Full name | Stellenbosch Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Stellies; The Maroons | ||
Founded | 3 August 2016 | ||
Ground | Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch[1] | ||
Capacity | 16,000[2] | ||
Coach | Steve Barker | ||
League | Betway Premiership | ||
2023–24 | 3rd | ||
Website | www.stellenboschfc.com | ||
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Active departments of Stellenbosch F.C. | ||
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Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
Stellenbosch Football Club is a professional football club based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Founded in 2016 following the relocation of Vasco da Gama FC to Stellenbosch, the club is the first Premier Soccer League team from the Cape Winelands region and was promoted to the DStv Premiership in 2019. The first team plays its home matches at the Danie Craven Stadium.
Domestically, the club has won the National First Division in 2019, earning promotion to the top-flight for the first time in the process,[3] and the 2023 Carling Knockout Cup, which saw the team become the inaugural champions of the revamped competition.[4]