Lusitano F.C. (South Africa)

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Lusitano FC is a South African football (soccer) club based in Johannesburg that plays in the Vodacom League.

They won the Castle Cup in 1977 as well as the 1978 NPSL First Division, the first season of the multi-racial top flight league, the National Professional Soccer League.{{Cite web |title=South Africa 1978 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf78.html |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.rsssf.org}}{{Cite web |title=HISTORY |url=https://www.uptherabbits.com/history |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Benoni United FC |language=en}}

Their Lusitano's 13-0 victory over Mangaung United in their title-winning season is the largest margin of victory in a top-flight league game in South Africa.{{Cite web |title=Pirates close to matching PSL winning-margin record |url=https://supersport.com/football/betway-premiership/news/641a1b97-5e04-4c68-a183-c3c4ba9dcaa5/pirates-close-to-matching-psl-winning-margin-record |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=SuperSport |language=en}}

Former notable coaches

Honours

  • 1969 NFL Third Division Champions
  • 1972 NFL Second Division league Champions
  • 1977 NFL First Division Runners Up
  • 1977 Castle Cup winners
  • 1978 NPSL First Division league Champions
  • 1982 NFL First Division Runners Up
  • 2006 Southern Gauteng Second Division league Champions
  • 2009 Gauteng Vodacom league Champions

See also

References

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