Soweto derby
Rivalry between two South African football teams
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First meeting | 24 January 1970 |
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Latest meeting | March 9 2024 Orlando Pirates 3 - 2 Kaizer Chiefs DStv Premiership |
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Stadiums | FNB Stadium (Chiefs) Orlando Stadium (Pirates) |
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Statistics |
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Most wins | Orlando Pirates (22) |
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Most player appearances | Happy Jele (236) (Orlando Pirates F.C.) |
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Top scorer | Patrick Ntsoelengoe (19) (Kaizer Chiefs F.C.) |
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All-time series | Chiefs: 21 Draw: 19 Pirates: 21 |
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Largest victory | Pirates 5–1 Chiefs (1998) |
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Current win streak | 3 wins (Orlando Pirates) |
The Soweto Derby is a football rivalry between Premier Soccer League's Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in South Africa. It was first contested on 24 January 1970.[1] Matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase. The rivalry is recognised as one of the biggest derbies in Africa.
The Soweto Derby is different to the Original Soweto Derby, which is contested between Pirates and Moroka Swallows.[2]
Based in Soweto, Johannesburg, the rivalry stems from the fact that Kaizer Chiefs was formed by a former Orlando Pirates star Kaizer Motaung. Motaung had left Orlando Pirates to go play professional soccer in the now defunct North American Soccer League for a team called the Atlanta Chiefs. Upon returning home, he found a lot of infighting among the hierarchy at Pirates. He decided to form a Kaizer XI, which initially played friendly matches with various clubs in South Africa and then this entity evolved to the Kaizer Chiefs.[3]
Overall record
Team | League | Nedbank Cup | Telkom bvbCup | MTN 8 | Total |
Fixtures | 53 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 85 |
Kaizer Chiefs | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
Orlando Pirates | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
Draw | 24 | 3 | 3 | | 32 |
Win percentage(%)
Teams | League | Cup | Total percentage(%) |
Kaizer Chiefs | 52.08% | 34.34% | 32.94% |
Orlando Pirates | 22.64% | 40.62% | 29.41% |
All-time results
League
| | Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates | Orlando Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs |
Season | Division | Date | Venue | Score | Attendance | Date | Venue | Score | Attendance |
1996–97 | Premier Soccer League | 18 January 1997 | FNB Stadium | 0–1 | | 10 May 1997 | Orlando Stadium | 1–1 | |
1997–98 | Premier Soccer League | 22 November 1997 | 1–1 | | 7 March 1998 | 5–1 | |
1998–99 | Premier Soccer League | 9 October 1998 | 2–2 | | 13 February 1999 | 1–2 | |
1999–2000 | Premier Soccer League | 13 June 2000 | 2–2 | | 20 November 1999 | 1-0 | |
2000–01 | Premier Soccer League | 9 June 2001 | 1–0 | | 29 November 2000 | 1–1 | |
2001–02 | Premier Soccer League | 15 December 2001 | FNB Stadium | 0–3 | | 4 May 2002 | Orlando Stadium | 1–1 | |
2002–03 | Premier Soccer League | 14 March 2003 | 2–0 | | 7 December 2002 | 1–1 | |
2003–04 | Premier Soccer League | 13 December 2003 | 1–0 | | 1 May 2004 | 1–0 | |
2004–05 | Premier Soccer League | 29 April 2005 | 1–1 | | 29 October 2004 | 2–1 | |
2005–06 | Premier Soccer League | 28 October 2005 | 2–0 | | 9 May 2006 | 0–1 | |
2006–07 | Premier Soccer League | 9 December 2006 | FNB Stadium | 1–1 | 80,000 | 28 April 2007 | Orlando Stadium | 1–1 | 6,000 |
2007–08 | Premier Soccer League | 10 May 2008 | 1–0 | 50,000 | 24 November 2007 | Kings Park Stadium | 2–2 | 50,000 |
2008–09 | Premier Soccer League | 15 November 2008 | | 0–2 | 60,000 | 2 May 2009 | Orlando Stadium | 2–1 | 62,000 |
2009–10 | Premier Soccer League | 31 October 2009 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 0–0 | 40,000 | 20 February 2010 | 0–0 | 14,000 |
2010–11 | Premier Soccer League | 26 February 2011 | FNB Stadium | 1–1 | 92,515 | 13 November 2010 | FNB Stadium | 1–3 | 74,875 |
2011–12 | Premier Soccer League | 17 September 2011 | 2–0 | 25,000 | 17 March 2012 | 3–2 | 87,171 |
2012–13 | Premier Soccer League | 8 December 2012 | 0–0 | 84,000 | 9 March 2013 | 0–0 | 80,000 |
2013–14 | Premier Soccer League | 26 October 2013 | 1–1 | 80,000 | 15 March 2014 | 0–1 | 90,000 |
2014–15 | Premier Soccer League | 7 March 2015 | 0–0 | 88,000 | 6 December 2014 | 0–2 | 71,282 |
2015–16 | Premier Soccer League | 31 October 2015 | FNB Stadium | 1–3 | 90,000 | 30 January 2016 | FNB Stadium | 1–1 | 60,000 |
2016–17 | Premier Soccer League | 29 October 2016 | 0–0 | 60,000 | 4 March 2017 | 1–1 | 55,000 |
2017–18 | Premier Soccer League | 21 October 2017 | 0–0 | 75,000 | 3 March 2018 | 3–1 | 86,314 |
2018–19 | Premier Soccer League | 9 February 2019 | 1–1 | 86,000 | 27 October 2018 | 2–1 | 82,000 |
2019–20 | Premier Soccer League | 9 November 2019 | 3–2 | 88,000 | 29 February 2020 | 0–1 | 80,808 |
2020–21 | Premier Soccer League | 21 March 2021 | FNB Stadium | 1–0 | 0 | 30 January 2021 | Orlando Stadium | 2–1 | 0 |
2021-22 | Premier Soccer League | 6 November 2022 | 2-1 | 0 | 5 March 2022 | 1-2 | 0 |
2022-23 | Premier Soccer League | 25 February 2023 | 1-0 | | 29 October 2022 | FNB Stadium | 0-1 | 90,000 |
2023-24 | Premier Soccer League | 11 November 2023 | 0-1 | 90,000 | 9 March 2024 | 3-2 | 86,764 |
Cup results
* Played as a neutral game with one side designated as the 'home team'.
Honours
- Total: Kaizer Chiefs with 14 higher finishes, Orlando Pirates with 14 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).
- The biggest difference in positions for Kaizer Chiefs from Orlando Pirates is 7 places (2016–17season), The biggest difference in positions for Orlando Pirates from Kaizer Chiefs is 8 places (2023–24 season).
References
- ^ "South Africa's derby goes global". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Bucs, Birds clash to revive original Soweto derby spark". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "From Violence to Vuvuzelas: How The Soweto Derby Unified Fans". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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