Soweto derby
The Soweto Derby is a football rivalry between Premiership teams Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in South Africa. It was first contested on 24 January 1970. 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.
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.
Overall record
| Team | League | Nedbank Cup | Telkom bvbCup | MTN 8 | Total |
| Fixtures | 53 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 85 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| Orlando Pirates | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
| Draw | 24 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
Win percentage(%)
All-time results
League
Cup results
* Played as a neutral game with one side designated as the 'home team'.Honours
Head-to-head ranking in the [South [African Premiership]] (1996–present)
| Pos. | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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- Total: Kaizer Chiefs with 14 higher finishes, Orlando Pirates with 14 higher finishes.
- The biggest difference in positions for Kaizer Chiefs from Orlando Pirates is 7 places, The biggest difference in positions for Orlando Pirates from Kaizer Chiefs is 8 places.