Santos Football Club (South Africa)

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Santos

Full name

Engen Santos Football Club

Nickname(s)

The People's Team

Founded

1982

Ground

Athlone Stadium, Cape Town &
Greenpoint Stadium, Cape Town

Capacity

30,000

Chairman

Goolam Allie

Manager

Roger De Sa

League

Castle Premiership

2005-06

Castle Premiership, 8th





Home colours





Away colours

Santos Football Club or simply Santos, also known under their sponsored title as Engen Santos is a professional South African football (soccer) club based in Lansdowne, Cape Town. Founded as Lightbody's Santos in 1982, they currently participate in the Premier Soccer League.

1 Honours
2 Club records
- 2.1 Premier Soccer League record
3 2005/2006 season
- 3.1 Season record
- 3.2 PSL top scorers
4 2006/2007 First team squad
5 2006/2007 Transfers
6 Goals for Charity programme
7 Official sponsor
8 External links

[edit] Honours

PSL Champions: 2001/02
ABSA Cup Winners: 2002/03
FPL League Champions: 1983, 84, 86, 88, 90
FPL Cup winners: 1985, 88, 90
Challenge Cup winners: 1988
Bob Save Super Bowl winners: 2001
BP Top 8 winners: 2002

[edit] Club records

Most appearances: Edries Burton 379
Most goals: Jean-Marc Ithier 72
Most capped player: Musa Otieno (Kenya)
Most appearances in a season: Cassiem Mohammed 44 (1993)
Most goals in a season: Duncan Crowie 19 (1991)
Record win: 6-0 v Inter City Aces (Bob Save 06/03/99), v Cemforce (12/03/05, Absa Cup)
Record loss: 1-7 v Sundowns (17/8/98)

[edit] Premier Soccer League record

2005/2006 - 8th
2004/2005 - 12th
2003/2004 - 6th
2002/2003 - 9th
2001/2002 - 1st
2000/2001 - 5th
1999/2000 - 11th
1998/1999 - 16th
1997/1998 - 16th

[edit] 2005/2006 season

[edit] Season record

Castle Premiership - 8th
ABSA Cup - quarterfinals
Coca-Cola Cup - quarterfinals
SAA Supa 8 - not qualified
Telkom Charity Cup - not qualified

[edit] PSL top scorers

1. Dipsy Selolwane 8
2. Carlo Scott 5
3. Romano Scott 4
3. Marawaan Bantam 4
5. Jainudeen Lakay 2
5. Thembile Kanono 2
5. Musa Otieno 2

[edit] 2006/2007 First team squad

As of January 31, 2007

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Wayne Roberts
2	DF	Musa Otieno
3	DF	Thomrick October
4	MF	Mogogi Gabonamong
5	DF	Marvin Abrahams
6	MF	Jean-Sebastien Bax
8	MF	Thando Mngomeni
9	FW	Eleazar Rodgers
10	MF	Thembile Kanono
11	FW	Romano Scott
12	MF	Robert Nauseb
13	MF	Joswin Hendricks
15	MF	Erwin Isaacs
16	MF	Wayne Arendse

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Ruben Cloete
18	FW	Jainudeen Lakay
19	MF	Omar Hendricks
20	DF	Craig Bianchi
21	FW	Koena Mathopa
22	DF	Zvenyika Makonese
23	DF	Edries Burton
25	FW	Dipsy Selolwane (Captain)
26	MF	Ricardo Skippers
27	MF	Jonathan Armogam
30	GK	Jason Barnard
32	MF	Zain Abrahams
—	MF	Tasleem Paulse
—	FW	Ryan Chapman
—	GK	Njabulo Gumede

[edit] 2006/2007 Transfers

In:
Eddie Mashiri - Bush Bucks

Mogogi Gabonamong - Township Rollers, Botswana

Jonathan Armogam - Bush Bucks

Craig Bianchi - Maritzburg United

Eleazar Rodgers - promoted from development ranks

Wayne Arendse - promoted from development ranks

Koena Mathopa - Supersport United

Thando Mngomeni - Helsingborgs IF, Sweden

Tasleem Paulse - promoted to first team

Ryan Chapman - promoted to first team

Joswin Hendricks - promoted to first team

Njabulo Gumede - promoted to first team

Out:
Jean-Marc Ithier - retired

Carlo Scott - Bloemfontein Celtic

Jermaine Christian - FC AK

Marawaan Bantam - Bidvest Wits

Byrone Hendricks - Bidvest Wits

Brendon Wardle - Golden Arrows

Eddie Mashiri

[edit] Goals for Charity programme

This is the third year of the Engen Santos "Goals for Charity" campaign in which funds are raised for every goal and spectacular save in aid of the Burns Unit at the Red Cross Children's Hospital. The team has posted a R250 000 target for this season and being on form is crucial to the success of this campaign.