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

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

To National First Division

Relegated from 2019–20 South African Premier Division

From National First Division

Promoted to 2020–21 South African Premier Division

Purchased status

Sold their status

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in the 2020–21 PSL.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AmaZuluDurban (Durban North) King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium10,000
BarokaPolokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium45,500
Black Leopards Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Stadium 40,000
Bloemfontein CelticBloemfontein Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium22,000
Cape Town CityCape Town Cape Town Stadium55,000
Chippa United Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459
Golden Arrows Durban (Lamontville) Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000
Kaizer ChiefsJohannesburg (Soweto) FNB Stadium94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762
Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium 12,000
SwallowsJohannesburg (Soweto) Dobsonville Stadium24,000
Orlando PiratesJohannesburg (Soweto) Orlando Stadium37,139
Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Coetzenburg Stadium 8,000
SuperSport United Pretoria Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900
TS GalaxyKameelrivier Kameelrivier Stadium4,000
TTM Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Stadium 40,000

Number of teams by province
Position Province Number Teams
1 Gauteng5Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Swallows, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United
2 KwaZulu-Natal3Maritzburg United, Golden Arrows and AmaZulu
LimpopoBaroka, Black Leopards and TTM
4 Western Cape2Cape Town City and Stellenbosch
5 Free State1Bloemfontein Celtic
Eastern Cape1Chippa United
Mpumalanga1TS Galaxy

League table
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
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

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 South Africa Bradley Grobler SuperSport United 16
2 Namibia Peter Shalulile Mamelodi Sundowns 15
3 South Africa Thabiso Kutumela Maritzburg United 12
4 South Africa Ruzaigh Gamildien Swallows 11
5 South Africa Themba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns 10
6 South Africa Mduduzi Mdantsane Cape Town City 9
South Africa Fagrie Lakay Cape Town City
South Africa Victor Letsoalo Bloemfontein Celtic
9 South Africa Luvuyo Memela AmaZulu 8
South Africa Lehlohonolo Majoro
South Africa Lebogang Manyama Kaizer Chiefs

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Premier Soccer League Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Cameroon Bienvenu EvangaChippa UnitedMaritzburg United3–1 (H)3 November 2020
South Africa Themba ZwaneMamelodi SundownsAmaZulu4–3 (H)23 November 2020
South Africa Lebogang ManyamaKaizer ChiefsGolden Arrows3–2 (H)2 June 2021

Most assists
NoPlayerClubAssists[5]
1 Zambia Augustine Mulenga AmaZulu 9
2 South Africa Sipho Mbule SuperSport United 7
3 Namibia Peter Shalulile Mamelodi Sundowns 6
4 South Africa Lindokuhle Mbatha TS Galaxy 5
South Africa David van Rooyen Stellenbosch
South Africa Bradley Ralani Cape Town City
South Africa Lyle Lakay Mamelodi Sundowns
South Africa Kermit Erasmus
9 South Africa Thembinkosi Lorch Orlando Pirates 4
Namibia Deon Hotto Orlando Pirates
Zimbabwe Khama Billiat Kaizer Chiefs
Zimbabwe Evans Rusike Arrows

Clean sheets
NoPlayerClubClean sheets[5]
1 Uganda Dennis Onyango Mamelodi Sundowns 15
2 South Africa Veli Mothwa AmaZulu 11
South Africa Sifiso Mlungwana Golden Arrows
4 Zimbabwe Washington Arubi TTM 10
5 South Africa Lee Langeveldt Stellenbosch 8
South Africa Ronwen Williams SuperSport United
Netherlands Peter Leeuwenburgh Cape Town City
8 Ghana Richard Ofori Orlando Pirates 7
South Africa Marlon Heugh TS Galaxy
10 Nigeria Daniel Akpeyi Kaizer Chiefs 6
Namibia Virgil Vries Swallows

References
  1. "Bidvest Wits sold to TTM". The Citizen. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. "Sold: PSL approves TS Galaxy Tim Sukazi purchase of Highlands Park status". Kick Off. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  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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