2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Season2017
ChampionsPlatinum
RelegatedHwange
Tsholotsho
Bantu Rovers
Matches played77
Goals scored137 (1.78 per match)
Top goalscorerBukhosi Sibanda (7)
Biggest home winBantu Rovers 7-2 Yadah
(6 May 2017)
Biggest away winBantu Rovers 0-5 Chicken Inn
(1 April 2017)
Highest scoringBantu Rovers 7-2 Yadah
(6 May 2017)
Longest winning runHow Mine
Kariba (4)
Longest unbeaten runPlatinum (9)
Longest winless runTsholotsho (9)
Longest losing runTsholotsho (5)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2017.

The 2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 38th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season begins on 1 April 2017.[1][2] CAPS United are the defending champions,[3] coming off their fifth league title (including one in the Rhodesia National Football League).

Teams

The league expanded to 18 for the 2017 season,[1] with 14 sides returning from the 2016 season and four promoted from the 2016 Zimbabwe Division 1, Bantu Rovers, Black Rhinos, Shabanie Mine and Yadah.[4] On the other hand, Mutare City and Border Strikers finished as the bottom two teams of the 2016 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2017 season. CAPS United are the defending champions from the 2016 season.[3]

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League teams
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2016 season
Bantu Rovers Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Black Rhinos Harare Gwanzura 10,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Bulawayo City Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 8th in Premier League
CAPS United Harare National Sports Stadium 60,000 Premier League Champions
Chapungu United Gweru Ascot Stadium 5,000 13th in Premier League
Chicken Inn Bulawayo Luveve Stadium 8,000 4th in Premier League
Dynamos Harare Rufaro Stadium 35,000 5th in Premier League
Harare City Harare Rufaro Stadium 35,000 9th in Premier League
Highlanders Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 3rd in Premier League
How Mine Bulawayo Luveve Stadium 8,000 10th in Premier League
Hwange Hwange Colliery Stadium 15,000 12th in Premier League
Kariba Kariba Nyamhunga Stadium 5,000 6th in Premier League
Ngezi Platinum Ngezi Baobab Stadium 1,000 7th in Premier League
Platinum Zvishavane Mandava Stadium 3,000 2nd in Premier League
Shabanie Mine Zvishavane Maglas Stadium 5,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Triangle United Triangle Gibbo Stadium 3,000 11th in Premier League
Tsholotsho Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 14th in Premier League
Yadah Chitungwiza Chibuku Stadium 3,000 Zimbabwe Division 1

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Platinum 34 20 12 2 40 15 +25 72 2018 CAF Champions League
2 Dynamos 34 21 7 6 55 26 +29 70
3 Ngezi Platinum 34 19 8 7 54 30 +24 65
4 Chicken Inn 34 18 7 9 34 22 +12 61
5 CAPS United 34 15 13 6 43 29 +14 58
6 Highlanders 34 13 8 13 35 35 0 47
7 Black Rhinos 34 12 10 12 35 30 +5 46
8 How Mine 34 13 7 14 30 36 −6 46
9 Triangle United 34 11 12 11 37 36 +1 45
10 Kariba 34 12 9 13 30 32 −2 45
11 Chapungu United 34 11 11 12 25 27 −2 44
12 Shabanie Mine 34 10 12 12 29 34 −5 42
13 Yadah 34 10 10 14 31 40 −9 40
14 Bulawayo City 34 11 6 17 37 44 −7 39
15 Harare City 34 10 8 16 29 29 0 38
16 Hwange 34 10 7 17 29 38 −9 37 Relegation to 2018 Zimbabwe Division 1
17 Tsholotsho 34 4 13 17 19 44 −25 25
18 Bantu Rovers 34 4 4 26 28 73 −45 16
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2017. Source: Soccerway.com
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) head-to-head away goals.

Result table

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Home \ Away BAN BLA BUL CAP CHA CHI DYN HAR HIG HOW HWA KAR NGE PLA SHA TRI TSH YAD
Bantu Rovers 0–0 0–1 0–5 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 7–2
Black Rhinos 3–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–0
Bulawayo City 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–0
CAPS United 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–1
Chapungu United 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1
Chicken Inn 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
Dynamos 2–0 0–1 4–3 0–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–1
Harare City 0–0 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0
Highlanders 2–0 0–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
How Mine 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Hwange 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–0 0–0
Kariba 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0
Ngezi Platinum 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
Platinum 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Shabanie Mine 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0
Triangle United 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0
Tsholotsho 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0
Yadah 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Black Rhinos14810623631
Ngezi Platinum311112112
Platinum322357563
Kariba381014118424
Highlanders279731255
How Mine1414181274346
Chicken Inn168596877
Triangle United6111417161413118
Bulawayo City17103461010129
Shabanie Mine6469121111910
CAPS United63581057811
Yadah64424991012
Dynamos141315101312121413
Hwange617713813141314
Harare City61416161516151515
Chapungu United61617181818181816
Bantu Rovers181813151717161617
Tsholotsho61210111315171718
Leader
Relegation to Zimbabwe Division 1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Soccerway

Season statistics

Goals

Top scorers

As of 21 May 2017
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Zimbabwe Bukhosi Sibanda Bantu Rovers 7
2 Zimbabwe Abbas Amidu CAPS United 4
Zimbabwe Prince Dube Highlanders 4
4 Zimbabwe Daniel Chakupe Kariba 3
Zimbabwe Raphael Manuvire Kariba 3
Zimbabwe Mkhululi Moyo Bulawayo City 3
Zimbabwe Lameck Nhamo Triangle United 3
8 Zimbabwe Qadr Amin Ngezi Platinum 2
Zimbabwe Toto Banda How Mine 2
Zimbabwe Talent Chamboko Kariba 2
Zimbabwe Rodwell Chinyengetere Platinum 2
Zimbabwe Nomore Chinyerere Hwange 2
Zimbabwe Mkhokheli Dube Bulawayo City 2
Zimbabwe Terrence Dzvukamanja Ngezi Platinum 2
Zimbabwe Milton Kureva Black Rhinos 2
Zimbabwe Ishmael Lawe Chicken Inn 2
Zimbabwe Sydney Linyama Black Rhinos 2
Zimbabwe Emmanuel Mandiranga Dynamos 2
Zimbabwe Nelson Maziwisa Shabanie Mine 2
Zimbabwe Winston Mhango Platinum 2
Zimbabwe Innocent Mucheneka Chicken Inn 2
Zimbabwe Ronald Mudimu Triangle United 2
Zimbabwe Simon Munawa Highlanders 2
Zimbabwe Morris Musiyakuvi Yadah 2
Zimbabwe Ronald Pfumbidzai CAPS United 2
Zimbabwe Tafadzwa Rusike CAPS United 2
Zimbabwe Newman Sianchali Bantu Rovers 2
Zimbabwe Charles Sibanda Platinum 2
Zimbabwe Donald Teguru Ngezi Platinum 2
Zimbabwe Francisco Zekumbawire Kariba 2

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Bukhosi Sibanda Bantu Rovers Yadah 7-2[5] 6 May 2017

References

  1. ^ a b Moyo, Sikhumbuzo (22 March 2017). "JUST IN: Premier Soccer League 2017 fixtures to be released today | The Chronicle". www.chronicle.co.zw. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. ^ Zimbabwe 2017, RSSSF.com
  3. ^ a b "CAPS United crowned league champions after 11 year wait – Nehanda Radio". Nehanda Radio. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ^ Zililo, Ricky (30 November 2016). "Zifa, PSL impasse on relegation, promotion rages on – Nehanda Radio". Nehanda Radio. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Bantu humiliate Yadah FC - DailyNews Live". Retrieved 8 May 2017.