Orlando Pirates

Pirates
	Pirates
Basic data
Surname	Orlando Pirates
Seat	Johannesburg
founding	1937
president	Irvin Khoza
Website	orlandopiratesfc.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Joe Zinnbauer
Venue	a. Orlando Stadium , Soweto , Johannesburg ; b. Ellis Park Stadium , Doornfontein , Johannesburg
Places	a. 40,000 ; b. 70,000
league	Premier Soccer League
2018/19	2nd place
home	Away

The Orlando Pirates are a South African football club from Soweto in the City of Johannesburg . The club was founded in 1937 and is now one of the most famous clubs in South Africa. The home games are played at Orlando Stadium .

history

Orlando Pirates are the oldest club in the country. Local miners digging for gold near Johannesburg met in Orlando and played soccer in their spare time. The first president in club history was Buthuel Mokgosinyane, who paid for the Orlando Boys Club (the club's initial name) out of pocket. So he financed the first jerseys for the team. It wasn't until the 1940s that the Orlando Pirates name became the official club name.

In the 1990s, the club won the CAF Champions League (1995), the CAF Super Cup (1996) and the South African championship (1994). The club then became champions four times.

title

South African Championship (5): 1994, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012
CAF Champions League (1): 1995
CAF Super Cup (1): 1996
FA Cup (2): 1988, 1996
Nedbank Cup (1): 2011

Known players

South Africa Jomo Sono (1972-1976)
South Africa Mark Fish (?) Youth, (1993-1996) player
Germany Lutz Pfannenstiel (1996)
South Africa Sibusiso Zuma (1998-2000)
Namibia Richard Biwa (2001-2002, 2010)
South Africa Senzo Meyiwa (2002–2005) youth, (2005–2014) player
South Africa Poison Mpho Leremi (2002-2007)
South Africa Siyabonga Nkosi (? –2003) youth
Zambia Isaac Chansa (2004-2007, 2010-2012)
South Africa Lucas Thwala (2004-2011)
South Africa Siyabonga Nomvethe (2005-2006)
Nigeria Onyekachi "Tico" Okonkwo (2005-2007)
South Africa Innocent Mdledle (2005-)
South Africa Tsholofelo "Teko" Modise (2007-2010)
South Africa Moeneeb Josephs (2008–)
South Africa Benson Mhlongo (2008-)
South Africa Thembinkosi Fanteni (2009-2010)
South Africa Katlego Mashego (2009-2011)
Malawi Chiukepo Msowoya (2010-2012)
Namibia Rudolf Bester (2011-2013)
South Africa Siyabonga Sangweni (2011–)
Portugal Luís Boa Morte (2012)

Web links

Official website (English)