| Kaiser Chiefs Soccer Club, a South African football | | | | banned from taking part in African club tournaments. |
| team, traces its beginnings in Soweto, Johannesburg. | | | | The said punishment however will be lifted in 2009. |
| The club was founded on January 7, 1970 by former | | | | Some years earlier, the Chiefs were also penalized by |
| soccer player Kaiser Motaung. | | | | the Confederation of African Football for violating |
| The team, also known as Amakhosi or Lords/Chiefs, | | | | tournament rules. |
| plays its home games at Ellis Park Stadium or FNB | | | | Adored by their followers, the Kaiser Chiefs Soccer |
| Stadium. They have a tough rivalry with the Mamelodi | | | | team was one of the very first local teams to turn |
| Sundowns and the Orlando Pirates in the South | | | | professional. The club has achieved a remarkable |
| African Premier Soccer League (PSL) as well as the | | | | record of 80 titles in 36 years. It has also set |
| local league. | | | | unprecedented local sponsorship standards. |
| Kaiser "Chincha Guluva" Motaung, the club's founder, is | | | | The Team's best feat was probably the 2001-2002 |
| a former player for the Orlando Pirates which is also a | | | | seasons. During that time, they won four major |
| Soweto team. He also played in the United States as | | | | championships in four months. The said trophies were |
| a striker for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American | | | | the Vodacom Challenge, BP Top Eight, Coca-Cola |
| Soccer Leagueor the NASL. | | | | Cup, and the CAF Cup Winners Cup (Mandela Cup). |
| For pulling out suddenly from the 2005 CAF | | | | Kaiser Chiefs, a British Indies/pop band, got its name |
| Confederation Cup, the Kaiser Chiefs have been | | | | from the soccer club. |