| Pixels: | 200px |
| Competition: | Premier Soccer League |
| Country: | (16 teams) |
| Winners: | Mamelodi Sundowns (8th title) |
| Relegated: | Ajax Cape Town Platinum Stars |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Mamelodi Sundowns Orlando Pirates |
| Continentalcup2: | Confederation Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Kaizer Chiefs Free State Stars |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 489 |
| League Topscorer: | Rodney Ramagalela Percy Tau (11 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Orlando Pirates 4-0 Bidvest Wits |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
| Updated: | 20 March 2018 |
| Season: | 2017 - 18 |
| Most Wins: | 4 games Baroka F.C, Cape town city |
| Longest Unbeaten Run: | 9 games Golden Arrows |
| Longest Winless Run: | 9 games Platinum stars |
| Longest Lossing Run: | 7 games platinum stars |
The 2017–18 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 22nd season of the Premier Soccer League since its conception in 1996.
Bidvest Wits were the defending champions, having won the previous 2016–17 South African Premier Division (PSL) season. The season featured 15 teams from the 2016–17 season and one new team from the 2016–17 National First Division: AmaZulu replaced relegated Highlands Park. AmaZulu, although finishing only fifth in the National First Division (NFD) purchased winner's Thanda Royal Zulu's league status upon completion of the NFD season.[1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodney Ramagalela | Polokwane City | 11 | ||
| Percy Tau | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||
| rowspan= | 3 | Gift Motupa | Baroka | rowspan= | 9 |
| 4 | Khama Billiat | Mamelodi Sundowns | 8 | ||
| Lerato Lamola | Lamontville Golden Arrows | ||||
| Aubrey Modiba | SuperSport United | ||||
| Evans Rusike | Supersport United | ||||
| 8 | Mhlengi Cele | AmaZulu | 7 | ||
| Knox Mutizwa | Lamontville Golden Arrows | ||||
| 10 |  Andrea Fileccia | Maritzburg United | 6 | ||
| Sepana Letsoalo | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||||
| Siphelele Magubane | Lamontville Golden Arrows | ||||
| Lehlohonolo Majoro | Bidvest Wits | ||||
| Walter Musona | Polokwane City | ||||
| Sibusiso Vilakazi | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||
| Themba Zwane | Mamelodi Sundowns |