| Competition: | South African Premier Division |
| Season: | 2013 - 14 |
| Winners: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Relegated: | Golden Arrows |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Continentalcup2: | Confederation Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Bidvest Wits |
| League Topscorer: | Bernard Parker (10 goals)[1] |
| Biggest Home Win: | Sundowns 7-1 AmaZulu(22 October 2013) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Platinum stars 1- 4 Golden Arrows(19 April 2014) |
| Highest Scoring: | Black Aces 5-2 Moroka Swallows(15 March 2014) |
| Total Goals: | 531(2.18 per match) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,073[2] |
| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013 - 14 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eighteenth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The draw for the Premier Division fixtures for the 2013/2014 season was held on 20 June 2013.[3] The season was scheduled to begin on 2 August 2013 and end on 10 May 2014.
Kaizer Chiefs are the defending champions, having won the previous 2012–13 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season. The season featured 14 teams from the 2012-13 season and two new teams promoted from the 2012–13 National First Division: Polokwane City and Mpumalanga Black Aces who replace relegated Black Leopards and Chippa United.
| Team Name | Average Attendance | |
|---|---|---|
| 18,470 (15) | ||
| 12,476 (15) | ||
| 11,533 (15) | ||
| 8,146 (15) | ||
| 8,110 (15) | ||
| 6,743 (15) | ||
| 6,223 (15) | ||
| 4,852 (15) | ||
| 4,783 (15) | ||
| 4,766 (15) | ||
| 4,583 (15) | ||
| 3,616 (15) | ||
| 3,333 (15) | ||
| 3,069 (15) | ||
| 2,520 (15) | ||
| 2,220 (15) |
A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2012–13 season and two promoted from the 2012–13 National First Division.
Football teams in South Africa tend to use multiple stadiums over the course of a season for their home games. The following table will only indicate the stadium used most often by the club for their home games
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidvest Wits |  Clive Barker | Caretaker period ended | May 2013 | End of season | Gavin Hunt | 29 May 2013[6] | |
| Supersport United | Gavin Hunt | Quit | 29 May 2013[7] | End of season | Cavin Johnson | 2 July 2013[8] | |
| Platinum Stars | Cavin Johnson | Quit | 2 July 2013 | End of season | Allan Freese | 29 July 2013[9] | |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Jacob Sakala | Promoted to Technical Director | 4 July 2013 | End of season | Clive Barker | 4 July 2013[10] | |
| Polokwane City | Duncan Lechesa[11] | Quit | 17 September 2013 | 16th | Boebie Solomons[12] | 21 October 2013 | |
| Golden Arrows | Manqoba Mngqithi[13] | Quit | 5 October 2013 | 13th | Mark Harrison[14] | 7 October 2013 | |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Clinton Larsen[15] | Quit | 7 October 2013 | 11th |  Ernst Middendorp[16] | 11 October | |
| Maritzburg United | Ernst Middendorp[17] | Quit | 10 October 2013 | 9th | Clinton Larsen[18] | 15 October | |
| Free State Stars | Steve Komphela[19] | Sacked | 1 December 2013 | 11th |
| Position | Prize money (ZAR) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10m | |
| 2 | 5m | |
| 3 | 3m | |
| 4 | 2m | |
| 5 | 1.5m | |
| 6 | 1.3 | |
| 7 | 1.1m | |
| 8 | 1m | |
| 9 | 750k | |
| 10 | 700k | |
| 11 | 650k | |
| 12 | 600k | |
| 13 | 550k | |
| 14 | 500k | |
| 15 | 450k | |
| 16 | 400k |
