Pretoria Callies Football Club, also known as Bantu Callies or Pretoria Bantu Callies, is a South African professional soccer club based in Pretoria, Gauteng, who played in the National First Division until selling its status to Lerumo Lions prior to the start of the 2025–26 National First Division. History The club was founded in 1898, and were founder members of the National Professional Soccer League, later playing in the National Soccer League.
In 2020, the club earned promotion to the National First Division as runners-up of the 2019–20 SAFA Second Division.
The club finished eleventh in the 2024–25 National First Division, but experienced financial difficulties, with delays in paying player's salaries.
Stadium Callies play at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.
Honours SAFA Second Division Runners-up (1): 2019–20
League record
NPSL First Division 1971 – 7th 1974 – 4th 1976 – 8th
NSL First Division 1985 – 14th 1986 – 18th (relegated)
SAFA Second Division Gauteng Stream 2017–18 – 10th 2018–19 – 8th 2019–20 – 1st (promoted)
National First Division 2020–21 – 8th 2021–22 – 12th 2022–23 – 10th 2023–24 – 14th 2024–25 – 11th
References
External links Pretoria Callies at Soccerway