2019–20 South African Premiership

Premiership
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 5 September 2020
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
(10th title)
RelegatedPolokwane City
Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns
Kaizer Chiefs
Confederation CupOrlando Pirates
Bloemfontein Celtic
Matches played240
Goals scored508 (2.12 per match)
Top goalscorerGabadinho Mhango
Peter Shalulile
(16 goals each)
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 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 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 2019–20 South African Premiership season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Premiership 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

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 Premiership

Teams

Stadium and locations

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Location of teams in the 2019–20 PSL.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AmaZulu Durban (Durban North) King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium 10,000
Baroka Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Black Leopards Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Stadium 40,000
Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium 22,000
Cape Town City Cape Town (Green Point) Cape Town Stadium 55,000
Chippa United Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459
Lamontville Golden Arrows Durban(Lamontville) Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000
Highlands Park Johannesburg (Tembisa) Makhulong Stadium 13,500
Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg (Soweto) FNB Stadium 94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762
Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium 12,000
Orlando Pirates Johannesburg (Soweto) Orlando Stadium 37,139
Polokwane City Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Coetzenburg Stadium 8,000
SuperSport United Pretoria Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900
Bidvest Wits Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Bidvest Stadium 5,000

Number of teams by province

Position Province Number Teams
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

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: [1]

Statistics

Top goal scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Malawi Gabadinho Mhango Orlando Pirates 16
Namibia Peter Shalulile Highlands Park
3 South Africa Bradley Grobler SuperSport United 13
Serbia Samir Nurkovic Kaizer Chiefs
Zimbabwe Knox Mutizwa Golden Arrows
South Africa Bongi Ntuli AmaZulu
South Africa Kermit Erasmus Cape Town City
8 South Africa Themba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns 11
9 South Africa Ndumiso Mabena Bloemfontein Celtic 9
Zimbabwe Mwape Musonda Black Leopards

Hat-tricks

See also: List of Premier Soccer League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Zimbabwe Charlton Mashumba Polokwane City Cape Town City 3–5 (A)[2] 6 November 2019
Serbia Samir Nurkovic Kaizer Chiefs Bloemfontein Celtic 5–3 (H)[3] 7 December 2019
Malawi Gabadinho Mhango Orlando Pirates Polokwane City 4–1 (A)[4] 7 January 2020
South Africa Fagrie Lakay Cape Town City Golden Arrows 4–1 (A)[5] 29 August 2020
South Africa Lebohang Maboe Mamelodi Sundowns Black Leopards 3–0 (H)[6] 5 September 2020

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists[citation needed]
1 South Africa Lebogang Manyama Kaizer Chiefs 9
South Africa Bradley Ralani Cape Town City
3 South Africa Iqraam Rayners Stellenbosch 8
South AfricaThemba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns
5 South Africa Lindokuhle Mbatha Highlands Park 7
South Africa Sibusiso Vilakazi Mamelodi Sundowns
7 South Africa Menzi Masuku Bloemfontein Celtic 6
Serbia Samir Nurkovic Kaizer Chiefs
9 South Africa Tebogo Potsane Bloemfontein Celtic 5
South Africa Teboho Mokoena SuperSport United
South Africa Lesedi Kapinga Black Leopards
South Africa Jabulani Maluleke Polokwane City

Clean sheets

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

Discipline

Player

Club


Monthly Awards

Month Player of the month Coach of the month Goal of the month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
August South Africa Bradley Grobler SuperSport United Germany Ernst Middendorp Kaizer Chiefs South Africa Hlompho Kekana Mamelodi Sundowns [7][8]
September/October Nigeria Daniel Akpeyi Kaizer Chiefs Germany Ernst Middendorp Kaizer Chiefs South Africa Thabo Nodada Cape Town City [9][10]
November South Africa Sipho Mbule SuperSport United Germany Ernst Middendorp Kaizer Chiefs South Africa Dumisani Zuma Kaizer Chiefs [11][12]
December South Africa Gift Motupa Bidvest Wits South Africa Pitso Mosimane Mamelodi Sundowns Serbia Samir Nurković Kaizer Chiefs [13][14]
January Malawi Gabadinho Mhango Orlando Pirates Germany Josef Zinnbauer Orlando Pirates Malawi Gabadinho Mhango Orlando Pirates [15][16]
February/March South Africa Daylon Claasen Maritzburg United South Africa Eric Tinkler Maritzburg United South Africa 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.
  5. ^ "Absa Premiership match report Golden Arrows v Cape Town 29 August 2020". Kick Off. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Mamelodi Sundowns v Black Leopards Match Report, 2020/09/05, PSL | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Middendorp, Grobler win August Absa Prem awards". News24. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  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.
  10. ^ Gleeson, Mark (2 December 2019). "Thabo Nodada wins the Goal of the Month award". The Sowetan. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  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.
  14. ^ "Nurković wins goal of the month for December". Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Orlando Pirates duo Zinnbauer and Mhango win monthly PSL accolades". Goal. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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  17. ^ "Tinkler, Claasen, Manyama collect PSL monthly awards". News24. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

See also