2020–21 South African Premier Division
Football league season
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 24 October 2020 – 5 June 2021 |
Champions | Mamelodi Sundowns (11th title) |
Relegated | Black Leopards |
Champions League | Mamelodi Sundowns, AmaZulu FC |
Confederation Cup | Orlando Pirates |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 507 (2.11 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bradley Grobler (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Maritzburg United 5–1 Chippa United (3 April 2021) |
Biggest away win | Cape Town City 1–5 AmaZulu FC (28 April 2021) |
Highest scoring | Mamelodi Sundowns 4–3 AmaZulu FC (22 November 2020) AmaZulu FC 4–3 Bloemfontein Celtic (2 February 2021) |
Longest winning run | (6 games) AmaZulu FC |
Longest unbeaten run | (21 games) Mamelodi Sundowns |
Longest winless run | (11 games) Chippa United |
Longest losing run | (5 games) Black Leopards Maritzburg United TTM |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 5 June 2021. |
The 2020–21 South African Premier Division season (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. Mamelodi Sundowns were the three-time defending champions. This season's winner will qualify for the 2021–22 CAF Champions League along with the second placed team. The 3rd placed team and Nedbank Cup winners qualify for the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.
To National First Division
Relegated from 2019–20 South African Premier Division
From National First Division
Promoted to 2020–21 South African Premier Division
- Swallows (promoted as champions)
Purchased status
- Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) (purchased the Bidvest Wits status)[1]
- TS Galaxy (purchased the Highland Park status)[2]
Sold their status
- Bidvest Wits (sold their Premier League status to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila)[1]
- Highland Park (sold their Premier League status to TS Galaxy)[2]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
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![Cape Town City](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Cape Town City
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Location of teams in the 2020–21 PSL.Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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AmaZulu | Durban (Durban North) | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium | 10,000 |
Baroka | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 45,500 |
Black Leopards | Thohoyandou | Thohoyandou Stadium | 40,000 |
Bloemfontein Celtic | Bloemfontein | Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium | 22,000 |
Cape Town City | Cape Town | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
Chippa United | Port Elizabeth | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 48,459 |
Golden Arrows | Durban (Lamontville) | Princess Magogo Stadium | 12,000 |
Kaizer Chiefs | Johannesburg (Soweto) | FNB Stadium | 94,736 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | Pretoria (Marabastad) | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 51,762 |
Maritzburg United | Pietermaritzburg | Harry Gwala Stadium | 12,000 |
Swallows | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Dobsonville Stadium | 24,000 |
Orlando Pirates | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Orlando Stadium | 37,139 |
Stellenbosch | Stellenbosch | Coetzenburg Stadium | 8,000 |
SuperSport United | Pretoria | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
TS Galaxy | Kameelrivier | Kameelrivier Stadium | 4,000 |
TTM | Thohoyandou | Thohoyandou Stadium | 40,000 |
Number of teams by province
Position | Province | Number | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gauteng | 5 | Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Swallows, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United |
2 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 | Maritzburg United, Golden Arrows and AmaZulu |
Limpopo | Baroka, Black Leopards and TTM | ||
4 | Western Cape | 2 | Cape Town City and Stellenbosch |
5 | Free State | 1 | Bloemfontein Celtic |
Eastern Cape | 1 | Chippa United | |
Mpumalanga | 1 | TS Galaxy |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mamelodi Sundowns (C) | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 67 | Qualification for Champions League |
2 | AmaZulu | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 54 | |
3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 50 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
4 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 47 | |
5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 45 | |
6 | Swallows | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 44 | |
7 | Cape Town City | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 41 | |
8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 36 | |
9 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 36 | |
10 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 34 | |
11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 32 | |
12 | Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 31 | |
13 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 30 | |
14 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 29 | |
15 | Chippa United | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 27 | Qualification for Playoffs |
16 | Black Leopards (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 23 | Relegation to the First Division |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2021. Source: Premier Soccer League
[3]
Results
Home \ Away | AMA | BAR | BLP | BLC | CTC | CHI | GDA | KZC | MDS | MAR | MOR | ORL | STE | SSU | TSG | TTM |
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AmaZulu | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Baroka | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Black Leopards | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
Bloemfontein Celtic | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
Cape Town City | 1–5 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
Chippa United | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Golden Arrows | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Kaizer Chiefs | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Maritzburg United | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Moroka Swallows | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Orlando Pirates | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Stellenbosch | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
SuperSport United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
TS Galaxy | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–2 |
TTM | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
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1 | ![]() | SuperSport United | 16 |
2 | ![]() | Mamelodi Sundowns | 15 |
3 | ![]() | Maritzburg United | 12 |
4 | ![]() | Swallows | 11 |
5 | ![]() | Mamelodi Sundowns | 10 |
6 | ![]() | Cape Town City | 9 |
![]() | Cape Town City | ||
![]() | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
9 | ![]() | AmaZulu | 8 |
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![]() | Kaizer Chiefs |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Chippa United | Maritzburg United | 3–1 (H) | 3 November 2020 |
![]() | Mamelodi Sundowns | AmaZulu | 4–3 (H) | 23 November 2020 |
![]() | Kaizer Chiefs | Golden Arrows | 3–2 (H) | 2 June 2021 |
Clean sheets
No | Player | Club | Clean sheets[5] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Mamelodi Sundowns | 15 |
2 | ![]() | AmaZulu | 11 |
![]() | Golden Arrows | ||
4 | ![]() | TTM | 10 |
5 | ![]() | Stellenbosch | 8 |
![]() | SuperSport United | ||
![]() | Cape Town City | ||
8 | ![]() | Orlando Pirates | 7 |
![]() | TS Galaxy | ||
10 | ![]() | Kaizer Chiefs | 6 |
![]() | Swallows |
References
- ^ a b "Bidvest Wits sold to TTM". The Citizen. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Sold: PSL approves TS Galaxy Tim Sukazi purchase of Highlands Park status". Kick Off. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "South Africa 2020/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "DStv Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.
- ^ "South Africa Premier Soccer League 2020/21 Table & Stats". footystats.com.
See also
External links
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