Nickname(s) Amazayoni Ground Capacity 40,929 Founded 1937 | Dissolved 2016 Chairman John Comitis Manager Muhsin Ertuğral | |
Full name Black Aces Football Club Ground Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit League South African Premier Division Arenas/Stadiums Mbombela Stadium, Kees Taljaard Stadium | ||
Black Aces were a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League.
Contents
- History
- Honours
- Club records
- Premier Soccer League record
- Shirt sponsor kit manufacturer
- Managers
- References
Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg.
History
The original club was founded in 1937 by dairy workers. The club folded after finishing 14th in the National First Division inland stream in 2002. The club had also been known as Ukhumba Black Aces, Witbank Black Aces and Super Kurl Aces during its existence.
The current club is the second incarnation and they entered the South African football league in 2007 when the Polokwane-based City Pillars league license was bought and the team was transferred to Witbank from Limpopo. The licensed was acquired in December 2006 and the team was playing under the name of Mpumalanga Black Aces in time for the 2007–08 season.
In 2004, two South African businessmen George Morfou and his brother Mario bought the club side Dangerous Darkies, a Vodacom League but the team failed to win promotion to the Mvela Golden League. The Vodacom League team was renamed to Aces Academy in 2007 following the brothers' acquisition and in 2011 was renamed to AmaZayoni FC.
On July 30, 2014, it was announced that Aces had signed a new sponsorship deal with ISPS.
In 2016, John Comitis purchased the franchise rights, closing the club and creating Cape Town City F.C., over 950 miles away.