University of Cape Town F.C.
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University of Cape Town Football Club, also known as UCT FC, is the football club representing the University of Cape Town based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Full name | University of Cape Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ikey Warriors | ||
Ground | UCT Kopano Astroturf, Rosebank, Cape Town | ||
Capacity | 500 | ||
Chairman | Storm Johnson | ||
Coach | Jaydon Terblanche (men) Ahmed Parker (women) | ||
League | University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football National Club Championships | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The University of Cape Town Football Club boasts 250 student members with four men's teams and two women's teams.
The Men's & Women's First Teams represent the university in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football National Club Championships competing with the top 20 university teams in the country, held in December of each year.[1]
The USSA Football National Club Championships act as the qualifiers to the prestigious Varsity Sports Football tournament of the following year; with the top eight men's and women's teams affiliated with Varsity Sports booking their place in the tournament.
The club is an affiliate member of the Cape Town Tygerberg Football Association (CTTFA), with Men's First & Second Teams playing in the 2nd Division having recently joined the association in 2016.[2] The Women's First Team plays in the Sasol Women's League, after being crowned SAFA Cape Town Regional Women's League champions in 2017 and winning promotion playoffs. Whilst the Women's Second Team plays in the CTTFA Ladies' League. The Men's Third & Fourth Teams play in the university's Internal Soccer League, boasting 50 teams, all students of UCT.