Platinum Stars was a South African
football
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club based in
Phokeng near
Rustenburg,
North West Province that played in the
Premier Soccer League. The club was nicknamed ''Dikwena'', the
Tswana name for ''Crocodiles''.
The team's best finish in the Premiership came during the Return of well known Daniel "Sailor" Tshabalala
2006–07 season, when the club finished as league runners-up, earning them their only appearance in the
CAF Champions League
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. During the same season, the club also collected their first major trophy, when the club won the
Telkom Knockout in December 2006.
The club ceased in 2018. A new club was created in Cape Town with Platinum Stars' league license,
Cape Umoya United
Cape Umoya United Football Club was a South African football club based in Cape Town, South Africa. They were established in 2018 following the takeover of the defunct, former PSL team, Platinum Stars F.C.
Platinum Stars were relegated from the ...
.
History
The club was the historical descendant of Khakhu Fast XI, that initially were founded as an amateur club in 1937, and represented the local city Khakhu – located 170 km northeast of
Polokwane. Ahead of the 1998–99 season, the club owner
Joseph Mapfulagasha
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, relocated the team approximately 30 km south to the city
Mapate, and at the same time changed the name of the club to Mapate Silver Stars. Along with the new official name, a trend also developed to nickname the team as Tycoon Silver Stars, as the new owner Joseph Mapfulagasha was commonly known by the ni