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Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv Premiership. The team plays its home matches at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.

Orlando Pirates
Full nameOrlando Pirates Football Club
Nickname(s)
  • Amabhakabhaka
  • The Sea Robbers
  • Bucs
  • Happy People
  • Buccaneers
  • Zimnyama Ngenkani
Short namePirates
Founded1937; 85 years ago (1937), as Orlando Boys Club
GroundOrlando Stadium
Capacity37,139[1]
ChairmanIrvin Khoza
ManagerJosé Riveiro
LeagueDStv Premiership
2021–226th
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

The club was founded in 1937 and was originally based in Orlando, Soweto.[2] They were named "amapirate" which means 'Pirates' in IsiZulu after the band of teenagers that originally formed an amateur football club at Orlando Boys Club broke away and started congregating at the home of one of the people that worked at Orlando Boys Club.[3] Orlando Pirates are the first club since the inception of the Premier Soccer League in 1996 to have won three major trophies in a single season back to back, having won the domestic league ABSA Premiership, the FA Cup Nedbank Cup and the Top 8 Cup MTN 8 during the ABSA Premiership 2010–11 season and domestic league ABSA Premiership, the League Cup Telkom Knockout and the Top 8 Cup MTN 8 during the ABSA Premiership 2011–12 season.[4] They are one of only two South African teams with Mamelodi Sundowns to win the CAF Champions League, which they won in 1995. They are the runners-up of the 2015 and 2021–2022 CAF Confederation Cup.[5]

Since their inception, the Pirates have won 9 league titles in total, and a record of 30 trophies. With such success under their belt, it goes without saying that Orlando Pirates is one of the best clubs in Africa.


History


Orlando Pirates is one of South Africa's oldest football clubs having been established in 1937 in Orlando East, Soweto.[2][6] The club's performances over the years have served as an inspiration for young footballers to strive to play the Beautiful Game at the highest level in the black and white colours of the 'Buccaneers'.


Early years


The founders of Orlando Pirates included the offspring of migrant workers who moved from rural areas to work in the gold mines of Gauteng. Boys in Orlando came together at every available opportunity in open spaces and in informal groupings to play football. The original club was formed in 1934 by a group of teenagers at the Orlando Boys Club.[3] Andries Mkhwanazi, popularly known as "Pele Pele", was a boxing instructor at the Orlando Boys Club when he encouraged formation of a football club in 1937 and a year later those teenagers were competing among the minors of the Johannesburg Bantu Football Association barefoot and without a team kit.[3]

In 1940, Bethuel Mokgosinyane, the first president, bought the first team kit with his own funds. Orlando Boys participated in Johannesburg Bantu Football Association's Saturday League, where they won the Division Two title and gained promotion to Division One in 1944.[2] Andrew Bassie, a key member of the team, suggested the new name 'Orlando Pirates'. The team composed the camp's war cry 'Ezimnyama Ngenkani'.


Since 1971


Orlando Pirates supporters
Orlando Pirates supporters

Over the years, Orlando Pirates – also known as 'The Happy People' – have accumulated a record of successes having won the National Professional Soccer League title in 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1976, the National Soccer League title in 1994, and the Premier Soccer League title four times, in 2001, 2003, 2011 and 2012. Their first-place finish in the 2010–11 domestic league campaign generated much excitement among the club's vast fan base.

In 2011, Orlando Pirates enjoyed tremendous success by winning the 2010–11 Premier Soccer League, The Nedbank Cup, The MTN 8 Cup and The Telkom Knockout. This year was dubbed as "The Happy Year."

Many other cup triumphs in domestic football have also been recorded, including Vodacom Challenge title victories in the inaugural 1999 tournament and 2005. But the African continent and other areas of the football world took notice of Orlando Pirates Football Club when they won the African Champions Cup (now known as the Champions League) in 1995 and the African Super Cup a year later. Along with Mamelodi Sundowns, the Orlando Pirates are the only Southern Hemisphere club to have won the African Champions League. This achievement resulted in the club being honoured by the first State President of the new democratic South Africa, Nelson Mandela – another first for a South African sporting team.

Club chairman, Irvin Khoza, who also served on the 2010 World Cup Bid Committee, must be credited with the club's rise to fame over the past few years as the Orlando Pirates supporters – who are nicknamed "The Ghost" – have had much to cheer about.

Kaizer Chiefs chairman Kaizer Motaung and his Jomo Cosmos counterpart Jomo Sono were popular players of the highest calibre for the Buccaneers before starting their own clubs. Their playing history is deeply entrenched in the black and white colours of Orlando Pirates.

In 2005, the team, along with Interza Lesego and Ellis Park Stadium Ltd, announced its acquisition of a 51% share in Ellis Park Stadium, making it the first majority black-owned stadium in South Africa.[7] It was in the same year that Orlando Pirates achieved Superbrand status. Superbrands is an international company that identifies and rewards the leading brands around the world; Orlando Pirates are the only South African sports team next to the Springboks and Proteas to be given this status. [citation needed]


The Soweto derby


The Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in world football. The first match between both clubs was on 24 January 1970.[8]


Honours



Domestic competitions


South African League titles (9):


Cup competitions



International competitions



Cup competitions (unofficial)



Reserve and Friendly



Performance in CAF Competitions


NB: South African football clubs started participating in CAF Competition's in 1993, after 16 years of being banned from FIFA due to the apartheid system. The ban extended from 1976 to 1992.

The club appeared in the African Cup of Champions Clubs twice (1995, 1996) and have appeared in the CAF Champions League nine times from 1997 to date.

YearBest finish
1995Champions
1996Quarter-Final
1997Group Stage
2002Second Round
2004Second Round
2006Semi-Final
2010Preliminary Round
2012Preliminary Round
2013Finalist
2018–19Group Stage
2019-20Preliminary Round
Year Best Finish
CAF Confederation CupAfrican Cup winners' Cup
1999 - Semi-Final
2004Play-offs -
2015Finalist -
2020–21Quarter -Finalist -
2021–22Finalist -
YearBest finish
1996Champions

Note


Overall matches


Competition PWDLGFGA
CAF Champions League 8036242012269
CAF Confederation Cup 2115243822
African Cup Winners' Cup 86112411
CAF Super Cup 110010
Total 110582725180102
As of 27 September 2021

Club Ranking


Club ranking for 2021–22 CAF Champions League and 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2017 to 2020–21.

Updated after CAF Champions League/Confederation Cup matches on 17 July 2021.

Orlando Pirates F.C. Currently Ranked 22nd, as they enter the 2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup after finishing 3rd in the 2020-21 DStv Premiership

RankClub2017
(× 1)
2018
(× 2)
2018–19
(× 3)
2019–20
(× 4)
2020–21
(× 5)
Total
1 Al-Ahly 55366 78
2 Espérance de Tunis 36634 65
3 Wydad Casablanca 63544 63
4 Raja Casablanca 05145 54
5 Zamalek 20552 47
6 Mamelodi Sundowns 32433 46
7 TP Mazembe 53432 45
8 RS Berkane 02451 41
9 Horoya 13332 38
10 Étoile du Sahel 43331 36
11 Pyramids 00043 31
12 JS Kabylie 00024 28
13 AS Vita Club 14112 26
14 Kaizer Chiefs 00005 25
15 Simba 00303 24
16 Enyimba 03022 24
17 CS Sfaxien 20302 21
18 Al-Hilal 10.5221 21
19 MC Alger 21003 19
20 Hassania Agadir 00230 18
21 Coton Sport 10003 16
22 Orlando Pirates 00202 16

Notable former coaches



Club records


Orlando Pirates youth team players.
Orlando Pirates youth team players.

Premier Soccer League record


As of 5 June 2021
Key
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
In progress
Season Position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1996–97 3rd 34 18 10 6 43 27 16 57
1997–98 3rd 34 15 12 7 52 33 19 57
1998–99 3rd 34 17 9 8 55 28 27 60
1999–2000 2nd 34 18 10 6 72 36 36 64
2000–01 CHAMPIONS 34 16 13 5 60 34 26 61
2001–02 3rd 34 15 12 7 43 31 12 57
2002–03 CHAMPIONS 30 18 7 5 41 16 25 61
2003–04 5th 30 13 11 6 45 30 15 50
2004–05 2nd 30 17 9 4 52 29 23 60
2005–06 2nd 30 14 12 4 39 24 15 54
2006–07 5th 30 12 10 8 36 30 6 46
2007–08 8th 30 12 6 12 38 30 8 42
2008–09 2nd 30 15 10 5 37 20 17 55
2009–10 5th 30 10 14 6 26 18 8 44
2010–11 CHAMPIONS 30 17 9 4 41 23 18 60
2011–12 CHAMPIONS 30 17 7 6 39 26 13 58
2012–13 3rd 30 14 10 6 39 23 16 52
2013–14 4th 30 13 7 10 30 22 8 46
2014–15 4th 30 13 11 6 46 29 17 50
2015–16 7th 30 11 8 11 38 30 8 41
2016–17 11th 30 6 15 9 29 40 -11 33
2017–18 2nd 30 15 10 5 41 26 15 55
2018–19 2nd 30 15 12 3 44 24 20 57
2019–20 3rd 30 14 10 6 40 29 11 52
2020–21 3rd 30 13 11 6 33 22 11 50
2021–22 In progress
Total 4 titles 774 358 255 161 1059 677 382 1329

Club officials/Technical team


Orlando Pirates starting line-up in 2009.
Orlando Pirates starting line-up in 2009.

Players



First team squad


As of 13 August, 2022[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  RSA Thabiso Monyane
3 MF  RSA Thembinkosi Lorch
4 MF  RSA Miguel Timm
5 DF  RSA Nkosinathi Sibisi
6 MF  RSA Ben Motshwari
7 MF  NAM Deon Hotto
8 MF  RSA Siphesihle Ndlovu
11 MF  RSA Fortune Makaringe
12 MF  RSA Collins Makgaka
14 MF  RSA Monnapule Saleng
16 MF  RSA Thabang Monare
17 FW  RSA Evidence Makgopa
18 MF  RSA Kabelo Dlamini
20 MF  RSA Goodman Mosele
23 DF  RSA Innocent Maela (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  RSA Tebogo Tlolane
25 FW  RSA Zakhele Lepasa
26 MF  RSA Bandile Shandu
27 DF  RSA Tapelo Xoki
28 MF  RSA Ntsako Makhubela
29 DF  RSA Paseka Mako
31 GK  GHA Richard Ofori
32 MF  RSA Azola Matrose
33 FW  CMR Bienvenu Eva Nga
35 GK  RSA Kopano Thuntsane
37 FW  ZIM Terrence Dzvukamanja
40 GK  RSA Siyabonga Mpontshane
45 FW  RSA Vincent Pule
46 FW  GHA Kwame Peprah
49 DF  NGA Olisa Ndah

References


  1. "Orlando Stadium sponsored by Lafarge". Stadium Management SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. "History – Chapter 1: A)Orlando Pirates are famously known for being the first South African team to win the African Champions League in 1995. BUILDING THE HOUSE OF PIRATES (1937–59)". OrlandoPiratesFC.com. Orlando Pirates FC. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. "A Guide To The History of Orlando Pirates Football Club South Africa". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. "Orlando Pirates clinch treble". News24. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. "CAF Confederations Cup live scores, results, Football Africa - FlashScore". flashscore.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. "Orlando Pirates: The Pirates who ruled Africa". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  7. "Ellis Park Stadium". OrlandoPiratesFC.com. Orlando Pirates FC. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  8. "South Africa's derby goes global". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  9. "Orlando Pirates Football Club" (PDF). Superbrands.com/za. Superbrands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  10. "Orlando Pirates confirm 2021/22 squad numbers". Kick Off. 20 August 2021.



На других языках


[de] Orlando Pirates

Die Orlando Pirates sind ein südafrikanischer Fußballklub aus Soweto in der City of Johannesburg. Der Verein wurde 1937 gegründet und ist heute einer der bekanntesten Klubs in Südafrika. Die Heimspiele werden im Orlando Stadium ausgetragen.
- [en] Orlando Pirates F.C.

[es] Orlando Pirates Football Club

El Orlando Pirates Football Club es un club de fútbol de Sudáfrica, situado en el barrio de Orlando en Soweto, Johannesburgo. Fue fundado en 1937 y actualmente juega en la Premier Soccer League, máxima categoría del fútbol sudafricano.

[ru] Орландо Пайретс

Футбольный клуб «Орландо Пайретс» (англ. Orlando Pirates Football Club) — южноафриканский футбольный клуб из города Йоханнесбург, играющий в Премьер-лиге ЮАР.



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