Durban Stars F.C.

Durban Stars FC

Full name

Durban Stars Football Club

Nickname(s)

Isivunguvungu Segagasi (stormy waves), Friends

Founded

July 2003

Ground

SJ Smith Stadium,
Chatsworth, Durban,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Capacity

N/A

Owner

Phindani Nene

Coach

Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo

League

Vodacom League,
KwaZulu-Natal province

2010–11 season

Home colours

Away colours

Durban Stars is a semi-professional association football club based in the Chatsworth suburb of Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The club was founded in July 2003, when the businessman Phindani Nene acquired the Castle League franchise of the National First Division club Moja United from Pietermaritzburg,^[1] and thereby established his new club Durban Stars FC, directly into the second level of South African football. The club played at that level from 2003–09, before being relegated to Vodacom League.

At the subsequent 2009–10 season, the club got relegated to the fourth level, known as the SAB Regional League, after having received no less than 14 "disciplinary 0–2 defeats" from SAFA. Presumably, the disciplinary irregularity arose from the fact that the team had fielded ineligible players during almost half of the matches in the season. To avoid the relegation for the fourth level, the club decided to buy the Castle League franchise of Globe City in Vodacom League. In the 2010–11 season, the newly reinforced Durban Stars managed to win the KwaZulu-Natal division of Vodacom League. In June 2011, they participated in the Vodacom League playoffs, competing for a promotion back to the National First Division.

Durban Stars company and affiliations

The company Durban Stars is based in the La-Lucia suburb of Durban, and handles events and marketing across South Africa. Durban Stars Sports and Marketing is a subdivision of Durban Stars, that specialises in Sports Development, Sports Events, Branding, Digital Advertising and Sports Sponsorship and Sales. Among the customers of the services provided by Durban Stars are: MTN Group, Nedbank, SuperSport, SABC, Ethekwini Municipality and KwaZulu-Natal provincial government. As of 2008, the annual events organised by Durban Stars include: Varsity Cup, Mini Soccer World Cup, MTN Top 32 Schools Soccer Tournament, and Durban Summer Splash.

The company also opted to establish the Durban Stars Sporting Club as a subdivision, to develop sporting clubs within several sports disciplines. As of 2008, they have created professional teams within Beach soccer, BMX, Skateboarding, Touch rugby, Beach cricket, Basketball, Volleyball and Indigenous Games.

Club records and best achievements

Won the silver medal of the National First Division in 2004–05.
Reached the 1/8-Finals (round 16) of the 2004 ABSA cup.
Highest scored point average, 2.33 points per match, was achieved when the club won the KwaZulu-Natal province of Vodacom League in 2010–11.

Historical League results

2003–04 (NFD) – 3rd (in Coastal stream)
2004–05 (NFD) – 2nd
2005–06 (NFD) – 10th
2006–07 (NFD) – 7th
2007–08 (NFD) – 6th (in Coastal stream)
2008–09 (NFD) – 8th (in Coastal stream => Relegated)

2009–10 (VL) – 16th (in Kwazulu-Natal)
2010–11 (VL) – 1st (in Kwazulu-Natal)

Team squad in 2010–11

The list below highlight the team's most valuable players as of May 2011, according to the South African soccer site KickOff.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Nkosinathi Dlamuka (c)

Head Coach: Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo
1st Assistant: Alex Zondi

Stadium

According to available match statistics from 2007–09, the preferred home venue for the team while playing in the National First Division, was Chatsworth Stadium with a capacity of 22,000. After the relegation to Vodacom League in June 2009, the team moved their home venue for the next season to Kings Park Stadium with a capacity of 55,000. In the 2010–11 season, the team could however only afford to play at much smaller venues in Durban. The preferred home venue in this season, was the SJ Smith Stadium, being situated in the Lamontville district, at the Chatsworth suburb in Durban.

External links

References

↑ KickOff (2009-04-06). "Durban Stars accept relegation".
↑ KickOff (2011-06-06). "The teams vying for a place in the First Division".

SAFA Second Division seasons

Vodacom League	1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

SAFA Second Division	2012–13

ABC Motsepe League	2013–14

Seasons in South African soccer

Premiership teams (2015–16)	Ajax Cape Town Bidvest Wits Bloemfontein Celtic Chippa United Free State Stars Golden Arrows Jomo Cosmos Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Maritzburg United Black Aces Orlando Pirates Platinum Stars Polokwane City Supersport United Tuks FC

First Division teams (2015–16)	African Warriors AmaZulu Black Leopards Baroka FC Cape Town All Stars FC Cape Town Highlands Park Milano United Moroka Swallows Royal Eagles Santos Thanda Royal Zulu Vasco da Gama Witbank Spurs

National Premier Soccer League (South Africa)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

National Soccer League (South Africa)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Premier Soccer League	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Nedbank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008-09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Telkom Knockout	1982* 1983* 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

MTN 8	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

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