Soweto derby


The Soweto Derby is a soccer rivalry between Premier Soccer League's Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in South Africa and is considered one of the most fiercely contested matches in African football. It was first contested on 24 January 1970. Matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase.
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.

Overall record

TeamLeagueNedbank CupTelkom bvbCupMTN 8Total
Fixtures45164670
Kaizer Chiefs1693231
Orlando Pirates651416
Draw2220224

All-time results

League

Cup results

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

Club's honours

Head-to-head ranking in Premier Soccer League(1996/97 – present)

Goals statistics

Leading goal scorers

#PlayerNationOpponentGoalsScoreCompetitionDate
1Ebson Muguyi ZimbabweOrlando Pirates35–11975 NPSL First Division3 December 1975
2Jerry Sikhosana South AfricaKaizer Chiefs34–11996 Bob Save Super Bowl? November 1996

Players who played for both Clubs