2019–20 South African Premier Division Explained

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Competition:Premier Soccer League
Winners:Mamelodi Sundowns
(10th title)
Relegated:Polokwane City
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Mamelodi Sundowns
Kaizer Chiefs
Continentalcup2:Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Orlando Pirates
Bloemfontein Celtic
Matches:240
Total Goals:508
League Topscorer:Gabadinho Mhango
Peter Shalulile
(16 goals each)
Biggest Home Win:Bloemfontein Celtic 5–0 Lamontville Golden Arrows
Biggest Away Win:Stellenbosch 0–4 Kaizer Chiefs
(27 November 2019)
Highest Scoring:Cape Town City 5–3 Polokwane City
(6 November 2019)
Kaizer Chiefs 5–3 Bloemfontein Celtic
Longest Wins:(8 games) Kaizer Chiefs
Longest Unbeaten:(10 games) Orlando Pirates
Longest Winless:(10 games) Chippa United
Longest Losses:(9 games) Polokwane City
Highest Attendance:80,808
Kaizer Chiefs 3–2 Orlando Pirates
88,000
Orlando Pirates 0–1 Kaizer Chiefs
(29 February 2020)
Attendance:1,392,892
Average Attendance:7,570
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21
Updated:5 September 2020
Country: (16 teams)
Dates:3 August 2019 – 5 September 2020
Season:2019–20

The 2019–20 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began in August 2019 and concluded in September 2020. Mamelodi Sundowns were the two-time defending champions. This season's winner will qualify for the 2020–21 CAF Champions League along with the second-placed team. The 3rd placed team and Nedbank Cup winners qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup.

The season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed on 11 August 2020 after more than three months of suspension. Mamelodi Sundowns won the title in the last day of the competition, they beat Kaizer Chiefs who were leading for more than half of the season. Mamelodi Sundowns won their third consecutive title and their 10th title overall. This was the last season sponsored by ABSA.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.

To National First Division

Relegated from 2018–19 South African Premier Division

From National First Division

Promoted to 2019–20 South African Premier Division

Teams

Stadium and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
10,000
BarokaPolokwanePeter Mokaba Stadium45,500
Black LeopardsThohoyandouThohoyandou Stadium40,000
Bloemfontein22,000
Cape Town CityCape Town Stadium55,000
Chippa UnitedPort ElizabethNelson Mandela Bay Stadium48,459
Lamontville Golden ArrowsDurban(Lamontville)Princess Magogo Stadium12,000
13,500
Kaizer ChiefsFNB Stadium94,736
Mamelodi SundownsPretoria (Marabastad)Loftus Versfeld Stadium51,762
Maritzburg UnitedPietermaritzburgHarry Gwala Stadium12,000
Orlando PiratesOrlando Stadium37,139
Polokwane CityPolokwanePeter Mokaba Stadium45,500
StellenboschStellenboschCoetzenburg Stadium8,000
SuperSport UnitedPretoriaLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium28,900
Bidvest WitsBidvest Stadium5,000

Number of teams by province

PositionProvinceNumberTeams
1Gauteng6Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, SuperSport United, Bidvest Wits and Highlands Park
2KwaZulu-Natal3Maritzburg United, Lamontville Golden Arrows and AmaZulu
LimpopoPolokwane City, Baroka and Black Leopards
3Western Cape2Cape Town City and Stellenbosch
4Free State1Bloemfontein Celtic
5Eastern Cape1Chippa United

League table

Results

Position by round

Statistics

Top goal scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Gabadinho MhangoOrlando Pirates16
Peter ShalulileHighlands Park
3 Bradley GroblerSuperSport United13
Samir NurkovicKaizer Chiefs
Knox MutizwaGolden Arrows
Bongi NtuliAmaZulu
Kermit ErasmusCape Town City
8 Themba ZwaneMamelodi Sundowns11
9 Ndumiso MabenaBloemfontein Celtic9
Mwape MusondaBlack Leopards

Hat-tricks

See also: List of Premier Soccer League hat-tricks.

Player For Against Result Date
Polokwane City Cape Town City 3–5 (A)[2] 6 November 2019
Kaizer Chiefs Bloemfontein Celtic 5–3 (H)[3] 7 December 2019
Orlando Pirates Polokwane City 4–1 (A)[4] 7 January 2020
Cape Town City Golden Arrows 4–1 (A)[5] 29 August 2020
Mamelodi Sundowns Black Leopards3–0 (H)[6] 5 September 2020

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Lebogang ManyamaKaizer Chiefs9
Bradley RalaniCape Town City
3 Iqraam RaynersStellenbosch8
Themba ZwaneMamelodi Sundowns
5 Lindokuhle MbathaHighlands Park7
Sibusiso VilakaziMamelodi Sundowns
7 Menzi MasukuBloemfontein Celtic6
Samir NurkovicKaizer Chiefs
9 Tebogo PotsaneBloemfontein Celtic5
Teboho MokoenaSuperSport United
Lesedi KapingaBlack Leopards
Jabulani MalulekePolokwane City

Clean sheets

RankPlayer NameClub playing forClean Sheets
1 Ronwen WilliamsSuperSport United13
2 Wayne SandilandsOrlando Pirates12
3 Richard OforiMaritzburg United11
Veli MothwaChippa United
5 Elvis ChipezezeBaroka9
Ricardo GossBidvest Wits
Daniel AkpeyiKaizer Chiefs
8 Dennis OnyangoMamelodi Sundowns8
Peter LeeuwenburghCape Town City
10 Kennedy MweeneMamelodi Sundowns7

Discipline

Player

Club

Monthly Awards

MonthPlayer of the monthCoach of the monthGoal of the month
PlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
August Bradley GroblerSuperSport United Ernst MiddendorpKaizer Chiefs Hlompho KekanaMamelodi Sundowns[7] [8]
September/October Daniel AkpeyiKaizer Chiefs Ernst MiddendorpKaizer Chiefs Thabo NodadaCape Town City[9] [10]
November Sipho MbuleSuperSport United Ernst MiddendorpKaizer Chiefs Dumisani ZumaKaizer Chiefs[11] [12]
December Gift MotupaBidvest Wits Pitso MosimaneMamelodi Sundowns Samir NurkovićKaizer Chiefs[13] [14]
January Gabadinho MhangoOrlando Pirates Josef ZinnbauerOrlando Pirates Gabadinho MhangoOrlando Pirates[15] [16]
February/March Daylon ClaasenMaritzburg United Eric TinklerMaritzburg United Lebogang ManyamaKaizer Chiefs[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Absa Premiership Top Scorers. supersport.com.
  2. Web site: City back to winning ways in emphatic style. 15 November 2020. supersport.com. en.
  3. Web site: Kaizer Chiefs v Bloemfontein Celtic Match Report, 2019/12/07, PSL Goal.com. 15 November 2020. www.goal.com.
  4. Web site: Polokwane City v Orlando Pirates Match Report, 2020/01/07, PSL Goal.com. 15 November 2020. www.goal.com.
  5. Web site: 29 August 2020. Absa Premiership match report Golden Arrows v Cape Town 29 August 2020. 15 November 2020. Kick Off.
  6. Web site: Mamelodi Sundowns v Black Leopards Match Report, 2020/09/05, PSL Goal.com. 15 November 2020. www.goal.com.
  7. News: 12 September 2019 . Middendorp, Grobler win August Absa Prem awards . en . . 24 August 2020.
  8. Web site: 20 September 2019 . WATCH: Hlompho Kekana's strike that won the PSL's Goal of the Month . 24 August 2020 . Goal.
  9. News: 28 November 2019 . Middendorp, Akpeyi win Absa Prem monthly awards . en . . 24 August 2020.
  10. News: Gleeson . Mark . 2 December 2019 . Thabo Nodada wins the Goal of the Month award . en-ZA . . 24 August 2020.
  11. News: Strydom . Marc . 17 December 2019 . Kaizer Chiefs' Middendorp wins record third straight PSL Coach of the Month award . en-ZA . . 24 August 2020.
  12. Web site: 14 January 2020 . Zuma clinches November Goal of the Month accolade . 24 August 2020 . SuperSport . en.
  13. Web site: 23 January 2020 . Pitso Mosimane and Gift Motupa bag Absa Coach and Player of the Month December 2019 . 24 August 2020 . Kick Off.
  14. Web site: 23 January 2020 . Nurković wins goal of the month for December . 24 August 2020 . . en.
  15. Web site: 13 February 2020 . Orlando Pirates duo Zinnbauer and Mhango win monthly PSL accolades . 24 August 2020 . Goal.
  16. Web site: Ditlhobolo . Austin . 25 February 2020 . In-form Orlando Pirates forward Mhango bags another PSL award . 24 August 2020 . Goal.
  17. News: 10 August 2020 . Tinkler, Claasen, Manyama collect PSL monthly awards . en . . 24 August 2020.