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| Full name | SuperSport United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Matsatsantsa (The Swanky Boys, The Trendsetters) Spartans | ||
| Founded | 1994; 30 years ago (1994), purchased Pretoria City franchise | ||
| Ground | Lucas Moripe Stadium, Atteridgeville, Pretoria | ||
| Capacity | 28,900 | ||
| Chairman | Khulu Sibiya | ||
| Coach | Gavin Hunt | ||
| League | DStv Premiership | ||
| 2023–24 | 7th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional football club based in AtteridgevilleinPretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the DStv Premiership. United is known as Matsatsantsa a Pitori amongst its supporters. They usually play their home games at Lucas Moripe StadiuminAtteridgeville.
Supersport F.C. is an association football club wholly owned by SuperSport, the South African group of television channels.
The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net in 1994. M-Net received approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.
The club comprises a professional football team affiliated to the Premier Soccer League as well as various youth academy teams in the SuperSport United Youth Academy playing within their respective SAFA structures.
Home matches are usually played at Lucas Moripe StadiuminAtteridgeville, Pretoria, however in recent times the club has elected to take many matches to the Peter Mokaba StadiuminPolokwane.
The club's youth academy is one of the best in the country. Some of the graduates are Daine Klate, Kermit Erasmus, Ronwen Williams all three from Port Elizabeth and Kamohelo Mokotjo. They have previously been linked with English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and Dutch side Feyenoord.
Shane McGregor (1998–99)
Bruce Grobbelaar (1999–01) Pitso Mosimane (1 July 2001 – 30 June 2007) Gavin Hunt (1 July 2007 – 28 May 2013) Cavin Johnson (19 June 2013 – 29 August 2014) Kaitano Tembo (29 August 2014 – 3 September 2014) Gordon Igesund (3 September 2014– 27 January 2016)
Stuart Baxter (27 January 2016– 30 June 2017) Eric Tinkler (1 July 2017 – 2018) Kaitano Tembo (2018 - 12 April 2022) Andre Arendse (interim, 12 April 2022 - July 6, 2022) Gavin Hunt (7 July 2022 - present) Ronald Lawrence 224 (including Pretoria City matches) Bradley Grobler 58
Dennis Masina Siboniso Gaxa 47 (2004–05) Glen Salmon 16 (1998–99) (previous record: George Koumantarakis 14; 1997–98)
Red Star Anse-aux-Pins (19 March 2005, CAF Confederation Cup) Arcadia 7 April 1990, NSL| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Gavin Hunt
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| Assistant coach | Andre Arendse[2]
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SuperSport United F.C. – current squad
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