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Local Soccer Teams
Local Soccer Teams
Kaizer Chiefs FC
Kaizer Chiefs FC was found in 1970, in Soweto South Africa by Kaizer Motaung who made his name in the United States when the American league was drawing such superstars as Pele, Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer.
The team is also known as Amakhosi, which means chiefs or lords in Zulu.
Since their formation they, together with Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, have conquered the local soccer scene and the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL).
They have a neighbouring rivalry with a fellow Soweto team, the Orlando Pirates. Their founder, Kaizer Motaung played for them earlier in his career.
The Keizer Chiefs are one of South Africa's most successful teams, and they play their home games at either FNB Stadium or Ellis Park Stadium.
http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/
Orlando Pirates
The Orlando Pirates was formed in 1937, in Soweto, Johannesburg. This makes them the oldest football club in South Africa. The Orlando Pirates has supporters far across South African borders. They are also known as the 'Buccaneers' and The Happy People'.
They have won the SA's Premier Soccer League twice since its launch in 1997, and they are the only South African team so far to have won Africa's premier club competition, the Champions League. They achieved this in 1995.
The Orlando Pirates, as with The Kaizer Chiefs not disadvantaged playing away from home, as their supporters stretch all across South Africa and beyond.
Because of the brutal traditional rivalry between Pirates and Chiefs, makes a Soweto Derby one of the major derby matches on earth, and attracts a full house every time without doubt.
http://www.orlandopiratesfc.co.za/
Mamelodi Sundowns
The Mamelodi Sundowns are a South African football club, and is owned by Patrice Motsepe. He was one of the club's founders in the early 1960's, and the Sundowns originated in Marabastad, North West of Pretoria.
They are also competing with the Chiefs and Pirates for the position of most popular soccer team in South Africa, and are often compared to England's Chelsea, because they rose prominently with help of a financial backer.
The Mamelodi Sundowns participates in South Africa's Premier Soccer League, and are also known as The Brazilian, in reference to their uniforms, which is the same colours as Brazil's national soccer team.
The Sundowns have won the Premier Soccer League on five occasions, making them the most successful team to participate in the league.
http://sundownsfc.com/
Ajax Cape Town
Ajax Cape Town is a Cape Town (Parow) based South African football team, and are managed by Craig Rosslee. They were formed in 1999 through combining the two Cape Town Teams the Seven Stars and the Cape Town Spurs.
In 2000 they won their only title, the Rothmans Cup, with Steven Pienaar who shortly after moved to Amsterdam as he was scouted. However, in 2006/7 they succeeded in winning the ABSA Cup, beating Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 in the final.
http://www.ajaxct.com/
Moroka Swallows
Moroka Swallows was established in the 1940's, by three soccer lovers Ishmael Lesolang, Strike Makgatha and Johnny Kubheka.
In earlier years they were known as the 'Congregated Rovers', then changed their name to the 'Moroka Rovers'.
It was only in 1947 that they became the Moroka Swallows, with the township formerly known as Masakeng as their base.
The Swallows were becoming a business entity, and in 1971 they became the first soccer team in history to register as a public company. Teljoy became their official sponsors in the same year.
In 2007 the Moroca Swallows celebrated their 60th anniversary as an extremely successful football club.
Today they are managed by Sipho Xulu, and coached by the Zimbabwean Ian Gogowa.
http://www.morokaswallows.co.za/
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