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| Full name | Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Phunya Sele Sele, Siwelele | ||
| Founded | 1969, as Mangaung United | ||
| League | ABC Motsepe League | ||
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Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system.
Bloemfontein Celtic had a large fan base in the Free State before selling their Premiership franchise to Royal AM before the start of the 2021–22 South African Premier Division season.[1][2][3]
Its supporters were known as Siwelele.
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- ^ "OFFICIAL | PSL confirm Bloemfontein Celtic sale, club to be renamed Royal AM". Kick Off. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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