Orlando Pirates in 2000/01 NSL Premiership

Final Table:

1. Orlando Pirates 3 4 1 6 1 3 5 6 0 - 3 4 6 1 Champions

2. Kaizer Chiefs 3 4 1 6 1 2 6 4 1 - 2 5 6 0

3. Mamelodi Sundowns 3 4 1 7 8 9 5 8 - 3 2 5 9

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17. Bloemfontein Celtic 3 4 9 1 0 1 5 3 5 - 4 6 3 4 [-3] Relegated

18. African Wanderers 3 4 6 8 2 0 3 1 - 6 6 2 6 Relegated

NB: Bloemfontein Celtic deducted three points for fielding illegible player.

Round 1 [Aug 9] African Wanderers 1-2 Orlando Pirates
Round 2 [Jan 31] Orlando Pirates 3-0 Free State Stars

Round 3 [Aug 20] Manning Rangers 3-5 Orlando Pirates

Round 4 [Oct 1-14?] Orlando Pirates 1-2 Tembisa Classic

Round 5 [May 16] Mamelodi Sundowns 0-0 Orlando Pirates

Round 6 [Nov 29] Orlando Pirates 1-1 Kaizer Chiefs

Round 7 [Sep 13] Santos 1-3 Orlando Pirates
Round 8 [Sep 16] Orlando Pirates 1-1 Wits University

Round 9 [Sep 20] Golden Arrows 1–1 Orlando Pirates

Round 10 [Sep 30] Orlando Pirates 3-1 Bloemfontein Celtic

Round 11 [Nov 15] Bush Bucks 2-3 Orlando Pirates

Round 12 [Oct 14] Orlando Pirates 1-1 Hellenic
Round 13 [Oct 25] SuperSport United 0-1 Orlando Pirates

Round 14 [Oct 29] Orlando Pirates 2-0 Ria Stars

Round 15 [Nov 22] Ajax Cape Town 0-1 Orlando Pirates

Round 16 [Nov 11] Orlando Pirates 1-1 Jomo Cosmos

Round 17 [Jan 16] Orlando Pirates 1-0 Moroka Swallows

Round 18 [Feb 28] Orlando Pirates 3-0 African Wanderers

Round 19 [Feb 14] Free State Stars 0–1 Orlando Pirates

Round 20 [Dec 20] Orlando Pirates 3-3 Manning Rangers

Round 21 [Jan7] Tembisa Classic 0-3 Orlando Pirates

Round 22 [Jan 20] Orlando Pirates 1-2 Mamelodi Sundowns

Round 23 [Jan 28] Hellenic 2-1 Orlando Pirates

Round 24 [Feb 3] Orlando Pirates 2-2 Santos

Round 25 [Feb 9] Wits University0-1 Orlando Pirates

Round 26 [Feb 17] Orlando Pirates 2-2 Golden Arrows

Round 27 [Feb 25] Bloemfontein Celtic 1-1 Orlando Pirates
Round 28 [Apr 18] Orlando Pirates 0-1 Bush Bucks

Round 29 [Apr 11] Kaizer Chiefs 1-1 Orlando Pirates [abandoned at 1-1 in 33' following a stadium [Apr 22] disaster in which 43 people were killed]

[Jun9 - played following BobSave Super bowl final] Chiefs 1-0 Pirates.

Round 30 [Apr 1] Orlando Pirates 6-2 SuperSport United

Round 31 [Apr 8] Ria Stars 1-1 Orlando Pirates

Round 32 [May 1] Jomo Cosmos 1-1 Orlando Pirates [May 2]

Round 33 [May 23] Orlando Pirates 3-0 Ajax Cape Town

Round 34 [May 19] Moroka Swallows 1–1 Orlando Pirates

2000/01 League Cup 2000 [For 18 Premier League Clubs only]

First Round [2nd legs Sep 23 - 25]

First Leg: Orlando Pirates 0-1 Tembisa Classic.

Second Leg: Tembisa Classic 0-2 Orlando Pirates

Quarter-Final!

First Leg Oct 21-22: Ria Stars 2 – 4 Orlando Pirates

Second Leg – Nov 8: Orlando Pirates 2-3 Ria Stars

Semi-finals [2nd leg Dec 2, 3]

First Leg: Moroka Swallows 1–2 Orlando Pirates

Second Leg: Orlando Pirates 1-0 Moroka Swallows

Final [Johannesburg, Dec 9; att: 40 000]

Ajax Cape Town 1-1 Orlando Pirates [aet]

[Edelbert Dinha 60; Steve Lekoelea 75]

Final Replay [Johannesburg, Dec 13]

Ajax Cape Town 4-1 Orlando Pirates

[Carlo Scott 1-0, 2-0 (before 10'), Brett Evans 3-0 (after 45'), Jeremy Jansen 4-0; Jerry Sikhosana 4- 1] | Ajax Cape Town earned a late CAF Cup entry thanks to this win.

BobSave Super Bowl 2001

First Round [Mar 3]

Green Point Vultures 2-4 Orlando Pirates

Second Round [Apr 4]

Spartak 0-1 Orlando Pirates

Quarter-Final [Apr 24]

Orlando Pirates 0-1 Moroka Swallows

Charity Cup 2001 [Jul 28]

Semi- finals

Orlando Pirates 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs [Mkhize 52]

Final

Orlando Pirates 1-0 Moroka Swallows [Vilakazi 33]