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Wikipedia - University of Pretoria F.C.
University of Pretoria Football Club, also known as Tuks FC, is a South African association football club based in the Hatfield suburb of Pretoria that represents the University of Pretoria. They currently play in the National First Division.
History
The University established the Tuks Football Academy in 2002, originally playing in the SAFA Gauteng South Division. In the 2003–04 season the University acquired Pretoria City FC's second division status, subsequently winning the Vodacom League play-offs and being promoted to the NFD in 2004–05. In the 2006–07 season the club qualified for the Mvela Golden League play-offs. In the 2008–09 season the club was a Nedbank Cup finalist losing to Premier Soccer League team Moroka Swallows 0–1.
Following the 2011–12 season University of Pretoria gained promotion to the PSL "top flight in South African Football" with Stephen Haupt as the head coach.
In the 2014–15 season they finished 13th in the PSL, and the following 2015–16 season they finished 15th. They finished at the bottom of the Promotional Playoff log without a win and were relegated to the NFD. In the 2016–17 season they finished 12th in the NFD. The following 2017–18 season saw a slight improvement, finishing 10th, and the 2018–19 season saw the club finish 14th in the NFD.
L'Université de Pretoria est l'un des clubs les plus titrés d'Afrique du Sud, ayant remporté la Premier Soccer League à trois reprises, la Coupe Nedbank à deux reprises et la Coupe MTN 8 à une reprise. Le club a également représenté l'Afrique du Sud dans plusieurs compétitions continentales, notamment la Ligue des champions de la CAF et la Coupe de la Confédération de la CAF.
L'Université de Pretoria est connue pour son style de jeu offensif et sa capacité à produire des jeunes talents. Le club a produit un certain nombre de joueurs qui ont représenté l'Afrique du Sud au niveau international, notamment Doctor Khumalo, Teko Modise et Percy Tau.