2023–24 South African Premiership

The 2023–24 South African Premiership was the 28th consecutive season of the South African Premiership. The season ran from 4 August 2023 and concluded 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]

Premiership
Season2023–24
Dates4 August 2023 – 25 May 2024
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
RelegatedCape Town Spurs
Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns
Orlando Pirates
Confederation CupStellenbosch
Sekhukhune United
Matches played240
Goals scored485 (2.02 per match)
Top goalscorerTshegofatso Mabasa
(16 goals)
Biggest home winOrlando Pirates 7–1 Golden Arrows
(6 April 2024)
Biggest away winRoyal AM 0–4 Orlando Pirates
(28 April 2024)
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 run29 matches
Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest winless run11 matches
Moroka Swallows
Longest losing run8 matches
Cape Town Spurs
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2024.

Kaizer Chiefs, who've won the title four times, finished tenth, their lowest ever finish in the PSL era.[2]

Teams

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Team changes

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Promoted to 2023–24 South African Premiership

Polokwane City[3]

Cape Town Spurs[4]

Relegated to 2023-24 National First Division

Marumo Gallants[5]

Maritzburg United[4]

Stadiums

Stadiums and locations

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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

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Club Coach
AmaZulu Pablo Franco
Cape Town City Eric Tinkler
Cape Town Spurs Ernst Middendorp
Chippa United Thabo September and Kwanele Kopo[6]
Golden Arrows Steve Komphela[7]
Kaizer Chiefs Cavin Johnson
Mamelodi Sundowns Rhulani Mokwena
Moroka Swallows Musa Nyatama[8]
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns (C) 30 22 7 1 51 10 +41 73 Qualification for 2024–25 CAF Champions League
2 Orlando Pirates 30 14 8 8 45 27 +18 50
3 Stellenbosch 30 14 8 8 39 24 +15 50 Qualification for 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Sekhukhune United 30 12 9 9 31 24 +7 45
5 Cape Town City 30 12 9 9 29 25 +4 45
6 TS Galaxy 30 12 8 10 30 24 +6 44
7 SuperSport United 30 11 11 8 35 33 +2 44
8 Polokwane City 30 9 12 9 21 27 −6 39
9 Golden Arrows 30 10 8 12 32 43 −11 38
10 Kaizer Chiefs 30 9 9 12 25 30 −5 36
11 AmaZulu 30 8 12 10 24 30 −6 36
12 Chippa United 30 8 10 12 29 30 −1 34
13 Royal AM 30 9 6 15 24 43 −19 33
14 Moroka Swallows 30 8 8 14 24 36 −12 32
15 Richards Bay 30 8 6 16 24 37 −13 30 Qualification for Playoffs
16 Cape Town Spurs (R) 30 6 5 19 23 43 −20 23 Relegation to the National First Division
Source: Premier Soccer League
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away AMA CTC CAS CHI GDA KZC MSD ORL PLK RBU ROY SEK SWA STL SSU TSG
AmaZulu 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 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 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1
Cape Town Spurs 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 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 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0
Golden Arrows 1–3 0–1 1–1 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 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–2
Mamelodi Sundowns 3–0 0–1 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 1–1 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 1–0
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 2–1 3–1 0–0
Royal AM 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–4 3–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–0
Sekhukhune United 0–1 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 1–2 1–4 2–0 1–2 1–0
Stellenbosch 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–1 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 2–0 1–1 0–1
TS Galaxy 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–3
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 26 July 2024[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Tshegofatso Mabaso Orlando Pirates 16
2   Iqraam Rayners Stellenbosch 15
3   Lucas Ribeiro Costa Mamelodi Sundowns 12
4   Bradley Grobler SuperSport United 12
5   Khanyisa Mayo Cape Town City 10
6   Peter Shalulile Mamelodi Sundowns 9
7   Samir Nurković TS Galaxy 8
8   Sphiwe Mahlangu TS Galaxy 8
9   Chibuike Ohizu Sekhukhune United 8
10   Augustine Kwem AmaZulu 7
11   Ashley Cupido Cape Town Spurs 7

See also

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References

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