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| Full name | Maluti TVET College Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2008 (renamed Mathata Take Me Cool) | ||
| Ground | Charles Mopeli Stadium, Phuthaditjhaba | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 | ||
| Chairman | Dr mang | ||
| Coach |  Morena Ramoreboli | ||
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Maluti TVET College is a South African football club based in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State.
The team represents the Maluti TVET College which has a number of campuses around the Free State, including Bethlehem, Bonamelo, Harrismith, Itemoheleng, Kwetlisong and Sefikeng.
History
[edit]The team was founded in 2008 after the purchase of Vodacom League franchise Mathata Take Me Cool.[1] Maluti caused one of the biggest shocks in South African cup football when they defeated Premiership team Orlando Pirates 4–1 in the 2012–13 Nedbank Cup first round.[2][3] Maluti won the 2012–13 SAFA Second Division Free State League[4] and their national play-off group to win promotion to the National First Division.[5]
They were relegated in the 2014–15 season.[6]
League record
[edit]- 2012–13 – 1st (Free State stream), champions, promoted
- 2015–16 – 15th (Free State stream) (relegated)
References
[edit]- ^ "Maluti braced for NFD adventure". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Bucs thumped by Maluti". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Football: Amateurs' stunning Cup win over Orlando Pirates". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Second Division play-offs start today". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Maluti FET College through to NFD". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "2014/15 Log - The NFD". www.thenfd.co.za. Retrieved 9 October 2023.