Orlando Pirates Football Club

Orlando Pirates Football Club is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto, which is situated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng Province, and plays in the South African Premiership.

Overview

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Full Name:Orlando Pirates Football Club
Nickname(s):Amabhakabhaka
The Sea Robbers
Bucs
Happy People
Buccaneers
Ezimnyama Ngenkani (Black By Force)
Short Name:Pirates
Founded:1937
Home Ground:Orlando Stadium
Capacity of Home Ground:37,313
Owner:Irvine Khoza
Head Coach:Abdeslam Ouaddou
League:South African Premiership

Orlando Pirates was founded in 1937 and is 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 domestic 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.

Orlando Pirates is one of only two South African teams with Mamelodi Sundowns to win the CAF Champions League, which they won in 1995 and were runners up of 2013 CAF Champions League.

They are also the runners-up of the 2015 and 2021–2022 CAF Confederation Cup.

In total Orlando Pirates have played in four Confederation of African Football finals, that is more continental finals than any other South African team.

Orlando Pirates has won nine league titles and 88 trophies in total including 10 South African cup trophies.

In 2024 they became the first team to win three consecutive MTN 8 finals.

In 2025, Orlando Pirates became the first team to reach four consecutive MTN 8 finals.

Players (Current Squad)

Jersey NumberPlayer NamePositionCountry
2Tshepo MashiloaneDefenderSouth Africa
3Nkosikhona NdabaDefenderSouth Africa
4Thabiso SesaneDefenderSouth Africa
5Nkosinathi SibisiDefenderSouth Africa
6Olisa NdahDefenderNigeria
7Deon HottoDefenderNamibia
8Makhehleni MakhaulaMidfielderSouth Africa
9Yanela MbuthumaForwardSouth Africa
11Tshepang MoremiForwardSouth Africa
12Oswin AppollisForwardSouth Africa
15Masindi NemtajelaMidfielderSouth Africa
16Thalente MbathaMidfielderSouth Africa
17Evidence MakgopaForwardSouth Africa
18Kabelo DlaminiMidfielderSouth Africa
19Tshegofatso MabasaForwardSouth Africa
20Simphiwe SelepeMidfielderSouth Africa
21Deano van RooyenDefenderSouth Africa
23Sipho MbuleMidfielderSouth Africa
24Sipho ChaineGoalkeeperSouth Africa
26Bandile ShanduDefenderSouth Africa
27Tapelo XokiDefenderSouth Africa
28Patrick MaswanganyiMidfielderSouth Africa
29Sinoxolo KwayibaMidfielderSouth Africa
30Sihle NduliMidfielderSouth Africa
31Selaelo RasebotjaMidfielderSouth Africa
32Abdoulaye Dine MarikoMidfielderMali
33Lebone SeemaDefenderSouth Africa
34Siyabonga NdloziDefenderSouth Africa
35Melusi ButheleziGoalkeeperSouth Africa
36Kamogelo SebelebeleMidfielderSouth Africa
37Thabiso LebitsoDefenderSouth Africa
38Relebohile MofokengForwardSouth Africa
39Sifiso LuthuliForwardSouth Africa
40Siyabonga DladlaGoalkeeperSouth Africa
42Boitumelo RadiopaneForwardSouth Africa
44Mbekezeli MbokaziDefenderSouth Africa
46Cemran DansinMidfielderSouth Africa

Stadium

Orlando Pirates Football Club plays its home games at Orlando Stadium. The stadium is situated in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa.

Owner

Orlando Pirates Football Club is owned by Dr. Irvine Khoza, a football administrator and businessman from Alexandra, Johannesburg.

Contact details

Address:53 Central Street, Houghton Estate, 2198, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Postal Address:P.O. Box 3076, Houghton, 2041, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Telephone:011 483 1730
Fax:011 483 1742
Email:comments@orlandopiratesfc.co.za
Website:www.orlandopiratesfc.com

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