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| Full name | Baroka Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Bakgakga | |||
| Founded | 30 December 2007 | |||
| Ground | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium[1] | |||
| Capacity | 15,000 | |||
| Chairman | Khurishi Mphahlele | |||
| League | First Division | |||
| 2023–24 | 3rd | |||
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Baroka F.C. is a South African football club from Ga-Mphahlele near Polokwane, Limpopo that plays in the National First Division also known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, following their relegation from the top tier division commonly referred to as DStv Premiership.
The club rose to prominence in 2011 by reaching the semi-final of the 2010–11 Nedbank Cup, defeating several Premier Soccer League sides like Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs along the way.[2] They also won the 2010–11 Vodacom League Limpopo division, but subsequently fell short at the playoff stage, to win the aspired promotion for National First Division. In their debut season in the National First Division they came close to gaining promotion play-offs to the Premier Soccer League but fell short on goal difference on the last day with a 1–1 draw against Thanda Royal Zulu.
In December 2023, the club only paid half of its player salaries.[3]
- ^ "South Africa – Baroka FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Baroka shock Chiefs". Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Raophala, Mauwane (16 January 2024). "Another cash-strapped PSL club joins Swallows in salary delays saga". FARPost. Retrieved 17 January 2024.