Soweto_Derby

Soweto derby

Soweto derby

Rivalry between two South African football teams


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.

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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

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All-time results

League

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Cup results

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* Played as a neutral game with one side designated as the 'home team'.

Honours

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Head-to-head ranking in the South African Premier Division (1996–2023)

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  • Total: Kaizer Chiefs with 14 higher finishes, Orlando Pirates with 13 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2022–23 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 7 places (2018–19 season).

References

  1. "South Africa's derby goes global". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. "Bucs, Birds clash to revive original Soweto derby spark". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

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