Santos Football Club (South Africa)
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| Full name | Engen Santos Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The People's Team |
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| Founded | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Athlone Stadium, Cape Town (Capacity 30,000) |
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| Chairman | Goolam Allie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  David Bright |
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| League | ABSA Premiership | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | ABSA Premiership, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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[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
- 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] 2007/2008 season
[edit] Season record
- ABSA Premiership - 3rd
- Nedbank Cup - quarterfinals
- Telkom Knockout - last 16
- SAA Supa 8 - not qualified
- Telkom Charity Cup - not voted in
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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: Andre Bronkhorst
[edit] 2007/2008 First team squad
As of February 07, 2008
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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.
[edit] 2008/2009 Transfers
[edit] In
Jerome Ramatlhakwane - Centre Chiefs, Botswana
[edit] Out
Musa Otieno - Cleveland City Stars, USA
Jonathan Armogam
[edit] Official sponsor
Engen
[edit] External links
- Santos CT Official Website
- Premier Soccer League
- PSL Club Info
- South African Football Association
- Confederation of African Football
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