Pretoria Callies F.C.

Pretoria Callies F.C.
Full namePretoria Callies Football Club
Founded1898
StadiumLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Capacity28,900
Coordinates25°46′33.31″S 28°4′22.33″E / 25.7759194°S 28.0728694°E / -25.7759194; 28.0728694
ChairmanMoses Malada
LeagueNational First Division
2024–2511th

Pretoria Callies Football Club, also known as Bantu Callies or Pretoria Bantu Callies, is a South African professional soccer club based in Pretoria, Gauteng, who played in the National First Division until selling its status to Lerumo Lions prior to the start of the 2025–26 National First Division.

History

The club was founded in 1898, and were founder members of the National Professional Soccer League, later playing in the National Soccer League.

In 2020, the club earned promotion to the National First Division as runners-up of the 2019–20 SAFA Second Division.

The club finished eleventh in the 2024–25 National First Division, but experienced financial difficulties, with delays in paying player's salaries.

Stadium

Callies play at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.

Honours

League record

NPSL First Division

NSL First Division

SAFA Second Division Gauteng Stream

National First Division

References

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  8. ↑ Mokhesi, Tokelo (2 June 2025). "Union sounds alarm as PSL players go months unpaid". FARPost. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Callies host JDR Stars in local derby". supersport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2017/2018 – Diski Zone". 8 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2018/2019 - Diski Zone". 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "ABC Motsepe Gauteng Log 2019/2020 – Diski Zone". 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2023.