South Africa - Makana FA (Robben Island)

The Makana FA organised a league between the prisoners on Robben Island between 1969/70 and 1973. In 2007, the Makana FA was awarded honorary FIFA membership (as first ever association).
During the first two seasons, the league comprised nine clubs which each entered a team in three separate divisions, while the final season only had five clubs.

Champions

1969/70 Manong
1970/71 Manong
1972      not known (presumably Manong)
1973      not known (presumably Manong)

NB: champions 1972 and 1973 not explicitly mentioned in sources, but Manong described
    as the dominant team, partially due to having the younger players, winning most of
    their matches with goals to spare.

1969/70

NB: season played from Dec 1969 to Jun 1, 1970

Participating teams (club colors);

Manong          (maroon/gold)
Gunners         (black/white)
Hotspurs        (green/white)
Black Eagles    (navy blue/sky blue)
Ditshitshidi    (maroon/white)
Rangers         (royal blue/gold)
Dynamo          (maroon/black)
Bucks           (black/gold)
Mphatlalatsane  (green/gold)
 
A-Division

Known results:
[Apr 4]
Manong FC            5-0 Hotspurs
[May ?]
Rangers              2-1 Ditshitshidi
[date?]
Gunners              1-0 Manong FC            [only loss for Manong]

Final Table:

 1.Manong           14  12  1  1  28- 1  25
 2.Gunners          14   7  4  3  14- 9  18
 3.Bucks            14   7  3  4  14-12  17
 4.Rangers          14   5  5  4  10-13  15
 5.Ditshitshidi     14   4  4  6  14-12  12
 6.Mphatlalatsane   14   2  8  4  10-17  12
 7.Dynamos          14   2  3  9   6-17   7
 8.Hotspurs         14   2  2 10   7-22   6

B-Division

Known result:
[Apr 18]
Ditshitshidi         0-0 Rangers

Final Table:

 1.Gunners          14   7  5  2  13- 5  19
 2.Mphatlalatsane   14   4  9  1  12- 8  17
 3.Rangers          14   6  5  3  10- 7  17
 4.Ditshitshidi     14   4  7  3  10- 7  15
 5.Bucks            14   4  5  5  13-15  13
 6.Manong           14   3  7  4   9-10  13
 7.Hotspurs         14   3  5  6   6-11  11
 8.Dynamos          14   1  5  8   5-15   7

C-Division

No details known

1970/71

A-Division

Known result:
Ditshitshidi   1-0 Manong

NB: league interrupted but programme later resumed; the shutdown had cost all but six
    truly competive games in Division A.
 
Top Table (at time of interruption):

 1.Manong FC         6   4  1  1    -     9
 
B-Division 

Top Table (at time of interruption):

 1.Ditshitshidi      8   7  1  0    -    15  Winners

1972

B-Division

NB: Dynaspurs (United) FC was created from the remnants of Hotspurs and Dynamos; they
    fielded two teams, B1 and B2, in the B-Division, the first time any team did so.

1973

NB: in 1973 Dynaspurs were forced to disband one of their B-Division sides because they
    were running out of players;
    Gunners, Ditshitshidi, and Mphatlalatsane were all dissolved and instead two new clubs,
    Pioneers FC and Island Tigers, were founded;
    Dynaspurs merged with Bucks FC to become Dinare FC;
    due to all the above, the league shrank to 5 clubs.
 
Tables at half season:7

A-Division

Halfway Table:

 1.Manong FC         4   4  0  0  11- 3   8
 2.Pioneers FC       4   1  2  1   5- 4   4
 3.Inkontane         4   1  2  1   5- 5   4
 4.Dinare FC         4   0  2  2   2- 5   2
 5.Island Tigers     4   1  0  3   2- 8   2
 
B-Division

Halfway Table:

 1.Island Tigers     4   4  0  0   8- 1   8
 2.Manong FC         4   3  0  1   5- 2   6
 3.Pioneers FC       4   2  0  2   8- 3   4
 4.Dinare FC         4   1  0  3   2-10   2
 5.Inkontane         4   0  0  4   0- 7   0
 
C-Division

Halfway Table:

 1.Island Tigers     4   3  1  0   5- 0   7
 2.Pioneers FC       4   3  0  1   6- 1   6
 3.Manong FC         4   2  0  2   3- 2   4
 4.Inkontane         4   0  2  2   0- 5   2
 5.Dinare FC         4   0  1  3   1- 6   1  
NB: total goal difference +1

champions of South Africa

About this document

Sources: [KoC 08], Michael Okeowo

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 19 Feb 2015