Thanda Royal Zulu
Name: Thanda Royal Zulu FC
Nickname : Amabhubesi
Head Coach: Roger Sikhakane
Formed: 2007
Club colours: Red/Navy Blue
Home Venue: uMhlhathuze Sports Stadium
Alternative venue(s): Ulhundi
Website: www.thandarzfc.co.za
CLUB HISTORY:
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.
2006/07 14th in Castle Premier League playing as Benoni Premier United. Lost 1 – 2 to Swallows in the Telkom KO. Beat Black Leopards 3 – 1 in the 1st round of the ABSA Cup, beat Bay Utd 2 – 1 in round 2, but lost 0 – 1 to Santos in the Quarterfinals.
2007/08 14th in ABSA Premiership in their 1st season playing as Thanda Royal Zulu. Beat Pirates 1 – 1 AET (5 – 4) in the 1st round of the Telkom KO. Lost 1 – 3 to Sundowns in the Quarterfinals. Lost 1 – 2 to Aces in the 1st round of the Nedbank Cup.
2008/09 15th in ABSA Premiership. Lost 0 – 1 to Pirates in the 1st round of the Telkom KO. Lost 2 – 3 to Maritzburg Utd in the 1st round of the Nedbank Cup. 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.
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.
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.
2011/12 3rd in the new single stream NFD and qualify for the Promotional Playoffs. Thanda finished 3rd in the 3 team playoffs and retain their place in the NFD.
2012/13 4th position in the NFD, just losing out on the Promotional Playoffs.
2013/14 11th in the NFD. Lose 3 – 3 (1 – 3 Pen) to Orlando Pirates in 1st round of Nedbank Cup.
2014/15 4th in the NFD. Lost 0 – 2 to Mamelodi Sundowns in the first round of the Nedbank Cup
2015/16 14th in the NFD. Lost 1 – 4 to Amazulu in the preliminary round of the Nedbank Cup.
2016/17
THANDA ROYAL ZULU
| Date | Opponents | H/A | GF | GA | Goal Scorer/s | Log |
| 27 Aug 16 | MAGESI FC | A | 2 | 1 | CELE ; MAELA | WK 1 -4 |
| 10 Sep 16 | ROYAL EAGLES | H | 2 | 0 | CELE ; MAPHATE | WK 2 -2 |
| 24 Sep 16 | MBOMBELA UN ITED | A | 1 | 1 | CELE | WK 3 -4 |
| 28 Sep 16 | WITBANK SPURS | H | 5 | 1 | CELE (4) ; DLAMINI | WK 4 -1 |
| 01 Oct 16 | REAL KINGS FC | H | 5 | 1 | MAELA (2) ; DLAMINI ; NCOBENI ; MFEKAYI | WK 5 -1 |
| 15 Oct 16 | FC CT | A | 4 | 1 | CELE (3) ; KOMANE | WK 6 -1 |
| 22 Oct 16 | SANTOS | A | 0 | 0 | WK 7 -1 | |
| 26 Oct 16 | MILANO UNITED FC | H | 2 | 1 | CELE ; MAELA | WK 8 -1 |
| 29 Oct 16 | MTHATHA BUCKS | A | 2 | 2 | CELE ; GUMEDE | WK 9 -1 |
| 05 Nov 16 | AMATUKS | H | 2 | 1 | KOMANE ; NENE | WK10 -1 |
| 19 Nov 16 | AMAZULU | A | 0 | 0 | WK11 -1 | |
| 26 Nov 16 | JOMO COSMOS | H | 2 | 0 | DLAMINI ; NCOBENI | WK12 -1 |
| 03 Dec 16 | BLACK LEOPARDS | A | 0 | 0 | WK13 -1 | |
| 10 Dec 16 | CT ALL STARS | H | 2 | 1 | NCOBENI ; MACHEKE | WK14 -1 |
| 17 Dec 16 | STELLENBOSCH FC | A | 1 | 0 | KOMANE | WK15 -1 |
| 11 Feb 17 | MBOMBELA UN ITED | H | 2 | 1 | MAELA ; NKOANA | WK16 -1 |
| 15 Feb 17 | WITBANK SPURS | A | 1 | 1 | NCOBENI | WK17 -1 |
| 18 Feb 17 | AMAZULU | H | 2 | 2 | CELE (2) | WK18 -1 |
| 25 Feb 17 | AMATUKS | A | 0 | 2 | WK19 -1 | |
| 04 Mar 17 | MTHATHA BUCKS | H | 1 | 1 | CELE | WK20 -1 |
| 18 Mar 17 | MILANO UNITED FC | A | 2 | 0 | NCOBENI ; NKOANA | WK21 -1 |
| 01 Apr 17 | SANTOS | H | 2 | 0 | KOMANE ; GUMEDE | WK22 -1 |
| 15 Apr 17 | JOMO COSMOS | A | 1 | 1 | NKOANA | WK23 -1 |
| 19 Apr 17 | BLACK LEOPARDS | H | 1 | 1 | CELE | WK24 -1 |
| 22 Apr 17 | ROYAL EAGLES | A | 0 | 0 | WK25 -1 | |
| 29 Apr 17 | MAGESI FC | H | 2 | 1 | SPANDIEL ; MALOPE | WK26 -1 |
| 03 May 17 | STELLENBOSCH FC | H | 2 | 1 | MALOPE ; GUMEDE | WK27 -1 |
| 07 May 17 | CT ALL STARS | A | 0 | 1 | WK28 -1 | |
| 10 May 17 | FC CT | H | 4 | 1 | M.CELE (2) ; P.CELE ; NTULI | WK29 -1 |
| 14 May 17 | REAL KINGS FC | A | 2 | 1 | M.CELE ; MALOPE | WK30 -1 |
| 52 | 24 |
| HOME | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| THANDA ROYAL ZULU | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 39 |
| AWAY | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| THANDA ROYAL ZULU | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| THANDA ROYAL ZULU | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 62 |
THANDA ROYAL ZULU
| Date | Opponents | H/A | GF | GA | Goal Scorer/s | Log |
| 27 Aug 16 | MAGESI FC | A | 2 | 1 | CELE ; MAELA | WK 1 -4 |
| 10 Sep 16 | ROYAL EAGLES | H | 2 | 0 | CELE ; MAPHATE | WK 2 -2 |
| 24 Sep 16 | MBOMBELA UN ITED | A | 1 | 1 | CELE | WK 3 -4 |
| 28 Sep 16 | WITBANK SPURS | H | 5 | 1 | CELE (4) ; DLAMINI | WK 4 -1 |
| 01 Oct 16 | REAL KINGS FC | H | 5 | 1 | MAELA (2) ; DLAMINI ; NCOBENI ; MFEKAYI | WK 5 -1 |
| 15 Oct 16 | FC CT | A | 4 | 1 | CELE (3) ; KOMANE | WK 6 -1 |
| 22 Oct 16 | SANTOS | A | 0 | 0 | WK 7 -1 | |
| 26 Oct 16 | MILANO UNITED FC | H | 2 | 1 | CELE ; MAELA | WK 8 -1 |
| 29 Oct 16 | MTHATHA BUCKS | A | 2 | 2 | CELE ; GUMEDE | WK 9 -1 |
| 05 Nov 16 | AMATUKS | H | 2 | 1 | KOMANE ; NENE | WK10 -1 |
| 19 Nov 16 | AMAZULU | A | 0 | 0 | WK11 -1 | |
| 26 Nov 16 | JOMO COSMOS | H | 2 | 0 | DLAMINI ; NCOBENI | WK12 -1 |
| 03 Dec 16 | BLACK LEOPARDS | A | 0 | 0 | WK13 -1 | |
| 10 Dec 16 | CT ALL STARS | H | 2 | 1 | NCOBENI ; MACHEKE | WK14 -1 |
| 17 Dec 16 | STELLENBOSCH FC | A | 1 | 0 | KOMANE | WK15 -1 |
| 11 Feb 17 | MBOMBELA UN ITED | H | 2 | 1 | MAELA ; NKOANA | WK16 -1 |
| 15 Feb 17 | WITBANK SPURS | A | 1 | 1 | NCOBENI | WK17 -1 |
| 18 Feb 17 | AMAZULU | H | 2 | 2 | CELE (2) | WK18 -1 |
| 25 Feb 17 | AMATUKS | A | 0 | 2 | WK19 -1 | |
| 04 Mar 17 | MTHATHA BUCKS | H | 1 | 1 | CELE | WK20 -1 |
| 18 Mar 17 | MILANO UNITED FC | A | 2 | 0 | NCOBENI ; NKOANA | WK21 -1 |
| 01 Apr 17 | SANTOS | H | 2 | 0 | KOMANE ; GUMEDE | WK22 -1 |
| 15 Apr 17 | JOMO COSMOS | A | 1 | 1 | NKOANA | WK23 -1 |
| 19 Apr 17 | BLACK LEOPARDS | H | 1 | 1 | CELE | WK24 -1 |
| 22 Apr 17 | ROYAL EAGLES | A | 0 | 0 | WK25 -1 | |
| 29 Apr 17 | MAGESI FC | H | 2 | 1 | SPANDIEL ; MALOPE | WK26 -1 |
| 03 May 17 | STELLENBOSCH FC | H | 2 | 1 | MALOPE ; GUMEDE | WK27 -1 |
| 07 May 17 | CT ALL STARS | A | 0 | 1 | WK28 -1 | |
| 10 May 17 | FC CT | H | 4 | 1 | M.CELE (2) ; P.CELE ; NTULI | WK29 -1 |
| 14 May 17 | REAL KINGS FC | A | 2 | 1 | M.CELE ; MALOPE | WK30 -1 |
| 52 | 24 |
| HOME | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| THANDA ROYAL ZULU | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 39 |
| AWAY | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| THANDA ROYAL ZULU | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| THANDA ROYAL ZULU | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 62 |