Fixtures
| Date | R | Domácí vs Hosté | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/20 13:00 | 25 |
Golden Arrows vs Royal AM FC
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| 04/20 13:00 | - |
Richards Bay FC vs Kaizer Chiefs
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| 04/20 15:00 | 25 |
Sekhukhune United vs Cape Town Spurs
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| 04/20 15:00 | 25 |
Orlando Pirates vs Amazulu
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| 04/20 18:00 | 25 |
Supersport United vs Chippa United
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| 04/21 13:00 | 25 |
Richards Bay FC vs Kaizer Chiefs
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| 04/21 13:00 | 25 |
Polokwane City vs Cape Town City
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| 04/21 15:00 | 25 |
TS Galaxy vs Stellenbosch FC
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| 04/23 17:30 | 26 |
Mamelodi Sundowns vs Sekhukhune United FC
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| 04/26 17:30 | 26 |
Ajax Cape Town vs Richards Bay FC
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| 04/27 13:00 | 26 |
Stellenbosch FC vs Polokwane City
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| 04/27 15:00 | 26 |
Kaizer Chiefs vs Supersport United
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Results
| Date | R | Domácí vs Hosté | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17 17:30 | 20 |
[6] Supersport United vs Polokwane City
[11]
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1-1 |
| 04/17 17:30 | 15 |
Sekhukhune United vs Stellenbosch FC
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1-1 |
| 04/15 17:30 | 25 |
[14] Moroka Swallows vs Mamelodi Sundowns
[1]
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2-2 |
| 04/09 17:30 | 24 |
[16] Cape Town Spurs vs Mamelodi Sundowns
[1]
|
0-1 |
| 04/07 13:00 | 24 |
[7] Cape Town City vs Amazulu
[12]
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0-1 |
| 04/07 13:00 | 24 |
[14] Royal AM FC vs Polokwane City
[11]
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3-2 |
| 04/06 18:00 | 24 |
[5] Supersport United vs TS Galaxy
[7]
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0-1 |
| 04/06 15:30 | 24 |
[4] Orlando Pirates vs Golden Arrows
[9]
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7-1 |
| 04/06 15:00 | 24 |
[2] Stellenbosch FC vs Sekhukhune United
[3]
|
0-0 |
| 04/06 13:00 | 24 |
[15] Richards Bay FC vs Moroka Swallows
[13]
|
1-0 |
| 04/06 13:00 | 24 |
[11] Chippa United vs Kaizer Chiefs
[8]
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2-0 |
| 04/03 17:30 | 23 |
TS Galaxy vs Royal AM FC
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3-0 |
Teams
Kaizer Chiefs
Supersport United
Orlando Pirates
Chippa United
Mamelodi Sundowns
Maritzburg Utd
Golden Arrows
Amazulu
Cape Town City
Polokwane City
Bidvest Wits
Baroka FC
Ajax Cape Town
Royal AM FC
Free State Stars
Stellenbosch FC
Bloem Celtic
Moroka Swallows
Platinum Stars
TS Galaxy
Black Leopards
Highlands Park
Sekhukhune United FC
Black Aces
Pretoria University
Richards Bay FC
Marumo Gallants
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhadila
Jomo Cosmos
Wikipedia - South African Premier Division
The South African Premier Division, officially referred to as the DStv Premiership for sponsorship purposes, is the premier men's professional soccer league and the highest division in the league system of South Africa, organised since 1996.
As the top-level division in South Africa, it is commonly referred to as the Premier Soccer League (PSL) – the administrator of association football in the country.
History
The league was founded in 1996 after an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Professional Soccer League. It is stated on its website that the former name still exists today, but for legal purposes, with the Premier Soccer League being its trade name.
The league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams after the end of the 2001–02 season to avoid fixture congestion, causing the disbandment of two teams; Ria Stars and Free State Stars, though the latter was reformed and competing as of the 2020–21 season. In 2004, a match-fixing scandal rocked the football/soccer landscape in South Africa. An investigation codenamed "Operation Dribble" was launched by the police system of South Africa police in June 2004. More than 40 arrests were made, ranging from club bosses to match commissioners, referees and their assistants. Kaizer Chiefs successfully defended their league title in 2005 after they won the prestigious trophy in 2004 for the first time in a decade. The 2005–06 season saw Mamelodi Sundowns capturing the title for a fourth time. Since the 2017–18 season, they have dominated the league with winning league title after league title.
In 2007, the PSL signed a television deal with SuperSport worth R 1.6 billion, which was the biggest sporting deal in the history of the country and ranked the league into the top 15 in the world in terms of commercial broadcast deals. In the same year, ABSA replaced Castle Lager as the title sponsor, with the latter having sponsored the league since its inception. SuperSport United won 3 league titles in a row between 2008 and 2010.
As of May 2019, the league is rated as the 6th best in Africa according to the CAF 5-year ranking system.
For the 2018–19 season, the PSL gives each club a monthly grant of R 2 million, with funds coming from the television broadcasting rights and national sponsorships, with the league champion earning R 10 million.
In 2019, ABSA increased their sponsorship deal to the PSL to R 39.9 million, which meant that the league winners would secure R 15 million. ABSA would however announce its cancellation of its sponsorship with the PSL a year later on 4 June 2020.
On 24 September 2020, Dr. Irvin Khoza and MultiChoice announced on live television that the new sponsor would be DStv, effectively rebranding the league as the DStv Premiership. MultiChoice also announced that Showmax would replace DStv as the jersey sponsor of SuperSport United F.C. so the latter would be independent to sponsor the league outright.
CEOs
- Trevor Phillips: 1996–1998
- Joe Ndlela: 1998–2000
- Robin Petersen: 2000–2001 (resigned)
- Trevor Phillips: 2002–2007
- Kjetil Siem: 2007–2011
- Zola Majavu: 2011 (resigned)
- Stanley Matthews: 2012 (resigned)
- Cambridge Mokanyane: 2013 (acting)
- Brand de Villers: 2013–2015
- Mato Madlala: 2016 – present (acting)