Premier Hockey League (South Africa)
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| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Official website | premierhockeyleague |
The Premier Hockey League (PHL) is a field hockey competition organised by South African Hockey Association.[1][2][3][4]
Format[edit]
All matches for PHL will be played at the Randburg Hockey Stadium in Johannesburg – on a Saturday and Sunday. The event consists of a league stage and a play-off stage: Each team will play each other once in the league stage. This means each team will play 5 games. The teams who finish 5th and 6th respectively in the log, at the end of the league stage, will be knocked out of the competition. The top four teams in the log will progress to the semi-finals. The losing semi-finalists will play-off for 3rd and 4th respectively and the winning semi-finalists will progress to the finals of the men’s and women’s competitions.
The team identities have been inspired by famous tourist areas in South Africa and are representative of all nine Provinces.
Teams[edit]
Men[edit]
| Team | famous tourist | Provinces |
|---|---|---|
| –– Addo Elephants | Addo Elephant National Park | Eastern Cape |
| –– Drakensberg Dragons | uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park | KwaZulu-Natal |
| –– Garden Route Gazelles | Garden Route | Western Cape |
| –– Golden Gate Gladiators | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | Free State |
| –– Mapungubwe Mambas | Mapungubwe National Park | Limpopo |
| –– Maropeng Cavemen | Maropeng Visitors Centre, Cradle of Humankind | Gauteng |
Women[edit]
| Team | famous tourist | Provinces |
|---|---|---|
| –– Blyde River Bunters | Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve | Mpumalanga |
| –– Madikwe Rangers | Madikwe Game Reserve | North West Province |
| –– Namaqualand Daisies | Namaqua National Park | Northern Cape |
| –– Orange River Rafters | Orange River | Free State Northern Cape |
| –– St. Lucia Lakers | Lake St. Lucia | KwaZulu-Natal |
| –– Wineland Wings | South Africa wine | Western Cape |
Men's tournament[edit]
Summaries[edit]
| Year | Gold Medal Match | Third and Fourth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||
| 2016 | –– Maropeng Cavemen[5][6] | 2-0 | –– Addo Elephants | –– Golden Gate Gladiators | 3-1 | –– Garden Route Gazelles | ||
| 2017 | –– Maropeng Cavemen[7] | 3-0 | –– Drakensberg Dragons | –– Mapungubwe Mambas | 2-1 | –– Addo Elephants | ||
| 2018 | –– Drakensberg Dragons | 2-0 | –– Addo Elephants | –– Garden Route Gazelles | 2-2 (0-2 SO) | –– Maropeng Cavemen | ||
| 2019 | –– Drakensberg Dragons[8] | 4-0 | –– Mapungubwe Mambas | –– Garden Route Gazelles | 3-2 | –– Maropeng Cavemen | ||
Awards[edit]
| Year | Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer | Young Player of the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | –– Ignatius Malgraff[9] | |||
| 2017[10] | –– Miguel da Graca | –– Gowan Jones | –– Courtney Halle | –– Tyson Dlungwana |
| 2018[11] | –– Jethro Eustice | –– Siya Nolutshungu | –– Richard Pautz | –– Peter Jarvis |
| 2019[8] | –– Nqobile Ntuli | –– Rob Mckinley | –– Keegan Hezlett | –– Mustaphaa Cassiem |
Women's tournament[edit]
Summaries[edit]
| Year | Gold Medal Match | Third and Fourth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||
| 2016 | –– Blyde River Bunters[5][12] | 2-0 | –– Madikwe Rangers | –– Wineland Wings | 3-2 | –– St. Lucia Lakers | ||
| 2017 | –– Orange River Rafters [7] | 0 - 0 (2 - 3 SO) | –– St. Lucia Lakers | –– Blyde River Bunters | 1-0 | –– Namaqualand Daisies | ||
| 2018 | –– Blyde River Bunters | 1-0 | –– Madikwe Rangers | –– St. Lucia Lakers | 3-0 | –– Orange River Rafters | ||
| 2019 | –– Madikwe Rangers[8] | 1-1 (3-2 SO) | –– Wineland Wings | –– Orange River Rafters | 4-1 | –– Namaqualand Daisies | ||
Awards[edit]
| Year | Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer | Young Player of the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | –– Jacinta Jubb[9] | |||
| 2017[10] | –– Kristen Paton | –– Nicole La Fleur | –– Sulette Damons –– Tiffany Jones |
–– Ongi Mali |
| 2018[10] | –– Kara-Lee Botes | –– Phumelela Mbande | –– Carmen Smith | –– Lezaan Jansen van Vuuren |
| 2019[8] | –– Lisa-Marie Deetlefs | –– Mmatshepo Modipane | –– Sylvia van Jaarsveldt | –– Bianca Wood |
Broadcasting[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The 2016 Premier Hockey League - SAHA" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group.
- ^ "PREMIER HOCKEY LEAGUE UNVEILS INNOVATIVE PLAYER DRAFT FORMAT - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Minister Fikile Mbalula launches Premier Hockey League, 2 Sept | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Hockey now in its own league". News24. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b Etheridge, Mark (17 August 2018). "PHL champions Cavemen stunned by Gladiators". TeamSA. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Cavemen and Bunters first champions of the hockey revolution - Premiere Hockey League (PHL) - South Africa". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Rafters, Cavemen crowned 2017 PHL champions". IOL. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b "2016: Final list of event goal scorers - Premiere Hockey League (PHL) - South Africa". Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "National coach hails quality of Premier Hockey League - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "The Blyde River Bunters and the Drakensberg Dragons are 2018 CTM Premier Hockey League Champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Cavemen and Bunters first champions of the hockey revolution - Premiere Hockey League (PHL) - South Africa". Retrieved 20 February 2022.