2020–21 South African Premier Division

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.

Premier Soccer League
Season2020–21
Dates24 October 2020 – 5 June 2021
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
(11th title)
RelegatedBlack Leopards
Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns, AmaZulu FC
Confederation CupOrlando Pirates
Matches played240
Goals scored507 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorerBradley Grobler
(16 goals)
Biggest home winMaritzburg United 5–1 Chippa United
(3 April 2021)
Biggest away winCape Town City 1–5 AmaZulu FC
(28 April 2021)
Highest scoringMamelodi 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
All statistics correct as of 5 June 2021.

Team changes

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

To National First Division

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Relegated from 2019–20 South African Premier Division

From National First Division

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Promoted to 2020–21 South African Premier Division

Purchased status

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Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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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

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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
Limpopo 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

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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
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

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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

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Top scorers

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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
  Lebogang Manyama Kaizer Chiefs

Hat-tricks

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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

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No Player Club Clean sheets[5]
1   Dennis Onyango Mamelodi Sundowns 15
2   Veli Mothwa AmaZulu 11
  Sifiso Mlungwana Golden Arrows
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
  Marlon Heugh TS Galaxy
10   Daniel Akpeyi Kaizer Chiefs 6
  Virgil Vries Swallows

References

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  1. ^ "Wits confirm sale to TTM as Bidvest Group ends 15-year relationship with club". Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Tim Sukazi confirms R60 million Highlands Park 'signed and sealed' purchase". Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "South Africa 2020/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "DStv Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.
  5. ^ "South Africa Premier Soccer League 2020/21 Table & Stats". footystats.com.

See also

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