:Uthongathi F.C.
{{Short description|Football club in the South African National First Division}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Uthongathi FC
| image = Uthongathi FC.png
| upright = 0.9
| founded = 2014
| ground = Princess Magogo Stadium
| capacity = 12,000
| league = National First Division
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager =
| website = {{URL|https://uthongathifc.com}}
}}
Uthongathi FC is a South African professional football club based in oThongathi, KwaZulu-Natal. Their current home stadium is the Princess Magogo Stadium in KwaMashu.
History
The team was founded in 2014 by Nicholas Mkhize.{{cite web|url=https://northcoastcourier.co.za/87882/uthongathi-fc-prepared-conquer-nfd/|title=Uthongathi prepared to conquer nfd|publisher=northcoastcourier.co.za|access-date=2020-02-28}} They won the 2016–17 ABC Motsepe League and gained promotion to the National First Division via a 1-0 play-off victory in the final against Super Eagles FC. In 2018 the chairman, Nicholas Mkhize, was shot dead after the club's weekly technical meeting.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/Category/south-africa/uthongathi-fc-chairman-has-been-shot-dead/500906&grqid=6CFD3jO8&s=1&hl=en-ZA|title=Uthongathi Fc chairman has been shot dead|publisher=soccerladuma|access-date=2020-02-27}}
The club was sold prior to the start of the 2023–24 National First Division. Mkhize's children stated that they were devastated because they loved the team, saying it was the only thing that brought them close to their father.{{Cite web |last=Munyai |first=Ofhani |date=2023-07-01 |title=Another PSL club sold, this time in KZN |url=https://farpost.co.za/2023/07/01/another-psl-club-sold-this-time-in-kzn/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=FARPost |language=en-ZA}}
League record
=[[National First Division]]=
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://uthongathifc.com}}
Category:Soccer clubs in South Africa
Category:National First Division clubs
Category:Association football clubs established in 2014
Category:2014 establishments in South Africa
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