All Stars is a South African
football
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club based in
Johannesburg
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.
The club was founded as Cape Town All Stars in 2010, and played their home games at the
Athlone Stadium. They dissolved after selling their
National First Division
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league status to then third tier
TS Galaxy in 2018. In 2020 they bought back their status from TS Galaxy, who in turn bought their way into the PSL by purchasing the status from Highlands Park.
Relocation and renaming
The club relocated from Cape Town to Johannesburg at the start of the
2022–23 season, and were renamed All Stars F.C.
Sale
Following the end of the
2022–23 season, All Stars, who finished fourth, sold their National First Division licence to
Black Leopards
Black Leopards FC is a South African football club based in Thohoyandou, Vhembe Region, Limpopo that plays in the National First Division.
History
The club was founded in 1983 by business people in the Vhembe Region. In 1998 the club was tak ...
, who finished bottom and were due to be relegated.
Seasons
Current squad
References
External links
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Premier Soccer League{{Cape Town, sports
Soccer clubs in South Africa
SAFA Second Division clubs
National First Division clubs