ðə klˈʌb wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn hˈaɪdɪvˌɛld ɔnðə kˈeɪp flˈæts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ænd wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli nˈoʊn æz lˈaɪtbɑːdiz sˈæntoʊz ˌɛfsˈiː, ˈæftɚɹ ɪts spˈɑːnsɚ.
The club was established in Heideveld on the Cape Flats in 1982 and was originally known as Lightbodys Santos FC, after its sponsor.