Soweto derby

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Soweto Derby

An Orlando Pirates fan and a Kaizer Chiefs fan before the Soweto derby.
Other names	"El Kasico"
Location	Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
Teams	Kaizer Chiefs Orlando Pirates
First meeting	24 January 1970
Latest meeting	March 9 2024 Orlando Pirates 3 - 2 Kaizer Chiefs DStv Premiership
Next meeting	Pirates vs Chiefs (1 February 2025) Betway 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]