon Sheppard
- Tsholola Tshinyama
- Marciano Vink
Honours
- Rothmans Cup – 2000
- ABSA Cup – 2007
- Telkom Knockout – 2008
Club records
- Most starts: Brett Evans 278
- Most goals: Nathan Paulse 35
- Most capped player: Edelbert Dinha (Zimbabwe)
- Most starts in a season: Edelbert Dinha 41 (2000/01)
- Most goals in a season: Mabhuti Khenyeza 23 (2008/09)
- Record Victory: 5–1 vs Moroka Swallows (19/2/06, PSL); vs Mount Cameroon (26/4/08, CAF Confederation Cup)
- Record defeat: 0–6 v Orlando Pirates (22/9/04, PSL); vs Golden Arrows (24/10/09, MTN 8)
Premier Soccer League record
- 2009/2010 – 7th
- 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
Club officials/Technical team
- Chairman & CEO: George Comitis
- Coach: Foppe de Haan
- Team Manager:
Max Gruenewald - Assistant Coach: Wilfred Mugeyi
- Goalkeeper Coach: Brian van der Heever
- Head of youth development: Maarten Stekelenburg
2010–11 First team squad
As of January 11, 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.