University of Cape Town Football Club, also known as UCT FC, is the football club representing the University of Cape Town based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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| Full name | University of Cape Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ikey Warriors | ||
| Ground | UCT Kopano Astroturf, Rosebank, Cape Town | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Chairman |  Storm Johnson | ||
| Coach | Jaydon Terblanche (men)
Ahmed Parker (women) | ||
| League | University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football National Club Championships | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The University of Cape Town Football Club boasts 250 student members with four men's teams and two women's teams.
The Men's & Women's First Teams represent the university in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football National Club Championships competing with the top 20 university teams in the country, held in December of each year.[1]
The USSA Football National Club Championships act as the qualifiers to the prestigious Varsity Sports Football tournament of the following year; with the top eight men's and women's teams affiliated with Varsity Sports booking their place in the tournament.
The club is an affiliate member of the Cape Town Tygerberg Football Association (CTTFA), with Men's First & Second Teams playing in the 2nd Division having recently joined the association in 2016.[2] The Women's First Team plays in the Sasol Women's League, after being crowned SAFA Cape Town Regional Women's League champions in 2017 and winning promotion playoffs. Whilst the Women's Second Team plays in the CTTFA Ladies' League. The Men's Third & Fourth Teams play in the university's Internal Soccer League, boasting 50 teams, all students of UCT.
Crests & Colours edit
The club plays with the University of Cape Town Coat of Arms on the left breast of the playing jersey and the UCT Sport logo on the right. The UCT crest was designed in 1859 by Charles Davidson Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony at the time. Bell was an accomplished artist who also designed medals and the triangular Cape stamp.
UCT FC uses the UCT Sport colour palette, with three primary colours: navy blue, sky blue and white. The home kit is traditionally navy blue, while the away strip is predominantly white with sky blue detailing.
Nickname edit
The nickname "Ikey Warriors" was coined by 2014 Head Coach Rowan Hendricks and Ikey Tigers coach Kevin Musikanth during the 2014 Varsity Football season, due to the team's tenacious warrior-like spirit, tough tackling and never-say-die attitude. It was a nickname used only within the squad, but the media caught onto the name during the tournament, with Soccer Laduma among others writing about UCT's "Ikey Warriors". The name became popular among the club and its fans and has since grown into the club's official nickname.
For the first time, in 2015, the Ikey Warriors emblem was placed on the back of the playing jersey below the collar.
Stadium edit
UCT's home ground is the Kopano Astroturf, located on UCT's Lower Campus in Rosebank, Cape Town. The stadium can hold up to 500 spectators at capacity. The astroturf is FIFA approved, and was put on standby as a training facility during the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to its ability to withstand wet weather conditions. The astroturf was resurfed in July 2018.
The University of Cape Town were host to the 2018 Western Cape Intervarsity Tournament.[3] Kopano Astroturf was used for the football fixtures held on Saturday, 28 September, UCT competing with The University of the Western Cape and Stellenbosch University (Maties).
Clubs such as Hellenic and ASD Cape Town have used the Kopano Astroturf as their home ground in the ABC Motsepe League in the past.
During the 2013 and 2014 Varsity Football tournaments, UCT played their home games on the Groote Schuur Rugby Field, due to its ability to hold a larger number of spectators.
Honours & Tournament History edit
Varsity Football record edit
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USSA Football National Club Championships record edit
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USSA First Team squad 2018 edit
Women's Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Men's Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials edit
Coaching Staff edit
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Committee edit
- Chairperson: Storm Johnson
- Vice-Chairperson: Lwazi Ncanana
- Secretary General:
- Treasurer:
- League Coordinator: Nadeem August
- Kit & Equipment Manager: Nhlamuselo Ngoveni
- Marketing Managers: Lindokuhle Skosana and Kawthar Gierdien
- Events Manager: Vincent Mofokeng
- Transformation and Outreach: Kateko Boitumelo Pule
Kit manufacturer edit
- Kit manufacturer: Laurus
Former Coaches & Chairpersons edit
Former Head Coaches edit
Cayl Coetsee – 2016 (interim)- Vorgen Less – 2015-2016
- Rowan Hendricks – 2014
- Monwabisi Ralarala – 2012-2013
Liam Shirley – 2012
Former Chairpersons edit
- Kateko Boitumelo Pule;– 2017
- Ammar Canani;– 2017
- Warren Black;– 2016
- Daniel Perling – 2014-2016
- Fairouz West – 2013
- Dustin Holohan – 2011-2013
References edit
- ^ "University Sports South Africa". Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Cape Town Tygerberg Local Football Association - B1 - First Division". cttfass.leaguerepublic.com.
- ^ "Inter-varsity sporting clash". www.news.uct.ac.za.
- ^ "UJ all the way to the final after thrashing UCT 4-0". varsitysportssa.com. 23 September 2017.
- ^ "UWC one step closer to the title, with big semi-final win in Cape derby •". varsitysportssa.com. 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b http://www.ussa.org.za/doc/Football/football2012results.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ussa.org.za/doc/Football/football2009results.pdf [dead link]