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Vasco da Gama is a South African football club based in the Parow suburb of the city of Cape Town.Coming from the lower ranks, the club had its roots entrenched in the local Portuguese South African community, and adopted its name, crest and team colours from the Brazilian club Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama.
Orlando Pirates supporters. Over the years, Orlando Pirates, also known as 'The Happy People', have accumulated a record of successes having won the National Professional Soccer League title in 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1976, the National Soccer League title in 1994, and the Premier Soccer League title four times, in 2001, 2003, 2011 and 2012. Their ...
Orlando Pirates secured the title with a 4–2 win against Golden Arrows on 19 May 2012. [17] This was their fourth PSL title overall and the second in succession. At the bottom, Jomo Cosmos was automatically relegated to the First Division [ 18 ] while Santos was relegated via the PSL Playoff Tournament .
Orlando Pirates [a] (C) 34 18 13 3 45 14 +31 50 2 Cape Town Spurs: 34 17 15 2 59 21 +38 49 3 Umtata Bucks: 34 18 5 11 51 32 +19 41 4 Mamelodi Sundowns: 34 18 5 11 64 47 +17 41 5 Kaizer Chiefs: 34 16 8 10 37 29 +8 40 6 Hellenic: 34 17 5 12 53 49 +4 39 7 Wits University: 34 14 10 10 38 24 +14 38 8 Qwa Qwa Stars: 34 11 15 8 41 33 +8 37 9 Vaal ...
^ Brent Carelse played for Ajax Cape Town from 2001 to 2007, and was loaned to Ajax Cape Town from SuperSport United in 2011. 5. ^ Nathan Gertse played for Ajax Cape Town starting in 2011, in the winter of 2012 he was loaned to Vasco da Gama for six months, and the loan was then extended for another year. 5.
The tournament was won by Orlando Pirates, who beat Moroka Swallows on penalties in the final. The trophy was Orlando Pirates' first major cup win in ten years. It was contested by the eight top teams from the Premier Soccer League table at the end of the 2009–10 season. The tournament began on 20 August 2009, and ended on 2 October 2010.
The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club soccer 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.
Mpho Makola (born 4 May 1986) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National First Division club Polokwane City. [1] He previously played for Free State Stars and Orlando Pirates, before being transferred to Cape Town City in 2019. He parted ways with Cape Town City in early February 2023.