South Africa Soccer
Club Profiles
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Free State Stars |
| Promoted to Premier League for 2007/08 season | |
| Nickname: | Ea Lla Koto |
| Founded: | 1979 |
| Web Site: | http://www.freestatestars.co.za/site_files/index.asp |
| Previous Names: | Qwa Qwa Stars, Fairways Stars |
| Home ground: | Charles Mopeli Stadium, Phuthaditjhaba, Bethlehem |
| Team Colours: | White and Red |
| Coach: | Kinnah Phiri, Malawi Phiri returns to Free State Stars for this season replacing Nigerian Goodwin Kuku Owua. Owua took over from Zimbabwean caretaker player-coach Wilfred Mugeyi in the closing stages of the 2006/07 season. Mugeyi was briefly in charge following the sacking of Roy Barreto in March 2006. Barreto was winless in his 7 matches in charge since re-assuming the reins from Kinnah Phiri in January 2006 who had an equally dismal record of 0 wins from 9 matches. |
| Major Honours: | Mvela Golden League (First Division) Champions 2006/07, 04/05 League Cup (Coca-Cola Cup) Winners 1994 Second Division* Champions 1985 |
| *Second Division became First Division in 1997/98 | |