Thanda Royal Zulu Club History

  1. The club was known as Benoni Premier United until the end of the 2006-07 season when it was bought by a Swedish consortium that included Sven-Goran Eriksson. The new owners moved the franchise from Benoni to KwaZulu-Natal. Prior to that the club was known as Hellenic FC and was based in Cape Town.
  2. 2006/07  14th in Castle Premier League playing as  Benoni Premier United.
  3. 2007/08  14th in ABSA Premiership in their 1st season playing as  Thanda Royal Zulu.
  4. 2008/09  15th in ABSA Premiership. Beat FC Cape Town on the away goals rule in a semi-final of the NFD  Promotional Playoffs, but lost 0 – 3 to MP Black Aces in the final and were relegated along with Bay United.
  5. 2009/10  5th in the Coastal Stream of the NFD. Lost 1 – 4 to Bidvest Wits in the round of 16 of the Nedbank Cup.
  6. 2010/11  2nd behind Bay United in the Coastal Stream of the NFD. Lost 1 – 4 over two legs to Bay United in the NFD Promotional Playoffs semi-finals.
  7. 2011/12  3rd in the new single stream NFD.
  8. 2012/13

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