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Kaizer Chiefs

Full name

Kaizer Chiefs Football Club

Nickname(s)

Amakhosi (Chiefs in Zulu), Glamour Boys

Founded

January 7, 1970

Ground

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg;
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg;
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria &
Amakhosi Stadium, Krugersdorp (2009-)
(Capacity 80,000
increasing to 94,700 in April 2007 [1])

Chairman

Manager

League

ABSA Premier League, 9th





Home colours





Away colours

Kaizer Chiefs is a South African football (soccer) club, founded 7 January 1970 in Soweto, Johannesburg. The team is nicknamed Amakhosi which means "lords" or "chiefs" in Zulu. They usually play their home games at either FNB Stadium or Ellis Park Stadium.

Since their formation they, together with Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, have dominated the local scene and the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). They have a local rivalry with Orlando Pirates, a fellow Soweto team which Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung played for in his early playing career.

The Chiefs have been banned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) from competing in African club competitions until 2009 after their abrupt withdrawal from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup. This is the second time in four years that Chiefs have been penalized by CAF for refusal to participate in a scheduled CAF competition.

Kaiser Chiefs, a British indie/britpop band from Leeds, was named after the club because Lucas Radebe, a former player of Kaizer Chiefs, captained the team they all supported, Leeds United A.F.C.

Kaizer Chiefs were founded in 1970 shortly after the return of Kaizer "Chincha Guluva" Motaung from the USA where he played as a striker for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Several other people have played key roles in the formation and growth of the Chiefs, including the late Gilbert Sekgabi, Clarence Mlokoti, China Ngema, and Ewert "The Lip" Nene.

Kaizer Chiefs - affectionately known as Amakhosi by its fans - was one of the first local clubs to turn fully professional. Their headquarters is Kaizer Chiefs Village, in Naturena, six kilometres south of Johannesburg.

In addition to its impressive record of 80 titles in 36 years, the Chiefs have also set benchmarks in local soccer sponsorship.

The 2001/2002 season was one of the Club’s best, winning four major trophies in four months. These included the Vodacom Challenge, BP Top Eight, Coca-Cola Cup, and the CAF Cup Winners Cup, also known as the “Mandela Cup”.

By virtue of winning the Mandela Cup, the Chiefs went on to play the CAF Champions League winners Al-Ahly of Egypt in the Super Cup. In April 2002, the Kaizer Chiefs achievements were recognized by being chosen as “CAF Club of the Year”.

In the 2003/2004 season the Chiefs were given the Fair Play Award at the Peace Cup in South Korea. The Chiefs ended the season as league champions winning the PSL for the first time in their history.

During the championship race of the 2004/2005 soccer season, the Chiefs overtook the season-long leaders in the last game of the season to defend its PSL championship. Under the leadership of Romanian coach Ted Dumitru, Zambian striker Collins Mbesuma had a record-breaking season scoring 35 goals in all competitions.

Kaizer Chiefs' forays into Africa have been temporarily scuttled by a Confederation of African Football (CAF) ban. However, it will still make its presence felt through the annual Vodacom Challenge that pits Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates with an invited European club. The Chiefs have won the Vodacom Challenge Cup 4 times since its inception. They beat a young Manchester United side in the 2006 Challenge to win the trophy.

In March 2007, coach Ernst Middendorp and the club parted company. The club instantly appointed their rival team Orlando Pirates former coach Kostadin Papic for the remainder of the 2006/7 season. Muhsin Ertugral returned for the 2007/2008 season to begin his second stint with Chiefs having already coached The Glamour Boys from 1999 until 2003.

Amakhosi Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs Football Club will become the first PSL club to own a share in their own soccer stadium, when they shift their base for home matches to the new 55,000-seat Amakhosi Stadium, in Krugersdorp, near Johannesburg, in 2009.

The Amakhosi Stadium will be built at a cost of around R695-million, on the site in the Krugersdorp CBD currently occupied by the Bob van Reenen Stadium.

The Chiefs new home venue will accommodate 38,200 general spectators (lower and upper tiers), 10,000 season ticket holders (lower and upper tier: west), 100 media seats (lower tier), a 200-person President's Suite (club tier: west), a 3,000 person club area, and private suites that will host a total of 3,500 people.

Besides the soccer stadium, the site will include soccer training grounds, administrative buildings, youth development areas, a sport science and health & fitness centre, and rugby and cricket academies. The stadium will also have banqueting and conference facilities.

The Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is one of the most fiercely contested matches in world soccer, and in contrast to most of the other games played in the Premier Soccer League in SA, matches between the two arch rivals attract a full house almost without fail.

2003/2004

PSL: Chiefs 1 Pirates 0
PSL: Pirates 1 Chiefs 0

2004/2005

PSL: Pirates 2 Chiefs 1
PSL: Chiefs 1 Pirates 1

2005/2006

PSL: Chiefs 2 Pirates 0
PSL: Pirates 0 Chiefs 1

2006/2007

PSL: Chiefs 1 Pirates 1
PSL: Pirates 1 Chiefs 1

2007/2008

PSL: Chiefs 2 Pirates 2

	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
Chiefs	32	12	12	8	31	26
Pirates	32	8	12	12	26	31

Doctor Khumalo ("16V")
Jabu Pule ("Shuffle")
Marks Maponyane ("Go Man Go")
Brian Baloyi ("Spiderman")
Collins Mbesuma ("Ntofo-Ntofo")
Donald Khuse ("Ace")
Patrick Ntsoelengoe ("Ace")
Fani Madida ("Didiza")
Lucas Radebe ("Rhoo")
Pollen Ndlanya ("Trompies")
Neil Tovey ("Codesa")
David Modise ("Rasta")
Stanton Fredericks ("Stiga")
Siyabonga Nomvete ("Bhele")
Nelson Dladla ("Teenage")
John Moshoeu ("Shoes")
Gary Bailey ("Lekgowa")
Thabang Lebese ("Chillies")
Petrus Sekhonyela ("Papi")
Ehelle Bothende ("Bothende")
Thabo Lechesa ("Touch")

Mushin Etrugal Current Coach
Ernst Middendorp 2005-2007
Ted Dumitru 1986-1987, 2003-2005
Paul Dolezar 1997-1999
Philippe Troussier 1994
Jeff Butler 1988-1989, 1991-1992
Argentine International "La Fiera" Orlando Casares 1981-1984
Kaizer Motaung 1970 1972-1973 1976-1978

PSL Champions titles: 2
- 2003/04, 2004/05
Coca-Cola Cup titles: 3
- 2001, 2003, 2004
SAA Supa 8 titles: 1
- 2006
ABSA Cup titles: 1
- 2006
Vodacom Challenge titles: 4
- 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
Charity Spectacular titles: 2
- 2002, 2003
Limpopo Soccer Challenge titles: 1
- 2006
Macufe Cup titles: 2
- 2004, 2005
African Cup Winners' Cup titles: 1
- 2001
African Club of the Year titles: 1
- 2001
NPSL Champions titles: 6
- 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984
NSL Champions titles: 3
- 1989, 1991, 1992
BP Top 8 titles: 13
- 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2001
Iwisa Maize Meal Soccer Spectacular titles: 8
- 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998
Mainstay Cup titles: 5
- 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987
Bob Save Super Bowl titles: 2
- 1992, 2000
JPS knockout titles: 4
- 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
Ohlsson's Challenge Cup titles: 2
- 1987, 1989
Castle Challenge Cup titles: 2
- 1990, 1991
Rothmans Cup titles: 2
- 1997, 1998
Life Challenge Cup titles: 2
- 1971, 1972
Datsun Challenge titles: 1
- 1983
Benson and Hedges Cup titles: 2
- 1976, 1977
Life Challenge Cup titles: 2
- 1971, 1972
Stylo Cup titles: 1
- 1970
UCT Super Team Competition titles: 1
- 1972
Sales House Cup titles: 6
- 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984
Panasonic Cup titles: 1
- 1986

Most appearances - Doctor Khumalo 397
Most goals - Marks Maponyane 85
Most capped players - John Moshoeu 72, Neil Tovey 52 (South Africa)
Most appearances in a season - Neil Tovey 52 (1992)
Most goals in a season (all competitions) - Collins Mbesuma - 35 2004/05 (previous record Fani Madida 34 in 1991)
Record win - 9-1 v Manning Rangers (Coca-Cola Challenge - 23 Mar 96)
Record loss - 1-5 v AmaZulu (1986), Orlando Pirates (1990)

2006/2007 - 9th
2005/2006 - 3rd
2004/2005 - 1st
2003/2004 - 1st
2002/2003 - 6th
2001/2002 - 9th
2000/2001 - 2nd
1999/2000 - 3rd
1998/1999 - 2nd
1997/1998 - 2nd
1996/1997 - 2nd

Castle Premiership - 9th
ABSA Cup - last 32
Telkom Knockout - quarterfinals
SAA Supa 8 - winners
Vodacom Challenge - winners
Telkom Charity Cup - semifinals

1. Kaizer Motaung Jnr 12
2. Shaun Bartlett 8
3. Serge Djiehoua 5
4. Siyabonga Nkosi 4
5. David Radebe 3
6. Rowen Fernandez 2
6. Ditheko Mototo 2
6. David Mathebula 2

Player of the Season: Kaizer Motaung Jnr
Players' Player of the Season: Kaizer Motaung Jnr
Goal of the Season: Kaizer Motaung Jnr
Top Goal-scorer: Kaizer Motaung Jnr
Amakhosi Magazine Readers' Choice: Kaizer Motaung Jnr
Best-dressed Player: Thabo Mooki
Fair Play Award: Rowen Fernandez
Most Improved Player: Serge Djiehoua
Discovery of the Year: Siyabonga Nkosi

Chairman and MD: Kaizer Motaung
Team manager: Bobby Motaung
Coach: Muhsin Ertugral
Assistant coach: Fani Madida
Goalkeeper coach: Rainer Dinkelacker
Reserve team coach: Donald Khuse

As of August 21, 2007

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Markus Böcskör
2	DF	Jimmy Tau
3	DF	Onismor Bhasera
4	DF	Cyril Nzama (Captain)
5	FW	Mabhuti Khanyeza
6	DF	Fabian McCarthy
7	FW	Kaizer Motaung Junior
8	MF	Tinashe Nengomasha
12	MF	Thabo Mooki
13	MF	David Obua
14	DF	Siphiwe Tshabalala
17	FW	Shaun Bartlett
18	MF	Arthur Zwane
19	DF	Sihle Mbambo

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Sandile Zuke
22	MF	Mandla Masango
23	FW	Tshepo Bulu
24	MF	David Mathebula
26	MF	Thuso Phala
27	MF	Gerald Sibeko
28	DF	Derrick Spencer
29	DF	Mokete Tsotetsi
30	GK	Emile Baron
32	GK	Itumeleng Khune
33	DF	Ditheko Mototo
35	DF	Jonathan Quartey

In:
Markus Böcskör - Kapfenberger SV, Austria

Mabhuti Khanyeza - Golden Arrows

Onismor Bhasera - Maritzburg United

Tshepo Bulu - Pimville Young Stars

Sihle Mbambo - promoted to first team

Sandile Zuke - promoted to first team

Mandla Masango - promoted to first team

Mokete Tsotetsi - Jomo Cosmos

Jonathan Quartey - International Allies, Ghana

Out:
Rowen Fernandez - Arminia Bielefeld, Germany

Siyabonga Nkosi - Arminia Bielefeld, Germany

Siphiwe Mkhonza - Supersport United

David Radebe - Bidvest Wits

Patrick Mayo - Thanda Royal Zulu

Serge Djiehoua (on loan) - Thanda Royal Zulu

Shootout against Manchester United

v • d • e Kaizer Chiefs – current squad
1 Böcskör • 2 Tau • 3 Bhasera • 4 Nzama • 5 Khanyeza • 6 McCarthy • 7 Motaung Jr • 8 Nengomasha • 12 Mooki • 13 Obua • 14 Tshabalala • 17 Bartlett • 18 Zwane • 19 Mbambo • 20 Zuke • 22 Masango • 23 Bulu • 24 Mathebula • 26 Phala • 27 Sibeko • 28 Spencer • 29 Tsotetsi • 30 Baron • 32 Khune • 33 Mototo • 35 Quartey • Manager: Ertugral