Orlando Pirates
The Trophy Story

Honours

A continental star, ten league crowns, and a domestic treble. The gold on the badge has been earned.

2025/26 Season — Historic

The Domestic Treble.

  • Betway Premiership
  • MTN8
  • Carling Knockout

The Betway Premiership title was the club’s 10th, first since 2011/12 — won with a club-record 21 victories and 69 points, one point ahead of Mamelodi Sundowns. The MTN8 was the 14th overall, making Pirates the first club to win four consecutive MTN8 finals (2022–2025). Combined with the Carling Knockout, the result is a first domestic treble since 2011/12.

Full Roll

The Trophy Cabinet.

CAF Champions League

Continental champions of Africa — the gold star on the badge. One of two South African clubs to have won it.
1Title

CAF Super Cup

Continental super cup following the 1995 CAF triumph.
1996Winners

Top-Flight League Title

Ten national championship crowns across six decades.

1971 • 1973 • 1975 • 1976 • 1994 • 2000/01 • 2002/03 • 2010/11 • 2011/12 • 2025/26

10Titles

MTN8 / Top 8

Four consecutive finals won 2022–2025. First club in the competition’s history to do so.
14Wins

Nedbank Cup

Domestic knockout cup — ten-time champions.
10Wins

Carling Knockout

Domestic knockout cup — won in 2025/26, completing the treble.
2025/26Winners

Domestic Treble Seasons

Three PSL-era domestic trebles — the 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2025/26 seasons.

2025/26 (Betway Premiership + MTN8 + Carling Knockout) • 2011/12 (ABSA Premiership + MTN8 + Telkom Knockout) • 2010/11 (ABSA Premiership + MTN8 + Nedbank Cup)

3Trebles

Sources. Trophy Cabinet at orlandopiratesfc.com, Wikipedia, soccerbullet.co.za, thesouthafrican.com. League title years verified across all sources. Nedbank Cup wins (10) and MTN8 wins (14) are from the official trophy cabinet and Wikipedia. The total “90 trophies” figure seen in some media is not used here — sources conflict (38–90 depending on definition); named competitions only are listed.

2025/26 · The Season

How the Ghost reclaimed the summit.

A new voice on the touchline

Abdeslam Ouaddou took charge for 2025/26 and built the team’s identity around pressure, width and a young attacking core. Appointed 2025; first season, first title.

The young engine

Relebohile Mofokeng (10 goals, 8 assists) and Oswin Appollis (9 goals, 6 assists) drove the front line across 30 appearances each. Patrick Maswanganyi added 8 from midfield.

Sixty-nine points — and clean sheets

Twenty-one league wins, 58 goals scored, 12 conceded. A club-record season. Sipho Chaine’s goalkeeping contributed to 12 clean sheets in 17 league games.

Champions again — and three times over

Fourteen years after their last league title, Ezimnyama stood at the top of South African football. The treble — Betway Premiership, MTN8 and Carling Knockout — followed. The Ghost was back, and carrying silver.