Cape Town City players, owner, stadium, coach, trophies, world rankings

Cape Town City FC is a professional Cape Town based football club. It plays its football in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). Cape Town City players are known for their prowess on the pitch and have been pivotal in taking the club to its current status in terms of ranking. Join us as we learn some fascinating facts about the team.

As you read this article, you will discover valuable information about this fantastic football club including their stand in world rankings, members of their squad and much more.

Cape Town City FC profile

• Founded: 2016
• Nickname: The Citizens
• Squad Size: 24
• Average age: 26.1
• Foreigners: 4
• Coach: Eric Tinkler
• Captain: Thamsanqa Innocent
• National Team Players: 6
• Stadium: Cape Town Stadium (55000 seats)
• Current transfer record: 7 million euros
• Top goal scorer: Mduduzi Mdantsane
• Most Assists: Fagrie Lakay
• Most recent formation: 4-3-3 Attacking
• Current League Position: 9th
• Market value: Approximately $7.10 million

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Cape Town City players

The following is the list of players and their home country (in brackets) in the Cape Town City football club. This is an up-to-date squad list as per the South African Premier Soccer League 21-22 season:

Goalkeepers

• Darren Kent (South Africa)
• Bongani Mpandle (South Africa)
• Hugo Marques (Angola)
• Marc Anderson (South Africa)
• Luca Diana-Olario (South Africa)

Defenders

• Taariq Fielies (South Africa)
• Keanu Cupido (South Africa)
• Idumba Fasika (DR Congo)
• Edmilson Dove (Mozambique)
• Terrence Mashego (South Africa)
• Thamsanqa Mkhize (South Africa)
• Patrick Fisher (South Africa)

Midfielders

• Thato Mokeke (South Africa)
• Thabo Nodada (South Africa)
• Relebogile Mokhuoane (South Africa)
• Taahir Goedeman (South Africa)
• Lumphumlo Kaka Sifumba (South Africa)
• Craig Martin (South Africa)
• Mduduzi Mdantsane (South Africa)
• Mpho Makola (South Africa)

Forwards

• Darwin Gonzalez (Venezuela)
• Tashreeq Morris (South Africa)
• Khanyisa Mayo (South Africa)
• Mogami May (South Africa)

Cape Town City FC achievements

The South African football club has been able to bag decent trophies in the past. This includes the most recent title, which was for winning the MTN 8 Cup in the 18/19 football season. The other title they have won is the South African League cup in the 16/17 football season.

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This club also made a remarkable achievement in the 12/13 season when they were promoted to the country's top tier league, just after their shocking exit a year before.

Cape Town City FC stadium

• Name: The Cape Town Stadium
• Stadium Capacity: Able to hold 68000 in international matches
• Constructed: 2007 (Last refurbished in 2009)
• Cost of Construction: Approximately $316 million
• Previous (First) Name: The Green Point Stadium

The surface of the stadium is covered by natural grass. The stadium has undersoil heating and does not have a running track.

Cape Town City owner

The football club is owned by the Comitis family, headed by Jean Michel Comitis (well-known as John Comitis), who was born in DR Congo.

Cape Town City coach

Eric Tinkler is the head coach of the Cape Town City football club. He was appointed on the 24th of May 2021. He signed a four-year contract on his arrival to the club.

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Cape Town City FC trophies

With the kind of players they have, Cape Town FC is one of the clubs which has been able to experience the feeling of lifting a trophy. Their silverware include:

• 1x South African Cup Winner
• 1x MTN8 Cup Winner

Cape Town City legends

The club has had some notable figures in the past years and this includes:

• Thabo Mngomeni
• David Nyathi
• Ben Anderson
• Bernard Hartz
• Reggie Jantjies
• Farouk Abrahams

The following club legends who are still active in football are:

• Theko Modise
• Craig Martin
• Edmilson Dove
• Lebogang Manyama
• Thamsanqa Innocent

Eric Tinkler is also considered a club legend since he was the first manager of the club and achieved early success before being released by the club. Currently, he is back at Cape Town City F.C. for his second spell as manager.

Cape Town City captain

The club's captain is 33yr old Thamsanqa Innocent Mkhize, born in Durban, South Africa.

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Cape Town City FC history

Cape Town City is a football club based in Cape Town, South Africa. The club was initially formed in 1962 and later reformed in 2016. The club was reformed when a South African former professional footballer and a businessman, John Comitis, bought the franchise rights of defunct Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.

He then relocated the team with the franchise license in Cape Town City—in that case now reviving the Cape Town City Football club. The club uses its historical grounds, Hartleyvale Stadium, for practice. The owner, John, announced plans to reinvigorate the historic place to be home ground again soon.

Cape Town City FC Instagram and other socials

The club has a social media platform on Instagram under the handle @capetowncityfc. As of February 2022 they have amassed a whopping 172k followers. They can also be found on Twitter where they have 262k followers and Facebook with over 307k followers.

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Cape Town City management

Cape Town FC's first team is managed by Eric Tinker who has two assistants, Aaron Mokoena and Diogo Peral. The goalkeeping coach is Jorge Marugan.

The club's board of directors include Maximilian Grunewald who is the Chief Commercial Officer and John Comitis who owns the football club.

Cape Town City FC net worth

According to Briefly.co.za, the current net worth of Cape Town City Football Club currently stands at a staggering $5.8 million.

Cape Town City FC squad

The club has a 25 man squad whose latest signing is 23 yr old South African, Mogamat May.

Cape Town City FC world ranking

The Cape Town City players rank at position 832 in the world football club rankings with a 1368 points tally. It ranks above a good number of South African football clubs.

Cape Town City FC kits

The football team has three kits for the 21/22 season. A blue-themed one, a yellow-themed one and a white themed one.

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Cape Town City FC tickets

Fans of the club can buy tickets to attend home matches here. Cards will need to be collected from the ticketing office at 54 Shortmarket Street. You can contact them on +27 21 424 5658.

In conclusion, before the owner bought their franchise rights, Cape Town City's players were the former players of Mpumalanga Black Aces football club. Management and the talented players have left an indelible mark in the soccer scene.

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