Black Aces was a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg.
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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 the Ukhumba Black Aces, Witbank Black Aces and Super Kurl Aces during its existence.
The club was in its 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 license was acquired in December 2006, and the team played 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 Aces Academy in 2007 following the brothers' acquisition and in 2011, it was renamed AmaZayoni FC.
On 30 July 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.
Honours
Bob Save Super Bowl
Winners (1): 1993
BP Top Eight Cup
Winners (1): 1980
PSL promotion/relegation play-off
Winners (2): 2008–09, 2012–13
Club records
Most starts: Percy Nxumalo 286
Most goals: Percy Nxumalo 64
Most starts in a season: Joseph Sibiya 41 (1992)
Most goals in a season: Johannes Shili 19 (1992)
Record Victory: 6–0 vs Royal Tigers (20/9/94, League)
Record Defeat: 1–7 vs Hellenic (28/5/97, League)
League record
National Soccer League
1985 – 10th
1986 – 11th
1987 – 14th
1988 – 8th
1989 – 14th
1990 – 11th
1991 – 15th
1992 – 7th
1993 – 14th
1994 – 11th
1995 – 14th
Premiership
1996–97 – 18th (relegated)
National First Division
1997–98 – 2nd (Inland Stream)
1998–99 – 10th (Inland Stream)
1999–00 – 12th (Inland Stream)
2000–01 – 13th (Inland Stream)
2001–02 – 14th (Inland Stream, folded)
2007–08 – 5th (Inland Stream, purchased licence from City Pillars)
2008–09 – 2nd (Inland Stream, promoted)
Premiership
2009–10 – 15th
2010–11 – 16th (relegated)
National First Division
2011–12 – 13th
2012–13 – 3rd (promoted)
Premiership
2013–14 – 7th
2014–15 – 10th
2015–16 – 4th (sold licence to Cape Town City)
Managers
Johnny Ferreira (1993–95)
Steve Haupt (1997–99)
Sammy Troughton (20 November 2008 – 10 November 2009)
Aiki Agiomamitis (11 November 2009 – 21 September 2010)
Neil Tovey (30 September 2010 – 23 December 2010)
Paul Dolezar (December, 2010 – February, 2011)
Mark Harrison (23 February 2011 – 27 June 2011)
Craig Rosslee (July, 2011 – November, 2012)
Rodolfo Zapata (November 2012 – May, 2012)
Jacob Sakala (1 June 2012 – 30 June 2013)
Clive Barker (4 March 2013 – 2015)
Jacob Sakala (March, 2014 – 31 May 2015)
Muhsin Ertuğrul (June, 2015 – 2016)