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University of Pretoria F.C.

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fullname	University of Pretoria Football Club
nickname	AmaTuks, Tuks, Tukkies
founded	2003, bought Pretoria City franchise
ground	Tuks Stadium, Hatfield, Pretoria
capacity	12,000
league	National First Division
season	2024–25
position	10th
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University of Pretoria Football Club, also known as Tuks or AmaTuks, is a South African association football club based in the Hatfield suburb of Pretoria that represents the University of Pretoria. They currently play in the National First Division (NFD).

History

The university's High Performance Centre on the LC de Villiers Sport Grounds }}

The University established the Tuks Football Academy in 2002, originally playing in the SAFA Gauteng South Division. In the 2003–04 season the University acquired Pretoria City FC's second division status, subsequently winning the Vodacom League play-offs and being promoted to the NFD in 2004–05. In the 2006–07 season the club qualified for the Mvela Golden League play-offs. In the 2008–09 season the club was a Nedbank Cup finalist losing to Premiership team Moroka Swallows 0–1.

Following the 2011–12 season University of Pretoria gained promotion to the Premiership with Stephen Haupt as the head coach.

In the 2014–15 season they finished 13th in the Premiership, and the following 2015–16 season they finished 15th. They finished at the bottom of the Promotional Playoff log without a win and were relegated to the NFD. In the 2016–17 season they finished 12th in the NFD. The following 2017–18 season saw a slight improvement, finishing 10th, and the 2018–19 season saw the club finish 14th in the NFD.

Honours

Second Division Gauteng Stream: 2003–04
Second Division National Play-offs: 2004
National First Division: 2011–12

Club records

Most starts: Zimbabwe Washington Arubi 31
Most goals: Senegal Mame Niang 10
Most starts in a season: Zimbabwe Washington Arubi 31 (2012–13)
Most goals in a season: Senegal Mame Niang 10 (2012–13)
Record victory: 5–1 vs Ajax Cape Town (29/9/12, Premiership)
Record defeat: 0–5 vs Stellenbosch (31/03/2019, NFD)

League record

National First Division

2010–11 – 3rd (Inland Stream)
2011–12 – 1st (promoted)

Premiership

2012–13 – 8th
2013–14 – 11th
2014–15 – 13th
2015–16 – 15th (relegated)

National First Division

2016–17 – 12th
2017–18 – 10th
2018–19 – 14th
2019–20 – 9th
2020–21 – 12th
2021–22 – 2nd
2022–23 – 8th
2023–24 – 2nd
2024–25 – 10th

References

link. (6 January 2012 psl.co.za Retrieved 20 November 2011)
[http://www.supersport.com/football/national-first-division/news/120513/Tuks_secures_Premiership_promotion Tuks secures Premiership promotion] supersport.com 13 May 2012 Retrieved 13 May 2012
[http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2012/05/10/amatuks-make-it-to-top-flight AmaTuks make it to top flight] {{Webarchive. link. (2 July 2017 sowetanlive.co.za 10 May 2012 Retrieved 13 May 2012)
[https://www.thenfd.co.za/team/university-pretoria/history History] thenfd.co.za {{Webarchive. link. (2021-12-06)

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