Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C.
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| Full name | Lamontville Golden Arrows Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Abafana Bes'thende (The Backheel Boys) | ||
| Founded | 1943, bought Ntokozo FC franchise in 1996 | ||
| Ground | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi[1] | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mato Madlala | ||
| Coach | South Africa Manqoba Mngqithi | ||
| League | Betway Premiership | ||
| 2024–25 | 12th of 16 | ||
| Website | https://www.goldenarrowsfc.com/ | ||
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Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. is a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premiership.
History
[edit | edit source]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 Premiership 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
[edit | edit source]League
[edit | edit source]- 1999–2000 – National First Division Coastal Stream Champions (2nd tier)[2]
- 2014–15 – National First Division (2nd tier)[3]
Cups
[edit | edit source]Pre-season tournaments
[edit | edit source]- 2011 – KZN Premier's Cup
Club records
[edit | edit source]- Most starts: South Africa Thanduyise Khuboni 212 (2006–2014) (previous record, Siyabonga Sangweni 173 (2005–2011)
- Most goals:
Knox Mtizwa (2018–present) 55 - Most capped player:
Joseph Musonda, 108 - Most starts in a season: South Africa Thanduyise Khuboni, 35 (2011/12)
- Most goals in a season: South Africa Richard Henyekane 22 (2008/09)
- Record victory: 6–0 vs Platinum Stars (18/3/09, Premiership)
- Record defeat: 1-7 vs Orlando Pirates FC (06/04/2024, Premiership)
League positions
[edit | edit source]National First Division (Coastal)
[edit | edit source]- 2014–15 – 1st (promoted)
- 2015–16 – 9th
- 2016–17 – 8th
- 2017–18 – 8th
- 2018–19 – 10th
- 2019–20 – 12th
- 2020–21 – 4th
- 2021–22 – 9th
- 2022–23 – 9th
- 2023–24 – 9th
- 2024–25 – 12th
First team squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 16 August, 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreigners
[edit | edit source]In the South African Premiership, 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
[edit | edit source]- Jan Simulambo (2001)
- South Africa Khabo Zondo (8 Feb 2005 – 9 January 2007)
- South Africa Manqoba Mngqithi (10 Jan 2007 – 30 June 2010)
- Montenegro Zoran Filipović (12 July 2010 – 21 March 2011)
- Germany Ernst Middendorp (22 March 2011 – 30 September 2011)
- Turkey Muhsin Ertuğral (3 Oct 2011 – 22 October 2012)
- South Africa Manqoba Mngqithi (23 Oct 2012 – 5 October 2013)
- England Mark Harrison (7 Oct 2013 – 10 February 2014)
- South Africa Shaun Bartlett (interim) (10 Feb 2014 – 30 June 2014)
- South Africa Shaun Bartlett (1 July 2014 – 15 June 2015)
- South Africa Serame Letsoaka (15 June 2015 – 1 December 2015)
- South Africa Clinton Larsen (6 Dec 2015 –27 Dec 2018)
- South Africa Steve Komphela (27 Dec 2018 –)
- South Africa Mabhuti Khenyeza (? – March 2024)
- South Africa Steve Komphela (March 2024 –)[4]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Premier Soccer League
- PSL Club Info (archived 13 September 2008)
- South African Football Association
- Confederation of African Football
- Golden Arrows results
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