Kaizer Chiefs B
| Nickname(s) | Amakhosi (Chiefs), Glamour Boys | ||
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| Founded | 7 January 1970 | ||
| Ground | FNB Stadium, Soweto, Johannesburg | ||
| Capacity | 94,736 | ||
| Chairman | Kaizer Motaung | ||
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| League | DSTV Reserve League | ||
| DSTV Reserve League, 1st | |||
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Kaizer Chiefs B is a South African football (soccer) club based in Johannesburg that plays in the .[1]
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.[2]
They have a local rivalry with Orlando Pirates, a fellow Soweto team which Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung played for in his early playing career.[3]
Kaizer Chiefs are known as Amakhosi by its fans. Their headquarters is Kaizer Chiefs Village, in Naturena, six kilometres south of Johannesburg.[4]
Notable former players[]
Doctor Khumalo- Marks Maponyane
- Mike Mangena
- Lucas Radebe
- Brian Baloyi
- Fani Madida
- Rudolph Seale
- Josta Dladla
Achievements[]
- Gauteng Reserve League 2013
References[]
- Soccer clubs in South Africa
- Association football clubs established in 1970