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Supersport United
Full name	Supersport United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Matsatsantsa (The Swanky Boys)
Founded	1994, purchased Pretoria City franchise
Ground	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria & Super Stadium, Atteridgeville (Capacity 51,000)
Chairman	Khulu Sibiya
Manager	Gavin Hunt
League	ABSA Premier League
2006-07	ABSA Premier League, 6th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Supersport United is a South African football (soccer) club based in Pretoria that currently competes in the Premier Soccer League. The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net in 1994. M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed. United is known as Matsatsantsa a Pitori amongst its supporters.

Contents 1 Major Honours 2 Club records 2.1 Premier Soccer League record 3 2006/2007 season 3.1 Season record 3.2 PSL top scorers 3.3 Club awards 4 Club officials/Technical team 5 2007/2008 First team squad 5.1 Foreigners 6 2007/2008 Transfers 7 Official sponsor 8 External links

• ABSA Cup winners: 2005
• SAA Supa 8 winners: 2004
• Bob Save Super Bowl winners: 1999
• Sparletta Cup winners: 1995
• Second Division champions: 1995

• Most starts: Ronald Lawrence 224 (including Pretoria City matches)
• Most goals: Abram Raselemane 57
• Most capped player: Dennis Masina (Swaziland)
• Most starts in a season: Siboniso Gaxa 47 (2004/05)
• Most goals in a season: Glen Salmon 16 (1998/99)
• Record victory: 9-0 v Red Star (19/3/05, CAF Confederation Cup)
• Record defeat: 0-5 v Arcadia (7/4/90, NSL)

• 2006/2007 - 6th
• 2005/2006 - 7th
• 2004/2005 - 4th
• 2003/2004 - 3rd
• 2002/2003 - 2nd
• 2001/2002 - 2nd
• 2000/2001 - 8th
• 1999/2000 - 10th
• 1998/1999 - 8th
• 1997/1998 - 14th
• 1996/1997 - 9th

• Castle Premiership - 6th
  
• ABSA Cup - quarterfinals
  
• Telkom Knockout - last 16
  
• SAA Supa 8 - runners-up
  
• Telkom Charity Cup - not voted in
  

1. Katlego Mashego 7
1. James Chamanga 7
3. Katlego Mphela 6
4. Ricardo Katza 4
4. Daine Klate 4
6. Shingayi Kaondera 3
7. George Mofokeng 2
7. Tony Tsabedze 2

Player of the Year: Denis Onyango
Players' Player of the Year: Denis Onyango
Golden Boot winners: Katlego Mashego & James Chamanga
Fittest Player of the Season: Teko Modise
Most Improved Player: Richard Rantjie
Hottest Moment of the Season: Tony Tsabedze

• Chairman: Khulu Sibiya
• Director of Football: Stanley Matthews
• Team manager: Webster Lichaba
• Coach: Gavin Hunt
• Assistant: Thomas Madigage
• Goalkeeper coach: Grant Johnson

As of November 14, 2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Andre Arendse 2 DF Ricardo Katza (Captain) 3 DF Bongani Khumalo 4 DF Tsietsi Mahoa 5 MF Dennis Masina 6 DF Siboniso Gaxa 7 MF Daine Klate 8 MF Richard Rantjie 9 FW Katlego Mphela 10 MF Maimane Phiri 11 MF Elias Pelembe 12 FW Fikru Tefera 13 MF Shane Poggenpoel 14 FW Calvin Kadi

No. Position Player 15 MF Senzo Ndlovu 16 DF Isaac Mabotsa 17 MF Tony Tsabedze 19 FW Kermit Erasmus 20 DF Rudi Isaacs 21 FW Katlego Mashego 22 DF Siphiwe Mkhonza 23 MF Carlos Chimomole 25 DF Andrew Golding 26 DF Thabo September 28 MF Sibusiso Mahlangu 30 GK Thabang Stemmer 31 GK Denis Onyango

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.

• Denis Onyango
• Elias Pelembe
• Carlos Chimomole
• Tony Tsabedze
• Fikru Tefera
• Dennis Masina

In:
Carlos Chimomole - Desportivo de Maputo, Mozambique

Elias Pelembe - Desportivo de Maputo, Mozambique

Rudi Isaacs (loan return) - Moroka Swallows

Bongani Khumalo - Pretoria University

George Maluleke - Pretoria University

Dumisani Masilela - Pretoria University

Senzo Ndlovu - Pretoria University

Fikru Tefera - Orlando Pirates

Calvin Kadi - Jomo Cosmos

Andrew Golding - promoted to first team

Siphiwe Mkhonza - Kaizer Chiefs

Out:
Michael Nkambule (loan return) - RC Strasbourg, France

Shingayi Kaondera - AEK Larnaca, Cyprus

Stanton Fredericks (loan return) - Orlando Pirates

James Matola - Free State Stars

Teko Modise - Orlando Pirates

James Chamanga - Moroka Swallows

Lance Niewenhuis (on loan) - Benoni Premier United

George Mofokeng - Platinum Stars

George Maluleke (on loan) - Pretoria University

Dumisani Masilela (on loan) - Pretoria University

Mduduzi Moyo (on loan) - Pretoria University

Manti Moholo (on loan) - Pretoria University

Masibuzane Zongo (on loan) - Pretoria University

Thabo Moleko (on loan) - Pretoria University

DStv

• Supersport United Official Website
• Premier Soccer League
• PSL Club Info
• South African Football Association
• Confederation of African Football

v • d • e Supersport United – current squad
1 Arendse • 2 Katza • 3 Khumalo • 4 Mahoa • 5 Masina • 6 Gaxa • 7 Klate • 8 Rantjie • 9 Mphela • 10 Phiri • 11 Domingues • 12 Tefera • 13 Poggenpoel • 14 Kadi • 15 Ndlovu • 16 Mabotsa • 17 Tsabedze • 20 Isaacs • 21 Mashego • 22 Mkhonza • 23 Carlitos • 26 September • 28 Mahlangu • 30 Stemmer • 31 Onyango • Manager: Hunt

ABSA Premier League 2007–08 v • d • e
Ajax Cape Town | AmaZulu | Bidvest Wits | Black Leopards | Bloemfontein Celtic Free State Stars | Golden Arrows | Jomo Cosmos | Kaizer Chiefs | Mamelodi Sundowns Moroka Swallows | Orlando Pirates | Platinum Stars | Santos | Supersport United | Thanda Royal Zulu
Premier Soccer League seasons v • d • e
1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07