Orlando Pirates FC is a South African football (soccer) club based in Parktown, Johannesburg that plays in the Premier Soccer League. 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, the Nedbank Cup and the MTN 8 during the 2010-11 season and domestic league, Telkom Knockout and the MTN 8 during the 2011-12 season. They are the only South African team to have won the CAF Champions League, which they did in 1995 and they were the runners up of 2013 CAF Champions League after they were defeated 3-1 on aggregate by Al Ahly of Egypt.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:37:48 +0000
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