South Africa Soccer
Club Profiles
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Bidvest Wits |
| Promoted to PSL for 2006/07 season | |
| Nickname: | The Clever Boys or The Students |
| Address: | PO Box 36, Wits 2050 |
| Web Site: | http://www.witsfc.co.za |
| Tel: | 011 717 9412 |
| Fax: | 011 717 7656 |
| Founded: | 1922 |
| Previous Name: | Wits University |
| Home ground: | Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Team Colours: | Gold and blue |
| Coach: | Eric Tinkler, caretaker player-coach On March 9 2007 assistant player-coach Tinkler was elevated to head coach for the remainder of the season following the axing of Boebie Solomons who recorded just one league win in his last nine matches. Former Santos coach Solomons had replaced long-standing Roger de Sa in the 2005/06 pre-season following Wits' relegation to the Mvela Golden League. |
| Major Honours: | Mvela Golden League Champions 2005/06 League Cup Winners 1985 (JPS Cup) and 1995 (Coca-Cola Cup) BP Top 8 Cup Winners 1984, 95 Mainstay Cup (League Challenge Cup) Winners 1978 |