Pirates Cup


The Pirates Cup is an U/21 soccer tournament hosted annually by Orlando Pirates.
The current champions are Lerumo Lions who defeated Orlando Pirates 1-0 in the final.

History

The inaugural edition was founded in 2016. Orlando Pirates won the first three editions of the tournament.
In 2019, the tournament started allowing U/21 teams from the PSL and the NFD to participate and increased the numbers of teams from 24 to 32 teams. Orlando Pirates were defeated 1-0 in the final by SuperSport United making Matsatsantsa the first team other than the Buccaneers to win the tournament.

Champions

Project X

The best players at the tournament get to feature in the Project X team. Project X, is a developmental team formed by Orlando Pirates to develop its future stars and expose them to the highest level of football. The team has a yearly tour in which they play matches against some best academies.
The 2017 and 2019 Project X tours saw the team jet out to England. In 2018, they toured Brazil.

Awards

The following players were rated best:

Sponsor

The tournament is sponsored by: