2016–17 Cape Town City F.C. season

The 2016–17 Cape Town City season was the club's first season after their re-formation. They participated in the ABSA Premiership, finishing third, reached the semifinals of the MTN 8 and became champions of the Telkom Knockout.

Cape Town City

2016–17 season
Manager	Eric Tinkler
Stadium	Cape Town Stadium
Premier Division	3rd
Nedbank Cup	Round of 32 Acornbush United
MTN 8	Semifinal vs Bidvest Wits
Telkom Knockout	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Lebogang Manyama (13) All: Lebogang Manyama (14)
Average home league attendance	3,480
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Season review

Squad

As of match played 27 May 2017

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
15	Gershin Kock		GK	(1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 24)		2016		0	0
31	Shu-Aib Walters		GK	(1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 35)	Mpumalanga Black Aces	2016		34	0
32	Tatenda Mkuruva		GK	(1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 21)	Dynamos	2016		1	0
41	Samora Motloung		GK	(1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 22)	Cape Town All Stars	2016		3	0
Defenders
2	Thamsanqa Mkhize		DF	(1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 28)	Maritzburg United	2016		24	1
4	Vincent Kobola		DF	(1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 32)	Mpumalanga Black Aces	2016		17	0
5	Joseph Adjei		DF	(1995-08-20)20 August 1995 (aged 21)	loan from Wa All Stars	2016		8	0
6	Ebrahim Seedat		DF	(1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 23)	Milano United	2016		20	0
16	Robyn Johannes		DF	(1986-08-23)23 August 1986 (aged 30)	AmaZulu	2016		21	0
21	Thato Mokeke		DF	(1989-04-01)1 April 1989 (aged 28)	loan from SuperSport United	2016		32	0
23	Mpho Matsi		DF	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 27)	Mpumalanga Black Aces	2016		27	1
27	Tshepo Gumede		DF	(1991-04-21)21 April 1991 (aged 26)	Orlando Pirates	2016		35	1
30	Ricardo Ndiki		DF					0	0
39	Edmilson		DF	(1994-07-18)18 July 1994 (aged 22)	Ferroviário de Maputo	2017		10	0
	Never Ngcuka		DF					0	0
Midfielders
8	Lebogang Manyama		MF	(1990-09-13)13 September 1990 (aged 26)	SuperSport United	2016		37	14
9	Letsie Koapeng		MF	(1992-01-12)12 January 1992 (aged 25)	Stellenbosch	2017		10	1
11	Aubrey Ngoma		MF	(1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 27)	Mpumalanga Black Aces	2016		35	7
12	Aubrey Modiba		MF	(1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 21)	SuperSport United	2016		2	0
13	Siyabonga Dubula		MF	(1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 22)	Ubuntu Cape Town	2017		1	0
17	Given Mashikinya		MF	(1991-04-13)13 April 1991 (aged 26)				18	2
19	Roland Putsche		MF	(1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 26)	Wolfsberger AC	2016		29	3
25	Duncan Adonis		MF	(1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 18)				3	0
26	Thabo Nodada		MF	(1995-05-02)2 May 1995 (aged 22)	Mpumalanga Black Aces	2016		13	1
28	Shaquille Abrahams		MF	(1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 20)				0	0
Forwards
10	Bhongolwethu Jayiya		FW	(1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 27)	Mpumalanga Black Aces	2016		29	6
20	Judas Moseamedi		FW	(1994-01-22)22 January 1994 (aged 23)				33	6
24	Sibusiso Masina		FW	(1989-12-27)27 December 1989 (aged 27)				30	4
40	Luyolo Nomandela		FW	(1989-11-03)3 November 1989 (aged 27)	Mamelodi Sundowns	2016		2	0
45	Lehlohonolo Majoro		FW	(1986-08-19)19 August 1986 (aged 30)	Orlando Pirates	2016		29	8
Away on loan
14	Nana Akosah-Bempah		FW	(1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 19)				2	0
Players that left Cape Town City during the season
3	Renārs Rode		DF	(1989-04-06)6 April 1989 (aged 28)	Sigma Olomouc	2016		7	0
7	Matt Sim		MF	(1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 29)	Western Sydney Wanderers	2016		14	2
18	James Brown		FW	(1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 27)	Avondale	2016		3	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
4 August 2016	GK		Samora Motloung	Cape Town All Stars	Undisclosed	[1]
4 August 2016	DF		Renārs Rode	Sigma Olomouc	Undisclosed	[1]
4 August 2016	DF		Tshepo Gumede	Orlando Pirates	Undisclosed	[1]
4 August 2016	DF		Robyn Johannes	AmaZulu	Undisclosed	[1]
4 August 2016	DF		Never Ngcuka			[1]
4 August 2016	DF		Ebrahim Seedat	Milano United	Undisclosed	[1]
4 August 2016	MF		Roland Putsche	Wolfsberger AC	Undisclosed	[1]
4 August 2016	MF		Matt Sim	Western Sydney Wanderers	Undisclosed	[1]
4 August 2016	MF		Shaquille Abrahams			[1]
4 August 2016	FW		James Brown	Avondale	Undisclosed	[1]
4 August 2016	FW		Duncan Adonis			[1]
27 January 2017	DF		Edmilson	Ferroviário de Maputo	Undisclosed	[2]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
1 February 2017	FW		Nana Akosah-Bempah	Stellenbosch	End of Season	[3]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
11 October 2016[4]	FW		James Brown	Nunawading City
30 December 2016[5]	DF		Renārs Rode	RFS
30 December 2016[5]	MF		Matt Sim	Sydney United

Trial

Date From	Date To	Position	Nationality	Name	Last Club	Ref.
		DF

Competitions

Premier Division

Main article: 2016–17 South African Premier Division

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L
Position	2	8	7	5	4	6	5	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Cape Town City v Polokwane City

23 August 2016 1	Cape Town City	2–0	Polokwane City	Cape Town
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Kobola  41' Jayiya 45+2' Brown  54' Ngoma 68'	Report	Seabi  83'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 3,000

Golden Arrows v Cape Town City

14 September 2016 2	Golden Arrows	2–0	Cape Town City	Durban
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Lamola 40' Dube  63' Mbaeva  77' Jooste 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka

Orlando Pirates v Cape Town City

20 September 2016 3	Orlando Pirates	0–0	Cape Town City	Johannesburg
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Mobara  10'	Report	Matsi  31' Manyama  35' Ngoma  66' Jayiya  74'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Daniel Bennett

Cape Town City v Ajax Cape Town

23 September 2016 4	Cape Town City	1–0	Ajax Cape Town	Cape Town
20:00 SAST (UTC+2)	Jayiya 22'	Report	Graham  68'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Lwandile Mfiki

Highlands Park v Cape Town City

27 September 2016 5	Highlands Park	1–1	Cape Town City	Johannesburg
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Mbesuma 71'	Report	Manyama 68' Gumede  88'	Stadium: Makhulong Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Khulekani Thusi

Cape Town City v Baroka

15 October 2016 6	Cape Town City	1–2	Baroka	Cape Town
20:15 SAST (UTC+2)	Majoro  20' Jayiya  35' Mashikinya 53' Matsi  80'	Report	Shaku  39' Mahashe 51' Dube 53'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Daniel Bennett

Mamelodi Sundowns v Cape Town City

30 October 2016 7	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–2	Cape Town City	Pretoria
15:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Nthethe 57' Arendse  67'	Report	Manyama 21', 82' Seedat  90+1'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Lwandile Mfiki

Cape Town City v Bloemfontein Celtic

2 November 2016 8	Cape Town City	1–0	Bloemfontein Celtic	Cape Town
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Majoro 23' Nodada  26' Matsi  40' Mkhize  79' Manyama  81'	Report	Jampies  90'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Phillip Tinyani

Chippa United v Cape Town City

19 November 2016 9	Chippa United	1–2	Cape Town City	Port Elizabeth
15:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Okwuosa  19' Lorch  82' Mashego 84' (pen.)	Report	Manyama 19' (pen.) Moseamedi 73'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Victor Gomes

Cape Town City v Maritzburg United

22 November 2016 10	Cape Town City	3–2	Maritzburg United	Cape Town
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Gumede  15' Majoro 20' Masina 46' Johannes  53'  90+1' Matsi  71' Manyama  76' Mkhize  90+3'	Report	Onyango 5' Mngonyama  16' Rusike 54' Saal  57'	Stadium: Athlone Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Victor Hlungwani

Kaizer Chiefs v Cape Town City

29 November 2016 11	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1	Cape Town City	Johannesburg
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Maluleka 3' Khumalo  25' Parker  76'	Report	Putsche  38' Sim 50' Gumede  50' Adjei  74'	Stadium: FNB Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Victor Gomes

Bidvest Wits v Cape Town City

2 December 2016 12	Bidvest Wits	2–3	Cape Town City	Johannesburg
20:00 SAST (UTC+2)	Khumalo 31' Rodgers 59' Zulu  74' Klate  81'	Report	Putsche 11' Mokeke  18' Manyama 56', 90+4'  86' Johannes  79'	Stadium: Bidvest Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka

Cape Town City v Platinum Stars

13 December 2016 13	Cape Town City	0–4	Platinum Stars	Cape Town
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Adjei  49'  90' Matsi  85'	Report	Nhlapo 4' Tshabalala 9' Mabena  62' 81' Ntuli  74' 76' M.Mabule  84'	Stadium: Athlone Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Phillip Tinyani

Cape Town City v SuperSport United

16 December 2016 14	Cape Town City	1–1	SuperSport United	Cape Town
18:00 SAST (UTC+2)	Manyama  51' 90+3' Putsche  71'	Report	Booysen  33' Daniels  54' Nkhatha 82'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Daniel Bennett

Free State Stars v Cape Town City

21 December 2016 15	Free State Stars	1–0	Cape Town City	Bethlehem
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Sekotlong  35' 80' (pen.) Mbhele  48' Teyise  75'	Report	Matsi  28'  82' Moseamedi  54' Mkhize  79' Johannes  90+1'	Stadium: Goble Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Phillip Tinyani

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League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bidvest Wits	30	18	6	6	47	22	+25	60	Qualification for 2018 CAF Champions League
2	Mamelodi Sundowns	30	16	9	5	52	20	+32	57
3	Cape Town City	30	16	7	7	47	35	+12	55	Qualification for 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
4	Kaizer Chiefs	30	13	11	6	39	28	+11	50
5	SuperSport United	30	12	12	6	42	29	+13	48

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff

MTN 8

Main article: 2016 MTN 8

Cape Town City v Kaizer Chiefs

26 August 2016 Quarterfinal	Cape Town City	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Cape Town
20:00 SAST (UTC+2)	Sim 6' Putsche  54' Jayiya  75' Walters  84' Modiba  85'	Report		Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Bidvest Wits v Cape Town City

10 September 2016 Semifinal 1st leg	Bidvest Wits	3–0	Cape Town City	Johannesburg
20:15 SAST (UTC+2)	Rodgers 23' Domingues 37' Mhango 44' Hlanti  59' Josephs  70'	Report	Gumede  51' Moseamedi  77' Kobola  89' Putsche  90+2'	Stadium: Bidvest Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kulasander Qongqo

Cape Town City v Bidvest Wits

17 September 2016 Semifinal 2nd leg	Cape Town City	0–0 (0–3 agg.)	Bidvest Wits	Cape Town
20:15 SAST (UTC+2)	Kobola 66'	Report	Mkhwanazi  61'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Victor Hlungwani

Telkom Knockout

Main article: 2016 Telkom Knockout

Cape Town City v Bloemfontein Celtic

19 October 2016 First Round	Cape Town City	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Bloemfontein Celtic	Cape Town
19:30 SAST (UTC+2)	Matsi  37' Nodada  77' Seedat  92' Masina 115' Mahlasela 117' (o.g.)	Report	Rikhotso  54'  112' Ndengane  58' Mxoyana  99' Lakay  104'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Referee: Phelelani Ndaba

Baroka v Cape Town City

5 November 2016 Quarterfinal	Baroka	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Cape Town City	Polokwane
15:00 SAST (UTC+2)	Mothupa 45' Motshegwa 58' Munetsi  83' Mahashe 90+2'	Report	Majoro 8' Jayiya 19'  50' Johannes  70' Mashikinya 90' Gumede  105' Masina 115'	Stadium: Pietersburg Stadium Referee: Lwandile Mfiki

Cape Town City v Free State Stars

26 November 2016 Semifinal	Cape Town City	4–1	Free State Stars	Cape Town
15:00 SAST (UTC+2)	Manyama 8' (pen.) Putsche 30' Masina  57' Matsi 63' Ngoma 81'	Report	Mashego  9' Sekotlong 38' Nkausu  78' Kerspuy  90+3'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Referee: Khulekani Thusi

SuperSport United v Cape Town City

10 December 2016 Final	SuperSport United	1–2	Cape Town City	Polokwane
18:00 SAST (UTC+2)	Nkhatha 71'  71'	Report	Ngoma 12'  35' Jayiya  39' Moseamedi 73' Walters  87'	Stadium: Pietersburg Stadium Referee: Khulekani Thusi

Nedbank Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Nedbank Cup

Acornbush United v Cape Town City

12 March 2017 Round of 32	Acornbush United	1–0	Cape Town City	Kabokweni
15:00 SAST (UTC+2)	Nkosi 42'	Report	Majoro  69' Putsche  71' Masina  90+1'	Stadium: Kabokweni Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Phelelani Ndaba

Squad statistics

As of match played 27 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier Division		MTN 8		Telkom Knockout		Nedbank Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	RSA	Thamsanqa Mkhize	24	1	19	1	0	0	4	0	1	0
4	DF	RSA	Vincent Kobola	17	0	11+1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
5	DF	GHA	Joseph Adjei	8	0	3+3	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
6	DF	RSA	Ebrahim Seedat	20	0	14+3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	RSA	Lebogang Manyama	37	14	28+1	13	3	0	4	1	1	0
9	MF	RSA	Letsie Koapeng	10	1	3+6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	RSA	Bhongolwethu Jayiya	29	6	15+9	5	2+1	0	0+2	1	0	0
11	MF	RSA	Aubrey Ngoma	35	7	28	5	1+1	0	4	2	0+1	0
12	MF	RSA	Aubrey Modiba	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	RSA	Siyabonga Dubula	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	RSA	Robyn Johannes	21	0	17	0	0+1	0	3	0	0	0
17	MF	RSA	Given Mashikinya	18	2	4+11	1	0	0	0+3	1	0	0
19	MF	AUT	Roland Putsche	29	3	21+1	2	1+1	0	4	1	1	0
20	FW	RSA	Judas Moseamedi	33	6	7+18	5	1+2	0	1+3	1	1	0
21	DF	RSA	Thato Mokeke	32	0	27	0	1	0	3	0	0+1	0
23	DF	RSA	Mpho Matsi	27	1	17+3	0	2+1	0	2+1	1	1	0
24	FW	RSA	Sibusiso Masina	30	4	14+10	2	0+1	0	2+2	2	1	0
25	MF	RSA	Duncan Adonis	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	RSA	Thabo Nodada	13	1	7+4	1	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
27	DF	RSA	Tshepo Gumede	35	1	28	1	3	0	3	0	1	0
31	GK	RSA	Shu-Aib Walters	34	0	27	0	3	0	4	0	0	0
32	GK	ZIM	Tatenda Mkuruva	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	DF	MOZ	Edmilson	10	0	7+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	FW	RSA	Luyolo Nomandela	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	RSA	Samora Motloung	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW	RSA	Lehlohonolo Majoro	29	8	20+3	7	3	0	2	1	0+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
14	FW	GHA	Nana Akosah-Bempah	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Cape Town City but left during the season:
3	DF	LVA	Renārs Rode	7	0	3+1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	AUS	Matt Sim	14	2	5+4	1	3	1	1+1	0	0	0
18	FW	AUS	James Brown	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier Division	MTN 8	Telkom Knockout	Nedbank Cup	Total
1	MF		8	Lebogang Manyama	13	0	1	0	14
2	FW		45	Lehlohonolo Majoro	7	0	1	0	8
3	FW		11	Aubrey Ngoma	5	0	2	0	7
4	FW		10	Bhongolwethu Jayiya	5	0	1	0	6
	FW		20	Judas Moseamedi	5	0	1	0	6
6	FW		24	Sibusiso Masina	2	0	2	0	4
7	FW		19	Roland Putsche	2	0	1	0	3
				Own goal	2	0	1	0	3
9	MF		7	Matt Sim	1	1	0	0	2
	MF		17	Given Mashikinya	1	0	1	0	2
11	DF		2	Thamsanqa Mkhize	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		9	Letsie Koapeng	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		26	Thabo Nodada	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		27	Tshepo Gumede	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		23	Mpho Matsi	0	0	1	0	1
Total					47	1	12	0	60

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier Division		MTN 8		Telkom Knockout		Nedbank Cup		Total
2		DF	Thamsanqa Mkhize	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Vincent Kobola	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Joseph Adjei	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
6		DF	Ebrahim Seedat	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Lebogang Manyama	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
10		FW	Bhongolwethu Jayiya	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
11		MF	Aubrey Ngoma	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
12		MF	Aubrey Modiba	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		DF	Robyn Johannes	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
19		MF	Roland Putsche	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
20		FW	Judas Moseamedi	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21		DF	Thato Mokeke	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23		DF	Mpho Matsi	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	1
24		FW	Sibusiso Masina	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
26		MF	Thabo Nodada	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
27		DF	Tshepo Gumede	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
31		GK	Shu-Aib Walters	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
39		DF	Edmilson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
45		FW	Lehlohonolo Majoro	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Cape Town City during the season:
18		FW	James Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				61	3	9	0	10	0	3	0	83	3