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TOURNAMENT	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
2021/22 GladAfrica Championship	30	10	11	9	26	24
2020/21 GladAfrica Championship	30	12	9	9	36	31
National First Division 2019/20	30	11	12	7	39	30
MTN8 2018	1	0	0	1	0	3
ABSA Premiership 2018/19	30	6	9	15	31	47
Maize Cup 2018	2	1	0	1	1	1
ABSA Premiership 2017/18	30	10	10	10	29	31
Maize Cup 2017	2	1	0	1	1	1
2017 Nedbank Cup	2	1	0	1	3	4
2016 Telkom Knockout	3	2	0	1	6	7
ABSA Premiership 2016/17	30	6	10	14	26	37
2016 Nedbank Cup	4	3	0	1	5	5
2015 Telkom Knockout	2	1	0	1	2	6
ABSA Premiership 2015/16	30	9	8	13	28	37
2015 Nedbank Cup	1	0	0	1	0	0
2014 Telkom Knockout	1	0	0	1	0	1
ABSA Premiership 2014/15	30	10	8	12	34	39
2014 Nedbank Cup	1	0	0	1	0	1
2013 Telkom Knockout	2	1	0	1	3	1
MTN8 2013	1	0	0	1	0	3
ABSA Premiership 2013/14	30	7	8	15	32	43
2013 Nedbank Cup	2	1	0	1	2	2
2012 Telkom Knockout	3	2	0	1	5	4
MTN8 2012	1	0	0	1	1	2
ABSA Premiership 2012/13	30	10	11	9	32	32
2012 Nedbank Cup	4	3	0	1	7	4
2011 Telkom Knockout	1	0	0	1	0	1
ABSA Premiership 2011/12	30	14	6	10	38	31
2011 Nedbank Cup	3	2	0	1	3	2
2010 Telkom Knockout	2	1	0	1	1	2
ABSA Premiership 2010/11	30	7	13	10	28	32
2009 Telkom Knockout	1	0	0	1	3	4
ABSA Premiership 2009/10	30	5	16	9	29	30
MTN8 2009	1	0	0	1	0	1
2008 Telkom Knockout	3	2	0	1	6	4
MTN8 2008	1	0	0	1	0	1
ABSA Premiership 2008/09	30	12	11	7	38	24
2007 Telkom Knockout	3	2	0	1	3	2

Free State Stars

Nickname:: Ea Lla Koto

Founded:: 1977

Free State Stars were surprise sixth-place finishers in the Absa Premiership in the 2011/12 season and up until the final few rounds of the campaign were very much in contention for the League title.
Coach Steve Komphela has a knack of getting the best out of his players and he managed to turn a side of honest hard-workers into title challenges.
Having lost many of their top names for the 2012/13 campaign he will find it difficult to replicate that though.
The club’s history in the MTN8 competition does not read well and they will certainly be looking to build on that this year.
They were knocked out in the first round of the 2001 tournament by Mamelodi Sundowns, before going down to the same opposition in 2008. Both of those were 1-0 defeats after extra-time.
They also lost in the first round in their last appearance in the competition in 2009, a 1-0 defeat to eventual winners Lamontville Golden Arrows sealing their fate.
So the side can make history by reaching the semifinals this season, something that would be another feather in the cap of the Bethlehem-based side.

GALLERY

Katlego Mokhuoane of Free State Stars challenged by Sibusiso Vilakazi of Mamelodi Sundowns during the Absa Premiership 2018/19 match between Free State Stars and Mamelodi Sundowns at Goble Park Stadium, Bethlehem on 11 May 2019 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix