Baroka Football Club was established in the year 2007, in Ga-Mphahlele near Polokwane, in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Nicknamed ‘Bakgagka’, the club began in the lower tiers of the South African football league systems. Dominating the Limpopo Stream of the SAFA Second Division for three successive seasons viz 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.
In the 2012-13 season, Bakgakga, finally won the national Playoffs for the SAFA Second Division, securing promotion to the National First Division (NFD) in the Premier Soccer League.
Top Flight Football
During the 2015-16 season the club finished as winners of the National First Division, thereafter, earning promotion to the top flight (the Premier Soccer League or PSL.
After a decent spell in South African top-flight football, Baroka Football Club won the 2018 Telkom Knockout Cup, which was the club’s first major accolade after their NFD Championship.
Relegated to NFD
With up and down performances in the PSL, soon after, Baroka were relegated back to the National First Division in the 2021-22 season, after they finished bottom in the top league.
Since the 2022-23 season, Baroka have been playing in the National First Division, also known as, the Motsepe Foundation Championship.