2019–20 Kaizer Chiefs F.C. season

Kaizer Chiefs
2019–20 season
ChairmanKaizer Motaung
ManagerErnst Middendorp
StadiumFNB Stadium
Moses Mabhida Stadium
SA Premier Division2nd
Nedbank CupLast 16
Telkom KnockoutSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Samir Nurkovic (13)
All: Samir Nurkovic (14)
Average home league attendance16,144[1]

The 2019–20 season saw Kaizer Chiefs, a professional football club from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, compete in the South African Premier Division, in which they finished second, two points behind champions Mamelodi Sundowns. They also competed in the Nedbank Cup and Telkom Knockout, where they were eliminated in the last 16 and semi-final respectively.

Background

Review

On 16 March 2020, all matches for the remainder of the week were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] with matches later postponed indefinitely.[3]

In June 2020, the league was given permission to resume,[4] with it being announced the following month that the season would restart on 11 August 2020, with matches being played behind closed doors at neutral venues in Gauteng.[5] It was announced that Chiefs would play their home matches at Orlando Stadium, the home ground of local rivals Orlando Pirates.[6]

After spending most of the season at the top of the division, they eventually finished second after drawing 1–1 with Baroka in the final game of the season.[7]

Competitions

South African Premier Division

Main article: 2019–20 South African Premier Division

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
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)

Matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Ref.
4 August 2019 Highlands Park Away 3–2 Manyama 5', 50', Mathoho 83' [8]
10 August 2019 Black Leopards Home 1–0 Mathoho 12' [9]
24 August 2019 SuperSport United Home 1–1 Nurković 14' [10]
27 August 2019 Cape Town City Away 2–1 Cardoso 75', Baccus 80' [11]
14 September 2019 Polokwane City Home 0–1 — [12]
24 September 2019 AmaZulu Away 2–0 Castro 84', Billiat 90+3' [13]
28 September 2019 Baroka Home 1–0 Manyama 39' [14]
1 October 2019 Lamontville Golden Arrows Home 2–0 Cardoso 27', Sibisi 60' (o.g.) [15]
27 October 2019 Mamelodi Sundowns Away 2–0 Nurković 7', 78' [16]
6 November 2019 Chippa United Away 2–0 Zuma 67', 90+1' [17]
9 November 2019 Orlando Pirates Home 3–2 Nyauza 1' (o.g.), Castro 28', Cardoso 84' [18]
27 November 2019 Stellenbosch Away 4–0 Ngezana 11', Nurković 23', 76', Zuma 90+5' [19]
7 December 2019 Bloemfontein Celtic Home 5–3 Nurković 21, 31, 61, Castro 47', 71' [20]
22 December 2019 Maritzburg United Away 1–1 Manyama 21' [21]
4 January 2020 SuperSport United Away 1–2 Cardoso 48' [22]
8 January 2020 Highlands Park Home 3–0 Mathoho 27', Castro 57', 69' [23]
12 January 2020 Cape Town City Home 3–0 Castro 11', Nurković 63', Mathoho 66' [24]
18 January 2020 Black Leopards Away 1–1 Nurković 11' [25]
25 January 2020 Lamontville Golden Arrows Away 1–0 Manyama 90+3' [26]
15 February 2020 Maritzburg United Home 1–2 Nurković 78' [27]
29 February 2020 Orlando Pirates Away 1–0 Manyama 30' [28]
7 March 2020 AmaZulu Home 0–1 — [29]
12 August 2020 Bidvest Wits Home[b] 1–1 Nurković 36' [31]
15 August 2020 Polokwane City Away[b] 3–2 Katsande 71', Akumu 75', Nurković 76' [32]
19 August 2020 Bloemfontein Celtic Away[b] 1–3 Mathoho 35' [33]
23 August 2020 Stellenbosch Home[b] 1–1 Kambole 69' [34]
27 August 2020 Mamelodi Sundowns Home[b] 0–1 — [35]
30 August 2020 Bidvest Wits Away[b] 0–1 — [36]
2 September 2020 Chippa United Home[b] 1–0 Billiat 9' [37]
5 September 2020 Baroka Away[b] 1–1 Billiat 39' [7]

Nedbank Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Nedbank Cup
Win Draw Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Ref.
Last 32 8 February 2020 Royal Eagles Home 1–0 Manyama 70' [38]
Last 16 22 February 2020 Highlands Park Away 1–1 (a.e.t.)[c] Motsepe 63' (o.g.) [39]

Telkom Knockout

Main article: 2019 Telkom Knockout
Win Draw Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Ref.
Round of 16 19 October 2019 Cape Town City Away 1–1 (a.e.t.)[d] Nurković 84' [40]
Quarter-final 2 November 2020 Orlando Pirates Home 2–2 (a.e.t.)[d] Cardoso 90+4' [41]
Semi-final 24 November 2020 Maritzburg United Home 1–2 Sasman 78' [42]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 FW Zambia Lazarous Kambole Zambia ZESCO United Undisclosed [43][44]
1 July 2019 MF Ghana James Kotei Tanzania Simba SC Free transfer [45]
2 July 2019 MF Australia Kearyn Baccus Australia Melbourne City Free transfer [46]
2 July 2019 FW Serbia Samir Nurković Slovakia KFC Komárno Free transfer [46]
31 July 2019 DF South Africa Yagan Sasman South Africa Ajax Cape Town Free transfer [47]
15 January 2020 MF Kenya Teddy Akumu Zambia ZESCO United Free transfer [48]

Transfers out

Date Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 May 2019 GK Namibia Virgil Vries South Africa Moroka Swallows Released [49][50]
25 June 2019 FW South Africa Emmanuel Letlotlo Free agent Released [51]
30 June 2019 FW South Africa Ryan Moon South Africa Stellenbosch Released [52][53]
2 August 2019 DF South Africa Mario Booysen South Africa AmaZulu Released [54][55]
23 August 2019 MF Madagascar Arohasina Andrianarimanana South Africa Black Leopards Released [56][57]
3 September 2019 DF South Africa Letlhogonolo Mirwa Free agent Released [58]
October 2019 FW South Africa Yusuf Bunting Free agent Released [59]
14 January 2020 DF South Africa Lorenzo Gordinho South Africa Bidvest Wits Free transfer [60]
14 January 2020 MF Ghana James Kotei Belarus Slavia Mozyr Released [60][61]

Loans out

Date Position Name To Date until Ref.
28 January 2020 FW South Africa Sizwe Twala South Africa Moroka Swallows End of season [62][63]
13 August 2019 FW South Africa Itumeleng Shopane South Africa Moroka Swallows End of season [64]
13 August 2019 MF South Africa Ayanda Rorwana South Africa Moroka Swallows End of season [64]
3 September 2019 MF South Africa Given Thibedi South Africa Moroka Swallows End of season [65]
9 January 2020 MF South Africa Kabelo Mahlasela South Africa Polokwane City End of season [66]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Kaizer Chiefs' score written first
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams were allocated neutral venues for their home matches.[30]
  3. ^ Highlands Park win 5–4 on penalties
  4. ^ a b Kaizer Chiefs win 4–2 on penalties

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