Total Football Era Begins

Lore & Background

Cape Town Spurs were formed on 11 January 1970. They competed in the Federation Professional League from 1971 until 1984, winning the league seven times, and the National Soccer League from 1985 to 1995, winning the championship in the final season. The club also won the league and the Cup in 1995, then known as the Bob Save Super Bowl. In 1999 Ajax Cape Town was formed via the amalgamation of Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs. Ajax, nicknamed Urban Warriors, played their first official game against Kaizer Chiefs on 17 July 1999, winning 1–0. Ajax's highest league finish was runners-up in 2003–04, 2007–08 and 2010–11. They won the Rothmans Cup in 2000, the Nedbank Cup in 2007, the Telkom Knockout in 2008 and the MTN8 in 2015. Ajax CT were relegated to the National First Division after finishing bottom in the 2017–18 season due to having points deducted for fielding an ineligible player. In 2020, Ajax CT ended their association with AFC Ajax, and the club was renamed Cape Town Spurs. Cape Town Spurs finished 2nd in the 2022–23 National First Division, earning promotion, but followed with back-to-back relegations, eventually dropping to the ABC Motsepe League. The club's motto is 'Our Youth Our Future'.

In Their Own Story

Rain slicked the De Meer pitch, turning the grass into a dark mirror for the floodlights as Cruyff received the ball near the halfway line. Instead of charging forward, he drifted left, dragging the entire opposing defense like iron filings to a magnet. The crowd held its breath. Suddenly, the Ajax midfielder dropped deep to collect the pass while the full-back surged into the vacated center channel. In that split second, the rigid lines of 1960s football dissolved. There were no positions anymore—only space and the ball. A single, razor-sharp pass sliced through the chaos, finding a runner who had materialized from nowhere. Before the defenders could register their confusion, the net rippled.

Reader's Guide

Cape Town Spurs currently play in the ABC Motsepe League Western Cape Stream A. Their home games are played at their training ground, Ikamva. The club's main rivalry is with Cape Town City FC in the iKapa Derby. Other local rivals include Stellenbosch FC, Santos, and Vasco da Gama. The youth academy is known as the Young Warriors, and the Head of Youth Development is Duncan Crowie.

Did You Know?

• Ajax Cape Town was originally founded by John Comitis and Rob Moore in 1999.
• Former South Africa national team coach Gordon Igesund coached Ajax Cape Town from 2002 until 2006.
• Ajax CT beat AFC Ajax 3–1 in a friendly in January 2007.
• Several Ajax CT players moved to the mother club AFC Ajax, including Steven Pienaar in 2002, Daylon Claasen in 2009, Eyong Enoh in 2008, and Thulani Serero in 2011.
• Cape Town Spurs announced a long-term technical partnership with Kappa on 5 November 2025.