| Full name | Free State Stars Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Ea Lla Koto | |||
| Founded | 1977, as Makwane Computer Stars | |||
| Ground | Goble Park, Bethlehem (Capacity: 20,000) |
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| Chairman | Mike Mokoena | |||
| Coach | Steve Komphela | |||
| League | ABSA Premiership | |||
| 2010–11 | ABSA Premiership, 9th | |||
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Free State Stars are a football (soccer) club based in Bethlehem, Free State province (South Africa).
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Originally founded in 1977 in a small village in an area then known as QwaQwa, the club gained promotion to the National Premier Soccer League in 1986.
To avoid fixture congestion the club's franchise was sold to the Premier Soccer League in 2002.
The following year, Mike Mokoena revived the club as he bought and renamed the franchise of National First Division side Maholosiane. FS Stars managed to regain their Premiership status in 2005 after winning the Mvela Golden League.
After a disappointing season in the top-flight, with the first team finishing bottom of the table, the club was relegated. The 2007–08 season however proved to be a huge success with Stars dominating the First Division and securing promotion to the Premier League once again.
They also managed to win the inaugural Baymed Cup in December 2006 beating FC AK in the final.
As of September 15, 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In the South African PSL, only five non-South African nationals can be registered. Players with foreign and South African citizenship do not count as foreigners.
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