Matlama FC
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| Full name | Matlama Football Club | ||
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| NicknameTemplate:Pluralize from text | Tse Putsoa | ||
| Founded | May 16th, 1932 | ||
| Ground | Pitso Ground, Maseru, Lesotho | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Moeketsi Khojane | ||
| Manager | Halemakale Mahlaha | ||
| League | Lesotho Premier League | ||
| 2025–26 | 4th | ||
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Matlama Football Club is a professional football club based in Maseru, Lesotho. The club currently competes in the Lesotho Premier League, where they most recently finished 2nd place.[1] The club was founded in 1932 and currently play at the Pitso Ground. They often play home games in front of thousands of spectators. Historically, they are the most successful team in the division.
Matlama FC is renowned for its entertaining style of play, which many players gain from their time in the club's youth system, which produces much of the talents in Lesotho, who are affectionately called 'Bafana'. The youth system has a series of teams, ranging from the under-12's to the senior team.
History
Matlama Football Club was founded on 16 May 1932, making them one of the oldest clubs in the nation. When the Lesotho Premier League was founded in 1970, Matlama was the inaugural winner of the competition. The club have since won the Lesotho Premier League a record 11 times. In addition, they have won the Lesotho Independence Cup six times, and competed in the preliminary rounds of the CAF Champions League four times.
Players
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Achievements
- Lesotho Premier League
- Champions (12): 1969*, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2003, 2010, 2019, 2022
- Lesotho Cup
- Winners (6): 1976, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1994
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 4 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 0 appearances
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Premier League 2023/2024 Standings & Team Forms | Soccer24.com". www.soccer24.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Matlama FC – Matlama FC". 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
External links
- Matlama FC on FacebookTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Team profile on Soccerway
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