Pretoria Callies F.C.

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^[2] until selling their status to Lerumo Lions prior to the start of the 2025–26 National First Division.^[3]

Pretoria Callies F.C.

Full name	Pretoria Callies Football Club
Founded	1898
Stadium	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Capacity	28,900
Coordinates	25°46′33.31″S 28°4′22.33″E
Chairman	Moses Malada[1]
League	National First Division
2024–25	11th

History

The club was founded in 1898,^[4][5] and were founder members of the National Professional Soccer League, later playing in the National Soccer League.^[6]

In 2020, the club earned promotion to the National First Division as runners-up of the 2019–20 SAFA Second Division.^[7][5]

The club finished eleventh in the 2024–25 National First Division, but experienced financial difficulties, with delays in paying player's salaries.^[8]

Stadium

Callies play at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.^[9][1]

Honours

• SAFA Second Division
  • Runners-up (1): 2019–20^[5]

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^[10]
• 2018–19 – 8th^[11]
• 2019–20 – 1st (promoted)^[12]

National First Division

• 2020–21 – 8th
• 2021–22 – 12th
• 2022–23 – 10th
• 2023–24 – 14th
• 2024–25 – 11th