Baroka F.C.
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| Full name | Baroka Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Bakgakga | |||
| Founded | 30 December 2007 | |||
| Ground | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium[1] | |||
| Capacity | 15,000 | |||
| Chairman | Khurishi Mphahlele | |||
| Manager | Dylan Kerr | |||
| League | DStv Premiership | |||
| 2017–18 | 14th | |||
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Baroka F.C. is a South African football club from Ga-Mphahlele near Polokwane, Limpopo that plays in the DStv Premiership.
The club rose to prominence in 2011 by reaching the semi-final of the 2011 Nedbank Cup, defeating several Premier Soccer League sides like Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs along the way. They also won the 2010–11 Vodacom League Limpopo division, but subsequently fell short at the playoff stage, to win the aspired promotion for National First Division. In their debut season in the National First Division they came close to gaining promotion play-offs to the Premier Soccer League but fell short on goal difference on the last day with a 1–1 draw against Thanda Royal Zulu.
Achievements
- 2018 Telkom Knockout Champions
- 2015–16 National First Division champions.[2]
- 2010–11 Nedbank Cup semi-finalists
- Vodacom League 2010–11 Limpopo champions.
Club officials/Technical team
- Coach:
Wedson Nyirenda
Current squad
- As of 28 October 2020[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/teams/south-africa/baroka-fc/18450/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/south-africa/baroka-fc/18450/squad/