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| Full name | Hellenic Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Greek Gods | ||
| Founded | 1958; 67 years ago (1958) | ||
| Ground | Tygerhof Milnerton, Cape Town | ||
| Manager | Mark Byrne | ||
| League | Cape Town Tygerburg FA U/18 (only) | ||
Hellenic FC is a South Africanassociation football club based inCape Town. They are nicknamedThe Greek Gods.
Established in 1958 byGreek South Africans, Hellenic campaigned in the lower amateur leagues of Cape Town. But by the 1970s they were one of the leading teams in the country and regularly pulled in crowds of more than 20,000. They were champions in 1971 and runners-up in 1972 and 1975. Hellenic reached the final of theCup competition then widely known asCastle Cup in 1976, losing 2–0 toCape Town City. In 1994 Hellenic lost the final of theNSL/PSL League Cup, then known asCoca-Cola Cup, losing toQwaQwa Stars 2–3 after extra time.
In 1972 Hellenic attracted a number of German internationals who were barred from playing in clubs associated withFIFA due to their involvement in amatch fixing scandal.
In early 2004, the club's franchise was sold by the Greek owners to the Ndlovu family who renamed itPremier United and moved it toBenoni, Gauteng, which was renamed toThanda Royal Zulu FC in 2007. In 2011, the Hellenic franchise took over the former Blaauwberg City FC, under the management of Mark Byrne. Byrne is looking to revive the quality of the 1970s, to become one of the best youth developments in the country. In 2013, the club acquired a SAB League franchise (South African 4th Division). In August 2016, the club announced that they had sold theirSAFA Second Division franchise to "achieving our aim to be the number one youth structure in Cape Town."[1]
Formerly at home at theGreen Point Stadium, Hellenic's based these days is theTygerhof Milnerton.[citation needed]
Wilf de Bruin (1970–1983/194 goals)Dale Liesching (1975 – 1982/86 goals)Sergio Dos Santos (1968–1976)
George Eastham (1971–1972/Player of the Year 1971)
Volkmar Groß (1972)Roger Hunt (1971)Arno Steffenhagen (1972)Bernd Patzke (1973)
Ian St John (1971) Richard Anderson (Ziggy) (1969–1971)Budgie Byrne (1970s–80s)
Bruce Grobbelaar (2001)Ian Towers (1982–1985)
Zoran Pešić (2002)
