Kaizer Chiefs is a South African football (soccer) club, founded 7 January, 1970 in Soweto, Johannesburg. The team is nicknamed Amakhosi which means "lords" or "chiefs" in Zulu. They usually play their home games at either FNB Stadium or Ellis Park Stadium.

Since their formation they, together with Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, have dominated the local scene and the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). They have a local rivalry with Orlando Pirates, a fellow Soweto team which Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung played for in his early playing career.

The Chiefs have been banned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) from competing in African club competitions until 2009 after their abrupt withdrawal from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup. This is the second time in four years that Chiefs have been penalized by CAF for refusal to participate in a scheduled CAF competition.

Kaiser Chiefs, a British indie/britpop band from Leeds, was named after the club because Lucas Radebe, a former player of Kaizer Chiefs, captained the team they all supported, Leeds United A.F.C.