Kaizer Chiefs Football Club
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Kaizer Chiefs is a South Africa
n football (soccer)
club based in Johannesburg
that plays in the Premier Soccer League
.
The team is nicknamed Amakhosi which means "lords" or "chiefs" in Zulu
and Phefeni Glamour Boys. They currently play most of their home games at Soccer City in Nasrec, Soweto
, which is commonly also referred to as the FNB 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.
They have a local rivalry with Orlando Pirates, a fellow Soweto team which 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 "Mokoko" Tovey
, Lucas "Rhoo" Radebe
and also Patrick "Ace" Ntsoelengoe
and Doctor "16V" Khumalo
.
Chiefs were 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 was the second time in four years that Chiefs had been penalized by CAF for refusal to participate in a scheduled CAF competition.
Kaiser Chiefs
, a British
indie
/britpop
band, was named after the club because Lucas Radebe
, a former player of Kaizer Chiefs, captained Leeds United, the team they all supported.
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 Kaizer Chiefs, including the late Gilbert Sekgabi, Clarence Mlokoti, China Ngema, and Ewert "The Lip" Nene.
Kaizer Chiefs—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."The team was later referred to a team that was on operation "Vat alles" an Afrikaans statement meaning "Take everything" in English by its then public relations office Putco Mafani, who later left the team due to disagreements with the management.
By virtue of winning the Mandela Cup, 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 Chiefs were given the Fair Play Award at the Peace Cup
in South Korea
. 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 (Orlando Pirates) in the last game of the season to defend its PSL championship. Under the leadership of Romania
n coach Ted Dumitru
, Zambia
n striker Collins Mbesuma
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
that pit 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 Kosta 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.
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, about the construction of a new permanent home venue for Kaizer Chiefs, at a total planned cost of R1.2 billion (£105m), which should be partly owned by the club. This future home venue was named Amakhosi Stadium, and will be situated in Krugersdorp, roughly 40 km West of Johannesburg
. Initially it was planned to open in December 2008, but according to the latest revised construction plan, it is now expected only to be finalized 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 have agreed to develop the needed infrastructures 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 fall 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
as their home venue.
Kaizer Chiefs however only played 4 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
.
, with a capacity of 94,736 seats. It is located next to the South African Football Association
headquarters (SAFA House), where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is housed.
, matches between the two rivals always attract a large fanbase.
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
that plays in the Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
.
The team is nicknamed Amakhosi which means "lords" or "chiefs" in Zulu
Zulu language
Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...
and Phefeni Glamour Boys. They currently play most of their home games at Soccer City in Nasrec, Soweto
Soweto
Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...
, which is commonly also referred to as the FNB Stadium
FNB Stadium
Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium for commercial purposes, is a stadium located in Nasrec, the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located next to the South African Football Association headquarters where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World...
. 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.
They have a local rivalry with Orlando Pirates, a fellow Soweto team which Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung
Kaizer Motaung
Kaizer Motaung is a former South African soccer player and founder of the Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, of which he is still chairman and managing director...
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 "Mokoko" Tovey
Neil Tovey
Neil Tovey is a former South African footballer and now a coach. He was born in Pretoria.-Playing career:"Mokoko", as he is nicknamed, is a former captain of the South Africa national football team, and in 1996 became the first white player to raise the African Cup of Nations trophy...
, Lucas "Rhoo" Radebe
Lucas Radebe
Lucas Valeriu Radebe is a former Leeds United and South African football player. During his career, Radebe was renowned for being a world-class centre back and a great ambassador for the sport....
and also Patrick "Ace" Ntsoelengoe
Patrick Ntsoelengoe
Patrick Pule "Ace" Ntsoelengoe was one of the most talented soccer players ever from South Africa, he played 11 seasons in the North American Soccer League, beginning in 1973 with the Miami Toros...
and Doctor "16V" Khumalo
Doctor Khumalo
Theophilus Doctorson "Doctor" Khumalo is a retired South African soccer player. He is best known for being a star midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs as well as the South African national team, Bafana Bafana.-Career:...
.
Chiefs were banned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
from competing in African club competitions until 2009 after their abrupt withdrawal from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
. This was the second time in four years that Chiefs had been penalized by CAF for refusal to participate in a scheduled CAF competition.
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
, a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
/britpop
Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
band, was named after the club because Lucas Radebe
Lucas Radebe
Lucas Valeriu Radebe is a former Leeds United and South African football player. During his career, Radebe was renowned for being a world-class centre back and a great ambassador for the sport....
, a former player of Kaizer Chiefs, captained Leeds United, the team they all supported.
History
Kaizer Chiefs were founded on 7 January 1970 shortly after the return of Kaizer "Chincha Guluva" MotaungKaizer Motaung
Kaizer Motaung is a former South African soccer player and founder of the Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, of which he is still chairman and managing director...
from the USA where he played as a striker for the Atlanta Chiefs
Atlanta Chiefs
The Atlanta Chiefs were a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia that played in the NPSL and NASL from 1967 to 1972. Their home fields were Atlanta Stadium and Tara Stadium . The club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who were the Chiefs'...
of the North American Soccer League (NASL)
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
.
Several other people have played key roles in the formation and growth of Kaizer Chiefs, including the late Gilbert Sekgabi, Clarence Mlokoti, China Ngema, and Ewert "The Lip" Nene.
Kaizer Chiefs—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."The team was later referred to a team that was on operation "Vat alles" an Afrikaans statement meaning "Take everything" in English by its then public relations office Putco Mafani, who later left the team due to disagreements with the management.
By virtue of winning the Mandela Cup, Chiefs went on to play the CAF Champions League winners Al-Ahly
Al-Ahly
Al-Ahly Sports Club , commonly known as simply Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian sporting club. Founded in April 1907, Al-Ahly was named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the "African Club of the Century"...
of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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 Chiefs were given the Fair Play Award at the Peace Cup
Peace Cup
thumb|right|400px|The opening ceremony of 2003 competitionThe Peace Cup is an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams, currently held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. It is contested by the eight clubs from several continents, though 12 teams...
in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. 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 (Orlando Pirates) in the last game of the season to defend its PSL championship. Under the leadership of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n coach Ted Dumitru
Ted Dumitru
Theodore "Ted" Dumitru is the current Technical Director of Mamelodi Sundowns in the South African Premier Soccer League...
, Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
n striker Collins Mbesuma
Collins Mbesuma
Collins Mbesuma is a Zambian footballer. He is nicknamed The Hurricane or Ntofontofo.-Career:Mbesuma was born in Luanshya...
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
Vodacom Challenge
The Vodacom Challenge is a association football pre-season tournament that features Vodacom-sponsored South African giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs plus from 2006 onwards an invited European club...
that pit 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 Kosta Papic
Kosta Papic
-Coaching career:Previous clubs: Kaizer Chiefs, Maritzburg United, Orlando Pirates ; Lobi Stars, Enyimba, Enugu Rangers, Kwara United...
for the remainder of the 2006/7 season.
Muhsin Ertugral
Muhsin Ertugral
Muhsin Ertuğral is a Turkish football coach. He speaks German, Turkish and English fluently. He grew up in Cologne, Germany.Ertuğral is most notable for coaching in Africa.-Coaching career:...
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
During the past years, the Amakhosi have used no less than 9 stadiums in JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
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, about the construction of a new permanent home venue for Kaizer Chiefs, at a total planned cost of R1.2 billion (£105m), which should be partly owned by the club. This future home venue was named Amakhosi Stadium, and will be situated in Krugersdorp, roughly 40 km West of Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. Initially it was planned to open in December 2008, but according to the latest revised construction plan, it is now expected only to be finalized 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 have agreed to develop the needed infrastructures 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 fall 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
Rand Stadium
Rand Stadium is a stadium in Rosettenville, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is 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....
as their home venue.
Kaizer Chiefs however only played 4 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, known as FNB Stadium for commercial purposes, is a stadium located in Nasrec, the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located next to the South African Football Association headquarters where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World...
.
FNB Stadium/Soccer City
FNB Stadium is a stadium located in JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, with a capacity of 94,736 seats. It is located next to the South African Football Association
South African Football Association
The South African Football Association or SAFA is the governing body of football in South Africa.-History:The South African Football Association was founded on 8 December, 1991, the culmination of a long unity process that was to rid the sport in South Africa of all its past racial division.Four...
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 between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is one of the most fiercely contested matches in world football, and in contrast to most of the other games played in the South African Premier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
, matches between the two rivals always attract a large fanbase.
League
- Premier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
: 2
-
- Champions 2003-04, 2004-05
- National Soccer LeagueNational Soccer League (South Africa)The National Soccer League was a South African association football league established in 1985, as a response to boardroom disagreements in the new topflight non-racial league NPSL...
: 3
-
- Champions 1989, 1991, 1992
- NPSLNational Premier Soccer League (South Africa)The National Premier Soccer League was the title of a South African association football league, between 1971 and 1995. During those years, the league however had three completely different organisations. In 1971-77 it was only for Black South African teams...
: 6
-
- Champions 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984
Cup competitions
- MTN 8MTN 8The MTN 8 is the current name of South Africa's oldest football cup competition. It is made up of the top eight teams that finished in that order at the close of the ABSA Premiership season...
: 14
-
- Winners 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2008
- Telkom KnockoutTelkom KnockoutThe Telkom Knockout is a football knockout competition which comprises the 16 teams in the South African Premier Soccer League.It was started in 1992, called the Coca-Cola Cup and was played until 1996, when it was replaced by the Rothmans Cup which was changed back to the Coca-Cola Cup in 2001...
: 8
-
- Winners 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011
- Nedbank CupNedbank CupThe Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club football knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of giving lower league and amateur teams a chance to compete with clubs from the top league for the cup...
: 12
-
- Winners 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1992, 2000, 2006
- Charity SpectacularTelkom Charity CupThe Telkom Charity Cup was a South African football annual, one-day tournament for Premier Soccer League clubs. It was usually held in early August, as the season opening event...
: 11
-
- Winners 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2010
- Macufe Cup: 3
-
- Winners 2004, 2005, 2011
- JPS knockout titles: 4
-
- Winners 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
- Ohlsson's Challenge Cup titles: 2
-
- Winners 1987, 1989
- Castle Challenge Cup: 2
-
- Winners 1990, 1991
- Datsun Challenge: 1
-
- Winners 1983
- Stylo Cup: 1
-
- Winners 1970
- UCT Super Team Competition: 1
-
- Winners 1972
- Sales House Cup: 6
-
- Winners 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984
- Panasonic Cup: 1
-
- Winners 1986
International
- African Cup Winners' CupAfrican Cup Winners' CupThe African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederations Cup...
: 1
-
- Winners 2001
- African Club of the Year: 1
-
- Winners 2001
- Vodacom ChallengeVodacom ChallengeThe Vodacom Challenge is a association football pre-season tournament that features Vodacom-sponsored South African giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs plus from 2006 onwards an invited European club...
: 5
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- Winners 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009
Club records
- Most appearances – Doctor Khumalo 397
- Most goals – Marks Maponyane 85
- Most capped players – Neil Tovey 52, Doctor Khumalo 50 (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
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Club officials/Technical team
- Executive chairman: Kaizer MotaungKaizer MotaungKaizer Motaung is a former South African soccer player and founder of the Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, of which he is still chairman and managing director...
- Football manager: Bobby Motaung
- Coach:
Vladimir VermezovicVladimir VermezovicVladimir Vermezović is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the current coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.-Playing career:... - Assistant coaches: Donald Khuse & Arthur ZwaneArthur ZwaneArthur 10111 Zwane is a retired South African football midfielder who last played for Kaizer Chiefs.Arthur's younger brother Ivan Zwane was also a football player....
- Goalkeeper coach:
Rainer Dinkelacker
2011–12 First team squad
As of September 13, 2011On loan
Foreigners
In the South African PSL, only five non-South African nationals can be registered. Players with foreign and South African citizenship do not count as foreigners.Zhaimu Jambo
Zhaimu Jambo
Zhaimu "Jimmy" Jambo is a Zimbabwean football player who plays as a left-back for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League and Zimbabwe.-External links:* at National Football Teams...
Thomas Sweswe
Thomas Sweswe
Thomas Langu Sweswe is an association footballer from Zimbabwe. Sweswe is a defender, primarily operating as a centre back, and has played for eight different clubs as well as the Zimbabwe national football team. He is currently playing for the Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa. Sweswe is right-footed...
Lincoln Zvasiya Willard Katsande
Willard Katsande
Willard Katsande is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.-Early career:...
Tinashe NengomashaTinashe Nengomasha
Tinashe Nengomasha is a Zimbabwean football midfielder who plays for Kaizer Chiefs and Zimbabwe.-Zimbabwean National Team:...
Notable former players
For all Kaizer Chiefs players with a Wikipedia article seeNotable former coaches
- Vela Mkhwanazi (1955–69)
- Kaizer MotaungKaizer MotaungKaizer Motaung is a former South African soccer player and founder of the Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, of which he is still chairman and managing director...
(1970), (1972–73), (1976–78) - Orlando Casares (1981–84)
- Joe FrickletonJoe FrickletonJoe Frickleton is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Frickleton, who played as a wing half, played youth with Clydebank Juniors, before turning professional with East Stirlingshire, where he made 107 appearances in the Scottish Football League between 1959...
(1984–86) - Ted DumitruTed DumitruTheodore "Ted" Dumitru is the current Technical Director of Mamelodi Sundowns in the South African Premier Soccer League...
(1986–87), (2003–05) - Jeff Butler (1988–89), (1991–92)
- Philippe TroussierPhilippe TroussierPhilippe Troussier is a former French football player and now a manager.-Coaching career:Troussier is known as the "White Witch Doctor" for his success with African club teams such as Asec Abidjan of the Côte d'Ivoire and the national teams of Nigeria, South Africa and Burkina Faso...
(1994) - Paul Dolezar (1997–99)
- Muhsin ErtuğralMuhsin ErtugralMuhsin Ertuğral is a Turkish football coach. He speaks German, Turkish and English fluently. He grew up in Cologne, Germany.Ertuğral is most notable for coaching in Africa.-Coaching career:...
(1999-03), (2007–09) - Ernst MiddendorpErnst MiddendorpErnst Middendorp is a German football manager.- Career :Middendorp coached the South African Castle Premiership team Kaizer Chiefs from the beginning of the 2005/06 season up to March 5, 2007....
(2005–07)