2020–21 South African Premiership

The 2020–21 South African Premiership season (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. Mamelodi Sundowns won the title for the fourth consecutive year, qualifying for the 2021–22 CAF Champions League along with second placed AmaZulu. Third placed Orlando Pirates and Nedbank Cup winners Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila qualified for the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.

Premiership

Season	2020–21
Dates	24 October 2020 – 5 June 2021
Champions	Mamelodi Sundowns (11th title)
Relegated	Black Leopards
Champions League	Mamelodi Sundowns, AmaZulu FC
Confederation Cup	Orlando Pirates
Matches played	240
Goals scored	507 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bradley Grobler (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Maritzburg United 5–1 Chippa United (3 April 2021)
Biggest away win	Cape Town City 1–5 AmaZulu FC (28 April 2021)
Highest scoring	Mamelodi 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
← 2019–20 2021–22 → 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

• Polokwane City

From National First Division

Promoted to 2020–21 South African Premiership

• Swallows (promoted as champions)

Purchased status

• Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) (purchased the Bidvest Wits status)^[1]
• TS Galaxy (purchased the Highlands Park status)^[2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Black Leopards

TTM

Johannesburg

AmaZulu

Bloemfontein Celtic

Chippa United

Golden Arrows

Baroka

Mamelodi Sundowns

SuperSport United

Maritzburg United

Cape Town City

TS Galaxy

Stellenbosch

Johannesburg teams
Kaizer Chiefs
Swallows
Orlando Pie-rats

Location of teams in the 2020–21 PSL.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AmaZulu	Durban (Durban North)	King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium	10,000
Baroka	Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium	45,500
Black Leopards	Thohoyandou	Thohoyandou Stadium	40,000
Bloemfontein Celtic	Bloemfontein	Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium	22,000
Cape Town City	Cape Town	Cape Town Stadium	55,000
Chippa United	Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459
Golden Arrows	Durban (Lamontville)	Princess Magogo Stadium	12,000
Kaizer Chiefs	Johannesburg (Soweto)	FNB Stadium	94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns	Pretoria (Marabastad)	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762
Maritzburg United	Pietermaritzburg	Harry Gwala Stadium	12,000
Swallows	Johannesburg (Soweto)	Dobsonville Stadium	24,000
Orlando Pirates	Johannesburg (Soweto)	Orlando Stadium	37,139
Stellenbosch	Stellenbosch	Coetzenburg Stadium	8,000
SuperSport United	Pretoria	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium	28,900
TS Galaxy	Kameelrivier	Kameelrivier Stadium	4,000
TTM	Thohoyandou	Thohoyandou Stadium	40,000

Number of teams by province

Position	Province	Number	Teams
1	Gauteng	5	Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Swallows, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United
2	KwaZulu-Natal	3	Maritzburg United, Golden Arrows and AmaZulu
	Limpopo		Baroka, Black Leopards and TTM
4	Western Cape	2	Cape Town City and Stellenbosch
5	Free State	1	Bloemfontein Celtic
	Eastern Cape	1	Chippa United
	Mpumalanga	1	TS 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	Bradley Grobler	SuperSport United	16
2	Peter Shalulile	Mamelodi Sundowns	15
3	Thabiso Kutumela	Maritzburg United	12
4	Ruzaigh Gamildien	Swallows	11
5	Themba Zwane	Mamelodi Sundowns	10
6	Mduduzi Mdantsane	Cape Town City	9
	Fagrie Lakay	Cape Town City
	Victor Letsoalo	Bloemfontein Celtic
9	Luvuyo Memela	AmaZulu	8
	Lehlohonolo Majoro
	Lebogang Manyama	Kaizer Chiefs

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Premier Soccer League Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Bienvenu Evanga	Chippa United	Maritzburg United	3–1 (H)	3 November 2020
Themba Zwane	Mamelodi Sundowns	AmaZulu	4–3 (H)	23 November 2020
Lebogang Manyama	Kaizer Chiefs	Golden Arrows	3–2 (H)	2 June 2021

Clean sheets

No	Player	Club	Clean sheets[5]
1	Dennis Onyango	Mamelodi Sundowns	15
2	Veli Mothwa	AmaZulu	11
	Sifiso Mlungwana	Golden Arrows
4	Washington Arubi	TTM	10
5	Lee Langeveldt	Stellenbosch	8
	Ronwen Williams	SuperSport United
	Peter Leeuwenburgh	Cape Town City
8	Richard Ofori	Orlando Pirates	7
	Marlon Heugh	TS Galaxy
10	Daniel Akpeyi	Kaizer Chiefs	6
Virgil Vries	Swallows