2018–19 South African Premier Division

The 2018–19 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began in August 2018 and concluded in May 2019. Mamelodi Sundowns are the champions.

Premier Soccer League
Season2018–19
Dates4 August 2018 – 11 May 2019
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns (9th title)
RelegatedFree State Stars
Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns
Orlando Pirates
Confederation CupBidvest Wits
TS Galaxy
Matches played240
Goals scored542 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorerMwape Musonda (16 goals)
Biggest home winCape Town City F.C. 5–0 Free State Stars (16 January 2019)
Biggest away winCape Town City F.C. 1–4 Kaizer Chiefs (15 September 2018)
Highest scoring(6 goals) AmaZulu 3–3 Mamelodi Sundowns (16 September 2018)
Orlando Pirates 4–2 Chippa United F.C. (8 January 2019)
Polokwane City 3–3 Bidvest Wits (20 January 2019)
Bloemfontein Celtic 2–4 Bidvest Wits (15 March 2019)
Longest winning runMamelodi Sundowns
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runMamelodi Sundowns (15 games)
Longest winless runBaroka (9 games)
Longest losing runBlack Leopards (3 games)
All statistics correct as of 11 May 2019.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

To National First Division

Relegated from 2017-18 South African Premier Division

From National First Division

Promoted to 2018–19 South African Premier Division

Teams

Stadium and Locations
Location of teams in the 2018–19 PSL.
Team Location Stadium Capacity[1]
AmaZuluDurban (Durban North) King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium10,000
Polokwane City Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Black Leopards Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Stadium 40,000
Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 51,762
Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium 12,000
SuperSport United Pretoria Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria 28,900
Chippa United Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459
Golden Arrows Durban(Lamontville) Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000
BarokaPolokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium45,500
BidvestJohannesburg (Braamfontein) Bidvest Stadium5,000
Highlands ParkJohannesburg Balfour Park Stadium13,500
Cape Town CityCape Town (Green Point) Cape Town Stadium55,000
Bloemfontein CelticBloemfontein Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium22,000
Kaizer ChiefsJohannesburg (Soweto) FNB Stadium94,736
Free State StarsBethlehem Goble Park20,000
Orlando PiratesJohannesburg (Soweto) Orlando Stadium37,139

Number of teams by province
Province Number of teams Teams
1 Gauteng6Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, SuperSport United, Bidvest Wits and Highlands Park
2 KwaZulu-Natal3Maritzburg United, Golden Arrows and Amazulu
LimpopoPolokwane City, Baroka FC and Black Leopards
4 Free State2Free State Stars and Bloemfontein Celtic
5 Eastern Cape1Chippa United
Western CapeCape Town City

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
AmaZulu Cavin Johnson Nhlanhla Vilakazi Umbro SPAR
Baroka Wedson Nyirenda Mduduzi Mdantsane Flair Two Mountains
Bidvest Wits Gavin Hunt Thulani Hlatshwayo Kappa Bidvest
Black Leopards Dylan Kerr Jean Munganga Umbro N/A
Bloemfontein Celtic John Maduka Patrick Tignyemb Kappa N/A
Cape Town City Benni McCarthy Thamsanqa Mkhize Umbro SportPesa
Chippa United Clinton Larsen Mark Mayambela Joma Nelson Mandela Bay
Free State Stars Nikola Kavazovic Paulos Masehe Lotto N/A
Golden Arrows Steve Komphela Nkanyiso Mngwengwe Made by club N/A
Highlands Park Owen Da Gama Tapuwa Kapini Kappa Jonsson Workwear
Kaizer Chiefs Ernst Middendorp Itumeleng Khune Nike Vodacom
Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane Hlompho Kekana Puma Ubuntu-Botho S&E
Maritzburg United Eric Tinkler Siyanda Xulu Lotto N/A
Orlando Pirates Milutin Sredojević Happy Jele Adidas Vodacom
Polokwane City Jozef Vukusic Jabulani Maluleke XCo N/A
SuperSports United Kaitano Tembo Dean Furman Kappa Engen

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Baroka Doctor Khumalo Mutual consent 12 May 2018[2] Pre-season Wedson Nyirenda 30 May 2018[3]
Celtic Veselin Jelusic 14 June 2018[4] Steve Komphela 20 June 2018[5]
Polokwane Bernard Molekwa Retained as assistant coach 27 June 2018[6] Jozef Vukusic 27 June 2018[7]
Kaizer Chiefs Steve Komphela Resigned 21 April 2018[8] Giovanni Solinas 13 July 2018[9]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 30 16 11 3 40 24 +16 59 Qualification for Champions League
2 Orlando Pirates 30 15 12 3 44 24 +20 57
3 Bidvest Wits 30 16 6 8 45 29 +16 54 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Cape Town City 30 13 9 8 47 35 +12 48
5 Polokwane City 30 11 11 8 38 35 +3 44
6 SuperSport United 30 12 8 10 29 29 0 44
7 Highlands Park 30 9 14 7 35 32 +3 41
8 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 11 7 12 35 37 −2 40
9 Kaizer Chiefs 30 9 12 9 33 29 +4 39
10 Golden Arrows 30 8 12 10 27 31 −4 36
11 AmaZulu FC 30 10 7 13 33 41 −8 31[lower-alpha 2]
12 Chippa United 30 7 9 14 27 35 −8 30
13 Black Leopards 30 7 9 14 30 46 −16 30
14 Baroka FC 30 6 11 13 27 37 −10 29
15 Maritzburg United 30 6 9 15 22 32 −10 27 Qualification for Playoff Tournament
16 Free State Stars 30 6 9 15 31 47 −16 27 Relegation to National First Division
Source: Premier Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Head-to-Head goals scored; 7) Playoff
Notes:
  1. TS Galaxy (from National First Division) are Nedbank Cup winners and also qualify for Confederation Cup.
  2. AmaZulu had 6 points deducted for failing to pay former player Phineas Nambandi.

Results
Home \ Away AMA BAR BID BLA BFC CTC CPU FSS LGA HIG KAI MAM MAR ORL POL SSU
AmaZulu F.C. — 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 3–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Baroka F.C. 1–0 — 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–0
Bidvest Wits 3–0 3–1 — 3–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Black Leopards 3–1 1–0 0–1 — 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–0
Bloemfontein Celtic 3–1 1–0 2–4 3–0 — 0–3 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Cape Town City 3–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 — 1–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–0
Chippa United 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–1
Free State Stars 4–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1
Golden Arrows 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–3
Highlands Park 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Kaizer Chiefs 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 — 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0
Mamelodi Sundowns 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2
Maritzburg United 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 — 0–1 3–1 3–1
Orlando Pirates 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 — 3–0 3–1
Polokwane City 3–2 2–0 3–3 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 1–1
SuperSport United 1–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 Mar 2019. Source: PSL
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 11 May 2019


RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mwape MusondaBlack Leopards16
2 Gift MotupaBidvest Wits9
2 Thembinkosi LorchOrlando Pirates F.C.9
2 Tshegofatso MabasaBloemfontein Celtic F.C.9
5 Knox MutizwaGolden Arrows8
5 Lebohang MaboeMamelodi Sundowns8
5 Mothobi MvalaHighlands Park8
5 Mohammed AnasPolokwane City8
5 Vincent PuleOrlando Pirates F.C.8

Assists
RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Deon HottoBidvest Wits11
2 Aubrey ModibaSuperSport United8
3 Augustine MulengaOrlando Pirates6
3 Jabulani MalulekePolokwane City6
5 Ndumiso MabenaBloemfontein Celtic6
5 Gaston SirinoMamelodi Sundowns6

Clean Sheets
RankPlayerClubClean Sheets
1 Patrick Tignyemb Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. 11
1 Ronwen Williams SuperSport United 10
3 Darren Keet Bidvest Wits F.C. 9
3 Siyabonga Mbatha AmaZulu F.C. 9
5 Richard Ofori Maritzburg United 7
5 Peter Leeuwenburgh Cape Town City F.C. 7
7 Nkosingiphile Gumede Golden Arrows 6
7 Itumeleng Khune Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 6
7 Daniel Akpeyi Kaizer Chiefs F.C.6
7 George Chigova Polokwane City F.C.6

Hat-tricks
PlayerClubScoreOpponentVenueDate
Mwape MusondaBlack Leopards3–2Chippa United F.C.Thohoyandou Stadium, Thohoyandou10 March 2019

Discipline
As of 17 March 2019

Player

Team
  • Most yellow cards: 50
    • Bidvest Wits
  • Most red cards: 4
    • Free State Stars
  • Fewest yellow cards: 25
    • Black Leopards
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Kaizer Chiefs
    • SuperSport United
    • AmaZulu
    • Chippa United

References
  1. "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "Baroka confirm Doctor Khumalo departure". News24. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. "Komphela confirmed as new Bloem Celtic coach". News24. 30 May 2018.
  4. "Jelusic confirms departure from Celtic". News24. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. "Confirmed: Baroka Appoint Ex-Chiefs Man As New Coach". Soccer Laduma. 20 June 2018.
  6. "Vukusic takes over from Bernard Molekwa". Sowetan Live. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. "Rise and Shine explain Vukusic appointment". 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. "Steve Komphela resigns as Kaizer Chiefs coach". Mail & Guardian. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. "Kaizer Chiefs on announce Giovanni Solinas as their new head coach". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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