University of Pretoria Football Club, also known as Tuks or AmaTuks, is a South African association football club based in the Hatfield suburb of Pretoria that represents the University of Pretoria. They currently play in the National First Division (NFD).
The University established the Tuks Football Academy in 2002, originally playing in the SAFA Gauteng South Division. In the 2003âÂÂ04 season the University acquired Pretoria City FC's second division status, subsequently winning the Vodacom League play-offs and being promoted to the NFD in 2004âÂÂ05. In the 2006âÂÂ07 season the club qualified for the Mvela Golden League play-offs. In the 2008âÂÂ09 season the club was a Nedbank Cup finalist losing to Premiership team Moroka Swallows 0âÂÂ1.
Following the 2011âÂÂ12 season University of Pretoria gained promotion to the Premiership with Stephen Haupt as the head coach.
In the 2014âÂÂ15 season they finished 13th in the Premiership, and the following 2015âÂÂ16 season they finished 15th. They finished at the bottom of the Promotional Playoff log without a win and were relegated to the NFD. In the 2016âÂÂ17 season they finished 12th in the NFD. The following 2017âÂÂ18 season saw a slight improvement, finishing 10th, and the 2018âÂÂ19 season saw the club finish 14th in the NFD.