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Magesi F.C. is a football club located in Moletši, Kgabo Park, Limpopo,
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. The club was established in 2011.


History

The club was originally called Tambo F.C. and won promotion from the SAB League to the ABC Motsepe League and changed name. The club was a fierce rival of Baroka during their time together at the Limpopo ABC Motsepe league along with Dolphins FC. Magesi is a regular contender in the
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representing the lower league from Limpopo. Their best finish was reaching the round of 16 in
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where they played and lost 6–0 to
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. The club won the Limpopo Stream of the 2015–16 SAFA Second Division, and followed this up by winning their playoff group to earn promotion to the
2016–17 National First Division The 2016–17 National First Division was the season from August 2016 to May 2017 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division. League table Play-offs ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- See also * 2016-17 ...
. They were relegated the following season. They again won the Limpopo Stream of the 2021–22 SAFA Second Division and earned promotion to the 2022–23 National First Division in the playoffs, getting to the final where they lost 1–0 to MM Platinum. Magesi won the
2023–24 National First Division The 2023–24 National First Division (called the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the season from September 2023 to June 2024 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division. Magesi ...
, taking an unassailable eight-point lead with two games to spare. Magesi won the
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final for the first time in the club's first season in the top flight. Magesi beat
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in the first round. Followed by the triumph against T.S Galaxy in the quarter-finals and then knocked out last season's semifinalists
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to reach the final. They beat
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in the final. In January 2025, with the club bottom of the Premiership, at least seven players received contract terminations.


Honours

*
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 ...
: 2023–24 *
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 ...
: 2015–16 *
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 ...
, Limpopo Stream: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22 *
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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 ...
(Limpopo Stream)

* 2015–16 – 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 ...

* 2016–17 – 15th (relegated)


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 ...
(Limpopo Stream)

* 2017–18 – 12th * 2018–19 – 7th * 2019–20 – 2nd *
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– 1st (Stream B) * 2021–22 – 1st (Stream B, promoted)


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*
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 – 12th * 2023–24 – 1st (promoted)


Premiership

* 2024–25 – 13th ;Notes


References

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