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 An Orlando Pirates fan and a Kaizer Chiefs fan before the Soweto derby. | |
| Other names | "El Kasico" |
|---|---|
| Location | Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Teams | |
| First meeting | 24 January 1970 |
| Latest meeting | March 9 2024
Orlando Pirates 3 - 2 Kaizer Chiefs DStv Premiership |
| Stadiums | FNB Stadium (Chiefs) Orlando Stadium (Pirates) |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Orlando Pirates (22) |
| Most player appearances | Happy Jele (236) (Orlando Pirates F.C.) |
| Top scorer | Patrick Ntsoelengoe (19) (Kaizer Chiefs F.C.) |
| All-time series | Chiefs: 21 Draw: 19 Pirates: 21 |
| Largest victory | Pirates 5–1 Chiefs (1998) |
| 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]
- ^ "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.