Jomo Cosmos is a
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football (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in
JohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
that plays in the
Premier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend
Jomo "Black Prince" SonoEphraim Matsilela Sono is a South African soccer club owner and coach and was also a star soccer player....
.
The club was founded in January 1983, upon the remainings of the previously well-known and successful club
Highlands ParkHighlands Park F.C. was an association football club in Johannesburg , that existed from November 1959 to February 1983. In 1971, Highlands Park FC merged together with Powerlines FC from Nigel -a city located 61 km southeast of Highlands North in Johannesburg, and also playing in the top...
, which
Jomo SonoEphraim Matsilela Sono is a South African soccer club owner and coach and was also a star soccer player....
opted to buy when he ended his playing career in the USA. Initially the club was named Dion Cosmos in its first 1983-season, with the first part of the name respresenting the previous sponsor of
Highlands Park, and the second part of the name being the fingerprint of Jomo Sono, who decided to name his newly bought club after his former
NASLNorth American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
club, the
New York CosmosThe New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
. Since 1984, the name of the club has been Jomo Cosmos.
Jomo Sono's motive for this development has always been to recognise and build raw. Sono's teams accentuated and developed a strong youth policy and through years has gained a reputation for discovery and developing some of the finest talent to have played in the league, for the South African National team and abroad.
Under Sono's ownership, the club went on to achieve several successes: it won the
National Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
in 1987, the Bob Save Super Bowl in 1990, the
Coca-Cola CupThe Telkom Knockout is a football knockout competition which comprises the 16 teams in the South African Premier Soccer League.It was started in 1992, called the Coca-Cola Cup and was played until 1996, when it was replaced by the Rothmans Cup which was changed back to the Coca-Cola Cup in 2001...
in 2002 and 2005 and the SAA Supa 8 in 2003.
In 2008, Jomo Cosmos were relegated from top-flight football for the first time since 1993. After one season in the
National First DivisionThe National First Division is the second-highest league of South African club football after the Premier Soccer League . Both the NFD and PSL are organised by the National Soccer League.-For seasons in 2007-11:...
, they managed to return to the PSL for the 2009–10 season having won the Inland Stream and the promotion play-off against Carara Kicks. They were however relegated again, only one year later. But only to win the NFD championship already the next season, and thus will compete again in PSL, for the next 2011-12 season.
Honours
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- 2002, 2005
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- 2003
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- 1990
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- 1987
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- 1994
Club records
- Most starts: Andrew Rabutla
Andrew Rabutla is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. Rabutla played his club football in South Africa and Greece, representing D'Alberton Callies, Rabali Blackpool, Jomo Cosmos and PAOK; he also earned nineteen caps for the...
229
- Most goals: Manuel Bucuane 88
- Most capped player: Manuel Bucuane (Mozambique)
- Most starts in a season: Webster Lichaba (1986), Helman Mkhalele
Helman Mkhalele is a former South African football player. He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1995 African Championship.- International :...
(1993) both 46
- Most goals in a season: Philemon Masinga
Philemon "Phil" Raoul Masinga is a South African former international footballer. He represented South Africa in 58 international games, scoring 18 goals....
27 (1991)
- Record victory: 6–0 vs Grand All Stars (31/8/85), (Mainstay Cup); vs Mabopane United Brothers (30/8/86), (Mainstay Cup);
vs Umtata Bucks (28/3/92), (NSL); vs Denver Sundowns (21/2/93), (African Cup Winners Cup)
- Record defeat: 0–5 vs Kaizer Chiefs (24/12/01), (Coca-Cola Cup)
Historical League results
- 1983 (NPSL) – 9th
- 1984 (NPSL) – 9th
- 1985 (NSL) – 4th
- 1986 (NSL) – 12th
- 1987 (NSL) – 1st
- 1988 (NSL) – 2nd
- 1989 (NSL) – 4th
- 1990 (NSL) – 5th
- 1991 (NSL) – 7th
- 1992 (NSL) – 5th
- 1993 (NSL) – 18th *Rel
- 1994 (OKL) – 2nd *Pro
- 1995 (NSL) – 10th
- 1996 (League phase) – 7th
- 1996–97 (PSL) – 7th
- 1997–98 (PSL) – 7th
- 1998–99 (PSL) – 10th
- 1999–00 (PSL) – 7th
- 2000–01 (PSL) – 4th
- 2001–02 (PSL) – 4th
- 2002–03 (PSL) – 8th
- 2003–04 (PSL) – 13th
- 2004–05 (PSL) – 13th
- 2005–06 (PSL) – 9th
- 2006–07 (PSL) – 7th
- 2007–08 (PSL) – 16th *Rel
- 2008–09 (NFD) – 1st *Pro
- 2009–10 (PSL)
The 2009–10 Premier Soccer League season was the fourteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their second premier league title in the 2008–09 season. The campaign began in August 2009, and ended in March 2010. A total of 16 teams competed in the...
– 16th *Rel
- 2010–11 (NFD)
2010–11 National First Division, is the season from September 2010 until May 2011, of South Africa's second tier of professional football. By the end of the season, the overall NFD champion will get promoted to the first level, known as Premier Soccer League...
– 1st *Pro
Club officials/Technical team
- CEO:
Jomo SonoEphraim Matsilela Sono is a South African soccer club owner and coach and was also a star soccer player....
- Team manager: Andrew Rabutla
Andrew Rabutla is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. Rabutla played his club football in South Africa and Greece, representing D'Alberton Callies, Rabali Blackpool, Jomo Cosmos and PAOK; he also earned nineteen caps for the...
- Coach: Jomo Sono
- Assistant coach:
Siza DlaminiSiza Selby Dlamini is a retired Swazi football striker. He has been capped for Swaziland.-Clubs:*1994–1999 : Mbabane Highlanders*1999–2001 : Bush Bucks*2001–2004 : Lamontville Golden Arrows*2004–2006 : Durban Stars...
2011-2012 First team squad
As of September 10, 2011
On loan
Foreigners
In the South African PSL, only five non-South African nationals can be registered. Players with foreign and South African citizenship do not count as foreigners. Namibians born before 1990 can be registered as South Africans.
Ofosu Appiah
Ousmane BerthéOusmane Berthé is a Malian footballer. He currently plays for Jomo Cosmos in the South African Premier Soccer League. He has played six times for the Mali national football team.-References:...
Abisai ShiningayamweAbisai Shiningayamwe is a Namibian football goalkeeper currently playing for Jomo Cosmos. He is a member of the Namibia national football team. In the 2008 African Nations Cup, he played in Namibia's first match versus Morocco....
Felix BadenhorstFelix Gerson Badenhorst is a Swazi footballer who currently plays for Jomo Cosmos in the South African Premier Soccer League.-Career:...
Phinda Dlamini Taonga Dondo Alois Ngwerume
Matthew Rusike
Notable former players
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Philemon MasingaPhilemon "Phil" Raoul Masinga is a South African former international footballer. He represented South Africa in 58 international games, scoring 18 goals....
Helman MkhaleleHelman Mkhalele is a former South African football player. He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1995 African Championship.- International :...
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Thabang MolefeThabang Molefe is a retired South African football player.He played for HIT Gorica, Jomo Cosmos, FC Lyn Oslo, Le Mans UC and Orlando Pirates....
Pitso MosimanePitso John Mosimane is a South African football former player and coach and currently the manager of the South Africa national football team....
Sizwe MotaungSizwe Motaung was a South African football player who played for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns, St. Gallen, CD Tenerife, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, as well at international level for the national side....
Katlego MphelaKatlego Mphela is a South African footballer who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa....
Nkosinathi Nhleko
Maimane PhiriAlfred Maimane Phiri is a South African football midfielder formerly playing for Moroka Swallows....
Andrew RabutlaAndrew Rabutla is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. Rabutla played his club football in South Africa and Greece, representing D'Alberton Callies, Rabali Blackpool, Jomo Cosmos and PAOK; he also earned nineteen caps for the...
MacBeth Sibaya Mark Williams Chris Katongo
BenjaniBenjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker....
Bruce GrobbelaarBruce David Grobbelaar is a former football goalkeeper and manager.He played for a number of clubs in a career which spanned for more than 20 years at professional level, most notably Liverpool during their dominant period in the 1980s and early 1990s.-Early years:In his teenage years, Grobbelaar...
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