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Pirates Cup
The Pirates Cup is an U/21 soccer tournament hosted annually by Orlando Pirates.[1] HistoryThe inaugural edition was founded in 2016.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] Champions
Project XThe 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.[5][6] In 2018, they toured Brazil.[7] AwardsThe following players were rated best:[8]
SponsorThe tournament is sponsored by:[9] References
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