2020–21 South African Premier Division

Premier Soccer League
Season	2020–21
Dates	24 October 2020 – 5 June 2021
Champions	Mamelodi Sundowns; (11th title)
Relegated	Black Leopards
Champions League	Mamelodi Sundowns, AmaZulu FC
Confederation Cup	Orlando Pirates
Matches played	240
Goals scored	507 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bradley Grobler; (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Maritzburg United 5–1 Chippa United; (3 April 2021)
Biggest away win	Cape Town City 1–5 AmaZulu FC; (28 April 2021)
Highest scoring	Mamelodi Sundowns 4–3 AmaZulu FC; (22 November 2020); AmaZulu FC 4–3 Bloemfontein Celtic; (2 February 2021)
Longest winning run	(6 games); AmaZulu FC
Longest unbeaten run	(21 games); Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest winless run	(11 games); Chippa United
Longest losing run	(5 games); Black Leopards; Maritzburg United; TTM
	← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 5 June 2021.

The 2020–21 South African Premier Division season (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. Mamelodi Sundowns were the three-time defending champions. This season's winner will qualify for the 2021–22 CAF Champions League along with the second placed team. The 3rd placed team and Nedbank Cup winners qualify for the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.

Team changes[edit]

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

To National First Division[edit]

Relegated from 2019–20 South African Premier Division

Polokwane City

From National First Division[edit]

Promoted to 2020–21 South African Premier Division

Swallows (promoted as champions)

Purchased status[edit]

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) (purchased the Bidvest Wits status)^[1]
TS Galaxy (purchased the Highland Park status)^[2]

Sold their status[edit]

Bidvest Wits (sold their Premier League status to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila)^[1]
Highland Park (sold their Premier League status to TS Galaxy)^[2]

Teams[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Johannesburg teams
Kaizer Chiefs
Swallows
Orlando Pirates

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Location of teams in the 2020–21 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	Cape Town Stadium	55,000
Chippa United	Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459
Golden Arrows	Durban (Lamontville)	Princess Magogo Stadium	12,000
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
Swallows	Johannesburg (Soweto)	Dobsonville Stadium	24,000
Orlando Pirates	Johannesburg (Soweto)	Orlando Stadium	37,139
Stellenbosch	Stellenbosch	Coetzenburg Stadium	8,000
SuperSport United	Pretoria	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium	28,900
TS Galaxy	Kameelrivier	Kameelrivier Stadium	4,000
TTM	Thohoyandou	Thohoyandou Stadium	40,000

Number of teams by province[edit]

Position	Province	Number	Teams
1	Gauteng	5	Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Swallows, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United
2	KwaZulu-Natal	3	Maritzburg United, Golden Arrows and AmaZulu
2	Limpopo	3	Baroka, Black Leopards and TTM
4	Western Cape	2	Cape Town City and Stellenbosch
5	Free State	1	Bloemfontein Celtic
	Eastern Cape	1	Chippa United
	Mpumalanga	1	TS Galaxy

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mamelodi Sundowns (C)	30	19	10	1	49	14	+35	67	Qualification for Champions League
2	AmaZulu	30	15	9	6	38	23	+15	54	Qualification for Champions League
3	Orlando Pirates	30	13	11	6	33	22	+11	50	Qualification for Confederation Cup
4	Lamontville Golden Arrows	30	11	14	5	40	28	+12	47
5	SuperSport United	30	11	12	7	37	31	+6	45
6	Swallows	30	8	20	2	31	23	+8	44
7	Cape Town City	30	10	11	9	42	40	+2	41
8	Kaizer Chiefs	30	8	12	10	34	37	−3	36
9	TS Galaxy	30	9	9	12	26	31	−5	36
10	Baroka	30	7	13	10	28	36	−8	34
11	Bloemfontein Celtic	30	6	14	10	30	35	−5	32
12	Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila	30	7	10	13	19	35	−16	31
13	Maritzburg United	30	7	9	14	27	36	−9	30
14	Stellenbosch	30	5	14	11	26	32	−6	29
15	Chippa United	30	5	12	13	24	37	−13	27	Qualification for Playoffs
16	Black Leopards (R)	30	5	8	17	23	47	−24	23	Relegation to the First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2021. Source: Premier Soccer League

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Results[edit]

Home \ Away	AMA	BAR	BLP	BLC	CTC	CHI	GDA	KZC	MDS	MAR	MOR	ORL	STE	SSU	TSG	TTM
AmaZulu	—	0–1	2–0	4–3	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–0
Baroka	0–2	—	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–1	1–2	1–3	1–3	0–1	0–0
Black Leopards	0–1	1–3	—	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–3	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–2	2–0	0–0	1–1	0–3	1–1
Bloemfontein Celtic	1–1	2–0	1–0	—	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–0
Cape Town City	1–5	0–0	3–1	4–2	—	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	0–0	1–1	2–2	1–2	3–0	3–2	3–0
Chippa United	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	—	0–0	0–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	0–3	1–0	1–1	0–1	1–1
Golden Arrows	0–1	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–0	—	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	3–1	3–0	1–0
Kaizer Chiefs	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	0–1	3–2	—	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–0	2–2	1–1	0–0	3–0
Mamelodi Sundowns	4–3	2–0	1–1	0–0	3–0	2–0	0–0	1–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–0	3–0	3–1	2–0	0–0
Maritzburg United	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–1	0–1	5–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–1	2–2	1–2	0–3	0–1
Moroka Swallows	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	—	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–1
Orlando Pirates	1–0	1–1	3–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	0–3	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	2–1	1–1	0–0
Stellenbosch	0–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–0	1–2	0–1	1–1	0–0	—	1–1	0–0	2–0
SuperSport United	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–1	2–1	0–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	—	0–0	1–0
TS Galaxy	1–0	2–2	3–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–2	2–1	1–0	0–1	0–3	—	0–2
TTM	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	2–2	0–0	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–0	0–2	0–3	1–0	0–2	1–1	—

Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[4]
1	Bradley Grobler	SuperSport United	16
2	Peter Shalulile	Mamelodi Sundowns	15
3	Thabiso Kutumela	Maritzburg United	12
4	Ruzaigh Gamildien	Swallows	11
5	Themba Zwane	Mamelodi Sundowns	10
6	Mduduzi Mdantsane	Cape Town City	9
	Fagrie Lakay	Cape Town City
	Victor Letsoalo	Bloemfontein Celtic
9	Luvuyo Memela	AmaZulu	8
	Lehlohonolo Majoro	AmaZulu
	Lebogang Manyama	Kaizer Chiefs

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Bienvenu Evanga	Chippa United	Maritzburg United	3–1 (H)	3 November 2020
Themba Zwane	Mamelodi Sundowns	AmaZulu	4–3 (H)	23 November 2020
Lebogang Manyama	Kaizer Chiefs	Golden Arrows	3–2 (H)	2 June 2021

Clean sheets[edit]

No	Player	Club	Clean sheets^[5]
1	Dennis Onyango	Mamelodi Sundowns	15
2	Veli Mothwa	AmaZulu	11
2	Sifiso Mlungwana	Golden Arrows	11
4	Washington Arubi	TTM	10
5	Lee Langeveldt	Stellenbosch	8
	Ronwen Williams	SuperSport United
	Peter Leeuwenburgh	Cape Town City
8	Richard Ofori	Orlando Pirates	7
8	Marlon Heugh	TS Galaxy	7
10	Daniel Akpeyi	Kaizer Chiefs	6
10	Virgil Vries	Swallows	6

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Bidvest Wits sold to TTM". The Citizen. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Sold: PSL approves TS Galaxy Tim Sukazi purchase of Highlands Park status". Kick Off. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "South Africa 2020/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "DStv Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.
^ "South Africa Premier Soccer League 2020/21 Table & Stats". footystats.com.

External links[edit]

Official website

[Bidvest_Wits_sold_to_TTM-1] "Bidvest Wits sold to TTM". The Citizen. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[ts_galaxy_Highlands_Park-2] "Sold: PSL approves TS Galaxy Tim Sukazi purchase of Highlands Park status". Kick Off. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[3] "South Africa 2020/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[4] "DStv Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.

[Footy_Stats_PSL2020-21-5] "South Africa Premier Soccer League 2020/21 Table & Stats". footystats.com.

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v t e South African Premier Division seasons
2023–24 teams	AmaZulu Cape Town City Cape Town Spurs Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Polokwane City Moroka Swallows Pirates Richards Bay F.C. Royal AM Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy
Former teams (defunct teams)	African Wanderers Ajax Cape Town F.C. Baroka Bay United Benoni Premier United Black Leopards Bloemfontein Celtic Bush Bucks Dynamos Free State Stars Hellenic Highlands Park Jomo Cosmos Manning Rangers Marumo Gallants Maritzburg United Michau Warriors Moroka Swallows Mother City Mpumalanga Black Aces Platinum Stars Polokwane City Real Rovers Ria Stars Santos Seven Stars Thanda Royal Zulu Tembisa Classic Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila University of Pretoria Vaal Professionals Vasco da Gama Wits University F.C.
Associated competitions	Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout MTN 8 National First Division
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2023–24)	AmaZulu Cape Town City Cape Town Spurs Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Moroka Swallows Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Royal AM Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy
First Division teams (2023–24)	Baroka Black Leopards Casric Stars Hungry Lions JDR Stars Jomo Cosmos Magesi Maritzburg United Marumo Gallants Milford MM Platinum Orbit College Platinum City Pretoria Callies TS Sporting University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
Premier Soccer League	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Nedbank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
MTN 8	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 2022
Telkom Knockout/Carling Knockout Cup	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023
National Football League	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
NPSL (1971-1977)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NPSL (1978-1984)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
NPSL (1985-1995)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1984 1992 1983 1994 1995
National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
SASF Cup	1961 1962 1963 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

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