2023–24 South African Premier Division

The 2023–24 South African Premier Division is the 28th consecutive season of the PSL. The season will run from 4 August 2023 and conclude on 25 May 2024. Mamelodi Sundowns successfully defended the title with 6 games remaining and 7 times consecutive champions, having won the title from the 2017–18 season.[1]

Premier Soccer League
Season2023–24
Dates4 August 2023 – 25 May 2024
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
RelegatedCape Town Spurs
Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns
Matches played222
Goals scored454 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorerRayners
(13 goals)
Biggest home winOrlando Pirates 7–1 Golden Arrows
(6 April 2024)
Biggest away winRoyal AM 0–4 Orlando Pirates
(29 August 2023)
Kaizer Chiefs 1–5 Mamelodi Sundowns
(02 May 2024)
Highest scoringOrlando Pirates 7–1 Golden Arrows
(6 April 2024)
Longest winning run11 matches
Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest unbeaten run26 matches
Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest winless run11 matches
Moroka Swallows
Longest losing run8 matches
Cape Town Spurs
All statistics correct as of 12 May 2024.

Teams edit

Team changes edit

Promoted to 2023–24 South African Premier Division

Polokwane City[2]

Cape Town Spurs[3]

Relegated to 2023-24 National First Division

Marumo Gallants[4]

Maritzburg United[3]

Stadiums

Stadiums and locations edit

Team Location Stadium Capacity
AmaZulu Durban Moses Mabhida Stadium 55,500
Cape Town City Cape Town Cape Town Stadium 55,000
Cape Town Spurs Athlone Stadium 34,000
Chippa United Gqeberha Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459
Golden Arrows Durban (Clermont) Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 12,000
Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg (Soweto) FNB Stadium 94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762
Moroka Swallows Johannesburg (Soweto) Dobsonville Stadium 24,000
Orlando Pirates Orlando Stadium 37,139
Polokwane City Polokwane Pietersburg Stadium 15,000
Richards Bay Richards Bay Richards Bay Stadium 8,000
Royal AM Chatsworth Chatsworth Stadium 6,500
Sekhukhune United Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Danie Craven Stadium 8,000
SuperSport United Pretoria (Atteridgeville) Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900
TS Galaxy Mbombela Mbombela Stadium 40,929

Club head coaches edit

Club Coach
AmaZulu Pablo Franco
Cape Town City Eric Tinkler
Cape Town Spurs Ernst Middendorp
Chippa United Thabo September and Kwanele Kopo[5]
Golden Arrows Steve Komphela[6]
Kaizer Chiefs Cavin Johnson
Mamelodi Sundowns Rhulani Mokwena
Moroka Swallows Musa Nyatama[7]
Orlando Pirates José Riveiro
Polokwane City Phuti Mahafe
Richards Bay Vusumuzi Vilakazi
Royal AM John Maduka
Sekhukhune United Lehlohonolo Seama
Stellenbosch Steve Barker
SuperSport United Gavin Hunt
TS Galaxy Sead Ramović

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns (C, Q) 26 20 6 0 48 9 +39 66 Qualification for 2024–25 CAF Champions League
2 Stellenbosch 28 14 8 6 38 21 +17 50
3 Orlando Pirates 28 14 7 7 43 24 +19 49 Qualification for 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Sekhukhune United 28 11 9 8 30 23 +7 42
5 TS Galaxy 27 11 7 9 29 23 +6 40
6 SuperSport United 28 10 10 8 32 32 0 40
7 Cape Town City 28 10 9 9 28 25 +3 39
8 Kaizer Chiefs 28 9 8 11 25 28 −3 35
9 Polokwane City 28 8 11 9 20 27 −7 35
10 Golden Arrows 28 9 7 12 29 42 −13 34
11 Chippa United 28 8 9 11 26 28 −2 33
12 AmaZulu 28 7 12 9 22 27 −5 33
13 Moroka Swallows 28 8 8 12 23 32 −9 32
14 Royal AM 27 8 5 14 22 40 −18 29
15 Richards Bay 28 7 6 15 21 33 −12 27 Qualification for Playoffs
16 Cape Town Spurs (R) 28 5 4 19 20 42 −22 19 Relegation to the National First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source: Premier Soccer League
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for phase indicated.; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away AMA CTC CAS CHI GDA KZC MDS ORL PLK RBU ROY SEK SWA STL SSU TSG
AmaZulu 3–2 1–1 2–1 25 May 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0
Cape Town City 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 18 May 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1
Cape Town Spurs 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 25 May 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–2 2–0
Chippa United 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–3 25 May 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0
Golden Arrows 1–3 0–1 18 May 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–2
Kaizer Chiefs 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–5 0–1 18 May 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–2
Mamelodi Sundowns 3–0 25 May 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–0
Orlando Pirates 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 7–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–0 2–0 2–3 25 May 1–0
Polokwane City 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 25 May
Richards Bay 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 25 May 3–1 0–0
Royal AM 0–0 2–0 0–1 18 May 1–0 0–0 7 May 0–4 3–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–0
Sekhukhune United 18 May 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0
Swallows 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 25 May 1–4 2–0 1–2 1–0
Stellenbosch 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 18 May 1–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 3–0
SuperSport United 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 18 May 1–1 0–1
TS Galaxy 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 21 May 18 May 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 02 May 2024[8]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Iqraam Rayners Stellenbosch 14
2   Lucas Mamelodi Sundowns 12
3   Tshegofatso Mabaso Orlando Pirates 11
4   Khanyisa Mayo Cape Town City 10
  Bradley Grobler SuperSport United
6   Samir Nurković TS Galaxy 8
7   Chibuike Ohizu Sekhukhune United 7
  Peter Shalulile Mamelodi Sundowns
  Gabadinho Mhango Moroka Swallows
10   Augustine Kwem AmaZulu 6
  Ashley Cupido Cape Town Spurs

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Official South African Premier Soccer League page". 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ Rabothe, Tshepo (14 May 2023). "Polokwane City seal promotion back to DStv Premiership". FARPost. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Writer, S. L. "OFFICIAL: CT Spurs Promoted, Maritzburg Relegated!". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ^ leratoserero (23 May 2023). "Marumo Gallants relegated as PSL comes to an end". Sedibeng Ster. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ Raophala, Mauwane (9 January 2024). "Morgan Mammila reassigned as new coaches take over at Chippa". FARPost. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ Munyai, Ofhani (10 March 2024). "Inside Steve Komphela's pre-game message that ignited Golden Arrows". FARPost. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  7. ^ Mokhesi, Tokelo (19 February 2024). "Swallows and Komphela reach mutual agreement to part ways". FARPost. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ^ "DStv Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.