University of Cape Town F.C.

UCT FC
Full name University of Cape Town Football Club
Nickname(s) Ikey Warriors
Ground UCT Kopano Astroturf, Rosebank, Cape Town
Ground Capacity 500
Chairman South Africa Daniel Perling
Coach South Africa Vorgen Less
League Varsity Football
2014 Varsity Football, 8th
Website Club home page

University of Cape Town Football Club, also known as UCT FC, is the football club representing the University of Cape Town based in Cape Town, South Africa.

The University of Cape Town Football Club boasts 250 student members with four men's teams and two women's teams.

The Men's & Women's First Teams represent the university in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football Western Cape league, and are regular participants in the USSA Football National Club Championships competing with the top 16 university teams in the country, held in December of each year.[1]

The USSA Football National Club Championships act as the qualifiers to the prestigious Varsity Sports Football tournament of the following year; with the top eight men's teams and six women's teams affiliated with Varsity Sports booking their place in the tournament.

The Men's First & Second Teams are members of the Northern Suburbs FA, with the First Team playing in the top division - the Super League - playing for promotion to the SAB Regional League.[2] The Women's First Team play their football in the SAFA Regional Women's League, fighting for promotion to the Sasol League. Whilst our Women's Second Team plays in the Cape Town Tygerberg FA (CTTFA) Ladies' League. The Men's Third & Fourth Teams play in the university's Internal Soccer League, boasting 48 teams all students of UCT.

UCT Upper Campus

Crests & Colours

The club plays with the University of Cape Town Coat of Arms on the left breast of the playing jersey and the UCT Sport logo on the right. The UCT crest was designed in 1859 by Charles Davidson Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony at the time. Bell was an accomplished artist who also designed medals and the triangular Cape stamp.

UCT FC uses the UCT Sport colour palette, with three primary colours: navy blue, sky blue and white. The home kit is traditionally navy blue, while the away strip is predominantly white with sky blue detailing.

Nickname

The nickname "Ikey Warriors" was coined by 2014 Head Coach Rowan Hendricks and Ikey Tigers coach Kevin Musikanth during the 2014 Varsity Football season, due to the team's tenacious warrior-like spirit, tough tackling and never-say-die attitude. It was a nickname used only within the squad, but the media caught onto the name during the tournament, with Soccer Laduma among others writing about UCT's "Ikey Warriors".[3] The name became popular among the club and its fans and has since grown into the club's official nickname.

For the first time, in 2015, the Ikey Warriors emblem was placed on the back of the playing jersey below the collar.

Ikey Warriors Logo

Stadium

UCT's home ground is the Kopano Astroturf, located on UCT's Lower Campus in Rosebank, Cape Town. The stadium can hold up to 500 spectators at capacity. The astroturf is FIFA approved, and was put on standby as a training facility during the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to its ability to withstand wet weather conditions.[4]

Professional clubs such as Hellenic and formerly ASD Cape Town also use the Kopano Astroturf as their home ground in the ABC Motsepe League.

During the 2013 and 2014 Varsity Football tournaments, UCT played their home games on the Groote Schuur Rugby Field, due to its ability to hold a larger number of spectators. The rugby field, known commonly by UCT students as The Green Mile, is adjacent to the university's Upper Campus and is the home ground of the Ikey Tigers.

Honours & Tournament History

Varsity Football record

USSA Football National Club Championships record

Men
  • 2015 – Qualified - Tournament to be held in March 2016 in Bloemfontein
  • 2014 – Did Not Qualify [5]
  • 2013 – 6th [6]
  • 2012 – 9th [7]
  • 2011 – Did Not Qualify [8]
  • 2010 – Did Not Qualify [9]
  • 2009 – Did Not Qualify [10]
Women
  • 2015 – Qualified - Tournament to be held in March 2016 in Bloemfontein
  • 2014 – 13th [11]
  • 2013 – 16th [12]
  • 2012 – 15th [13]
  • 2011 – 12th [14]
  • 2010 – Did Not Qualify [15]
  • 2009 – 8th [16]

Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer

First team squad

As of 1 November 2015.

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

No. Position Player
1 South Africa GK Greig Lockhart-Ross
2 South Africa DF Muhammad Kolia
4 South Africa DF Kurt Allie
5 Lesotho MF Sepolo Taaso
6 South Africa DF Tshepo Engelbrecht
7 Germany FW Lukas Metzmacher
8 South Africa MF Xolisa Makubalo
9 South Africa FW Simangaliso Makalima
10 South Africa MF Mcebisi Mtshali (Captain)
11 South Africa MF Cody Williams
12 South Africa GK Luka Wolpe
13 Kenya MF Jeffrey Tikolo
16 South Africa DF Charlie Mbatha
17 South Africa MF Smiley Biyana
18 South Africa MF Kabelo Tseeke
19 South Africa DF Anees Cozyn
20 South Africa GK Bevan Adonis
No. Position Player
21 South Africa DF Jonathan Melamdowitz
22 Lesotho MF Khotso Nare
23 South Africa DF Warren Versfeld
25 South Africa DF Jody Brown
26 South Africa MF Vuyo Mbeshu
27 South Africa DF Siya-siya Nonkonela
29 South Africa MF Dean Bunce
30 South Africa FW Mandilive Magwaza
32 South Africa GK PJ Roberts
39 Germany MF Miro Köhler
46 South Africa FW Michael Nel
99 Cameroon FW Louis-Romain Moussi Sopp
— South Africa DF Byron Donaldson
— South Africa DF Tinyiko Mvelase
— Zimbabwe DF Tafadzwa Kwaramba
— South Africa DF Sesedima Langa

Club officials

Coaching Staff

Men's Technical Team
  • Head Coach: South Africa Vorgen Less
  • Assistant coach: South Africa Gary Wymers
  • Goalkeeper coach: South Africa Winston Zeederberg
  • Team manager: Zambia Mwansa Chalwe
  • Men's 3rd Team Coach: South Africa Daniel Perling
  • Men's 4th Team Coach: Ghana Seidu Kassum
Women's Technical Team
  • Coach: South Africa Winston Zeederberg
  • Assistant coach: South Africa Tracey van Heerden

Committee

Former Coaches & Chairpersons

Former Head Coaches

Former Chairpersons

References

  1. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/ussafootball.php
  2. ↑ http://www.uctfootball.co.za/#!about/c113w
  3. ↑ http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/league/varsity-football/c/uct-news/uct-planning-to-go-all-out-against-nwu/172444
  4. ↑ http://www.uct.ac.za/dailynews/?id=7052
  5. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2014results.pdf
  6. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2013results.pdf
  7. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2012results.pdf
  8. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2011results.pdf
  9. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2010results.pdf
  10. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2009results.pdf
  11. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2014results.pdf
  12. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2013results.pdf
  13. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2012results.pdf
  14. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2011results.pdf
  15. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2010results.pdf
  16. ↑ http://ussa.org.za/docs/football2009results.pdf

External links

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