University of Pretoria Football Club, also known as Tuks FC, is a South African

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club based in the Hatfield suburb of

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that represents the

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. They currently play in the

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History

The University established the Tuks Football Academy in 2002, originally playing in the SAFA Gauteng South Division. In the 2003–04 season the University acquired Pretoria City FC's second division status, subsequently winning the Vodacom League play-offs and being promoted to the NFD in 2004–05. In the 2006–07 season the club qualified for the Mvela Golden League play-offs. In the 2008–09 season the club was a

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finalist losing to

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team Moroka Swallows 0–1. Following the 2011–12 season University of Pretoria gained promotion to the PSL "top flight in South African Football" with Stephen Haupt as the head coach. In the 2014–15 season they finished 13th in the PSL, and the following 2015–16 season they finished 15th. They finished at the bottom of the Promotional Playoff log without a win and were relegated to the NFD. In the 2016–17 season they finished 12th in the NFD. The following 2017–18 season saw a slight improvement, finishing 10th, and the 2018–19 season saw the club finish 14th in the NFD.https://www.thenfd.co.za/team/university-pretoria/history.

Honours

*Second Division Gauteng Stream: 2003–04 *Second Division National Play-offs: 2004 *National First Division: 2011–12

Club records

*Most starts:

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31 *Most goals: Mame Niang 10 *Most starts in a season:

31 (2012–13) *Most goals in a season: Mame Niang 10 (2012–13) *Record victory: 5–1 vs

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(29/9/12, PSL) *Record defeat: 0–5 vs

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(31/03/2019, NFD)

Premier Soccer League record

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– 13 – 8th

Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer

*Shirt sponsor: None *Kit manufacturer:

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Club officials/Technical team

*Chairman: Prof. Antonie de Klerk *CEO: Rendani Mulaudzi *General manager: Kenneth Neluvhalani *Team manager: Graham Oosthuis *Coach: Steve Barker *Assistant coaches: & Selaotse Mosala *Goalkeeper coach: Tendai Tanyanyiwa *Fitness trainer: Sbusiso Mnyamezeli

References

External links

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Premier Soccer League

PSL Club Info

South African Football Association

Confederation of African Football
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