Full Name: Moroka Swallows Football Club City: Johannesburg Founded: 1947 Stadium: Germiston Stadium (18,000) Colors: Maroon, White Previous: Corrugated Rovers, Moroka Swallows Big XI Nickname: The Birds
Description: Originally named Corrugated Rovers after the company at which many of the founders worked. Moroka is a neighborhood of Soweto. Originally one of the big three Soweto clubs, they have long been eclipsed by Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. The club plays most of their matches in Germiston, on the western edge of the Johannesburg metropolitan area. Some are also played at the Olympia Park in Rustenberg.
Trophy Room: * South African Cup (1983, 89, 91, 2004, 09)
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