Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C.
Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League.
| Full name | Lamontville Golden Arrows Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Abafana Bes'thende (The Backheel Boys) | ||
| Founded | 1943, bought Ntokozo FC franchise in 1996 | ||
| Ground | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban | ||
| Capacity | 6,500 | ||
| Chairman | Mato Madlala | ||
| Coach | Mabhuti Khanyeza | ||
| League | DStv Premiership | ||
| 2022–23 | 9th | ||
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History
It was founded in 1943 in the streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban. The club played in the defunct National Professional Soccer League in the 1970s until they were relegated in 1976. They played in the Second Division thereafter until 1980 when they were embroiled in a soccer scandal and thrown out of the National Professional Soccer League.
The team was formed again in 1996 when the Madlala family bought the Second Division franchise of Ntokozo FC and changed its name to Lamontville Golden Arrows.
In 2000 they won promotion to the PSL by winning the National First Division Coastal Stream.
Arrows claimed their first piece of major silverware when they won the 2009 MTN 8, routing Ajax Cape Town 6–0 in the final played at Orlando Stadium.
Honours
League
Pre-season tournaments
- 2011 – KZN Premier's Cup
Club records
- Most starts: Thanduyise Khuboni 212 (2006–2014) (previous record, Ntsako Neverdie Makhubela 173 (2005–2011)
- Most goals: Knox Mtizwa (2018-present) 55
- Most capped player: Joseph Musonda, 108
- Most starts in a season: Thanduyise Khuboni, 35 (2011/12)
- Most goals in a season: Richard Henyekane 22 (2008/09)
- Record victory: 6–0 vs Platinum Stars (18/3/09, PSL)
- Record defeat: 1-7 vs Orlando Pirates FC (06/04/2024, PSL)
National First Division (Coastal)
National First Division
- 2014–15 – 1st (promoted)
First team squad
- As of 26 January
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Foreigners
In the South African PSL, only five non-South African nationals can be registered. Foreign players who have acquired permanent residency can be registered as locals. Namibians born before 1990 can be registered as South Africans.
- permanent residency
Notable former coaches
- Jan Simulambo (2001)
- Khabo Zondo (8 Feb 2005 – 9 January 2007)
- Manqoba Mngqithi (10 Jan 2007 – 30 June 2010)
- Zoran Filipović (12 July 2010 – 21 March 2011)
- Ernst Middendorp (22 March 2011 – 30 September 2011)
- Muhsin Ertuğral (3 Oct 2011 – 22 October 2012)
- Manqoba Mngqithi (23 Oct 2012 – 5 October 2013)
- Mark Harrison (7 Oct 2013 – 10 February 2014)
- Shaun Bartlett (interim) (10 Feb 2014 – 30 June 2014)
- Shaun Bartlett (1 July 2014 – 15 June 2015)
- Serame Letsoaka (15 June 2015 – 1 December 2015)
- Clinton Larsen (6 Dec 2015 –27 Dec 2018)
- Steve Komphela (27 Dec 2018 –)
- Mabhuti Khenyeza (? – March 2024)
- Steve Komphela (March 2024 –)[1]
Shirt sponsor and kit manufacturer
- Shirt sponsor: None
- Kit manufacturer: None
References
- Munyai, Ofhani (10 March 2024). "Inside Steve Komphela's pre-game message that ignited Golden Arrows". FARPost. Retrieved 13 March 2024.