AmaZulu FC

**AmaZulu Football Club** liklabhu yebhola ekhatywayo yaseMzantsi Afrika ezinze kwisixeko saseThekwini kwiphondo laKwaZulu Natal, elidlala kwiPremiership, kwinqanaba lokuqala lenkqubo yeligi yebhola ekhatywayo eMzantsi Afrika. Igama leqela elithi, *Usuthu*, ngumlo kaZulu.

## Imbali

### Imbali yamandulo (1932-1973)
Elinye lawona maqela amadala eMzantsi Afrika, AmaZulu asekwa ngabasebenzi abangamaZulu abasuka kwamanye amazwe ekuqaleni kwathiwa ngamaZulu Royal Conquerors. Eli qela laye laziswa kukumkani wamaZulu uSolomon, owathi walitshintsha igama leqela laba yiZulu Royals nemibala yalo yaba yiRoyal blue and white, waphinda wongeza ikhaka kwilogo yabo.

Ngo-1971 iZulu Royals yangena endaweni ye-African Wanderers yaze yaphuma kwindawo yesithandathu kwilog yaza yavotelwa njengeqela lonyaka.Kunyaka olandelayo ngowe-1972 eli qela laphumelela intshinga yeligi yeN.P.S.L yafumana amanqaku angama-44 kwimidlalo engama-26 kwaye yaphulukana nemidlalo emibini kuphela. 

### Ukusekwa kwe-NSL kunye nokutshintshwa kwamagama (1985-2002)
Ngo-1985 kwasekwa iNational Soccer League aza AmaZulu angena kwinqanaba elitsha lembali yawo phantsi kwesikhokelo sikaMnumzana David Dlamini.  Ngo-1987, uClive Barker waqeqesha AmaZulu FC kumdlalo wamagqibela kankqoyi weNdebe yoMhlaba nakwi-Iwisa Charity Cup, apho abethwa kabuhlungu kabini yiKaizer Chiefs. Ngo-1990 iklabhu yafikelela kumdlalo wamagqibela kankqoyi weBob Save Super Bowl awaphulukana nayo ngenqaku lokugqibela kwiJomo Cosmos, ngo-1992 iklabhu yaphumelela indebe yeCoca-Cola kwaye yaphuma kwindawo yesithathu kulog ngo-1993.

Emva kokuba uMnu. Dlamini emva koko walandela uSpar Natal, uMnu. Ncanana, uMnu. Dan Naidoo, uMnu. Mike Segal, uMnu. Dave King emva kwakhe kwaba nguMnumzana Sisa Bikisha ngo-2002, owathi emva koko watshintsha igama elithi AmaZulu F.C. kwiZulu Royal.

### Ubunini bukaSokhela (2005–2020)
Ngo-2005, uGqirha Patrick Sokhela wathenga eli qela kuMnumzana Sisa Bikisha, ithathe isigqibo sokuvuselela iqela laMaZulu elalifudula linamandla ngokuthi litshintshe elinye iqela libe kwiKlabhu yeBhola ekhatywayo yaMaZulu. Uye wathenga kwangoko ubume bePremiership beDynamos ukubuyisela iklabhu kwinqwelomoya ephezulu. Ukukhumbula iminyaka eyi-80 yasekwayo ngo-2012 AmaZulu adlale umdlalo wobuhlobo nezigebenga zamaNgesi iManchester United ngomhla we-18 kweyeKhala ngo-2012 ephulukene nenqaku elivalelwe yedwa nguFederico Macheda.

AmaZulu athotywa phantsi kwisizini ka-2014–15. Emva kokungaphumeleli ukunyuselwa kwisizini ka-2016–17 bangene kwiPremiership ngokuthenga iThanda Royal Zulu Premiership Status.

## Izibonelelo
Iklabhu ngoku iyaziqeqesha kwaye ineeofisi zayo zolawulo eMoses Mabhida Stadium. Iqela lobugcisa lineeofisi zabo ezisekelwe ngaphakathi kwi-Prime Human Performance Institute. IklabhuIklabhu ikwasebenzisa izixhobo zokusebenza ePrime.

Iklabhu idlala imidlalo yayo yasekhaya eMoses Mabhida Stadium, ezinze eThekwini.

## Iklabhu iyawonga

### League
**I-National Professional Soccer League** (inqanaba lokuqala)

* **Iintshatsheli:** 1972

**ICandelo lokuQala lomsinga wonxweme** (inqanaba lesibini)

* **Abaphumeleleyo:** 2000–01, 2002–03

### Iindebe
**MTN 8**

* **Abaphume kwindawo yesibini: ngo-2022**

**iTelkom Knockout**

* **Abaphumeleleyo:** 1992

**Indebe yeNedbank**

* Abagqwesileyo: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1987, 1990, 2009–10

### Iikomityi ezincinci

* IKwaZulu-Natal Premier’s Cup:
** Abaphumeleleyo: 2018 
* UMsunduzi Cup
** Abaphumeleleyo: 2019 

## Iirekhodi zeklabhu

* Uninzi luqala: Julius Chirwa 244
* Uninzi lweenjongo: Owen Nzimande 55
* Umdlali odlale kakhulu: Francis Shonhai 13
* Uninzi luqala ngexesha lonyaka: U-Archie Radebe 41 (1987)
* Amanqaku amaninzi kwisizini: UGeorge Dearnaley 23 (1992)
* Ukoyiswa kwerekhodi: 1–8 vs ISuperSport United (6/6/04, Premiership)
* Amanqaku amaninzi kwisizini yeligi: 54 (2020/2021)
* Ukuphumelela okulandelelanayo: 6 (2020/2021)
* Olona mlo lude ungoyiswanga: 16 (2020/2021)

* 2023/2024&nbsp; – 11th
* 2022/2023&nbsp; – 12th
* 2021/2022&nbsp; – 7th
* 2020/2021&nbsp; – 2nd
* 2019/2020&nbsp; – 13th
* 2018/2019&nbsp; – 11th
* 2017/2018&nbsp; – 9th
* 2014/2015&nbsp; – 16th (relegated)
* 2013/2014&nbsp; – 9th
* 2012/2013&nbsp; – 12th
* 2011/2012&nbsp; – 7th
* 2010/2011&nbsp; – 14th
* 2009/2010&nbsp; – 9th
* 2008/2009&nbsp; – 8th
* 2007/2008&nbsp; – 13th
* 2006/2007&nbsp; – 15th
* 2003/2004&nbsp; – 16th (relegated)
* 2001/2002&nbsp; – 17th (relegated)
* 1999/2000&nbsp; – 17th (relegated)
* 1998/1999&nbsp; – 14th
* 1997/1998&nbsp; – 15th
* 1996/1997&nbsp; – 14th

### Ingxelo yeNdebe

#### MTN 8

#### Carling Knockout Cup

#### Carling Black Label Cup

#### iTelkom Knockout

## Umxhasi wehempe kunye nomenzi wekhithi

* Umxhasi wehempe: SPAR 
* umenzi weKit: Umbro 

## Iimbekiselo