Football club
Full name | Dynamos Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ri Khomeni Ri Nga Peli (Never let it set), The Dynamites | ||
Founded | 1997 | ||
Ground | Giyani Stadium, Giyani | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
Chairman | Pat Malabela | ||
Manager | Owen Da Gama | ||
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Dynamos F.C were a South African professional soccer club based in Giyani, Limpopo.
League record
Premiership
- 1998/99 – 17th (relegated)
- 2002/03 – 7th
- 2003/04 – 14th
- 2004/05 – 10th
- 2005/06 – 13th (sold the status)
History
The club was bought by Pat Malabela in the early 2000s, but later, after a dispute over ownership, were relegated from the professional ranks, finishing bottom of the 2012–13 National First Division, after which they ceased to exist.
Rivalry
They had a stern rivalry against Black Leopards, being the only two clubs in the province, and they contested what was known as Limpopo Derby.
References
- "South Africa 1998/99". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "South Africa 2002/03". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "South Africa 2003/04". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "South Africa 2004/05". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "South Africa 2005/06". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- Gumbi, Sibongiseni (18 March 2021). "How Tottenham inspired Pat Malabela into club ownership". The Citizen. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "South Africa 2012/13". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "PSL Clubs since 1994". Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via PressReader.