Ria Stars F.C.

Ria Stars was a South African football club from Pietersburg. The club was owned by businesswoman Ria Ledwaba and nicknamed Manyora (Petty Thieves).^[2]

Ria Stars F.C.

Nickname(s)	Manyora (Petty Thieves)
Founded	1989
Dissolved	2002
Ground	Pietersburg, Limpopo
Chairman	Ria Ledwaba[1]

They were formed in 1989 and in 2000 they were promoted to the Premiership after winning the Inland Stream of the 1999–2000 National First Division.^[3] In 2002 Ria Stars were bought out by the league for 8 million rand (roughly US$800,000) in order to reduce fixture congestion.^[4]