| Club: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Owner: | Patrice Motsepe |
| Chairman: | Thlopie Motsepe |
| Manager: | Manqoba Mngqithi Rulani Mokwena |
| Stadium: | Lucas Moripe Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| League: | PSL |
| League Result: | Winner |
| Cup1: | Nedbank Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi final |
| Cup2: | MTN 8 |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter final |
| Cup3: | CAF Champions League |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter final |
| League Topscorer: | (15 goals) Peter Shalulile |
| Season Topscorer: | (22 goals) Peter Shalulile |
| Largest Win: | 5–1 v CR Belouizdad 28 February 2021 |
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| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 season is Mamelodi Sundowns's 50th season in existence and 25th consecutive season in the South African Premier Division, the top tier of South African soccer. They will also participate in the Nedbank Cup, the MTN 8 and the CAF Champions League.
As of 22 November 2020[1]
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth | Signed from | Apps | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper(s) | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | 11 December 1984 (Aged 35) | 101 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | GK | 15 May 1985 (Aged 35) | Bidvest Wits(on loan) | 198 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | GK | 2 April 1994 (Aged 26) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | GK | 17 February 1992 (Aged 28) | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | GK | 12 May 1996 (Aged 25) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 39 | GK | 13 February 1996 (Aged 25) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | 7 February 1987 (Aged 33) | 118 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | DF | 6 May 1986 (Aged 34) | 267 | 7 | 24 | ||||
| 5 | DF | 10 October 1992 (Aged 28) | 65 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | Nyiko Mobbie | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | 26 April 1995 (Aged 25) | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | DF | 6 August 1993 (Aged 27) | 155 | 9 | 18 | ||||
| 29 | DF | 18 July 1991 (Aged 29) | 66 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | DF | 16 August 1996 (Aged 24) | 45 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | DF | 24 July 1994 (Aged 26) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 | Hlompho Kekana (C) | MF | 23 May 1985 (Aged 35) | 357 | 38 | 22 | |||
| 12 | MF | 7 January 1989 (Age 31) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | MF | 17 April 1988 (Age 32) | Free State Stars (on loan) | 145 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 15 | MF | 10 April 1990 (Age 30) |  K.V. Oostende1 | 63 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 16 | MF | 22 July 1995 (Age 25) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | MF | 29 December 1989 (Age 31) | 118 | 28 | 20 | ||||
| 41 | MF | 14 June 1994 (Age 26) | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | MF | (Age 22) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | MF | 8 March 1991 (Age 29) | Maritzburg United (on loan) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | 17 August 1991 (Age 29) | 85 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | FW | 26 January 1992 (Age 28) | 14 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | FW | 22 February 1991 (Age 29) | 100 | 24 | 29 | ||||
| 11 | FW | 8 July 1990 (Age 30) | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 18 | FW | 3 August 1989 (Age 31) | 259 | 53 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | FW | 12 September 1997 (Age 23) | 44 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | FW | 19 February 1996 (Age 25) | Academy | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | FW | 13 August 1995 (Age 25) | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | FW | 3 January 1997 | Maritzburg United (on loan) | 31 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 33 | FW | 17 September 1994 (Age 26) | 97 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| 36 | FW | 24 May 2000 (Age 20) | Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | FW | 23 September 1993 (Age 27) | 12 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| – | FW | 23 September 1994 (Age 27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| – | FW | 25 May 1995 (Age 25) | 3 | 0 | |||||
| – | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | GK | Ricardo Goss | Bidvest Wits | Free transfer | [2] | |
| 26 September 2020 | FW | Haashim Domingo | Bidvest Wits | Free transfer | ||
| 26 September 2020 | MF | Gift Motupa | Bidvest Wits | Free transfer | ||
| 29 January 2020 | DF | Rushine De Reuck | Maritzburg United | Undisclosed | [3] | |
| DF | George Maluleka | Kaizer Chiefs | Free transfer | |||
| MF | Aubrey Modiba | SuperSport United | Free transfer | |||
| FW |  Peter Shalulile | Highlands Park | Free transfer |
See main article: 2020–21 South African Premier Division.
See main article: 2020 MTN 8.
See main article: 2020–21 Nedbank Cup.
Mamelodi Sundowns entired the competition in the Round of 32
Mamelodi Sundowns entered the competition in the first round
The draw for the First Round was on 9 November 2020.
The draw for the group stage was held on 8 January 2021
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier Socceer League | Nedbank Cup | MTN 8 | Champions League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | |||||
| 1 | GK | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 3 | DF |  | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | ||
| 4 | DF | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | |||
| 5 | DF | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | |||
| 6 | DF |  | 12 | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 7 | MD | 23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 35 | '28 | |||
| 8 | MF | 8 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 9 | FW | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 10 | FW | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 11 | FW | 17 | 12 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 14 | |||
| 12 | MF | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |||
| 14 | GK |  | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 34 | ||
| 15 | MF | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | |||
| 18 | MF | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 | |||
| 19 | FW | 8 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 20 | GK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 21 | MF | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 22 | FW | 12 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | "15 | 0 | |||
| 23 | FW | 11 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| 24 | MF | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 25 | DF | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | |||
| 26 | FW | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 27 | DF | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 34 | 31 | |||
| 28 | DF | 8 | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 29 | DF |  | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 30 | GK | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 31 | MF | 3 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 32 | DF | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 33 | MF | 26 | 23 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 7 | 35 | 31 | |||
| 35 | MF | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 36 | FW | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |||
| 37 | MF | 18 | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 14 | |||
| 38 | MF | | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 35 | ||
| 40 | DF | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | |||
| 41 | MF | 17 | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | |||
| 43 | DF | | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Players who went out on loan or out permanently but have made an appearance for Mamelodi Sundowns prior to departing | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | 5 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 6 | |||
| Player | PSL | Nedbank Cup | MTN 8 | Champions League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 38 | | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | |
| 2 | MF | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 3 | FW | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | MF | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| FW | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| DF | 7 | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | DF | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| MF | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| MF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | DF | 3 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FW | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FW | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| FW | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | 6 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Pos. | Nat. | Player | PSL | Nedbank Cup | MTN 8 | Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||
| 1 | DF | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||
| 2 | MF | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||
| DF | 4 | – | 0 | – | 4 | |||
| MF | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | |||
| FW | | 6 | – | 0 | – | 6 | ||
| DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | FW | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 4 |
| Rank | Nat | Name | PSL | MTN 8 | Nedbank Cup | CCL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Denis Onyango | 15 | ||||
| 2 | Kennedy Mweene | 1 |