2018–19 South African Premier Division

The 2018–19 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began in August 2018 and concluded in May 2019. Mamelodi Sundowns are the champions.

Premier Soccer League
Season2018–19
Dates4 August 2018 – 11 May 2019
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
(9th title)
RelegatedFree State Stars
Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns
Orlando Pirates
Confederation CupBidvest Wits
TS Galaxy
Matches played240
Goals scored542 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorerMwape Musonda (16 goals)
Biggest home winCape Town City F.C. 5–0 Free State Stars (16 January 2019)
Biggest away winCape Town City F.C. 1–4 Kaizer Chiefs
(15 September 2018)
Highest scoringAmaZulu 3–3 Mamelodi Sundowns
(16 September 2018)
Orlando Pirates 4–2 Chippa United F.C.
(8 January 2019)
Polokwane City 3–3 Bidvest Wits
(20 January 2019)
Bloemfontein Celtic 2–4 Bidvest Wits
(15 March 2019)
Longest winning runMamelodi Sundowns
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runMamelodi Sundowns (15 games)
Longest winless runBaroka (9 games)
Longest losing runBlack Leopards (3 games)
All statistics correct as of 11 May 2019.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

To National First Division

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Relegated from 2017-18 South African Premier Division

From National First Division

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Promoted to 2018–19 South African Premier Division

Teams

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Stadium and Locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity[1]
AmaZulu Durban (Durban North) King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium 10,000
Polokwane City Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Black Leopards Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Stadium 40,000
Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762
Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium 12,000
SuperSport United Pretoria Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900
Chippa United Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459
Golden Arrows Durban(Lamontville) Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000
Baroka Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Bidvest Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Bidvest Stadium 5,000
Highlands Park Johannesburg Balfour Park Stadium 13,500
Cape Town City Cape Town (Green Point) Cape Town Stadium 55,000
Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium 22,000
Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg (Soweto) FNB Stadium 94,736
Free State Stars Bethlehem Goble Park 20,000
Orlando Pirates Johannesburg (Soweto) Orlando Stadium 37,139

Number of teams by province

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Province Number of teams Teams
1 Gauteng 6 Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, SuperSport United, Bidvest Wits and Highlands Park
2 KwaZulu-Natal 3 Maritzburg United, Golden Arrows and Amazulu
Limpopo Polokwane City, Baroka FC and Black Leopards
4 Free State 2 Free State Stars and Bloemfontein Celtic
5 Eastern Cape 1 Chippa United
Western Cape Cape Town City

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
AmaZulu   Cavin Johnson   Nhlanhla Vilakazi Umbro SPAR
Baroka   Wedson Nyirenda   Mduduzi Mdantsane Flair Two Mountains
Bidvest Wits   Gavin Hunt   Thulani Hlatshwayo Kappa Bidvest
Black Leopards   Dylan Kerr   Jean Munganga Umbro N/A
Bloemfontein Celtic   John Maduka   Patrick Tignyemb Kappa N/A
Cape Town City   Benni McCarthy   Thamsanqa Mkhize Umbro SportPesa
Chippa United   Clinton Larsen   Mark Mayambela Joma Nelson Mandela Bay
Free State Stars   Nikola Kavazovic   Paulus Masehe Lotto N/A
Golden Arrows   Steve Komphela   Nkanyiso Mngwengwe Made by club N/A
Highlands Park   Owen Da Gama   Tapuwa Kapini Kappa Jonsson Workwear
Kaizer Chiefs   Ernst Middendorp   Itumeleng Khune Nike Vodacom
Mamelodi Sundowns   Pitso Mosimane   Hlompho Kekana Puma Ubuntu-Botho S&E
Maritzburg United   Eric Tinkler   Siyanda Xulu Lotto N/A
Orlando Pirates   Milutin Sredojević   Happy Jele Adidas Vodacom
Polokwane City   Jozef Vukusic   Jabulani Maluleke XCo N/A
SuperSports United   Kaitano Tembo   Dean Furman Kappa Engen

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Baroka   Doctor Khumalo Mutual consent 12 May 2018[2] Pre-season   Wedson Nyirenda 30 May 2018[3]
Celtic   Veselin Jelusic 14 June 2018[4]   Steve Komphela 20 June 2018[5]
Polokwane   Bernard Molekwa Retained as assistant coach 27 June 2018[6]   Jozef Vukusic 27 June 2018[7]
Kaizer Chiefs   Steve Komphela Resigned 21 April 2018[8]   Giovanni Solinas 13 July 2018[9]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 30 16 11 3 40 24 +16 59 Qualification for Champions League
2 Orlando Pirates 30 15 12 3 44 24 +20 57
3 Bidvest Wits 30 16 6 8 45 29 +16 54 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Cape Town City 30 13 9 8 47 35 +12 48
5 Polokwane City 30 11 11 8 38 35 +3 44
6 SuperSport United 30 12 8 10 29 29 0 44
7 Highlands Park 30 9 14 7 35 32 +3 41
8 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 11 7 12 35 37 −2 40
9 Kaizer Chiefs 30 9 12 9 33 29 +4 39
10 Golden Arrows 30 8 12 10 27 31 −4 36
11 AmaZulu FC 30 10 7 13 33 41 −8 31[b]
12 Chippa United 30 7 9 14 27 35 −8 30
13 Black Leopards 30 7 9 14 30 46 −16 30
14 Baroka FC 30 6 11 13 27 37 −10 29
15 Maritzburg United 30 6 9 15 22 32 −10 27 Qualification for Playoff Tournament
16 Free State Stars 30 6 9 15 31 47 −16 27 Relegation to National First Division
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
Notes:
  1. ^ TS Galaxy (from National First Division) are Nedbank Cup winners and also qualify for Confederation Cup.
  2. ^ AmaZulu had 6 points deducted for failing to pay former player Phineas Nambandi.

Results

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Home \ Away AMA BAR BID BLA BFC CTC CPU FSS LGA HIG KAI MAM MAR ORL POL SSU
AmaZulu F.C. 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 3–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Baroka F.C. 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–0
Bidvest Wits 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Black Leopards 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–0
Bloemfontein Celtic 3–1 1–0 2–4 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Cape Town City 3–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–0
Chippa United 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–1
Free State Stars 4–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1
Golden Arrows 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–3
Highlands Park 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Kaizer Chiefs 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0
Mamelodi Sundowns 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2
Maritzburg United 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–1
Orlando Pirates 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–1
Polokwane City 3–2 2–0 3–3 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1
SuperSport United 1–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 Mar 2019. Source: 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.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 11 May 2019
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1   Mwape Musonda Black Leopards 16
2   Gift Motupa Bidvest Wits 9
  Thembinkosi Lorch Orlando Pirates F.C.
  Tshegofatso Mabasa Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.
5   Knox Mutizwa Golden Arrows 8
  Lebohang Maboe Mamelodi Sundowns
  Mothobi Mvala Highlands Park
  Mohammed Anas Polokwane City
  Vincent Pule Orlando Pirates F.C.
10   Mxolisi Macuphu SuperSport United 7
  Siphelele Mthembu Cape Town City
  Bongi Ntuli AmaZulu
  Peter Shalulile Chippa United

Assists

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Rank Player Club Assists[10]
1   Deon Hotto Bidvest Wits 13
2   Aubrey Modiba SuperSport United 10
3   Jabulani Maluleke Polokwane City 9
4   Fortune Makaringe Maritzburg United 8
  Augustine Mulenga Orlando Pirates
  Gaston Sirino Mamelodi Sundowns
7   Thembinkosi Lorch Orlando Pirates 7
8   Ndumiso Mabena Bloemfontein Celtic 6
  Mduduzi Mdantsane Baroka
  Themba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns

Clean Sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1   Patrick Tignyemb Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. 11
1   Ronwen Williams SuperSport United 10
3   Darren Keet Bidvest Wits F.C. 9
3   Siyabonga Mbatha AmaZulu F.C. 9
5   Richard Ofori Maritzburg United 7
5   Peter Leeuwenburgh Cape Town City F.C. 7
7   Nkosingiphile Gumede Golden Arrows 6
7   Itumeleng Khune Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 6
7   Daniel Akpeyi Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 6
7   George Chigova Polokwane City F.C. 6

Hat-tricks

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Player Club Score Opponent Venue Date
  Mwape Musonda Black Leopards 3–2 Chippa United F.C. Thohoyandou Stadium, Thohoyandou 10 March 2019

Discipline

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As of 17 March 2019

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Team

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  • Most yellow cards: 50
    • Bidvest Wits
  • Most red cards: 4
    • Free State Stars
  • Fewest yellow cards: 25
    • Black Leopards
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Kaizer Chiefs
    • SuperSport United
    • AmaZulu
    • Chippa United

References

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  1. ^ "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Baroka confirm Doctor Khumalo departure". News24. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Komphela confirmed as new Bloem Celtic coach". News24. 30 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Jelusic confirms departure from Celtic". News24. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Confirmed: Baroka Appoint Ex-Chiefs Man As New Coach". Soccer Laduma. 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Vukusic takes over from Bernard Molekwa". Sowetan Live. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Rise and Shine explain Vukusic appointment". 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Steve Komphela resigns as Kaizer Chiefs coach". Mail & Guardian. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Kaizer Chiefs on announce Giovanni Solinas as their new head coach". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Players - PSL - South Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
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