Pirates Cup

The Pirates Cup is an U/21 soccer tournament hosted annually by Orlando Pirates.

History
The inaugural edition was founded in 2016. Orlando Pirates won the first three editions of the tournament.

In 2019, the tournament started allowing U/21 teams from the PSL and the NFD to participate and increased the numbers of teams from 24 to 32 teams. Orlando Pirates were defeated 1-0 in the final by SuperSport United making Matsatsantsa the first team other than the Buccaneers to win the tournament.

Project X
The best players at the tournament get to feature in the Project X team. Project X, is a developmental team formed by Orlando Pirates to develop its future stars and expose them to the highest level of football. The team has a yearly tour in which they play matches against some best academies.

The 2017 and 2019 Project X tours saw the team jet out to England. In 2018, they toured Brazil.

Awards
The following players were rated best:

Sponsor
The tournament is sponsored by:


 * Orlando Pirates (host)
 * Vodacom
 * adidas
 * aQuelle
 * Oppo
 * Marriott Bonvoy