Cuca Tops FC
{{Short description|Namibian football club}}
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| founded = 1974
| ground = Rundu Sports Stadium
| capacity = 500
| chairman = Herculano Mwenyo{{cite web |title=Cuca Tops chairman stands firm |url=https://facilit8.network/newsfeed/?p=21159#google_vignette |publisher=Facilit8 |access-date=5 July 2024}}
| manager = Gundolf Mukoya{{cite web |last1=Kaumba |first1=Enoke |title=Cuca Tops return to top flight |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/cuca-tops-return-to-top-flight/ |publisher=The Namibian |access-date=5 July 2024}}
| league = Namibia Premiership
| season = 2024–25
| position = 16th in Premiership (relegated)
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Cuca Tops FC is a Namibian football club based in Rundu which currently plays in the Namibia Premiership.
History
Cuca Tops FC was established in 1974 and is the oldest football club in Rundu and the entire Kavango East region.{{cite web |last1=Mupiri |first1=Mathias |title=Mwenyo Reinstated as Chairperson of Cuca Tops |url=https://namibiadailynews.info/mwenyo-reinstated-as-chairperson-of-cuca-tops/ |publisher=Namibia Daily News |access-date=5 July 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Schöggl |first1=Hans |title=Namibia - List of Foundation Dates |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/namifound.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=5 July 2024}} The club won the First Division North East for the 2023/2024 season and earned promotion to the Namibia Premiership. It would be the club's first season in Namibia's top flight since the 2002/2003 season, a twenty-two year absence.{{cite web |last1=Uulumbu |first1=Castro |title=Cuca Tops Secure Premier League Promotion After 22-year Absence |url=https://nbcnews.na/node/105914 |publisher=Namibian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=5 July 2024}}
Domestic history
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| align=center|2002/2003{{cite web |last1=Schöggl |first1=Hans |title=Namibia 2002/03 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nami03.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=5 July 2024}}
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|align=center|15 |align=center| |align=center|Relegated to First Division |
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Honours
- First Division North East Stream
::Winners: 2023/2024
References
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External links
- [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/cuca-tops-fc/21886/ Global Sports Archive profile]
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