Santos Football Club (South Africa)

Santos Football Club (South Africa)
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Santos

Full name

Engen Santos Football Club

Nickname(s)

The People's Team

Founded

1982

Ground

Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
(Capacity: 30,000)

Chairman

Manager

League

ABSA Premiership, 3rd




Home colours




Away colours

old logo

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.

1 Honours
2 Club records
- 2.1 Premier Soccer League record
3 2007/2008 season
4 Club officials/Technical team
5 2008/2009 First team squad
- 5.1 Foreigners
6 Official sponsor
7 External links

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

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)

Premier Soccer League record

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

2007/2008 season

Season record

ABSA Premiership - 3rd
Nedbank Cup - quarterfinals
Telkom Knockout - last 16
SAA Supa 8 - not qualified
Telkom Charity Cup - not voted in

PSL top scorers

1. Erwin Isaacs 12
2. Eleazar Rodgers 9
3. Mogogi Gabonamong 4
3. Romano Scott 4
5. Thando Mngomeni 3
6. Ryan Chapman 2

Club awards

Player of the Year: Mogogi Gabonamong
Players' Player of the Year: Wayne Arendse
Special Award: Wayne Roberts
Most Promising Player of the Year: Bevan Fransch
Rookie of the Year: Tawonga Chimodzi
Sportsman of the Year: Eleazar Rodgers
Chairman's Award: Musa Otieno
Top Goalscorer: Erwin Isaacs

Club officials/Technical team

Chairman: Goolam Allie
COO: Edries Burton
Team manager: Yusuf Gester
Coach: David Bright
Assistant coaches: Jean-Marc Ithier & Salie Adams
Goalkeeper coach: Farouk Abrahams

2008/2009 First team squad

As of August 31, 2008

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Wayne Roberts
2	DF	Musa Otieno (Captain)
3	FW	Kenwyn Manuel
4	MF	Mogogi Gabonamong
5	DF	Craig Bianchi
7	FW	Ryan Chapman
8	MF	Tyren Arendse
9	FW	Eleazar Rodgers
10	MF	Tawonga Chimodzi
11	FW	Romano Scott
12	MF	Bonginkosi Macala
13	MF	Joswin Hendricks
14	MF	Tasleem Paulse

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Erwin Isaacs
16	MF	Wayne Arendse
17	MF	Graham King
19	DF	Marvin Oakes
20	MF	Zairon Van Beulen
21	FW	Koena Mathopa
22	DF	Zvenyika Makonese
24	FW	Jerome Ramatlhkwane
25	DF	Bevan Fransch
27	MF	Jurie Basie
30	GK	Francis Chansa
35	GK	Lee Langeveldt
69	GK	Eduan Naude

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.