Casric Stars F.C.
| Founded | 2012 | ||
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| Ground | Solomon Mahlangu Stadium[1] | ||
| Coach | Joseph Bucs Mthombeni[2] | ||
| League | National First Division | ||
| 2024–25 | 3rd | ||
| Website | https://casricstars.co.za | ||
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Casric Stars F.C. is a South African football club based in KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga.[3]
The club plays in the National First Division, after purchasing the status belonging to Free State Stars before the start of the 2022–23 National First Division.[4]
History
The club was founded in 2012/13 as FC Palmeiras, and initially competed in the North West stream of the ABC Motsepe League. It changed its name to Casric F.C. during the 2017/18 season.[5]
Nedbank Cup
Stars' most notable victory came in the 2025–26 Nedbank Cup, when they defeated Orlando Pirates 4-5 via penalties in the round of 16.[6][7] They reached the semi-finals after a 2–1 extra-time win against AmaZulu.[8]
Honours
League record
SAFA Second Division North-West Stream
References
- ^ "Casric Stars FC - The NFD". thenfd.co.za. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Mothowagae, Daniel. "WATCH | Casric Stars: Where family, football and business meet". News24. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website". www.psl.co.za. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Makhaya, Ernest (4 August 2022). "Free State Stars sold for R12 million, set to relocate - report". The South African. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Mothowagae, Daniel. "Meet the NFD's new kids on the block – Casric Stars". Citypress. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Vardien, Tashreeq. "Death by penalties: Pirates knocked out of Nedbank Cup by Championship side Casric Stars". News24. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Mark, Jonty (21 February 2026). "Pirates see Stars as Casric pull off Nedbank Cup knockout". The Citizen. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Giant-killing Casric Stars stun AmaZulu". Kick Off. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "ABC Motsepe North West Log 2018/2019 - Diski Zone". 2 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2022.