Cape Town Spurs F.C.
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| Full name | Ajax Cape Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Urban Warriors | ||
| Founded | 1999, merger of Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs | ||
| Ground | Athlone Stadium, Cape Town; Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman | John Comitis | ||
| Manager |  Craig Rosslee | ||
| League | ABSA Premier League | ||
| 2006-07 | ABSA Premier League, 4th | ||
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Ajax Cape Town is a South African football (soccer) team based in Parow, Cape Town that participates in the Premier Soccer League. Home games are usually played at Athlone Stadium, having moved from Newlands Rugby Stadium at the end of the 2004/2005 season.
Ajax CT was formed in 1999, via the amalgation of two Cape Town-based teams, Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs, as AFC Ajax expanded their worldwide talent-feeder network to South Africa.
The Ajax CT project had limited success in the seasons leading up to 2006/2007, the club winning a solitary title - the Rothmans Cup in 2000 - with Steven Pienaar being one of the few talents to make the grade for a move to Amsterdam, back in 2002. However, in 2006/2007, under the guidance of new coach Muhsin Ertuğral, Ajax CT claimed fourth place in the PSL and won the ABSA Cup - beating league champions Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 in the final.
Gordon Igesund, South Africa's most successful club coach who won league titles with Manning Rangers, Orlando Pirates, Santos and Sundowns, coached the club from 2002 until 2006.
In January 2007, Ajax CT managed to beat their mother club AFC Ajax 3-1 in a friendly game held in Cape Town.
After the departure of Muhsin Ertuğral at the end of the 2006/2007 season and in line with the club's development philosophy, the appointment of Craig Rosslee as the new head coach was announced.
Former Managers
Leo Van Veen (1999-00)- Henk Bodewes (2000-01)
Rob McDonald (2001-02)- Gordon Igesund (2002-06)
Muhsin Ertuğral (2006-07)
Notable Players
- Thembinkosi Fanteni
- John Obi Mikel
- Steven Pienaar
- Stanton Lewis
- Daylon Claasen
- Moeneeb Josephs
- Marciano Vink
- Hans Vonk
- Quinton Jacobs
- George Eastham
Honours
- Rothmans Cup - 2000
- ABSA Cup - 2007
Club records
- Most starts: Brett Evans 210
- Most goals: Brent Carelse 28
- Most capped player: Edelbert Dinha (Zimbabwe)
- Most starts in a season: Edelbert Dinha 41 (2000/01)
- Most goals in a season: Thembinkosi Fanteni 15 (2006/07)
- Record victory: 5-1 vs Moroka Swallows (19/2/06, PSL)
- Record defeat: 0-6 v Orlando Pirates (22/9/04, PSL)
Premier Soccer League record
- 2006/2007 - 4th
- 2005/2006 - 11th
- 2004/2005 - 6th
- 2003/2004 - 2nd
- 2002/2003 - 13th
- 2001/2002 - 14th
- 2000/2001 - 11th
- 1999/2000 - 4th
2006/2007 season
Season record
- Castle Premiership - 4th
- ABSA Cup - winners
- Telkom Knockout - runners-up
- SAA Supa 8 - not qualified
- Telkom Charity Cup - not voted in
PSL top scorers
1. Thembinkosi Fanteni 11
2. Franklin Cale 4
3. Russel Mwafulirwa 3
3. Granwald Scott 2
5. Mfundo Shumana 2
5. Brett Evans 2
5. Bryce Moon 2
5. Brent Carelse 2
Club awards
Player of the Season: Thembinkosi Fanteni
Players' Player of the Season: Nazeer Allie
Top Goal-scorer: Thembinkosi Fanteni
Young Player of the Season: Clifford Ngobeni
Most Improved Player: Granwald Scott
Sportsman of the Season: Franklin Cale
Club officials/Technical team
- CEO: John Comitis
- Coach: Craig Rosslee
- Assistant coach:
Wilfred Mugeyi & 
Michael Rubesch - Goalkeeper coach: Brian van der Heever
- Head of Youth Development:
John Rowley - Reserve team coach: Douglas Williams
2007/2008 First team squad
As of December 25 2007 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
2007/2008 Transfers
In:
Clinton Emmanuel - Hanover Park
Morgan Cathey - Azusa Pacific University, United States
Eduardo Ferreira - Gremio Esportivo Anapolis, Brazil
Andile Mbenyane - promoted to first team
Jonathan Fransman - promoted to first team
Mario Booysen - promoted to first team
Aidan Jenniker - promoted to first team
Sameehg Doutie - promoted to first team
Out:
Tsholola Tshinyama - SC Lokeren, Belgium
Simphiwe Pama (on loan) - Hanover Park
Coburn Woodington - Supersport United
Thembinkosi Fanteni - Maccabi Haifa, Israel