Kaizer Chiefs FC

Football club infobox
clubname = Kaizer Chiefs


fullname = Kaizer Chiefs Football Club
nickname = "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 [http://www.fnbstadium.co.za/default.asp?des=article&id=297]
chairman = flagicon|South Africa Kaizer Motaung
sponsor: Vodacom
supplier: Nike
manager = flagicon|Turkey Muhsin Ertuğral|
league = ABSA Premier league
season = 2006-07
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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 normally play their home games at either FNB Stadium or Ellis Park Stadium.The club is unarguably the biggest football club in the country in terms of success. It is also the most supported club in South Africa and the neighbouring countries of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia etc. It has been estimated that the club has over 16 million supporters.

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.

History

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.fact|date=July 2008

Kaizer Chiefs—known as "Amakhosi" by its fans—was one of the first local clubs to turn fully professional.fact|date=July 2008 Their headquarters is "Kaizer Chiefs Village", in Naturena, six kilometres south of Johannesburg.fact|date=July 2008

In addition to its impressive record of 80 titles in 36 years, the Chiefs have also set benchmarks in local soccer sponsorship.fact|date=July 2008

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."fact|date=July 2008

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.”fact|date=July 2008

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.fact|date=July 2008

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.fact|date=July 2008

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.fact|date=July 2008

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.fact|date=July 2008

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.fact|date=July 2008

The 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.fact|date=July 2008 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.fact|date=July 2008

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.fact|date=July 2008

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.fact|date=July 2008

The Soweto derby

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 South Africa Premier Soccer League, matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase. fact|date=July 2008

Overall record

Notable former players

*Doctor Khumalo ("16V")
*Jabu Pule ("Shuffle")
*Marks Maponyane ("Go Man Go")
*Brian Baloyi ("Spiderman")
*Collins Mbesuma ("Ntofo-Ntofo")
*Donald Khuse ("Ace")
*Patrick Ntsoelengoe ("Ace")
*Moran Khulu ("Samora")
*Teenage Dladla ("Shuffle")
*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")
*Isaac Kungwane ("Tsekeleke")
*Ehelle Bothende ("Bothende")
*Thabo Lechesa ("Touch")

Notable former coaches

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

Achievements

*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

Club records

*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)

Premier Soccer League record

*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

2006/2007 season

eason record

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

PSL top scorers

1. Gert Schalkwyk 1
2. Jose Torielba 0

Club awards

Player of the Season: Itumeleng Khune
Players' Player of the Season: Itumeleng Khune
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

Club officials

*Chairman and MD: flagicon|South Africa Kaizer Motaung
*Team manager: flagicon|South Africa Bobby Motaung
*Coach: flagicon|Turkey Muhsin Ertuğral
*Assistant coach: flagicon|South Africa Fani Madida
*Goalkeeper coach: flagicon|Germany Rainer Dinkelacker
*Reserve team coach: flagicon|South Africa Donald Khuse

2007/2008 First team squad

As of August 21, 2007

2007/2008 Transfers

In:
flagicon|Austria Markus Böcskör - Kapfenberger SV, Austria

flagicon|South Africa Mabhuti Khanyeza - Golden Arrows

flagicon|Zimbabwe Onismor Bhasera - Maritzburg United

flagicon|South Africa Tshepo Bulu - Pimville Young Stars

flagicon|South Africa Sihle Mbambo - promoted to first team

flagicon|South Africa Sandile Zuke - promoted to first team

flagicon|South Africa Mandla Masango - Mega Force

flagicon|South Africa Mokete Tsotetsi - Jomo Cosmos

flagicon|Ghana Jonathan Quartey - International Allies, Ghana

Out:
flagicon|South Africa Rowen Fernandez - Arminia Bielefeld, Germany

flagicon|South Africa Siphiwe Mkhonza - Supersport United

flagicon|South Africa David Radebe - Bidvest Wits

flagicon|South Africa Patrick Mayo - Thanda Royal Zulu

flagicon|Ivory Coast Serge Djiehoua (on loan) - Thanda Royal Zulu

flagicon|Ghana Louis Agyemang - Étoile Sportive du Sahel

flagicon|Zambia Rotson Kilambe

flagicon|South Africa Siyabonga Nkosi - Arminia Bielefeld, Germany

flagicon|South Africa Ryan Wuest

2008/2009 Transfers

In:

flagicon|South Africa Thabang Rooi - Mpumalanga Black Aces

flagicon|South Africa Gordon Gilbert - Mpumalanga Black Aces

flagicon|Burundi Valery Nahayo - Jomo Cosmos

flagicon|South Africa Reneilwe Letsholonyane - Jomo Cosmos

flagicon|Venezuela José Torrealba - Mamelodi Sundowns

Out:

flagicon|South Africa Ditheko Mototo - Bloemfontein Celtic

flagicon|South Africa Derrick Spencer - Mamelodi Sundowns

flagicon|South Africa Thabo Mooki - Retired

flagicon|South Africa Fabian McCarthy

flagicon|South Africa Cyril Nzama - Bay United F.C.

flagicon|South Africa Serge Djiehoua - Antalyaspor

External links

* [http://www.kaizerchiefs.com Kaizer Chiefs Official Website]
* [http://www.chiefsshop.co.za Kaizer Chiefs Cyberstore]
* [http://www.psl.co.za Premier Soccer League]
* [http://www.psl.co.za/Teams/Kaizer_Chiefs/Club_Information/ PSL Club Info]
* [http://www.safagoal.net South African Football Association]
* [http://cafonline.com Confederation of African Football]