2010–11 Premier Soccer League
The 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their third premier league title the previous season. The campaign began on 27 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011.[5][6] A total of 16 teams contested the league, 15 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and one of which was promoted from the National First Division.
Season | 2010–11 |
---|---|
Champions | Orlando Pirates 3rd PSL title |
Relegated | Mpumalanga Black Aces |
CAF Champions League | Orlando Pirates |
CAF Confederation Cup | Black Leopards F.C. (via domestic cup) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 602 (2.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Knowledge Musona (15 Goals) |
Biggest home win | Bidvest Wits 6–0 Vasco da Gama (6 February 2011)[1] |
Biggest away win | Moroka Swallows 0–4 AmaZulu (23 January 2011)[2] |
Highest scoring | Mamelodi Sundowns 4–4 Ajax Cape Town (6 April 2011) Vasco da Gama 3–5 Platinum Stars (30 April 2011)[4] |
Average attendance | 3,829 |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
Orlando Pirates secured the title with a 2–1 win against Golden Arrows on 21 May 2011.[7] This was their third PSL title. At the bottom, Mpumalanga Black Aces was relegated to the First Division[8] while Vasco da Gama contested the relegation playoffs and failed to secure its premier league status.[9][10][11]
Team information
Stadia and locations
Some of the teams rotated between several home venues during the season.
The table below list the stadium mostly picked as home venue, for each team.
At the bottom of the table, a purple template show all home venues during the season.
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Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
The table below, list all managerial changes happening In-season.
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free State Stars | Sunday Marimo | Mutual consent | 20 September 2010[12] | 9th | Steve Komphela | 20 September 2010[13] | 9th |
Mpumalanga Black Aces | Aiki Ayiomamitis | Sacked | 20 September 2010[14][15] | 16th | Neil Tovey | 30 September 2010[16] | 16th |
Moroka Swallows | Rainer Zobel | Sacked | 27 November 2010[17][18] | 16th | Gordon Igesund | 29 November 2010[19] | 16th |
Mpumalanga Black Aces | Neil Tovey | Sacked | 24 December 2010[20] | 15th | Paul Dolezar | 30 December 2010[21] | 15th |
Mamelodi Sundowns | Antonio López Habas | Sacked | 5 February 2011[22] | 2nd | Ian Gorowa | 5 February 2011[23] | 2nd |
Mpumalanga Black Aces | Paul Dolezar | Sacked | 22 February 2011[24] | 16th | Mark Harrison | 22 February 2011[25] | 16th |
Maritzburg United | Ernst Middendorp | Sacked | 11 March 2011[26] | 14th | Ian Palmer | 14 March 2011[27] | 14th |
Golden Arrows | Zoran Filipovic | Sacked | 21 March 2011[28] | 11th | Ernst Middendorp | 21 March 2011[29] | 11th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for 2012 CAF Champions League |
2 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 60 | |
3 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 59 | |
4 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 58 | |
5 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 52 | |
6 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 40 | |
7 | SuperSport United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 40 | |
8 | Santos | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 37 | |
9 | Free State Stars | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 35 | |
10 | Platinum Stars | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 33 | |
11 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 33 | |
12 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 33 | |
13 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 32 | |
14 | AmaZulu F.C. | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 30 | |
15 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 30 | PSL Relegation Playoffs |
16 | Mpumalanga Black Aces (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 15 | Relegation to National First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
- Black Leopards qualified for the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup as the 2010–11 Nedbank Cup runner-up.
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
As of 21 May 2011[30]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Knowledge Musona | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
Lehlohonolo Majoro | AmaZulu | ||
Nyasha Mushekwi | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Katlego Mphela | Mamelodi Sundowns | 13 | |
Bradley Grobler | Platinum Stars | ||
Diyo Sibisi | Maritzburg United | ||
Sibusiso Zuma | Vasco | ||
Collins Mbesuma | Golden Arrows | ||
Thulani Serero | Ajax Cape Town | ||
Thembinkosi Fanteni | Ajax Cape Town | ||
Erwin Isaacs | Santos |
Last updated: 21 May 2011
Source: Premier Soccer League
See also
References
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