2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Explained

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Competition:Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Season:2017
Winners:Platinum
Relegated:Hwange
Tsholotsho
Bantu Rovers
Relegation:Zimbabwe Division 1
Continentalcup1:2017 CAF Champions League
Continentalcup2:2017 CAF Confederation Cup
League Topscorer:Bukhosi Sibanda (7)
Biggest Home Win:Bantu Rovers 7-2 Yadah
(6 May 2017)
Biggest Away Win:Bantu Rovers 0-5 Chicken Inn
(1 April 2017)
Highest Scoring:Bantu Rovers 7-2 Yadah
(6 May 2017)
Longest Wins:How Mine
Kariba (4)
Longest Unbeaten:Platinum (9)
Longest Winless:Tsholotsho (9)
Longest Losses:Tsholotsho (5)
Matches:77
Total Goals:137
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018
Updated:21 May 2017

The 2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 38th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season begins on 1 April 2017.[1] [2] CAPS United are the defending champions,[3] coming off their fifth league title (including one in the Rhodesia National Football League).

Teams

The league expanded to 18 for the 2017 season, with 14 sides returning from the 2016 season and four promoted from the 2016 Zimbabwe Division 1, Bantu Rovers, Black Rhinos, Shabanie Mine and Yadah.[4] On the other hand, Mutare City and Border Strikers finished as the bottom two teams of the 2016 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2017 season. CAPS United are the defending champions from the 2016 season.

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2016 season
Bantu RoversBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Black RhinosHarareGwanzura10,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Bulawayo CityBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,0008th in Premier League
CAPS UnitedHarareNational Sports Stadium60,000Premier League Champions
Chapungu UnitedGweruAscot Stadium5,000
Chicken InnBulawayoLuveve Stadium8,000
DynamosHarareRufaro Stadium35,000
Harare CityHarareRufaro Stadium35,0009th in Premier League
HighlandersBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,0003rd in Premier League
How MineBulawayoLuveve Stadium8,00010th in Premier League
HwangeHwangeColliery Stadium15,00012th in Premier League
KaribaKaribaNyamhunga Stadium5,0006th in Premier League
Ngezi PlatinumNgeziBaobab Stadium1,0007th in Premier League
PlatinumZvishavaneMandava Stadium3,0002nd in Premier League
Shabanie MineZvishavaneMaglas Stadium5,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Triangle UnitedTriangleGibbo Stadium3,00011th in Premier League
TsholotshoBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,00014th in Premier League
YadahChitungwizaChibuku Stadium3,000Zimbabwe Division 1

Results

League table

Result table

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Season statistics

Goals

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Bukhosi SibandaBantu Rovers7
align=center rowspan=22 Abbas AmiduCAPS United4
Prince DubeHighlanders4
align=center rowspan=44 Daniel ChakupeKariba3
Raphael ManuvireKariba3
Mkhululi MoyoBulawayo City3
Lameck NhamoTriangle United3
align=center rowspan=238 Qadr AminNgezi Platinum2
Toto BandaHow Mine2
Talent ChambokoKariba2
Rodwell ChinyengeterePlatinum2
Nomore ChinyerereHwange2
Mkhokheli DubeBulawayo City2
Terrence DzvukamanjaNgezi Platinum2
Milton KurevaBlack Rhinos2
Ishmael LaweChicken Inn2
Sydney LinyamaBlack Rhinos2
Emmanuel MandirangaDynamos2
Nelson MaziwisaShabanie Mine2
Winston MhangoPlatinum2
Innocent MuchenekaChicken Inn2
Ronald MudimuTriangle United2
Simon MunawaHighlanders2
Morris MusiyakuviYadah2
Ronald PfumbidzaiCAPS United2
Tafadzwa RusikeCAPS United2
Newman SianchaliBantu Rovers2
Charles SibandaPlatinum2
Donald TeguruNgezi Platinum2
Francisco ZekumbawireKariba2<--
Clive AugustoNgezi Platinum1
Farai BandaBlack Rhinos1
Gladman BharibhariBantu Rovers1
Kelvin BulajiNgezi Platinum1
Brian ChakwenyaYadah1
Kudzai ChideuHow Mine1
Jerry ChipanguraHarare City1
Chauya ChipembereBlack Rhinos1
Obriel ChirindaBantu Rovers1
Ronald ChitiyoCAPS United1
Tinei ChitoraChapungu United1
Cliff ChitsambaBlack Rhinos1
Lot ChiungaBlack Rhinos1
James ChivasaTriangle United1
Joel Epoupa ChristianDynamos1
Andrew ChumaHwange1
Dominic ChungwaCAPS United1
Collins DhuwaShabanie Mine1
Jimmy DzingaiYadah1
Allan GahadzikwaHighlanders1
Timothy JanuaryHow Mine1
Thomas KadyaridzeChicken Inn1
Quality KangadzeDynamos1
Wonder KapindaBlack Rhinos1
Raphael KawonderaTriangle United1
Tafadzwa KutinyuChicken Inn1
Justine KaundaHwange1
Tichaona MabvuraNgezi Platinum1
Edwin MadanhangaHarare City1
Kelvin MadzongweBulawayo City1
Godfrey MakaruseHighlanders1
Samuel MakawaKariba1
Pascal ManhangaHow Mine1
William MapfumoShabanie Mine1
Philip MarufuChapungu United1
Leeroy MavhungaYadah1
Gift MbwetiPlatinum1
Tatenda MchisaNgezi Platinum1
Melvine MekiwaHwange1
Walter MukangaNgezi Platinum1
James MukombweBlack Rhinos1
Aggripa MurimbaPlatinum1
Kudakwashe MusharuHow Mine1
Ocean MushureDynamos1
Rodreck MutumaHighlanders1
King NadoloHighlanders1
Mbonisi NcubeBantu Rovers1
Vincent NhanduBlack Rhinos1
Trust NyabindeTsholotsho1
Tawanda NyamandweKariba1
Darryl NyandoroChicken Inn1
Lucky NyathiTsholotsho1
Washington PakamisaNgezi Platinum1
Chris SamakweriChicken Inn1
Raymond SibandaChapungu United1
Nkosana SiwelaTsholotsho1
Gerald TakwaraPlatinum1
Obadiah TarumbwaChicken Inn1
Allan TavarwisaChapungu United1
Never TigereKariba1-->

Hat-tricks

Notes and References

  1. News: Moyo. Sikhumbuzo. JUST IN: Premier Soccer League 2017 fixtures to be released today The Chronicle. 6 April 2017. www.chronicle.co.zw. 22 March 2017.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zimb2017.html Zimbabwe 2017
  3. Web site: CAPS United crowned league champions after 11 year wait – Nehanda Radio. Nehanda Radio. 3 April 2017. 26 November 2016.
  4. News: Zililo. Ricky. Zifa, PSL impasse on relegation, promotion rages on – Nehanda Radio. 6 April 2017. Nehanda Radio. 30 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Bantu humiliate Yadah FC - DailyNews Live. 8 May 2017.