8-591: Orlando Pirates 3 - 2 Kaizer Chiefs 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. 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
16-676: A monthly basis from the PSL. The two clubs were purchased for R 8 million. The two clubs had differing fates, Ria Stars never appeared again whilst Free State Stars bought the league license from Maholosiane F.C. , a team participating in the National First Division in the 2002–03 season and earned promotion to the top tier in the 2003–04 season . The PSL is the only special member of the South African Football Association. The NSL has 32 members;
24-882: Is based in Johannesburg , and was founded in 1996 following an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) . Affiliated to the South African Football Association (SAFA), the PSL organizes the country's top two professional divisions in the South African Premiership and the National First Division , and knockout cup competitions in
32-526: 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
40-697: The Nedbank Cup and the MTN 8 . Teams that are relegated from the National First Division compete in the SAFA Second Division . They also organize a Youth League or PSL Reserve League DStv Diski Challenge . The Premier Soccer League sell the naming rights of their competitions to a title sponsor . They had previously organized the Charity Cup , a one-day, four team, season-opening cup competition, which ran from 1986 to 2010 . The Baymed Cup
48-665: The 16 clubs from the Premiership and 16 clubs from the First division who together form the Board of governors. The Board of governors is the supreme body and its functions are stated in Article 13 of the PSL constitution. The Board of governors elects the chairman and the executive committee, it is empowered to delegate management and operational functions to the executive committee. The executive committee consists of 8 elected members and
56-567: 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. * Played as a neutral game with one side designated as the 'home team'. Lethabo Phakwago Premier Soccer League The Premier Soccer League ( PSL ) is the administrative body for professional soccer leagues and cups in South Africa . It
64-549: Was open to First Division sides, but the competition was terminated after a single edition in 2006 . Licenses to participate in the Premier Soccer League can be bought and sold on the free market . In August 2002, the PSL bought two Premiership licences from the owners of Ria Stars F.C. and Free State Stars F.C. , the PSL dissolved the license to ease fixture congestion and reduce their own costs by R 400, 000 per month as each top-tier club received R 200, 000 on
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