2019–20 South African Premier Division

The 2019–20 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 24th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began in August 2019 and will conclude in September 2020. Mamelodi Sundowns are 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.

Premier Soccer League
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 5 September 2020
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
(10th title)
RelegatedPolokwane City
Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns
Kaizer Chiefs
Confederation CupOrlando Pirates
Matches played240
Goals scored508 (2.12 per match)
Top goalscorer(16 goals)
Gabadinho Mhango
Peter Shalulile
Biggest home winBloemfontein Celtic 5–0 Lamontville Golden Arrows
Biggest away winStellenbosch 0–4 Kaizer Chiefs
(27 November 2019)
Highest scoringCape Town City 5–3 Polokwane City
(6 November 2019)
Kaizer Chiefs 5–3 Bloemfontein Celtic
Longest winning run(8 wins) Kaizer Chiefs
Longest unbeaten run(10 games) Orlando Pirates
Longest winless run10 games Chippa United
Longest losing run(9 games) Polokwane City
Highest attendance80,808
Kaizer Chiefs 3–2 Orlando Pirates
88,000
Orlando Pirates 0–1 Kaizer Chiefs
(29 February 2020)
Total attendance1,392,892
Average attendance7,570
All statistics correct as of 5 September 2020.

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
Location of teams in the 2019–20 PSL.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AmaZuluDurban (Durban North) King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium10,000
BarokaPolokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium45,500
Black Leopards Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Stadium 40,000
Bloemfontein CelticBloemfontein Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium22,000
Cape Town CityCape Town (Green Point) Cape Town Stadium55,000
Chippa United Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459
Lamontville Golden Arrows Durban(Lamontville) Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000
Highlands ParkJohannesburg (Tembisa) Makhulong Stadium13,500
Kaizer ChiefsJohannesburg (Soweto) FNB Stadium94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762
Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium 12,000
Orlando PiratesJohannesburg (Soweto) Orlando Stadium37,139
Polokwane City Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Coetzenburg Stadium 8,000
SuperSport United Pretoria Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900
Bidvest WitsJohannesburg (Braamfontein) Bidvest Stadium5,000

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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2020. Source: Premier Soccer League
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
Home \ Away AMA BAR BVW BLC BLP CTC CPU GDA HLP KZC MDS MAR ORL PLK SSU STU
AmaZulu — 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–0
Baroka 0–1 — 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–1
Bidvest Wits 2–1 0–1 — 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–3 3–1 0–1 2–1
Bloemfontein Celtic 2–1 1–1 — 4–2 0–0 5–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Black Leopards 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 — 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1
Cape Town City 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 — 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 5–3 1–0 1–0
Chippa United 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Lamontville Golden Arrows 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–4 2–1 — 0–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2
Highlands Park 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–4
Kaizer Chiefs 0–1 1–0 1–1 5–3 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 — 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–1
Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 — 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–1
Maritzburg United 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–0
Orlando Pirates 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 — 3–2 2–1 1–0
Polokwane City 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–3 0–1 1–4 — 3–1 0–2
SuperSport United 1–0 4–1 2–2 3–3 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 —
Stellenbosch 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2019. Source: centre?type=results PSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Position by round
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
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AmaZulu161616161616161515151515151411141215161615161415141515141413
Baroka11361068121214111113121114161612131313131313131414131314
Bidvest Wits172211332222223323344444334354
Black Leopards12151512121313131212129101012131414151414151616161313151515
Bloemfontein Celtic1568111079987766898677999910978898
Cape Town City10478111110111313131211121511111312111011109787776
Chippa United91112131314141616161616161610101010101212121212121212121211
Lamontville Golden Arrows41046967875555689988777781011111112
Highlands Park814117756446687976899888881099989
Kaizer Chiefs521134211111111111111111111112
Mamelodi Sundowns255322123333332232222222222221
Maritzburg United13131314141211799910876776666666666667
Orlando Pirates3910981081010887955555433333455543
Polokwane City613543456101011131316121316141516141514151616161616
SuperSport United1489459565444444444555555543435
Stellenbosch71214151515151411141414141513151511111110101111111110101010
Source:

Statistics

Top goal scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Gabadinho Mhango Orlando Pirates 16
Peter Shalulile Highlands Park
3 Bradley Grobler SuperSport United 13
Samir Nurkovic Kaizer Chiefs
Knox Mutizwa Golden Arrows
Bongi Ntuli AmaZulu
Kermit Erasmus Cape Town City
8 Themba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns 11
9 Ndumiso Mabena Bloemfontein Celtic 9
Mwape Musonda Black Leopards

Hat-tricks
See also: List of Premier Soccer League hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Charlton MashumbaPolokwane CityCape Town City3–5 (A)[2]6 November 2019
Samir NurkovicKaizer ChiefsBloemfontein Celtic5–3 (H)[3]7 December 2019
Gabadinho MhangoOrlando PiratesPolokwane City4–1 (A)[4]7 January 2020
Fagrie LakayCape Town CityGolden Arrows4–1 (A)[5]29 August 2020
Lebohang MaboeMamelodi SundownsBlack Leopards3–0 (H)[6]5 September 2020

Top assists
RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Lebogang Manyama Kaizer Chiefs 9
Bradley Ralani Cape Town City
3 Iqraam Rayners Stellenbosch 8
Themba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns
5 Lindokuhle Mbatha Highlands Park 7
Sibusiso Vilakazi Mamelodi Sundowns
7 Menzi Masuku Bloemfontein Celtic 6
Samir Nurkovic Kaizer Chiefs
9 Tebogo Potsane Bloemfontein Celtic 5
Teboho Mokoena SuperSport United
Lesedi Kapinga Black Leopards
Jabulani Maluleke Polokwane City

Clean sheets
Rank Player Name Club playing for Clean Sheets
1 Ronwen Williams SuperSport United 13
2 Wayne Sandilands Orlando Pirates 12
3 Richard Ofori Maritzburg United 11
Veli Mothwa Chippa United
5 Elvis Chipezeze Baroka 9
Ricardo Goss Bidvest Wits
Daniel Akpeyi Kaizer Chiefs
8 Dennis Onyango Mamelodi Sundowns 8
Peter Leeuwenburgh Cape Town City
10 Kennedy Mweene Mamelodi Sundowns 7

Player
  • Most red cards: 1
    • 16 players

Club


Monthly Awards
Month Player of the month Coach of the month Goal of the month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
August Bradley Grobler SuperSport United Ernst Middendorp Kaizer Chiefs Hlompho Kekana Mamelodi Sundowns [7][8]
September/October Daniel Akpeyi Kaizer Chiefs Ernst Middendorp Kaizer Chiefs Thabo Nodada Cape Town City [9][10]
November Sipho Mbule SuperSport United Ernst Middendorp Kaizer Chiefs Dumisani Zuma Kaizer Chiefs [11][12]
December Gift Motupa Bidvest Wits Pitso Mosimane Mamelodi Sundowns Samir Nurković Kaizer Chiefs [13][14]
January Gabadinho Mhango Orlando Pirates Josef Zinnbauer Orlando Pirates Gabadinho Mhango Orlando Pirates [15][16]
February/March Daylon Claasen Maritzburg United Eric Tinkler Maritzburg United Lebogang Manyama Kaizer Chiefs [17]

References
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  4. "Polokwane City v Orlando Pirates Match Report, 2020/01/07, PSL | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  8. "WATCH: Hlompho Kekana's strike that won the PSL's Goal of the Month". Goal. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. "Middendorp, Akpeyi win Absa Prem monthly awards". News24. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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  11. Strydom, Marc (17 December 2019). "Kaizer Chiefs' Middendorp wins record third straight PSL Coach of the Month award". The Times. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  12. "Zuma clinches November Goal of the Month accolade". SuperSport. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  13. "Pitso Mosimane and Gift Motupa bag Absa Coach and Player of the Month December 2019". Kick Off. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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  15. "Orlando Pirates duo Zinnbauer and Mhango win monthly PSL accolades". Goal. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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See also
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