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{{Short description|Association football club in South Africa}}
{{About|the men's football club|the women's football club|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C.}}
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| ground = [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]]
| capacity = 51,762
| clubname = Mamelodi Sundowns
| image = Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.svg
| fullname = Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club
| short name = {{Plainlist|
* Sundowns
* SUN
* MSD
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| nickname = {{Plainlist|
* ''Bafana ba Style'' (The Stylish Guys)
* Masandawana
* The Brazilians
}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1970}}
| owner = [[Patrice Motsepe]]
| chairman = Tlhopie Motsepe
| manager = [[Miguel Cardoso (football manager)|Miguel Cardoso]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Champions Sundowns name Miguel Cardoso as new coach |url=https://supersport.com/football/betway-premiership$/news/37798d7e-05bc-4c0c-8305-8308f6b82aed/champions-sundowns-name-miguel-cardoso-as-new-coach |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=SuperSport |language=en}}</ref>
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = [[South African Premiership]]
| season = [[2024–25 South African Premiership|2024–25]]
| position = South African Premiership, 1st of 16 (champions)
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'''Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club''' (simply known as '''Sundowns''') is a South African professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Mamelodi]], [[Pretoria]] in the [[Gauteng]] province that plays in the [[South African Premiership|Premiership]], the first tier of South African football league system. Founded in the 1970s, the team plays its home games in the [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]].

Their palmarès includes 18 national championships (a record) – the first was won in 1988. As of 2025, it is the most successful football club in the South African [[Premier Soccer League|PSL]] era with 15 league titles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyelele |first=Rethabile |date=2025-05-19 |title=Mamelodi Sundowns Crowned Champions for 15th Time – The Secret Behind Another PSL Title |url=https://gauteng.net/whats-on-g/mamelodi-sundowns-crowned-champions-for-15th-time-the-secret-behind-another-psl-title/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Whats on Gauteng |language=en-US}}</ref> Domestically, they have also won the [[Nedbank Cup]] six times, the [[MTN 8]] four times and the [[Telkom Knockout]] four times.

They won the 2016 [[2016 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]], 2017 [[2017 CAF Super Cup|CAF Super Cup]] and were voted the 2016 CAF Club of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-06 |title=Mamelodi Sundowns Named CAF Club Of The Year |url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/local/mamelodi-sundowns-named-caf-club-of-the-year-20170105 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Soccer Laduma |language=en}}</ref> They are the first South African team to compete in the [[FIFA Club World Cup]], where they finished in 6th place. In 2021, Sundowns became the first club in Africa to win both [[CAF Champions League]] and [[2021 CAF Women's Champions League|CAF Women's Champions League]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diamond |first=Drew |date=2023-11-16 |title=South African club Mamelodi Sundowns to release Netflix documentary |url=https://herfootballhub.com/south-african-club-mamelodi-sundowns-to-release-netflix-documentary/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Her Football Hub}}</ref> titles. In 2023, Sundowns was crowned champions of the inaugural [[2023 African Football League|African Football League]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=AfricaNews |date=2023-11-13 |title=Sundowns defeat Wydad to win inaugural African Football League |url=https://www.africanews.com/2023/11/13/sundowns-defeat-wydad-to-win-inaugural-african-football-league/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref>

Sundowns is owned by South African business magnate [[Patrice Motsepe]] and is one of the most valuable clubs in Africa, with a market value of €29 million as of the 2023-24 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231531/most-valuable-football-clubs-in-africa|title=Most valuable football clubs in Africa as of the 2021/2022 season, by market value|date=20 September 2021|website=mirror|access-date=18 November 2021|archive-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119052944/https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231531/most-valuable-football-clubs-in-africa/|url-status=live}}</ref> The club takes pride in its unique style of attacking play, locally dubbed "Shoe Shine & Piano" which includes combinations of quick, short passes on the ground and this is likened to the Spanish [[Tiki-taka]] and Total Football. Over the years, this style of play has been reflected in its youth teams and [[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC|women's football team]].

==History==
=== 1964–1970: Beginnings===

Sundowns Football Club originated around [[Marabastad]], a cosmopolitan area north west of the [[Pretoria]] CBD in the early sixties, where it was formed by a group of youngsters residing in the area. The club mentions individuals such as Frank "ABC" Motsepe, Roy Fischer, Ingle Singh and [[Bernard Hartze]] and as part of its founding young stars.<ref name="History – Mamelodi Sundowns">{{Cite web |url=https://sundownsfc.co.za/history/ |title=History – Mamelodi Sundowns |publisher=Mamelodi Sundowns FC |accessdate=2 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403214727/https://sundownsfc.co.za/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The newly established team was named Marabastad Sundowns after an amateur club called Sundowns, which existed in the 1940s, also formed in Marabastad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/amp/news/goalpedia-how-did-mamelodi-sundowns-get-their-name/10n5k8d1q8bmr1qq6reo4mn4rt |title=How did Mamelodi Sundowns get their name? – Goalpedia |publisher=Goal |accessdate=2 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403220027/https://www.goal.com/en-za/amp/news/goalpedia-how-did-mamelodi-sundowns-get-their-name/10n5k8d1q8bmr1qq6reo4mn4rt |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Mamelodi Sundowns-002.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of Mamelodi Sundowns FC in Chloorkop in Pretoria.]]

In 1969, Ingle "Jinx" Sigh, one of the founding players for Sundowns and later owner of both Marabastad Sundowns and Pretoria City (which later became [[SuperSport United F.C.]]),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/news/memoirs-with-ingle-singh-kaizer-xi-1969-and-kaizer-chiefs-early-1970/ |title=Memoirs with Ingle Singh |publisher=Kaizer Chiefs |accessdate=2 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403214728/https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/news/memoirs-with-ingle-singh-kaizer-xi-1969-and-kaizer-chiefs-early-1970/ |url-status=live }}</ref> decided to sell the club to Dr. Bonny Sebotsane, Dr. Motsiri Itsweng and philanthropist Joseph Ntshimane "Fish" Kekana. The club was moved to the nearby township of [[Mamelodi]] and was officially established and renamed as Mamelodi Sundowns in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/news/goalpedia-how-did-mamelodi-sundowns-get-their-name/10n5k8d1q8bmr1qq6reo4mn4rt |title=How did Mamelodi Sundowns get their name? – Goalpedia |publisher=Goal |accessdate=2 April 2023 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621162003/https://www.goal.com/en/news/goalpedia-how-did-mamelodi-sundowns-get-their-name/10n5k8d1q8bmr1qq6reo4mn4rt |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 1970–1988: Zola Mahobe, Stan Tshabalala and the "Mr Cool" Years===

The club was affiliated with the [[Federation Professional League|Federation Professional Football League]] in 1973 and in the same year reached the finals of the Coca-Cola Cup, where they played against [[Berea United F.C.|Berea United]] and lost 5–3.

In 1978, Sundowns joined the [[National Professional Soccer League (South Africa)|National Professional Soccer League]] after the merger of the [[National Football League (South Africa)|National Football League]] and the previous iteration of the [[National Professional Soccer League (South Africa)|National Professional Soccer League]]. This meant Sundowns played in the second division of the new league.
For five years 'Downs battled to gain promotion and managed to earn its place in the [[1983 NPSL First Division|NPSL in 1983]], but in their first season in top-flight football, they found the going difficult. During that period, Sundowns' management resolved to disband the club, until new owner [[Zola Mahobe]] came on board in 1985.<ref name="History – Mamelodi Sundowns"/>

In the same year, 1985, South African football was the first sport in the country to become non-racial and the [[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]] was formed, incorporating the top clubs in the country, including Sundowns. Dave Barber was in charge at the start of the new [[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]] era but his tenure came to a swift end after the club found itself at the foot of the table and Zola Mahobe appointed Walter da Silver. Da Silver later quit after 5 games before the end of the season, claiming that Mahobe was interfering in team selection.<ref name="Chloorkop's coaches">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/kick-off/20220201/282127829844290 |title=Chloorkop's coaches |publisher=Kick Off, Mark Gleeson |accessdate=3 April 2023 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621161854/https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/kick-off/20220201/282127829844290 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Zola Mahobe]] appointed Ben Segale as the coach, and the team ended the 1985 season in a flourish by winning the last 4 games to finish 11th place, which was a big improvement on their previous two top flight seasons. Under Mahobe, Sundowns fortunes changed for the better as they began to challenge for top honours in the domestic league. The big spending Sundowns boss recruited the services of elite South African footballers on a quest for supremacy, and changed their kit to resemble that of the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]], earning them their nickname, "the Brazilians".<ref>{{Cite web |title=How did Mamelodi Sundowns get their name? – Goalpedia – Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/goalpedia-how-did-mamelodi-sundowns-get-their-name/10n5k8d1q8bmr1qq6reo4mn4rt |access-date=2023-01-02 |publisher=Goal |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621161854/https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/goalpedia-how-did-mamelodi-sundowns-get-their-name/10n5k8d1q8bmr1qq6reo4mn4rt |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mahobe went to Soweto to acquire the services of the highly rated coach [[Stanley Tshabalala|Stanley "Screamer" Tshabalala]], who was assisting Blackpool at the time, to lead the ambitious Sundowns team. Under the tutelage of [[Stanley Tshabalala|Screamer Tshabalala]], Sundowns played an entertaining and effective brand of football which became known as "The Shoe Shine and Piano." By the end of 1986, the club had won the [[Nedbank Cup|Mainstay cup]] in a 1-0 brawl against [[Jomo Cosmos F.C.|Jomo Cosmos]] in [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]] and goalkeeper, [[Mark Anderson (South African soccer)|Mark Anderson]] was voted Footballer of the Year as new players kept arriving. The next season, they finished third in the league, just three points behind champions Cosmos.

Sundowns were flying in 1988, with a victory against cross-town rivals [[Arcadia Shepherds F.C.|Arcadia]] in the final of [[MTN 8|BP Top Eight Cup]], and then later beating them again for the Ohlsson's Challenge Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa Cup Winners |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zafcuphist.html |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref> Despite winning two trophies that year, trouble was brewing in the camp when players, led by [[Mark Anderson (South African soccer)|Anderson]] demanded the resignation of coach Tshabalala and his assistant Trot Moloto. Stan resigned from his position, with a record of 54 wins, 29 draws and 25 losses. Captain, Mike Ntombela took charge over the club for four games while the management looked for a coach.<ref name="Chloorkop's coaches"/>

In the same year, the ownership of the club fell into the hands of Standard Bank, which repossessed the club from [[Zola Mahobe]] after his conviction for fraud.<ref name="auti">{{cite news
|title=Obituary: Zola Mahobe – soccer boss who lived large on loot
|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2013-12-22-obituary-zola-mahobe-soccer-boss-who-lived-large-on-loot/
|website=TimesLIVE
|date=22 December 2013
|access-date=2025-03-14
}}</ref> The club went into liquidation and the football family Angelo and [[Anastasia Tsichlas|Natasha Tsichlas]] spoke to the bank and saved the club. They then formed a company with [[Krok brothers]] and bought 100% of the club.

===1988–1995: Tsichlas/Krok leadership and First Championship===

Chilean coach, [[Mario Tuane]] and his assistant Angelo Tsichlas took charge of a club at the top of the table and led it to its first league championship. There were rapturous celebrations at [[HM Pitje Stadium]] after Sundowns gained an unassailable point lead over Cosmos. However, the club could not defend the Ohlsson's challenge and BP Top Eight crowns and the Tuane era came to an end, with Angelo Tsichlas taking charge of the team as a caretaker coach until the club appointed [[Trott Moloto]], and shortly after [[Stan Lapot]]. In the '89 season, Sundowns went on a 7-game unbeaten run in the league, but could only win one of their last 6 matches in the league, which ended the club's season at position 5.

This prompted the return of [[Stanley Tshabalala|Stan Tshabalala]], who took the team to the top of the table again in 1990. Sundowns only lost 2 league games during the campaign and won its first treble, managing to win the [[MTN 8|Top Eight Cup]] and the [[Telkom Knockout|JPS Knockout Cup]] against [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]] with a 2–1 scoreline in the final.

This success was followed by a season of heartbreaking losses in 1991, with the team finishing second place in the league and failing to get into any cup final. 1992 was similar under [[Augusto Palacios]], when Sundowns lost both the Top Eight cup and Castle Challenge to rivals [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] and Orlando Pirates respectively, finishing 6th in the league.

[[Jeff Butler (football manager)|Jeff Butler]] was appointed as the coach in 1993 after being turfed in a dispute with [[South Africa national soccer team|Bafana Bafana]]. He led the club to a 3rd league title win in a close 3 point race against Moroka Swallows and a 4th place league finish in the following year. Sundowns qualified for a continental title for the first time in the 1994 [[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs]] but lost to [[AS Vita Club]] in the second round.

===1995–2004: Premier Soccer League and the Ted Dimitru era===

The [[National Soccer League]] was replaced by the [[South African Premiership|Premiership]], administered by the [[Premier Soccer League]], for the 1996–97 season. After a flurry of coaches and players came, went, and a third Stan Tshabalala stint in unsuccessful '96 and '97 campaigns, Sundowns signed [[Raphael Chukwu]] from Nigerian club, [[Shooting Stars S.C.]] and appointed [[Ted Dumitru]] as head coach in July 1997. Raphael's partnership with [[Daniel Mudau]] proved to be prolific in front of posts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magazine.sundownsfc.co.za/articles/taking-a-trip-on-the-chukwu-train |title=Taking a trip on the Chukwu train – Reflecting the Greatness of Raphael Chukwu |date=6 June 2022 |publisher=Mamelodi Sundowns FC |accessdate=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403214726/https://magazine.sundownsfc.co.za/articles/taking-a-trip-on-the-chukwu-train |url-status=live }}</ref> Backed up by a super team of standout players such as Joel Masilela, [[Alex Bapela]], [[Isaac Shai]], [[Roger Feutmba]] and goalkeeper [[John Tlale]] amongst others, Sundowns went on to win three consecutive league titles from 1998 to 2000 as well as being [[Bob Save Super Bowl]] winners in 1998 and [[Telkom Knockout|Rothmans Cup]] winners in 1999.

In 2001, Sundowns focused their efforts on continental glory and became only the second South African team to reach the prestigious [[CAF Champions League]] Final when they defeated Petro Atlético in the semifinals. The club played the [[CAF Champions League|2001 CAF Champions League]] Final where they were defeated 4–1 on aggregate by Egyptian club [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]].

The club underwent a period of rebuilding after the 1999/2000 season, enduring a period of bad performances in league and cup matches. Sundowns finished 3rd in the [[2001–02 South African Premiership|2001/02]] season, 10th in the [[2002–03 South African Premiership|2002/03 season]], 5th in the [[2003–04 South African Premiership|2003/04 season]] and again 3rd in the [[2004–05 South African Premiership|2004/05 season]].

===2004-present: Patrice Motsepe ownership===

In 2004, mining magnate [[Patrice Motsepe]] bought a 51% share in the club and later took total control of the club by buying the remaining shares, thus becoming the sole owner and shareholder of the club. Under their new owner, Sundowns picked up their first piece of silverware for six years in May 2006 when co-coaches [[Miguel Gamondi]] and [[Neil Tovey]] oversaw Sundowns' triumph in the PSL, the seventh league title in their history.

After a slow start to the 2006–07 season, Gamondi and Tovey were relieved of their positions, and [[Gordon Igesund]] took over as head coach. Under Igesund, Sundowns defended their title in emphatic style, running away with the trophy. They failed to win the 'double', losing to [[Cape Town Spurs F.C.|Ajax Cape Town]] in the [[Nedbank Cup|2007 ABSA Cup]] final.

In 2009 the club hired former [[Ballon d'Or]] winner [[Hristo Stoichkov]] as their coach. A stuttering start to the 2009–10 season saw an impressive run through the second half of the season which propelled the club to second position in the final league standings. The club nevertheless parted ways with their coach after one season. 

In the 2010–11 season, [[Antonio Lopez Habas]], who was the assistant coach under Stoichkov, took over the reins of the senior team. Sundowns made its best ever start to a League season and topped the league standings at the end of the first round. The second round of the league proved more competitive and Sundowns were in the hunt for the league title until the second last match. Habas resigned in February, citing personal reasons and went back to Spain. Assistant coach [[Ian Gorowa]] was appointed as interim head coach.

In 2011, highly rated Dutch tactician [[Johan Neeskens]] was appointed as the coach of Sundowns in a bid to awaken the sleeping giant that hadn't won silverware since winning the 2008 Nedbank cup. The Dutch-born coach gave a number of young players from the development team opportunities to impress in the senior team. Even though the Dutch mentor made the team play free-flowing and an entertaining brand of football, his failure to capture silverware led to his demise. On 4 March 2012, under the leadership of Neeskens, the team set a remarkable South African record in the [[Nedbank Cup]] when they beat [[Powerlines FC|Powerlines]] by a score of 24–0.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=Sundowns make South African history with 24–0 win|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17259535|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 March 2012|access-date=7 March 2012|archive-date=7 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307191135/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17259535|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="24nil">{{cite web|title=Downs thrash Powerlines in record win|url=http://www.sundownsfc.com/news/article/120304/Downs_thrash_Powerlines_in_record_win|publisher=Sundowns FC|date=4 March 2012|access-date=7 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306235316/http://www.sundownsfc.com/news/article/120304/Downs_thrash_Powerlines_in_record_win|archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> The club went on to lose the [[2011–12 Nedbank Cup|2012 Nedbank Cup]] final 2–1 to Tshwane rivals [[Supersport United F.C.|Supersport United]]. His coaching stint at Chloorkop was short-lived as the impatient and demanding Sundowns supporters exerted pressure to the management to sack him. When the team failed to win the [[2012 Telkom Knockout]] final against [[Bloemfontein Celtic]], Neeskens was sacked as head coach of the Tshwane-based side with the team languishing in the relegation zone.

===2012–2019: The Pitso Mosimane Era===

On 2 December 2012, Pitso Mosimane took over as head coach and guided a turbulent Sundowns season to 9th place in the league. The [[2013–14 South African Premiership|2013/14]] season began on a better note, with a 6-game unbeaten streak including a 7-1 thumping of AmaZulu F.C. at home. However, in the mid-season, team performances became inconsistent and Sundowns found itself 11 points behind log leaders [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]]. There was still positivity in the camp however, and Mosimane was confident about a good end to the season. On 9 March 2014, Sundowns began an 11-game unbeaten streak that would end in an emphatic league title win after a 6-year trophy drought.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://footballdatabase.com/league-scores/south-africa-premier-league-2012-14/2 |title=Premier League 2013/14 |publisher=Football Database |accessdate=3 April 2023 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621161856/https://footballdatabase.com/competitions-index |url-status=live }}</ref>

The acquisition of [[Khama Billiat]] in August 2013, [[Keagan Dolly]] and [[Leonardo Castro (footballer, born 1989)|Leonardo Castro]] in the [[2014–15 South African Premiership|2014/15]] season bolstered the Sundowns attacking order that was backed by [[Hlompho Kekana]], [[Samuel Mabunda]], [[Themba Zwane]], [[Teko Modise]] and academy wonder [[Percy Tau]]. The team finished 2nd in the league in the 2014 season, but won both the [[Nedbank Cup]] and [[Telkom Knockout]]. This would begin an era dominance in the league and Sundowns won the 2015/2016, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 league titles on the trot. [[2015–16 South African Premiership|2015/16]] was a record breaking season, which saw Sundowns become the first team to break the 70 point ceiling in the league since the South African top flight league became a 16-team league system.

In 2017, Mosimane oversaw Sundowns' first CAF Champions League win, which was the goal of owner Patrice Motsepe when he bought the club in 2004. Sundowns were eliminated in the preliminary rounds of the [[2016 CAF Champions League]], but were placed back in the competition after [[Democratic Republic of Congo|Congolese]] team [[AS Vita Club|Vita Club]] were disqualified from the competition for fielding a suspended player.<ref name="2016championsleague">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/24/mortada-mansour-blames-sorcery-zamalek-african-champions-league-defeat | title=Mortada Mansour blames sorcery for Zamalek African Champions League defeat | work=The Guardian | date=24 October 2016 | access-date=24 October 2016 | archive-date=21 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621162003/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/24/mortada-mansour-blames-sorcery-zamalek-african-champions-league-defeat | url-status=live }}</ref> In their journey for gold, Sundowns opened their campaign with an annulled 2–0 win against [[Algeria]]'s [[ES Setif]] courtesy of [[Samuel Mabunda|Mabunda]] and [[Khama Billiat]] goals.

==== 2016 CAF Champions Win ====
On 26 June 2016, they faced [[Nigerian|Nigeria]] club [[Enyimba International F.C.]] at [[Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium|Lucas Moripe Stadium]]. They defeated the Nigerians 2–1 with goals from [[Leonardo Castro (footballer, born 1989)|Leonardo Castro]] and [[Wayne Arendse]] in the 42nd and 78th minutes, respectively. Their good form continued to Egypt, defeating Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC]] with a goal from Mabunda in the 17th minute, followed by an [[Mohamed Ibrahim (footballer, born 1992)|Ibrahim]] leveller in the 36th minute, prevailing with a 66th-minute goal from their star player [[Khama Billiat]], which ended the match in favour of the Brazilians 2–1. They repeated this in the 2nd leg by beating the Egyptian club 1–0 with an [[own goal]] from [[Ali Gabr]] in the 79th minute. The win assured 'Downs a place in the semifinals, but they needed to end their group stage campaign on a high away against Enyimba. Playing with young players, 'Downs succumbed to their first defeat by 3–1 on a rainy slippery field.

In the semifinals, they faced Zambian team [[ZESCO United F.C.|ZESCO United]] at the [[Levy Mwanawasa Stadium]], where they lost to quick succession goals just a minute apart in the 54th and 56th minutes from Mwanza. Billiat netted a goal in the 86th minute to bring the score to 2–1, leaving 'Downs with much to do in the second leg. In the second leg, 'Downs did what was needed of them by winning the match 2–0, thanks to a goal from Liberian [[Anthony Laffor]] in the 5th minute and the young [[Percy Tau]] in the 64th minute. Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. reached the final of the competition for the first time since the [[2001 CAF Champions League]] final (where they lost to [[Al Ahly SC]]). They also reached the 4th final for South African clubs (1 win and 2 losses).

In the final, they beat Egypt's [[Zamalek SC]] 3–1 on aggregate, claiming their first-ever continental title and becoming only the second South African team to be crowned champions of Africa, after [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]].<ref name="2016championsleague" />

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{{Annotation|67|200|[[#Centre midfield|Mabunda]]}}
{{Annotation|110|75|[[#Winger|Laffor]]}}
{{Annotation|110|110|[[#Winger|Billiat]]}}
}}

Sundowns went on to win the [[2017 CAF Super Cup]] in [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]] by defeating [[TP Mazembe]] from the DRC in the same season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/54/258460/Sports/Africa/South-Africas-Sundowns-win-first-CAF-Super-Cup-tit.aspx |title=South Africa's Sundowns win first CAF Super Cup title after late victory over Mazembe |publisher=Ahram Online |accessdate=1 April 2023 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621161949/https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/54/258460/Sports/Africa/South-Africas-Sundowns-win-first-CAF-Super-Cup-tit.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The club made the bold signings of [[Gaston Sirino]] from [[Club Bolívar|Bolivar]] and an ailing [[Rivaldo Coetzee]] in 2018. Despite losing a number of valuable players in the previous season, the club maintained good performances in domestic cups, winning a domestic treble (league, [[Telkom Knockout]] and [[Nedbank Cup]]) in the [[2018–19 South African Premiership|2018/19]] season.

===2020-present: Rhulani Mokwena & Manqoba Mngqithi===
[[File:Go Ahead Eagles - Mamelodi Sundowns FC - 53065960366.jpg|thumb|Mamelodi Sundowns FC in a friendly game against [[Go Ahead Eagles]] in 2023.]]
In 2020, the team underwent changes in coaching personnel for the first time in almost 7 years and an influx of new players after the departure of Pitso Mosimane. The club appointed former assistant coaches, [[Rhulani Mokwena]] and [[Manqoba Mngqithi]] as joint Head Coaches with the opinion of Manqoba Mngithi prevailing when there isn't consensus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sundownsfc.co.za/mamelodi-sundowns-appoint-manqoba-mngqithi-and-rhulani-mokwena/ |publisher=Mamelodi Sundowns FC|title=Club Statement |date=4 October 2020 |accessdate=2 April 2023 }}</ref> The club's board was keen on appointing South African coaches, and later appointed [[Steve Komphela]] as a senior coach to assist the coaching pair. The trio saw off a season which saw the rise of new top scoring marksman, [[Peter Shalulile]] and standout signings such as [[Neo Maema]], [[Rushine De Reuck]] amongst many others. The club celebrated a successful 5th consecutive league win and a [[Nedbank Cup]] which showed that the club was heading in a good direction.

[[2021-22 South African Premiership|2021/22]] was another record breaking league season played under Covid restrictions.

==Honours==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
!style="width: 1%;"|Type
!style="width: 5%;"|Competition
!style="width: 1%;"|Titles
!style="width: 21%;"|Seasons
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''Domestic'''
! scope=col|[[South African Premiership|Premiership]] / [[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]]
|bgcolor="gold"|'''18'''
|align="left"|'''Winners (18)''': [[1988 NSL First Division|1988]], [[1990 NSL First Division|1989–90]], [[1993 NSL First Division|1992–93]], [[1997–98 South African Premiership|1997–98]], [[1998–99 South African Premiership|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 South African Premiership|1999–2000]], [[2005–06 South African Premiership|2005–06]], [[2006–07 South African Premiership|2006–07]], [[2013–14 South African Premiership|2013–14]], [[2015–16 South African Premiership|2015–16]], [[2017–18 South African Premiership|2017–18]], [[2018–19 South African Premiership|2018–19]], [[2019–20 South African Premiership|2019–20]], [[2020–21 South African Premiership|2020–21]], [[2021–22 South African Premiership|2021–22]], [[2022–23 South African Premiership|2022–23]], [[2023–24 South African Premiership|2023–24]],  [[2024–25 South African Premiership|2024–25]]
::Runners-up (5): [[1991 NSL First Division|1990–91]], [[1995 NSL First Division|1994–95]], [[2009–10 South African Premiership|2009–10]], [[2014–15 South African Premiership|2014–15]], [[2016–17 South African Premiership|2016–17]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Nedbank Cup|Bob Save Superbowl/Nedbank Cup]]
|align="center"|6
|align="left"|'''Winners (6)''': 1986, [[1998 Bob Save Superbowl|1998]], [[Nedbank Cup 2008|2008]], [[2014–15 Nedbank Cup|2014–15]], [[2019–20 Nedbank Cup|2019–20]], [[2021–22 Nedbank Cup|2021–22]]
::Runners-up (7): 1989, [[2000 Bob Save Superbowl|2000]], [[2001 Bob Save Superbowl|2001]], [[2007 ABSA Cup|2007]], [[2011–12 Nedbank Cup|2011–12]] [[2023–24 Nedbank Cup|2023–24]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Carling Knockout Cup|Telkom Knockout/Carling Knockout]]
|align="center"|4
|align="left"|'''Winners (4)''': 1990, 1999, [[2015 Telkom Knockout|2015]], [[2019 Telkom Knockout|2019]]
::Runners-up (5): 1997, 1998, [[2007 Telkom Knockout|2007]], [[2012 Telkom Knockout|2012]], [[2024 Carling Knockout Cup|2024]]
|-
! scope=col|[[MTN 8]]
|align="center"|4
|align="left"|'''Winners (4)''': 1988, 1990, [[SAA Supa 8 2007|2007]], [[2021 MTN 8|2021]]
::Runners-up (7): 1992, [[1994 BP Top 8|1994]], [[2001 BP Top 8|2001]], [[2002 BP Top 8|2002]], [[MTN 8 2008|2008]], [[2016 MTN 8|2016]], [[2023 MTN 8|2023]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''African'''
! scope=col|[[CAF Champions League]]
|align="center"|1
|align="left"|'''Winners (1)''': [[2016 CAF Champions League|2016]] [[Image:Star full.svg|10px]]
::Runners-up (2): [[2001 CAF Champions League|2001]], [[2024–25 CAF Champions League|2024–25]]
|-
! scope=col| [[CAF Super Cup]]
|align="center"|1
|align="left"|'''Winners (1)''': [[CAF Super Cup 2017|2017]]
|-
! scope=col| [[African Football League]]
|align="center" bgcolor="gold"|1
|align="left"|'''Winners (1)''': [[2023 African Football League|2023]]
|-
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |title=HONOURS – Mamelodi Sundowns – Official Website |url=https://sundownsfc.co.za/honours/ |access-date=2023-08-06|archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806202344/https://sundownsfc.co.za/honours/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

* {{legend|gold|Record}}
* {{smallsup|S}} Shared record

===Awards===
*''African Club of the Year: 2016''
*''South African team of the year: 2016''
*''PSL team of the season: 2015–16, 2013–14''

===Friendly cup competitions===

'''Shell Helix Cup'''
* '''Winners''': 2018

'''[[Telkom Charity Cup]]'''
*'''Winners(5):''' 1991, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006

'''[[Carling Black Label Cup]]'''
*'''Winners:''' [[2022 Carling Black Label Cup|2022]]

'''Ohlsson's Challenge Cup'''
*'''Winners:''' 1988

==Performance in CAF Competitions==
'''NB:''' South African football clubs started participating in [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] Competitions in 1993, after 16 years of being banned from [[FIFA]] due to the apartheid system. The ban extended from 1976 to 1992.
*'''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]] / [[CAF Champions League]]: 17 appearances'''
The club has 1 appearance in [[African Cup of Champions Clubs]] 1994 and 16 appearances in [[CAF Champions League]] from 1999 until now. It has also recorded the biggest victory in the [[CAF Champions League]] by defeating Seychelles side [[Côte d'Or FC|Côte d'Or]], 11–1 at home and 16–1 on aggregate in the first round of the 2019–2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sundowns break the record – Biggest victories in CAF Champions League history|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/sundowns-break-the-record-biggest-victories-in-caf-champions-league-history|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|website=CAFOnline.com|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>

{| Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year!!Best finish<br/>
|-
|'''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994|1994]]'''||'''[[1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs|Second Round]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League 1999|1999]]'''||'''[[1999 CAF Champions League|Play-offs]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League 2000|2000]]'''||'''[[2000 CAF Champions League|Group Stage]]''' 
|-
|- style="background:silver;"
|'''[[CAF Champions League 2001|2001]]'''||'''[[2001 CAF Champions League|Finalist]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League 2006|2006]]'''||'''[[2006 CAF Champions League|First Round]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League 2007|2007]]'''||'''[[2007 CAF Champions League|Play-offs]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League 2008|2008]]'''||'''[[2008 CAF Champions League|Play-offs]]'''
|-
|'''[[2015 CAF Champions League|2015]]'''||'''[[2015 CAF Champions League|First Round]]'''
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[2016 CAF Champions League|2016]]'''||'''[[2016 CAF Champions League|Champion]]'''
|-
|'''[[2017 CAF Champions League|2017]]'''||'''[[2017 CAF Champions League|Quarter finals]]'''
|-
|'''[[2018 CAF Champions League|2018]]'''||'''[[2018 CAF Champions League|Group Stage]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League|2018–19]]'''||'''[[2018–19 CAF Champions League|Semi finals]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League|2019–20]]'''||'''[[2019–20 CAF Champions League|Quarter finals]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League|2020–21]]'''||'''[[2020-21 CAF Champions League|Quarter finals]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League|2021–22]]'''||'''[[2021-22 CAF Champions League|Quarter finals]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League|2022–23]]'''||'''[[2022-23 CAF Champions League|Semi finals]]'''
|-
|'''[[CAF Champions League|2023–24]]'''||'''[[2023-24 CAF Champions League|Semi finals]]'''
|}

*'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 4 appearances'''
*'''[[CAF Super Cup]]: 1 appearance'''
{| Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!colspan="7"|Best finish
|-
!CAF Confederation Cup!!CAF Super Cup
|-
|'''[[CAF Confederation Cup 2007|2007]]'''||'''[[2007 CAF Confederation Cup|Group Stage]]'''
|''DNQ''
|-
|'''[[CAF Confederation Cup 2008|2008]]'''||'''[[2008 CAF Confederation Cup|Play-offs]]'''
|''DNQ''
|-
|'''[[CAF Confederation Cup 2009|2009]]'''||'''[[2009 CAF Confederation Cup|Second Round]]'''
|''DNQ''
|-
|'''[[2016 CAF Confederation Cup|2016]]'''||'''[[2016 CAF Confederation Cup|Play-offs]]'''
|''DNQ''
|-
|'''[[2017 CAF Confederation Cup|2017]]'''
|''DNQ''
|'''[[2017 CAF Super Cup|Champion]]'''
|}

*'''[[CAF Cup]]: 2 appearances'''
*'''[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: 1 appearance'''
{| Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!colspan="7"|Best finish
|-
!CAF Cup!!African Cup winners' Cup
|-
|'''[[1996 CAF Cup|1996]]'''||'''[[1996 CAF Cup|Second Round]]'''
|''DNQ''
|-
|'''[[1998 African Cup Winners' Cup|1998]]'''
|''DNQ''
|'''[[1998 African Cup Winners' Cup|Second Round]]'''
|-
|'''[[2003 CAF Cup|2003]]'''||'''[[2003 CAF Cup|Second Round]]'''
|''DNQ''
|}

;Note
* DNQ  – Did not qualify
* CAF announced on 24 May 2016 that Mamelodi Sundowns won on walkover after [[AS Vita Club]] were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in their preliminary round tie against [[Mafunzo F.C.|Mafunzo]]. Mamelodi Sundowns played in the Confederation Cup play-off round before they were reinstated to the Champions League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=H%2b74FOGEYXZf2OxECtqwlA%3d%3d|title=Disqualification of AS Vita Club|publisher=CAF|date=24 May 2016|access-date=17 December 2016|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912151312/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=H+74FOGEYXZf2OxECtqwlA==|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Overall matches===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Competition
! P !! W !! D !! L !! GF !! GA
|-
| [[CAF Cup]]
| 8 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 11 || 7
|-
| [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]
| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 3
|-
| [[CAF Champions League]]
| 200 || 57 || 28 || 26 || 175|| 96
|-
| [[CAF Confederation Cup]]
| 16 || 7 || 2 || 7 || 25 || 24
|-
| [[CAF Super Cup]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
! Total
! 140 !! 71 !! 32 !! 37 !! 220 !! 130
|}
{{updated|9 March 2020}}

==Club ranking==
The club ranking is used for seeding in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Pending equality in ranking points, the team receiving more points in the previous season is considered as the higher-ranked team.

The club ranking for the [[2024–25 CAF Champions League]] and the [[2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup]] is be based on results from each CAF club competition from the 2019–20 to the 2023–24 seasons.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank !! width=200|Club !! 2019–20<br>{{small|(× 1)}} !! 2020–21<br>{{small|(× 2)}} !! 2021–22<br>{{small|(× 3)}} !! 2022–23<br>{{small|(× 4)}} !! 2023–24<br>{{small|(× 5)}} !! Total
|-
|1||align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|6||6||5||6||6
|'''{{#expr: 6*1 + 6*2 + 5*3 + 6*4 + 6*5}}'''
|-
|2|| align="left" |{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]]
|3||4||3||4||5
|'''{{#expr: 3*1 + 4*2 + 3*3 + 4*4 + 5*5}}'''
|-
|3||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Wydad AC|Wydad]]
|4||4||6||5||2
|'''{{#expr: 4*1 + 4*2 + 6*3 + 5*4 + 2*5}}'''
|-
|4|| align="left" |{{flagicon|RSA}} Mamelodi Sundowns
|3||3||3||4||4
|'''{{#expr: 3*1 + 3*2 + 3*3 + 4*4 + 4*5}}'''
|}
{{Updated|06 October 2024}}

==Performance in FIFA Club World Cup==
*'''[[FIFA Club World Cup]]: 2 appearances'''

Mamelodi was the first football club from Southern Africa to represent [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] in [[FIFA Club World Cup]], following their [[2016 CAF Champions League]] success. Sundowns is participating in [[FIFA Club World Cup]] 2025 tournament in the United states.On 17 June 2025 Sundowns secured their first ever win in the FIFA Club World Cup when they beat [[South Korea]]’s [[Ulsan HD FC|Ulsan HD]] where striker [[Iqraam Rayners]] found the back of the net.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Citro |first=Michael |date=2025-06-17 |title=Ulsan HD FC vs. Mamelodi Sundowns FC: Final Score 1-0 as South African Side Wins First FIFA Club World Cup Match in Orlando |url=https://themaneland.com/2025/06/17/ulsan-hd-fc-vs-mamelodi-sundowns-fc-final-score-1-0-as-south-african-side-wins-first-fifa-club-world-cup-match-in-orlando/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=themaneland.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>https://supersport.com/football/fifa-club-world-cup/news/ca20f769-5def-4921-bac4-4bda17f3eb7f/mamelodi-sundowns-beat-ulsan-for-group-f-lead</ref> It was also a first victory for an African side at the tournament in the US after Egypt’s [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] drew their opening match against [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gleeson |first=Mark |date=2025-06-18 |title=Mamelodi Sundowns win opener to go top of Group F at Club World Cup |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/threat-lightning-delays-start-club-world-cup-clash-2025-06-17/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Year
! Finish
! P !! W !! D !! L !! GF !! GA !! GD !! Pst
|-
| '''[[FIFA Club World Cup 2016|2016]]'''
| 6th place
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 6 || -5 || 0
|-
!
! Total
! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 1 !! 6 !! -5 || 0
|}
{{updated|18 December 2016}}

==Club records==

===Records===

{| Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan="1"|Type
!rowspan="1"|Nat
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Record
|-
|Most trophies won – Player 
|{{flagicon|Zambia}}
|'''[[Kennedy Mweene]]'''
|'''12'''
|-
|Most Trophies Won – Coach
|{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|'''[[Pitso Mosimane]]'''
|'''11'''
|-
|Most starts
|{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|'''[[Daniel Mudau]]'''
|'''390'''
|-
|Most goals
|{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|'''[[Daniel Mudau]]'''
|'''172'''
|-
|Most capped player
|{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|'''[[Katlego Mphela]]'''
|'''32'''
|-
|Most starts in a season
|{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|'''[[Themba Mnguni]]'''
|'''48 (1997–98)'''
|-
|Most goals in a season
|{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|'''[[Bennett Masinga]]'''
|'''33 (1990)'''
|-
|Record victory
|{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|vs '''[[Powerlines F.C.|Powerlines]]'''
|'''24–0 (4 March 2012, [[2011–12 Nedbank Cup#Round of 32|Nedbank Cup]])'''
|-
|Inter-record victory
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}
|vs '''[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]'''
|'''5–0 (6 April 2019, [[2018–19 CAF Champions League knockout stage#QF2.1|CAF Champions League]])'''
|-
|Record defeat
|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}}
|vs '''[[Africa Sports]]'''
|'''1–6 (4 November 2000, [[2000 CAF Champions League group stage#Group A|CAF Champions League]])'''
|}
Source:<ref name="Mamelodi Sundowns">{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/psl-clubs/mamelodi-sundowns|title=Mamelodi Sundowns|publisher=Kickoff.com|access-date=2013-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106160614/http://www.kickoff.com/psl-clubs/mamelodi-sundowns|archive-date=6 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===[[South African Premier Division|Premiership]] record===
{| Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Pos
!colspan="9"|Record
|-
!P!!W!!D!!L!!F!!A!!GD!!Pts
|-
|'''[[1996–97 South African Premiership|1996–97]]'''||'''[[1996–97 South African Premiership|6th
]]'''
|34
|13
|11
|10
|35
|30
|5
|50
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[1997–98 South African Premiership|1997–98]]'''||'''[[1997–98 South African Premiership|Champions]]'''
|34
|19
|11
|4
|48
|25
|23
|68
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[1998–99 South African Premiership|1998–99]]'''||'''[[1998–99 South African Premiership|Champions]]'''
|34
|23
|6
|5
|70
|26
|44
|75
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[1999–2000 South African Premiership|1999–00]]'''||'''[[1999–2000 South African Premiership|Champions]]'''
|34
|23
|6
|5
|68
|34
|34
|75
|-
|'''[[2000–01 Premier Soccer League|2000–01]]'''||'''[[2000–01 Premier Soccer League|3rd]]'''
|34
|17
|8
|9
|58
|32
|26
|59
|-
|'''[[2001–02 Premier Soccer League|2001–02]]'''||'''[[2001–02 Premier Soccer League|5th]]'''
|34
|15
|11
|8
|47
|32
|15
|56
|-
|'''[[2002–03 Premier Soccer League|2002–03]]'''||'''[[2002–03 Premier Soccer League|10th]]'''
|30
|11
|6
|13
|30
|30
|0
|39
|-
|'''[[2003–04 Premier Soccer League|2003–04]]'''||'''[[2003–04 Premier Soccer League|10th]]'''
|30
|8
|12
|10
|32
|32
|0
|36
|-
|'''[[2004–05 Premier Soccer League|2004–05]]'''||'''[[2004–05 Premier Soccer League|3rd]]'''
|30
|16
|8
|6
|54
|28
|26
|56
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[2005–06 Premier Soccer League|2005–06]]'''||'''[[2005–06 Premier Soccer League|Champions]]'''
|30
|16
|9
|5
|45
|19
|26
|57
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[2006–07 Premier Soccer League|2006–07]]'''||'''[[2006–07 Premier Soccer League|Champions]]'''
|30
|18
|7
|5
|45
|17
|28
|61
|-
|'''[[2007–08 Premier Soccer League|2007–08]]'''||'''[[2007–08 Premier Soccer League|4th]]'''
|30
|13
|8
|9
|40
|35
|5
|47
|-
|'''[[2008–09 Premier Soccer League|2008–09]]'''||'''[[2008–09 Premier Soccer League|9th]]'''
|30
|11
|7
|12
|28
|28
|0
|40
|-
|- style="background:silver;"
|'''[[2009–10 Premier Soccer League|2009–10]]'''||'''[[2009–10 Premier Soccer League|2nd]]'''
|30
|16
|8
|6
|43
|23
|20
|56
|-
|'''[[2010–11 Premier Soccer League|2010–11]]'''||'''[[2010–11 Premier Soccer League|4th]]'''
|30
|18
|4
|8
|52
|28
|24
|58
|-
|'''[[2011–12 Premier Soccer League|2011–12]]'''||'''[[2011–12 Premier Soccer League|4th]]'''
|30
|14
|10
|6
|44
|23
|21
|52
|-
|'''[[2012–13 Premier Soccer League|2012–13]]'''||'''[[2012–13 Premier Soccer League|9th]]'''
|30
|9
|12
|9
|31
|27
|4
|39
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[2013–14 Premier Soccer League|2013–14]]'''||'''[[2013–14 Premier Soccer League|Champions]]'''
|30
|20
|5
|5
|51
|25
|26
|65
|-
|- style="background:silver;"
|'''[[2014–15 Premier Soccer League|2014–15]]'''||'''[[2014–15 Premier Soccer League|2nd]]'''
|30
|16
|9
|5
|44
|24
|20
|57
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[2015–16 Premier Soccer League|2015–16]]'''||'''[[2015–16 Premier Soccer League|Champions]]'''
|30
|22
|5
|3
|55
|20
|35
|71
|-
|- style="background:silver;"
|'''[[2016–17 Premier Soccer League|2016–17]]'''||'''[[2016–17 Premier Soccer League|2nd]]'''
|30
|16
|9
|5
|52
|20
|32
|57
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|'''[[2017–18 South African Premier Division|2017–18]]'''||'''[[2017–18 South African Premier Division|Champions]]'''
|30
|18
|6
|6
|49
|24
|25
|60
|-
|- style="background:Gold;"
|'''[[2018–19 South African Premier Division|2018–19]]'''||'''[[2018–19 South African Premier Division|Champions]]'''
|30
|16
|11
|3
|40
|24
|16
|59
|-
|- style="background:Gold;"
|'''[[2018–19 South African Premier Division|2019–20]]'''||'''[[2019–20 South African Premier Division|Champions]]'''
|30
|17
|8
|5
|43
|22
|21
|59
|-
|-style="background:Gold;"
|'''[[2020–21 South African Premier Division|2020–21]]'''||'''[[2020–21 South African Premier Division|Champions]]'''
|30
|19
|10
|1
|49
|14
|35
|67
|-style="background:Gold;"
|'''[[2021–22 South African Premier Division|2021–22]]'''||'''[[2021–22 South African Premier Division|Champions]]'''
|30
|19
|8
|3
|56
|20
|36
|65
|- style="background:Gold;"
|'''[[2022–23 South African Premier Division|2022–23]]'''||'''[[2022–23 South African Premier Division|Champions]]'''
|30
|21
|7
|2
|52
|13
|39
|70
|- style="background:Gold;"
|'''[[2023–24 South African Premier Division|2023–24]]'''||'''[[2023–24 South African Premier Division|Champions]]'''
|30
|22
|7
|1
|51
|10
|41
|73
|}

* Orange = '''In progress'''
* Gold = '''Champions'''
* Silver = '''Runner up'''

Source:<ref>Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2013/2014, p. 28.</ref>

==Players==
{{updated|31 August 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sundownsfc.co.za/mamelodi-sundowns-2022-23-squad/|title=Mamelodi Sundowns 2022–23 squad|work=Club homepage|access-date=23 August 2023|archive-date=4 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104163448/https://sundownsfc.co.za/mamelodi-sundowns-2022-23-squad/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=UGA|pos=GK|name=[[Denis Onyango]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Lucas Suárez (footballer, born 1995)|Lucas Suárez]]|other=<small>on loan from [[Talleres de Cordoba|Talleres]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Teboho Mokoena (soccer, born 1997)|Teboho Mokoena]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Mosa Lebusa]]}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Aubrey Modiba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Matías Esquivel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=[[Lebo Mothiba]]}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Arthur Sales]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Lucas Ribeiro Costa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=CHI|pos=MF|name=[[Marcelo Allende]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Neo Maema]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=[[Iqraam Rayners]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Terrence Mashego]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Bathusi Aubaas]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=[[Tashreeq Matthews]]}}
{{Fs player|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|no=18|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Themba Zwane]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=[[Kobamelo Kodisang]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Grant Kekana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Sphelele Mkhulise]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Rushine De Reuck]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Sipho Mbule]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Khuliso Mudau]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=RSA|pos=GK|name=[[Reyaad Pieterse]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Thapelo Morena]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=RSA|pos=GK|name=[[Ronwen Williams]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=[[Thapelo Maseko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Mothobi Mvala]]}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=RSA|pos=GK|name=[[Jody February]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Kegan Johannes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=NAM|pos=FW|name=[[Peter Shalulile]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Lebohang Maboe]]}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Rivaldo Coetzee]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=Malibongwe Khoza}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=RSA|pos=FW|name=Kutlwano Letlhaku}}
{{Fs player|nat=RSA|pos=MF|name=[[Jayden Adams]]|no=44}}{{Fs player|no=48|nat=RSA|pos=DF|name=[[Asekho Tiwani]]}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=RSA|pos=GK|name=[[Sanele Tshabalala]]}}
{{Fs end}}

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==Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer==

{| Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan="1"|Period
!rowspan="1"|Nat
!rowspan="1"|Shirt sponsor
!rowspan="1"|Sleeve sponsor
|-
| 1994–1996
| {{flagicon|GER}}  [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|
|
|-
| 1996–2002
| {{flagicon|GER}}  [[Adidas]]
|
|
|-
| 2002–2008
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Diadora]]
|
|
|-
| 2008–2016
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ubuntu-Botho Investments]]
|
|-
| 2016–present
| {{flagicon|GER}}  [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mamelodi Sundowns sign lucrative long-term deal with Puma |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2016-07-07-mamelodi-sundowns-sign-lucrative-long-term-deal-with-puma/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=TimesLIVE|archive-date=13 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513120925/https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2016-07-07-mamelodi-sundowns-sign-lucrative-long-term-deal-with-puma/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{flagicon|KOR}}  [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Elena |date=2017-10-17 |title=Mamelodi Sundowns net Hyundai deal |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/mamelodi-sundowns-net-hyundai-deal/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=SportsPro|archive-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108165437/http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/mamelodi-sundowns-net-hyundai-deal |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

{{Clear}}

== See also ==
* [[Mamelodi Sundowns Diski Team]]
* [[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC]]
* [[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://sundownsfc.co.za/}}
*[http://www.psl.co.za Premier Soccer League]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081216162648/http://www.psl.co.za/team.asp?team=sundowns PSL Club Info]
*[http://www.safa.net South African Football Association]
*[http://cafonline.com Confederation of African Football]
*[http://cafonline.com Confederation of African Football]
*[https://www.flashscore.co.za/team/mamelodi-sundowns/lxZ6Bzh6/results/ Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. results]

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