Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as Pirates) is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as Premier Soccer League, The team plays its home matches at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates FC logo.svg
Full name
Orlando Pirates Football Club
Nickname(s)
'Buccaneers, Bucs, Ezikamagebhula, Sea Robbers, the Ghost, Happy People, Amabhakabhaka,
Ezimnyama Ngenkani
Founded
1937; 83 years ago, as Orlando Boys Club
Ground
Orlando Stadium
Capacity
37,139
Manager
Josef Zinnbauer
League
ABSA Premiership
2019–20
3rd
The club was founded in 1937 and was originally based in Orlando, Soweto.They are named 'Pirates' after the 1940 film The Sea Hawk starring Errol Flynn.Orlando Pirates are the first club since the inception of the Premier Soccer League in 1996 to have won three major trophies in a single season back to back, having won the domestic league ABSA Premiership, the FA Cup Nedbank Cup and the Top 8 Cup MTN 8 during the ABSA Premiership 2010–11 season and domestic league ABSA Premiership, the League Cup Telkom Knockout and the Top 8 Cup MTN 8 during the ABSA Premiership 2011–12 season.They are one of only two South African teams with Mamelodi Sundowns to win the CAF Champions League, which they won in 1995. They are the runners-up of 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.
1 Gabadinho Mhango
2 Justin Shonga
3 Augustine Mulenga
4 Thembinkosi Lorch
5 Xolani Mlambo
6 Linda Mntambo
7 Siyabonga Mpontshane
Malawian born Gabadinho Mhango has attracted interests from overseas especially big French teams. The Orlando Pirates striker is set to move to a France to join a club in the French Ligue 1.
Xolani Mlambo on his way out to other sowetho giants The Birds
Thembinkosi Lorch and Justin Shonga on moving abroad
Linda montambo siyabonga mpontshane Augustine Mulenga to chippa united anything can happen remember
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