F.C. Buffalo (South Africa)

FC Buffalo is an association football club based in the Southernwood suburb of East London, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The club was founded in June 2006, and during their first four years, they played in the SAB Regional League, the fourth level of South African football. In June 2010, they bought the Castle League franchise of The Guys, and hereby bought a promotion to play in the Vodacom League. Their first season at this level proved to be very successful. They managed to win the Eastern Cape Province, and thus qualified for the Promotional playoffs in June 2011, with a chance of further promotion to the National First Division.

FC Buffalo
Full nameFootball Club Buffalo
FoundedJune 2006
GroundJan Smuts Stadium, East London, Eastern Cape
OwnerRodney Mashaya
CoachVelile Dyaloyi
LeagueABC Motsepe League, Eastern Cape Province
2010–11 season1st

Currently they are using Jan Smuts Stadium both as training field and home venue.

Achievements

Won the Eastern Cape province in Vodacom League 2010–11, after achieving 21 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. This was good enough to win the league, 6 points ahead of Tornado. After the season, a complaint and appeal case was launched by Tornado, claiming that FC Buffalo was guilty of a disciplinary violation, and thus not the rightful winner of the division. SAFA however refused this appeal, and ruled that FC Buffalo was the rightful winner of the division, now to enter the round robin stage of the Promotional Playoffs from 7–12 June.

If they win the Coastal group at the round robin stage, they will be rewarded with a direct promotion to the National First Division.

Team roster in 2010–11

The list below highlight the team's most valuable players as of May 2011, according to the South African soccer site KickOff.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
  Phelelo Pitso (captain)
  Phikolethu Nogwazo
  Patrick Meso (played for Dynamos in 2009)
MF   Nathaniel November (played for Bloemfontein Celtic and Free State Stars in 2007–08)
MF   Esau Mtsweni (played for Mpumalanga Black Aces in 2009–10)
  • Head coach: Velile Dyaloyi
  • Assistant: Simphiwe "Ace" Nzama

References

  1. KickOff (5 June 2011). "Vodacom League Play-offs approach".
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