Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.
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Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as the Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Gauteng that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South African football league system. Founded in the 1970s, they play their home games in the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. As of 2025, the Sundowns are the most successful football club in the South African PSL with 15 league titles, amounting to a record 18 in total. Domestically, they have also won the Nedbank Cup six times, the MTN 8 four times and the Telkom Knockout four times. They won the 2016 CAF Champions League, 2017 CAF Super Cup and were voted the 2016 CAF Club of the Year. They are the first South African team to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup, where they finished in 6th place. In 2021, Sundowns became the first club in Africa to win both CAF Champions League and CAF Women's Champions League titles. In 2023, Sundowns was crowned champions of the inaugural African Football League. Sundowns is owned by South African business magnate Patrice Motsepe and is one of the most valuable clubs in Africa, with a market value of €29 million as of the 2023-24 season. The club takes pride in its unique style of attacking play, locally dubbed "Shoe Shine & Piano" which includes combinations of quick, short passes on the ground and this is likened to the Spanish Tiki-taka and Total Football. Over the years, this style of play has been reflected in its youth teams and women's football team.
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| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
| Domestic | Premiership / National Soccer League | 18 | Winners (18): 1988, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Runners-up (5): 1990–91, 1994–95, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17 |
| Bob Save Superbowl/Nedbank Cup | 6 | Winners (6): 1986, 1998, 2008, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2021–22 Runners-up (7): 1989, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2011–12 2023–24 | |
| Telkom Knockout/Carling Knockout | 4 | Winners (4): 1990, 1999, 2015, 2019 Runners-up (5): 1997, 1998, 2007, 2012, 2024 | |
| MTN 8 | 4 | Winners (4): 1988, 1990, 2007, 2021 Runners-up (7): 1992, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2023 | |
| African | CAF Champions League | 1 | Winners (1): 2016 Runners-up (2): 2001, 2024–25 |
| CAF Super Cup | 1 | Winners (1): 2017 | |
| African Football League | 1 | Winners (1): 2023 |
| Year | Best finish |
| 1994 | Second Round |
| 1999 | Play-offs |
| 2000 | Group Stage |
| 2001 | Finalist |
| 2006 | First Round |
| 2007 | Play-offs |
| 2008 | Play-offs |
| 2015 | First Round |
| 2016 | Champion |
| 2017 | Quarter finals |
| 2018 | Group Stage |
| 2018–19 | Semi finals |
| 2019–20 | Quarter finals |
| 2020–21 | Quarter finals |
| 2021–22 | Quarter finals |
| 2022–23 | Semi finals |
| 2023–24 | Semi finals |
| Year | Best finish | ||||||
| CAF Confederation Cup | CAF Super Cup | ||||||
| 2007 | Group Stage | DNQ | |||||
| 2008 | Play-offs | DNQ | |||||
| 2009 | Second Round | DNQ | |||||
| 2016 | Play-offs | DNQ | |||||
| 2017 | DNQ | Champion | |||||
| Year | Best finish | ||||||
| CAF Cup | African Cup winners' Cup | ||||||
| 1996 | Second Round | DNQ | |||||
| 1998 | DNQ | Second Round | |||||
| 2003 | Second Round | DNQ | |||||
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| CAF Cup | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| African Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| CAF Champions League | 200 | 57 | 28 | 26 | 175 | 96 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 24 |
| CAF Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 140 | 71 | 32 | 37 | 220 | 130 |
| Rank | Club | 2019–20(× 1) | 2020–21(× 2) | 2021–22(× 3) | 2022–23(× 4) | 2023–24(× 5) | Total |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 87 |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 61 |
| 3 | Wydad | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 60 |
| 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
| Year | Finish | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pst |
| 2016 | 6th place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| Type | Nat | Name | Record |
| Most trophies won – Player | | Kennedy Mweene | 12 |
| Most Trophies Won – Coach | | Pitso Mosimane | 11 |
| Most starts | | Daniel Mudau | 390 |
| Most goals | | Daniel Mudau | 172 |
| Most capped player | | Ronwen Williams | 50 |
| Most starts in a season | | Themba Mnguni | 48 (1997–98) |
| Most goals in a season | | Bennett Masinga | 33 (1990) |
| Record victory | | vs Powerlines | 24–0 (4 March 2012, Nedbank Cup) |
| Inter-record victory | | vs Al Ahly | 5–0 (6 April 2019, CAF Champions League) |
| Record defeat | | vs Africa Sports | 1–6 (4 November 2000, CAF Champions League) |
| Season | Pos | Record | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1996–97 | 6th | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 50 | |
| 1997–98 | Champions | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 68 | |
| 1998–99 | Champions | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 26 | 44 | 75 | |
| 1999–00 | Champions | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 75 | |
| 2000–01 | 3rd | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 59 | |
| 2001–02 | 5th | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 56 | |
| 2002–03 | 10th | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 39 | |
| 2003–04 | 10th | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 36 | |
| 2004–05 | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 56 | |
| 2005–06 | Champions | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 57 | |
| 2006–07 | Champions | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 61 | |
| 2007–08 | 4th | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 47 | |
| 2008–09 | 9th | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 40 | |
| 2009–10 | 2nd | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 56 | |
| 2010–11 | 4th | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 58 | |
| 2011–12 | 4th | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 52 | |
| 2012–13 | 9th | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 39 | |
| 2013–14 | Champions | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 65 | |
| 2014–15 | 2nd | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 57 | |
| 2015–16 | Champions | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 71 | |
| 2016–17 | 2nd | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 20 | 32 | 57 | |
| 2017–18 | Champions | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 60 | |
| 2018–19 | Champions | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 59 | |
| 2019–20 | Champions | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 59 | |
| 2020–21 | Champions | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 35 | 67 | |
| 2021–22 | Champions | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 36 | 65 | |
| 2022–23 | Champions | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 70 | |
| 2023–24 | Champions | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 73 | |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | UGA | Denis Onyango |
| 4 | MF | RSA | Teboho Mokoena |
| 5 | DF | RSA | Mosa Lebusa |
| 6 | DF | RSA | Aubrey Modiba |
| 8 | FW | RSA | Lebo Mothiba |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Arthur Sales |
| 10 | MF | POR | Nuno Santos |
| 11 | MF | CHI | Marcelo Allende |
| 13 | FW | RSA | Iqraam Rayners |
| 14 | MF | RSA | Terrence Mashego |
| 15 | MF | RSA | Bathusi Aubaas |
| 17 | FW | RSA | Tashreeq Matthews |
| 18 | MF | RSA | Themba Zwane (captain) |
| 19 | FW | RSA | Kobamelo Kodisang |
| 20 | DF | RSA | Grant Kekana |
| 21 | MF | RSA | Sphelele Mkhulise |
| 22 | FW | RSA | Siyabonga Mabena |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | RSA | Fawaaz Basadien |
| 24 | DF | RSA | Keanu Cupido |
| 25 | DF | RSA | Khuliso Mudau |
| 26 | GK | RSA | Reyaad Pieterse |
| 27 | DF | RSA | Thapelo Morena |
| 28 | DF | RSA | Zuko Mdunyelwa |
| 29 | DF | ZIM | Divine Lunga |
| 30 | GK | RSA | Ronwen Williams (vice captain) |
| 34 | MF | RSA | Tsiki Ntsabeleng (on loan from FC Dallas) |
| 36 | GK | RSA | Jody February |
| 37 | DF | RSA | Kegan Johannes |
| 38 | FW | NAM | Peter Shalulile |
| 40 | DF | RSA | Mothobi Mvala |
| 42 | DF | RSA | Malibongwe Khoza |
| 43 | FW | RSA | Kutlwano Letlhaku |
| 44 | MF | RSA | Jayden Adams |
| 48 | DF | RSA | Asekho Tiwani |
| Period | Nat | Shirt sponsor | Sleeve sponsor |
| 1994–1996 | Puma | ||
| 1996–2002 | Adidas | Disprin | |
| 2002–2008 | Diadora | MTN | |
| 2008–2016 | Nike | Ubuntu-Botho Investments | |
| 2016–present | Puma | Hyundai |
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