ABSA Premiership

Full Name: ABSA Premier Soccer League
Level: 1
Founded: 1996 (1971)
Number of Teams: 16
Previous Name: Castle Premiership (1996-2007)

Official Website: psl.co.za

Description:

The league is officially known as the ABSA Premier Soccer League, after the title sponsor ABSA, a large South African bank. It was founded in 1996 as the culmination of a series of mergers and rival leagues that fill South Africa's football history. It is a direct successor to the NSL (previously NPSL) founded in 1971. The 16 clubs play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 30 games. The bottom club is automatically relegated while the 15th placed club goes into a promotion/relegation playoff with the 2nd-4th teams from the First Division. The season runs from August to May.

Premier Soccer League Map:

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Premier Soccer League Champions:

5 Mamelodi Sundowns

3 Orlando Pirates

2 Kaizer Chiefs
2 Supersport United

1 Manning Rangers
1 Cape Town Santos

Total First-Tier South African Champions:

(includes NPSL, NSL and PSL)

10 Kaizer Chiefs

8 Mamelodi Sundowns

8 Orlando Pirates

2 Durban City
2 SuperSport United

1 AmaZulu
1 Bush Bucks
1 Cape Town Spurs
1 Highlands Park
1 Jomo Cosmos
1 Lusitano
1 Manning Rangers (Durban)
1 Rangers (Johannesburg)
1 Cape Town Santos

Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 21:27

Comments (4)

1Monday, 17 August 2009 03:15

Ompies

Something must do with our referees before our beatuiful soccer destroyed. always when Chiefs play on cups they bring useless referees to come and cheat us. Pls do something about this referees. i hope there are schools for referees. return them to school pls.

2Friday, 13 November 2009 04:33

Neil Cameron email addresss is bristolblue52111@yahoo.co.uk

I am in Zimbabwe and South Africa in March (9th - 21st) next year and I was wondering if there will be any football that I can go and see during my visit. Please can you let me know.

Many thanks.

Neil.

3Friday, 13 November 2009 08:42

Jeremy Rueter

Hey Neil

I took a look at the schedule and unfortunately for you it looks like the season in South Africa is ending early, likely due to the World Cup. It normally follows the European calendar but according to the fixture list on the official website - http://www.psl.co.za/fixtures.asp?id=794 - everything is wrapping up at the end of February.

Might be some end-of-season playoffs or some cup finals though. If I find out more I'll let you know.

4Thursday, 05 April 2012 02:25

Thobile ebozmo

Orlando pirates will win the league once and forever.