Highbury FC are a South African
soccer
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club that plays in the
National First Division
The South African Championship, officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African football after the South African Premiership. Both the South African Championship and ...
.
History
Founded in
Durban
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Situated on the east coast of South ...
in the 1990s, the club relocated to the
Eastern Cape
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in 2012.
They won the Eastern Cape stream of the
2023–24 SAFA Second Division
The 2023–24 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the ...
, qualifying for the playoffs, where they reached the final, earning promotion to the
2024–25 National First Division
The 2024–25 National First Division (called the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons) ws the season from 23 August 2024 to May 2025 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division, Motsepe Fou ...
. They defeated
Kruger United 2–0 in the final.
Honours
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SAFA Second Division
The SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons, and previously the Vodacom League between 1998 and 2012, was founded in 1998 as the overall third tier of South African association football, football. The compet ...
winners:
2023–24
League record
SAFA Second Division
The SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons, and previously the Vodacom League between 1998 and 2012, was founded in 1998 as the overall third tier of South African association football, football. The compet ...
Eastern Cape Stream
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2015–16 – 13th
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2016–17 – 11th
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2017–18 – 9th
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2018–19 – 9th
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2019–20 – 10th
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2020–21 – 7th Stream A
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2021–22 – 4th Stream A
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2022–23 – 5th Stream A
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2023–24 – 1st (promoted)
National First Division
The South African Championship, officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African football after the South African Premiership. Both the South African Championship and ...
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2024–25 – 9th
References
Soccer clubs in the Eastern Cape
National First Division clubs
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