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Ajax Cape Town is a South African football (soccer) club based in Parow, Cape Town that plays in the Premier Soccer League. As of next season, they will play their games at Philippi Stadium.
[edit] History
Ajax CT was formed in 1999, via the amalgamation 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 2006-07, 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 2006-07, 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.
After the departure of Muhsin Ertuğral at the end of the 2006-07 season and in line with the club's development philosophy, the appointment of Craig Rosslee as the new head coach was announced. Ajax finished the 2007-08 season in second place missing out on their first Premiership title ever.
Gordon Igesund, South Africa's most successful club coach,[1] 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. The next friendly, played in Amsterdam, ended in a 3-2 win for AFC Ajax in July 2009.
[edit] Former Managers
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club records
- Most starts: Brett Evans 278
- Most goals: Nathan Paulse 35
- Most capped player: Edelbert Dinha (Zimbabwe)
- Most starts in a season: Edelbert Dinha 41 (2000/01)
- Most goals in a season: Mabhuti Khenyeza 23 (2008/09)
- Record Victory: 5-1 vs Moroka Swallows (19/2/06, PSL); vs Mount Cameroon (26/4/08, CAF Confederation Cup)
- Record defeat: 0-6 v Orlando Pirates (22/9/04, PSL); vs Golden Arrows (24/10/09, MTN 8)
[edit] Premier Soccer League record
[edit] Club officials/Technical team
[edit] 2009/2010 First team squad
As of December 15, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[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.
MTN
[edit] External links
Foppe de Haan
Rob McDonald (2001–02)
Gordon Igesund (2002–06)
Muhsin Ertuğral (2006–07)
Maximilian Grünewald
Wilfred Mugeyi
Eduardo Ferreira
Mohammed Diallo
Aboubacar Fofana
Derek Decamps
Deniss Ivanovs
