Hanover Street, District Six, 1960s
The district before it was pulled down. Many of the Cape Town football clubs started out in District Six and its surrounding areas. (District Six Museum Collection)
Stephanians FC, 1950s
Stephanians FC is one of the oldest and most popular amateur clubs in Cape Town. It is depicted here during a game at the Rosmead Sports Grounds. (Pedro Meyer Collection)
Kaizer Chiefs fans, 2009
As seen during a game against Ajax Cape Town in the Newlands Stadion in Cape Town. Kaizer Chiefs is a Johannesburg club with a big fan following in Cape Town. (Paul Grendon)
Tramway FC, 1950s
The team plays in Hartleyvale stadium, which was then the only stadium in the South African city exclusively used for football. From the 1960s there was a strict division between whites and blacks on the terraces. (Terence Morgan Collection)
Ajax Cape Town fans, 2009
As seen in the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. Ajax Cape Town was founded in 1999 from several football clubs with the help of Ajax Amsterdam. (Paul Grendon)
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Young Hamptstons FC, 1952
Members of a football club from Bo-Kaap, a central district of Cape Town. (Ronald Faure Collection)
Football grounds, 2000
A football game near a motorway in Cape Town. Most districts don’t have enough sports grounds and street football is very common. (Paul Grendon)
Sea Point Swifts FC, 1977
One of the football clubs which survived the forced removals of its members from the centre of Cape Town into the further away townships in the 1960s. (Abraham Jacobs Collection)
Football on the beach, 2009
A football game organised by Cape Town Tourism ahead of the World Cup. (Paul Grendon)
Stephanians FC women's team, 1970s
This team played as the warm-up to the men’s finals. Professional women’s football took off in South Africa in the late 1970s. (Pedro Meyer Collection)
An exhibition about the history of football in Cape Town.
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The show by the District Six museum in Cape Town is on display in Basel. In a climate of racism, Apartheid and forced removals in Cape Town, the beautiful game stood out. Football allowed people to keep their self-respect and dignity.
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