Moroka Swallows FC
- Arenas/stadiums: Dobsonville Stadium, Germiston Stadium
- Coach: Position vacant
- Chairman: David Mogashoa
- Founded: 1947
- League: DStv Premiership
Moroka Swallows Football Club is a South African professional football club based in Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng province. The club was founded in the 1940s by Ishmael Lesolang, Strike Makgatha and Johnny Kubheka. Steve Komphela is not currently the coach of Moroka Swallows FC. He parted ways with the club in February 2024. As of January 2025, Musa Nyatama, who previously served as caretaker coach, had taken up a head coach position at Leruma United. The current coaching situation for Moroka Swallows FC appears to be vacant as of April 2025, following a tumultuous period for the club.
History
The club was originally named Congregated Rovers and later changed to Moroka Rovers before finally settling on Moroka Swallows in 1947.
The name ‘moroka’ means ‘rain maker’ in Setswana and the township was probably named after Chief Moroka of Barolong boo-Seleka, who became the president of the African National Congress in 1940s.
The 1950s and 1960s were a successful time for the club, culminating in their greatest-ever achievement, winning the South African League title in 1965.
In 1971, they became the first-ever football team to register as a public company. That same year, they were also the first to receive an official sponsorship when Teljoy began their association with the club.
In 2009, they won the Nedbank Cup, their first piece of silverware in five years.
They won the 2019-20 National First Division and competed in the 2020-21 South African Premier Division, finishing sixth in what was their first season back in the top-flight football league system and qualified for the 2021 MTN 8 competition.
Moroka Swallows FC is not currently in the DStv Premiership. Due to severe financial difficulties and administrative issues, the club sold its DStv Premiership franchise to Marumo Gallants prior to the start of the 2024-2025 season. As a result, Moroka Swallows FC is now competing in the Motsepe Foundation Championship (the second tier of South African football).
Highlights
- Moroka Swallows FC has played every season of the Premier Soccer League until relegation in the 2014-15 season.
- They won the South African League title in 1965.
- They won the Nedbank Cup in 2009.
