TS Sporting F.C. is a South African football club. The club are from Zwelisha, near Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The club was created when Mbombela-based lawyers purchased a

SAFA Regional League The SAFA Regional League, known as the Hollywoodbets Regional League for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth tier of domestic football in the South African football pyramid. As of 2023, each region plays in a league of 18 teams, with the top two ...

license from Barberton City Stars in 2016 following City Stars' relegation from the

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 ...

. In turn, the City Stars purchased a license from Justicia Celtic to stay in the SAFA Second Division. TS Sporting were promoted from the SAFA Regional League in 2017 after the second-placed team were sanctioned 33 points, and TS Sporting qualified were promoted via the playoffs. The club were promoted from the SAFA Second Division in

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having reached the Championship final, losing 5–4 on penalties to Maccabi F.C. They were relegated from the

2021–22 National First Division The 2021–22 National First Division (called the GladAfrica Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the season from 21 August 2021 to 15 May 2022 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division. Teams Stadiu ...

after finishing 16th.

References

{{reflist Association football clubs established in 2016 Soccer clubs in South Africa National First Division clubs