Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) are a South African professional
football
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club based in Naturena,
Johannesburg South
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, that plays in the
Premier Soccer League
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. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Lords" or "Chiefs" in Zulu, and the ''Phefeni Glamour Boys''. Chiefs have won 13 league titles (four in the PSL era) and over 50 club trophies. As a result, they hold the most trophies amongst all clubs in South Africa and are the most successful team in South African football history since the start of the top flight in 1970. They are the most supported club in the country, drawing an average home attendance of 16,144 in the 2019–20 season, the highest in the league. The team plays its home matches at the 94,797-capacity
FNB Stadium
First National Bank Stadium or simply FNB Stadium ( af, ENB-stadion), also known as Soccer City ( af, Sokkerstad) and The Calabash, is an association football (soccer) and Rugby union stadium located in Nasrec, bordering the Soweto area of Johan ...
.
The team has a strong local rivalry with
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") 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 DStv ...
, a fellow Soweto team that Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung played for in his early playing career. Famous players who donned the black-and-gold jersey in the past include former national team captains
Neil Tovey
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Ear ...
and
Lucas Radebe
Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe OIS (born 12 April 1969) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
He began playing in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs, before transferring to Leeds United, where he played 256 ...
as well as
Patrick Ntsoelengoe
Patrick Pule "Ace" Ntsoelengoe OIS (26 February 1952 – 8 May 2006) was a South African soccer player who is widely considered as one of the greatest the country has ever produced.
Early life
Ntsoelengoe was born to Daniel Ndimande and Marg ...
,
Gary Bailey
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Shaun Bartlett
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Siyabonga Nomvete
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Nomvethe played in several European leagues. Nomvethe represented the South Africa national team from his debut o ...
, and
Doctor Khumalo
Theophilus "Doctor" Doctorson Khumalo (born 26 June 1967), also known as Doctor Khumalo, is a South African former soccer player. He is best known for being a star midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs as well as the South African national team.
Care ...
.
The Kaizer Chiefs were banned by the African Football (CAF) from competing in African club competitions until 2009 after their abrupt withdrawal from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup. This was the second time in four years that Chiefs had been penalized by CAF for refusal to participate in a
competition
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.
It is the most supported team in
sub-Saharan Africa
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. Kaizer Chiefs had a support base of over 16,000,000 at the turn of the century. Today, it is estimated at approximately 40,000,000 fans across Southern Africa, the majority of the fanbase in South Africa and neighbouring countries. In January 2020, Kaizer Chiefs celebrated their 50th anniversary.
Kaiser Chiefs
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, the British
indie rock
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/
britpop
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band, was named after the club because
Lucas Radebe
Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe OIS (born 12 April 1969) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
He began playing in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs, before transferring to Leeds United, where he played 256 ...
, a former player of Kaizer Chiefs, captained
Leeds United
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United States
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where he played as a striker for the Atlanta Chiefs of the
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(NASL). He combined his own first name with the Atlanta Chiefs to create the name of Kaizer Chiefs. Several other people have played key roles in the formation and growth of Kaizer Chiefs, including the late Gilbert Sekgabi, Clarence Mlokoti, China Ngema, Ewert "The Lip" Nene, and Rabelani Jan Mofokeng, he trailed and quit because of work.
Kaizer Chiefs are known as ''"Amakhosi"'' by its fans, a Zulu word meaning "kings" or "chiefs". Their headquarters is ''Kaizer Chiefs Village'', in Naturena, six kilometres south of Johannesburg.
The 2001–02 season was one of the Club's most successful in their history as well as their most tragic. They won four major trophies in four months; the
Vodacom Challenge
The Vodacom Challenge was an association football pre-season tournament that featured Vodacom-sponsored South African clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs plus from 2006 onwards an invited European club. Prior to 2006, the competition consi ...
African Cup Winners' Cup
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. At the time the team was said to have been a team that was on ''"Operation vat alles"'' by its then public relations officer Putco Mafani, ''"vat alles"'' being an
Afrikaans
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statement meaning ''"take everything"'' in English. However, the highs of cup wins was contrasted by the lows of the Ellis Park Stadium disaster on 11 April 2001, in which 43 fans were crushed to death during the
Soweto Derby
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 recogn ...
between Chiefs and their arch-rivals
Orlando Pirates
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Al Ahly
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of
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in the
2002
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CAF Super Cup. In April 2002, Kaizer Chiefs' achievements during 2001 were recognized as they were chosen as the "CAF Club of the Year" by the
Confederation of African Football
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.
In the 2003–04 season Chiefs were given the Fair Play Award at the
Peace Cup
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in
South Korea
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. Chiefs ended the season as league champions, winning the PSL for the first time in their history.
During the championship race of the 2004–05 soccer season, Chiefs overtook the season-long leaders (Orlando Pirates) in the last game of the season to defend its PSL championship. Under the leadership of
Romania
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n coach
Ted Dumitru
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,
Zambia
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n striker
Collins Mbesuma
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Mbesuma was born in Luanshya. His father, Franci ...
had a record-breaking season scoring 39 goals in all competitions.
Kaizer Chiefs' forays into Africa were temporarily scuttled by a Confederation of African Football (CAF) ban. However, it still made its presence felt through the annual
Vodacom Challenge
The Vodacom Challenge was an association football pre-season tournament that featured Vodacom-sponsored South African clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs plus from 2006 onwards an invited European club. Prior to 2006, the competition consi ...
that pit Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates with an invited European club. Chiefs have won the Vodacom Challenge Cup 5 times since its inception. They beat a young
Manchester United
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side 4–3 on penalties 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 Orlando Pirates' former coach
Kosta Papić
Kosta Papić ( sr-Cyrl, Коста Папић; born 17 July 1960) is a Serbian football coach who has managed a number of great African clubs in South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania.
Coaching career
Previous clubs: Kaizer Chiefs, Maritzbur ...
for the remainder of the 2006–07 season.
Muhsin Ertuğral
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Playing career
Ertuğral played for Antalyaspor befor ...
returned for the 2007–08 season to begin his second stint with Chiefs, having already coached ''The Glamour Boys'' from 1999 until 2003.
On 26 June 2021, the team secured their first
CAF Champions League
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final appearance after defeating
Wydad AC
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by a 1–0 aggregate.
On 9 July 2021, Kaizer Chiefs confirmed through Twitter that they signed six players for next season after their transfer ban ended. On 17 July 2021, they lost 3–0 against
Al Ahly
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in the
Champions League Final
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.
Stadium
Amakhosi Stadium
During the past years, the ''Amakhosi'' have used no less than nine stadiums in
Johannesburg
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as their home ground, and often rotated between several stadiums during the season. In August 2006, the club made a strategic decision to sign a "mutual interest agreement" with a stadium developer and the local municipality regarding the construction of a new permanent home venue for Kaizer Chiefs, at a total planned cost of R1.2 billion (£105m), which was to be partly owned by the club. This future home venue was named Amakhosi Stadium, and will be situated in
Krugersdorp
Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for ''Kruger's Town'') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west ...
, roughly 40 km west of
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...
. Initially it was planned to open in December 2008, but according to the latest revised construction plan, it is now expected only to be finalised by August 2012. The planned stadium was redesigned into a cheaper project, with a new price tag at R700 million, and the capacity being reduced from 55,000 to 35,000 seats. As part of the new revised construction plan for the stadium, it was announced by Kaizer Chiefs, that they no longer plan to be one of the owners of the stadium, but remain ready to support the stadium as a long time committed tenant.
The new stadium was initially planned to be part of a greater sports precinct, into which the club would also move its entire ''"Kaizer Chiefs Youth Development Programme"''. The
Gauteng Provincial Government
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Legislature
The provincial legis ...
have agreed to develop the needed
infrastructures
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around the stadium, in order to guarantee sufficient road and railway access for the huge crowd of spectators.
The stadium developers initially had set time lines for the Amakhosi stadium, to open its doors for the public in December 2008. As of July 2010, construction however had not yet started. Kaizer Chiefs announced in August 2010, that construction of Amakhosi Stadium was now expected only to start in autumn 2010, and finalised by August 2012. It had been postponed several years, due to Kaizer Chiefs and its joint partners, facing difficulties to finance the construction. For the football seasons in 2010–12, the team instead planned to use
Rand Stadium
The Rand Stadium is a stadium in Rosettenville, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being completely rebuilt and reopened in August 2008. D ...
as their home venue.
Kaizer Chiefs however only played four of their 15 home games at Rand Stadium in 2010–11, due to some experienced capacity problems, with the transportation related infrastructures around the stadium -and a low spectator attendance. Instead the team during this season, played most of their home games, at the big FNB Stadium -Soccer City.
FNB Stadium/Soccer City
FNB Stadium is a stadium located in
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...
, with a capacity of 94,736 seats. It is located next to the
South African Football Association
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headquarters (''SAFA House''), where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is housed.
The Soweto Derby
The
Soweto Derby
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 recogn ...
between Kaizer Chiefs and
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") 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 DStv ...
is one of the most fiercely contested matches in world football, and in contrast to most other games in the South African
Premier Soccer League
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A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
, always attracts a large fanbase.
Honours
League (13)
Premier Soccer League
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A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
National Soccer League
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1991
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,
1992
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1974
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, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984
Cups (41)
Nedbank Cup
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Telkom Knockout
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The competition was established in 1982 and was first known as the Datsun Challenge. Under ...
2010
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MTN 8
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T ...
2008
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2014
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International
CAF Champions League
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*Runners-up:
2020–21
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African Cup Winners' Cup
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*Winners:
2001
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2002
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Individual Awards
*''African Club of the Year 2001''
Friendly
Vodacom Challenge
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*Winners (5) - record: 2000, 2001, 2003,
2006
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2009
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Telkom Charity Cup
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2010
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Carling Black Label Cup
The Carling Black Label Cup is a one-day four-team football tournament in South Africa. Prior to 2022, the Carling Black Label Cup has been a one-day pre-season match between Soweto rivals, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. The teams to compete a ...
*Winners(4):
2013
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2016
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2017
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2021
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*Runners-up(5):
2011
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2012
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2014
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2015
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2019
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Sales House Champ of Champs
*Winners: 1984
Ohlsson's Challenge Cup
*Winners: 1987, 1989
Castle Challenge Cup
*Winners: 1990, 1991
Stylo Cup
*Winners: 1970
UCT Super Team Competition
*Winners: 1972
Shell Helix Ultra Cup
*Winners: 2019
Performance in CAF Competitions
Kaizer Chiefs qualified to play for the
1997 African Cup Winners' Cup
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but withdrew from the competition. The team made their first CAF Cup appearance in the year 2000 and only made it to the round of 16. They had the same result in the
2005 CAF Champions League
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2018
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edition of the CAF Confederations Cup, Kaizer Chiefs reached the playoff round of 30 in which they were eliminated. Kaizer Chiefs are the runner-ups of the 2020-21 CAF Champions League and the 2002 CAF Super Cup after being crowned the Champions of the 2001 African Cup Winners' Cup.
Kaizer Chiefs' appearances in African competitions
*
CAF Champions league
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= 5 appearance(s)
*
CAF Confederations Cup
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= 2 appearance(s)
* CAF Super Cup = 1appearance(s)
*
African Cup Winners' Cup
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= 3 appearance(s)
*
CAF Cup
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History
The tou ...
= 1 appearance(s)
Club records
*Most appearances –
Doctor Khumalo
Theophilus "Doctor" Doctorson Khumalo (born 26 June 1967), also known as Doctor Khumalo, is a South African former soccer player. He is best known for being a star midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs as well as the South African national team.
Care ...
497
*Most goals –
Marks Maponyane
Marks Maponyane (born 16 February 1962) is a retired South African football player.
Kaizer Chiefs
Maponyane joined Chiefs when he was 19 and started off by earning R600 a month. He scored on debut on 12 April 1981 against Leceister City in E ...
85
*Most capped player –
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala (; born 25 September 1984) is a South African professional football player who most recently played as a midfielder for AmaZulu.
He is considered to be one of the most well-known and decorated South African soccer pl ...
91
*Most appearances in a season –
Neil Tovey
Neil Robert Tovey OIS (born 2 July 1962) is a South African football coach and former player and also brother of former footballer Mark Tovey. He was born in Pretoria. He holds the record for most appearances in the National Soccer League.
Ear ...
52 (1992)
*Most goals in a season (all competitions) –
Collins Mbesuma
Collins Mbesuma (born 3 February 1984) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays for South African club Pretoria Callies. He is nicknamed ''The Hurricane'' or ''Ntofontofo''.
Club career
Mbesuma was born in Luanshya. His father, Franci ...
– 35 2004/05 (Previous record Fani Madida 34 in 1991)
*Record win – 9-1 vs
Manning Rangers
Manning Rangers is a now defunct South African football club based in Durban. The side is best remembered as the Champions of the Inaugural season of South Africa's Premier Soccer League.
History
The club was founded in 1928 by GR Naidoo who, ...
(Coca-Cola Challenge – 23 March 1996)
*Record loss – 1-5 vs
AmaZulu
Zulu people (; zu, amaZulu) are a Nguni ethnic group native to Southern Africa. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, with an estimated 10–12 million people, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Nata ...
(League – 8/6/86),
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") 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 DStv ...
(League – 3/11/90)
Premier League era
Personnel
Club officials
Senior team staff
Current players
Out on loan
Notable former players
''For all Kaizer Chiefs players with a Wikipedia article see ''
Eddie Lewis Edward Lewis may refer to:
Politicians
* Edward Lewis (Devizes MP) (1650–1674), British MP for Devizes, 1669–1674
* Edward Lewis (Radnor MP), British MP for Radnor, 1761–1768, 1769–1774 and 1775–1790
* Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1 ...
Eddie Lewis Edward Lewis may refer to:
Politicians
* Edward Lewis (Devizes MP) (1650–1674), British MP for Devizes, 1669–1674
* Edward Lewis (Radnor MP), British MP for Radnor, 1761–1768, 1769–1774 and 1775–1790
* Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1 ...
Mario Tuani
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in ...
(1979–80)
*
Eddie Lewis Edward Lewis may refer to:
Politicians
* Edward Lewis (Devizes MP) (1650–1674), British MP for Devizes, 1669–1674
* Edward Lewis (Radnor MP), British MP for Radnor, 1761–1768, 1769–1774 and 1775–1790
* Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1 ...
Eddie Lewis Edward Lewis may refer to:
Politicians
* Edward Lewis (Devizes MP) (1650–1674), British MP for Devizes, 1669–1674
* Edward Lewis (Radnor MP), British MP for Radnor, 1761–1768, 1769–1774 and 1775–1790
* Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1 ...
Orlando Casares
Orlando Casares was an Argentinean retired football coach who is last known to have managed Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa. Orlando also managed the Nicaragua National team in 1980 - 1981. He is the father of Matias Casares, the president of the ...
(1983)
*
Joe Frickleton
Joe Frickleton (c. 1935 – 14 December 2020) was a Scottish professional football player and manager, active primarily in South Africa
Playing career
Frickleton, who played as a wing half, played youth with Clydebank Juniors, before turning pr ...
Eddie Lewis Edward Lewis may refer to:
Politicians
* Edward Lewis (Devizes MP) (1650–1674), British MP for Devizes, 1669–1674
* Edward Lewis (Radnor MP), British MP for Radnor, 1761–1768, 1769–1774 and 1775–1790
* Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1 ...
(1985)
*
Ted Dumitru
Theodore "Ted" Dumitru (born Dumitru Teodorescu; 2 September 1939 – 26 May 2016) was a Romanian football manager who is best known for his time in South Africa. Dumitru was one of few coaches who have led South Africa's 'big three' clubs ...
Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler (born February 26, 1958, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American illustrator and comic book artist. Butler worked with the art department of TSR, Inc. for 5 years, illustrating products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role- ...
Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler (born February 26, 1958, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American illustrator and comic book artist. Butler worked with the art department of TSR, Inc. for 5 years, illustrating products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role- ...
Wiseman Mbale
Wiseman may refer to:
Places
* Wiseman, Alaska, a US town
* Wiseman, Arkansas, a US town
In fiction
* Black Moon Clan#Death Phantom, Wiseman, an antagonist of the second story arc in ''Sailor Moon''
* List of Kamen Rider Wizard characters#Wisem ...
(1992)
*
Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler (born February 26, 1958, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American illustrator and comic book artist. Butler worked with the art department of TSR, Inc. for 5 years, illustrating products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role- ...
(1992)
*
Sergio dos Santos
Sergio dos Santos (born 1950) is a retired South African footballer who played as a midfielder for Hellenic, Cape Town Spurs and Kaizer Chiefs. He also managed Kaizer Chiefs for a spell in the mid-1990s.
Early life
He was born to Portuguese ...
Philippe Troussier
Philippe Omar TroussierOctober's ten - Religious conversions (1994)
*
Trott Moloto
Trott Nchilo Moloto (born 19 July 1956 in Pietersburg) is a South African Association football coach.
Coaching career
Among others, he previously coached South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns, Maritzburg United and also had a stint at Tanzanian clu ...
Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler (born February 26, 1958, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American illustrator and comic book artist. Butler worked with the art department of TSR, Inc. for 5 years, illustrating products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role- ...
(1995–96)
*
Walter da Silva
Walter Cesar Nogueira da Silva (12 January 1942 – 21 May 2009) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. Active primarily in South Africa – scoring a total of 162 goals for Highlands Park, Powerlines, Hellenic and Be ...
Paul Dolezar
Pavle Dolezar also known as Paul Dolezar and Paja Dolezar (, born 1 May 1944) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He was born in Yugoslavia and raised in France.
Born in Bačka Palanka,"Asovi Yu Fudbala", page 23 SR Serbia, back t ...
(1 July 1997 – 30 June 1999)
* Jacob Sephoa (1999)
*
Muhsin Ertugral
Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ar, محسن) is a masculine Arabic given name. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was Muhsin bin Ali, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad.
Islamic term ...
Ace Khuse
Donald Themba "Ace" Khuse (born 8 September 1963 in Johannesburg) is a retired South African association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who ...
(2002–03)
*
Ted Dumitru
Theodore "Ted" Dumitru (born Dumitru Teodorescu; 2 September 1939 – 26 May 2016) was a Romanian football manager who is best known for his time in South Africa. Dumitru was one of few coaches who have led South Africa's 'big three' clubs ...
(12 June 2003 – 30 June 2005)
*
Ernst Middendorp
Ernst Middendorp (born 28 October 1958) is a German association football coach who coaches South African Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United.
Education
Middendorp was born in Freren. In 1984, he enrolled in the University of Bielefel ...
(1 July 2005 – 5 March 2007)
*
Kosta Papić
Kosta Papić ( sr-Cyrl, Коста Папић; born 17 July 1960) is a Serbian football coach who has managed a number of great African clubs in South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania.
Coaching career
Previous clubs: Kaizer Chiefs, Maritzbur ...
(7 March 2007 – 4 June 2007)
*
Muhsin Ertugral
Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ar, محسن) is a masculine Arabic given name. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was Muhsin bin Ali, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad.
Islamic term ...
(1 July 2007 – 8 May 2009)
*
Vladimir Vermezović
Vladimir Vermezović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Вермезовић; born 30 June 1963) is a Serbian football manager and former player who is the head coach of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Mura.
Playing career
Vermezović started playing ...
(18 May 2009 – 12 April 2012)
*
Ace Khuse
Donald Themba "Ace" Khuse (born 8 September 1963 in Johannesburg) is a retired South African association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who ...
''(interim)'' (12 April 2012 – 30 June 2012)
*
Stuart Baxter
Stuart William Baxter (born 16 August 1953) is a British football manager and former player who most recently managed South African Premier Soccer League side Kaizer Chiefs.
Born in England of Scottish parentage, and brought up in both countr ...
(1 July 2012 – June 2015)
* Steve Komphela (17 June 2015 – 21 April 2018)
*
Giovanni Solinas
Giovanni Solinas, also known as Gianni Solinas, is an Italian football manager. He has managed teams in Algeria, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. He is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Najma.
Managerial career
Solinas obtained his coa ...
(12 July 2018 -7 December 2018)
*
Ernst Middendorp
Ernst Middendorp (born 28 October 1958) is a German association football coach who coaches South African Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United.
Education
Middendorp was born in Freren. In 1984, he enrolled in the University of Bielefel ...
(7 December 2018 – 9 September 2020)
*
Gavin Hunt
Gavin Hunt (born 11 July 1964) is a South African former football (soccer) player and coach who currently manages Supersport United. He previously managed South African Premier Division, Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs. On 28 May 2021 ...
(17 September 2020 – 28 May 2021)
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Stuart Baxter
Stuart William Baxter (born 16 August 1953) is a British football manager and former player who most recently managed South African Premier Soccer League side Kaizer Chiefs.
Born in England of Scottish parentage, and brought up in both countr ...
(7 June 2021 – 21 April 2022)
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Arthur Zwane
Arthur Jabulani Zwane (born 20 September 1973) is a South African football coach and former player, most notably for Kaizer Chiefs. He is currently a head coach for Kaizer Chiefs.
Early career
Zwane grew up playing for his uncle's team, Liv ...
(26 May 2022 - Present)
Sponsors and partners
*Shirt sponsor:
Vodacom
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*Kit manufacturer:
Kappa
Kappa (uppercase Κ, lowercase κ or cursive ; el, κάππα, ''káppa'') is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiceless velar plosive sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals, has a value o ...
*Vehicle sponsor:
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
Carling Black Label
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History
Although its original focus was on ale, Carling has brewed lager-style beers since the 1870s. In 1927, as part of a corporate re-branding under new president ...
On 29 October 2012, Kaizer Chiefs announced that they had registered a rugby sevens team to participate in the inaugural
7s Premier League
The 7s Premier League (known as the NBM 7s Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union sevens competition in South Africa. It is organised by the South Western Districts Rugby Union and is contested in December at and is an ...