Pretoria Callies Football Club, also known as Bantu Callies or Pretoria Bantu Callies, is a South African professional soccer club based in Pretoria, Gauteng, who played in the National First Division until selling its status to Lerumo Lions prior to the start of the 2025–26 National First Division.
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History
The club was founded in 1898, and were founder members of the National Professional Soccer League, later playing in the National Soccer League.
In 2020, the club earned promotion to the National First Division as runners-up of the 2019–20 SAFA Second Division.
The club finished eleventh in the 2024–25 National First Division, but experienced financial difficulties, with delays in paying player's salaries.
Stadium
Callies play at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.
Honours
SAFA Second Division
Runners-up (1): 2019–20
League record
NPSL First Division
1971 – 7th
1974 – 4th
1976 – 8th
NSL First Division
1985 – 14th
1986 – 18th (relegated)
SAFA Second Division Gauteng Stream
2017–18 – 10th
2018–19 – 8th
2019–20 – 1st (promoted)
National First Division
2020–21 – 8th
2021–22 – 12th
2022–23 – 10th
2023–24 – 14th
2024–25 – 11th