Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 3 August 2019 – 5 September 2020 |
Champions | Mamelodi Sundowns (10th title) |
Relegated | Polokwane City |
Champions League | Mamelodi Sundowns Kaizer Chiefs |
Confederation Cup | Orlando Pirates Bloemfontein Celtic |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 508 (2.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 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 winning run | (8 games) Kaizer Chiefs |
Longest unbeaten run | (10 games) Orlando Pirates |
Longest winless run | (10 games) Chippa United |
Longest losing run | (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) |
Total attendance | 1,392,892 |
Average attendance | 7,570 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 5 September 2020. |
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
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.
To National First Division
[edit]Relegated from 2018–19 South African Premier Division
From National First Division
[edit]Promoted to 2019–20 South African Premier Division
Teams
[edit]Stadium and locations
[edit]Number of teams by province
[edit]Position | Province | Number | Teams |
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1 | Gauteng | 6 | Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, SuperSport United, Bidvest Wits and Highlands Park |
2 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 | Maritzburg United, Lamontville Golden Arrows and AmaZulu |
Limpopo | Polokwane City, Baroka and Black Leopards | ||
3 | Western Cape | 2 | Cape Town City and Stellenbosch |
4 | Free State | 1 | Bloemfontein Celtic |
5 | Eastern Cape | 1 | Chippa United |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Mamelodi Sundowns (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 59 | Qualification for Champions League |
2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 57 | |
3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 52 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
4 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 52 | |
5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 50 | |
6 | Cape Town City | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 42 | |
7 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 42 | |
8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 39 | |
9 | Highlands Park | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 39 | |
10 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 36 | |
11 | Chippa United | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 34 | |
12 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 34 | |
13 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 30 | |
14 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 29 | |
15 | Black Leopards | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 29 | Qualification for Playoff Tournament |
16 | Polokwane City (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 25 | Relegation to National First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Head-to-Head goals scored; 7) Playoff; 8) Relegated (R); 9) Qualified to the next round (T)
Results
[edit]Position by round
[edit]leader and 2020-21 CAF Champions League | |
2020-21 CAF Champions League | |
2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup | |
Qualification to #Playoffs Tournament | |
Relegation to National First Division |
Statistics
[edit]Top goal scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
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1 | ![]() |
Orlando Pirates | 16 |
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Highlands Park | ||
3 | ![]() |
SuperSport United | 13 |
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Kaizer Chiefs | ||
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Golden Arrows | ||
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AmaZulu | ||
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Cape Town City | ||
8 | ![]() |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 11 |
9 | ![]() |
Bloemfontein Celtic | 9 |
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Black Leopards |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Polokwane City | Cape Town City | 3–5 (A)[2] | 6 November 2019 |
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Kaizer Chiefs | Bloemfontein Celtic | 5–3 (H)[3] | 7 December 2019 |
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Orlando Pirates | Polokwane City | 4–1 (A)[4] | 7 January 2020 |
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Cape Town City | Golden Arrows | 4–1 (A)[5] | 29 August 2020 |
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Mamelodi Sundowns | Black Leopards | 3–0 (H)[6] | 5 September 2020 |
Top assists
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Assists[citation needed] |
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1 | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | 9 |
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Cape Town City | ||
3 | ![]() |
Stellenbosch | 8 |
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Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
5 | ![]() |
Highlands Park | 7 |
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Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
7 | ![]() |
Bloemfontein Celtic | 6 |
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Kaizer Chiefs | ||
9 | ![]() |
Bloemfontein Celtic | 5 |
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SuperSport United | ||
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Black Leopards | ||
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Polokwane City |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player Name | Club playing for | Clean Sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
SuperSport United | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
Orlando Pirates | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
Maritzburg United | 11 |
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Chippa United | ||
5 | ![]() |
Baroka | 9 |
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Bidvest Wits | ||
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Kaizer Chiefs | ||
8 | ![]() |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 8 |
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Cape Town City | ||
10 | ![]() |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 7 |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 11[citation needed]
N.Makhubela
(Lamontville Golden Arrows)
- Most red cards: 1[citation needed]
- 16 players
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 72[citation needed]
- Most red cards: 3[citation needed]
Monthly Awards
[edit]Month | Player of the month | Coach of the month | Goal of the month | Ref. | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | ![]() |
SuperSport United | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | ![]() |
Mamelodi Sundowns | [7][8] |
September/October | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | ![]() |
Cape Town City | [9][10] |
November | ![]() |
SuperSport United | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | [11][12] |
December | ![]() |
Bidvest Wits | ![]() |
Mamelodi Sundowns | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | [13][14] |
January | ![]() |
Orlando Pirates | ![]() |
Orlando Pirates | ![]() |
Orlando Pirates | [15][16] |
February/March | ![]() |
Maritzburg United | ![]() |
Maritzburg United | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | [17] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Absa Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.
- ^ "City back to winning ways in emphatic style". supersport.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Kaizer Chiefs v Bloemfontein Celtic Match Report, 2019/12/07, PSL | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Polokwane City v Orlando Pirates Match Report, 2020/01/07, PSL | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Absa Premiership match report Golden Arrows v Cape Town 29 August 2020". Kick Off. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Mamelodi Sundowns v Black Leopards Match Report, 2020/09/05, PSL | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Middendorp, Grobler win August Absa Prem awards". News24. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "WATCH: Hlompho Kekana's strike that won the PSL's Goal of the Month". Goal. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Middendorp, Akpeyi win Absa Prem monthly awards". News24. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Gleeson, Mark (2 December 2019). "Thabo Nodada wins the Goal of the Month award". The Sowetan. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Strydom, Marc (17 December 2019). "Kaizer Chiefs' Middendorp wins record third straight PSL Coach of the Month award". The Times. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Zuma clinches November Goal of the Month accolade". SuperSport. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Pitso Mosimane and Gift Motupa bag Absa Coach and Player of the Month December 2019". Kick Off. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Nurković wins goal of the month for December". Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Orlando Pirates duo Zinnbauer and Mhango win monthly PSL accolades". Goal. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Ditlhobolo, Austin (25 February 2020). "In-form Orlando Pirates forward Mhango bags another PSL award". Goal. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Tinkler, Claasen, Manyama collect PSL monthly awards". News24. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.