Fixtures
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 13:30 | 14 |
Durban City vs Orlando Pirates
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| 11/29 16:00 | 14 |
Siwelele FC vs Chippa United
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| 11/29 16:00 | 14 |
Polokwane City vs TS Galaxy
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| 11/30 13:30 | 14 |
Marumo Gallants vs Magesi FC
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| 12/02 17:30 | 15 |
Golden Arrows vs Amazulu
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| 12/02 17:30 | 15 |
Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay FC
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| 12/03 17:30 | 15 |
TS Galaxy vs Marumo Gallants
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| 12/03 17:30 | 15 |
Stellenbosch FC vs Polokwane City
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| 12/03 17:30 | 15 |
Magesi FC vs Sekhukhune United FC
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| 12/03 17:30 | 15 |
Chippa United vs Kaizer Chiefs
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| 12/03 17:30 | 15 |
Orbit College vs Durban City
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| 12/03 17:30 | 15 |
Siwelele FC vs Mamelodi Sundowns
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Results
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 18:15 | 14 |
Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orbit College
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PPT. |
| 11/28 17:30 | 14 |
[10] Richards Bay FC vs Amazulu
[5]
|
2-0 |
| 11/26 17:30 | 13 |
[13] Orbit College vs Stellenbosch FC
[15]
|
1-2 |
| 11/26 17:30 | 13 |
Magesi FC vs Kaizer Chiefs
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PPT. |
| 11/25 17:30 | 13 |
[2] Orlando Pirates vs Chippa United
[16]
|
2-0 |
| 11/23 16:00 | 13 |
[12] Richards Bay FC vs Durban City
[8]
|
0-0 |
| 11/23 13:30 | 13 |
[8] TS Galaxy vs Golden Arrows
[9]
|
2-1 |
| 11/23 13:30 | 13 |
Polokwane City vs Mamelodi Sundowns
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PPT. |
| 11/22 16:00 | 13 |
Magesi FC vs Kaizer Chiefs
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PPT. |
| 11/22 16:00 | 13 |
[12] Marumo Gallants vs Sekhukhune United
[4]
|
1-1 |
| 11/22 13:30 | 13 |
[6] Amazulu vs Siwelele FC
[10] |
2-0 |
| 11/05 17:30 | 12 |
[8] Golden Arrows vs Orlando Pirates
[4]
|
1-3 |
Teams
Kaizer Chiefs
Chippa United
Orlando Pirates
Mamelodi Sundowns
Supersport United
Golden Arrows
Amazulu
Maritzburg Utd
Polokwane City
Cape Town City
Stellenbosch FC
Bidvest Wits
Baroka FC
TS Galaxy
Royal AM FC
Cape Town Spurs
Free State Stars
Moroka Swallows
Bloem Celtic
Sekhukhune United FC
Platinum Stars
Richards Bay FC
Marumo Gallants
Black Leopards
Highlands Park
Black Aces
Pretoria University
Magesi FC
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhadila
Durban City
Jomo Cosmos
Orbit College
Siwelele FC
Wikipedia - South African Premiership
The South African Premiership, also known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the PSL after its governing body, is a professional soccer league in South Africa and the highest level of the South African soccer league system. It has been organised since 1996.
The 2024–25 season started on 14 September 2024, Mamelodi Sundowns successfully defended the title in 2025 which they've held continuously since the 2017–18 season.
History
The league was founded in 1996 after an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Professional Soccer League. The former name still exists today for legal purposes, with the Premier Soccer League being the trade name of the new league administrator.
The league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams after the end of the 2001–02 season to avoid fixture congestion, causing the disbandment of two teams; Ria Stars and Free State Stars, though the latter was reformed and competing as of the 2020–21 season. In 2004, a match-fixing scandal rocked the soccer landscape in South Africa. An investigation codenamed "Operation Dribble" was launched by the police system of South Africa police in June 2004. More than 40 arrests were made, ranging from club bosses to match commissioners, referees and their assistants. Kaizer Chiefs successfully defended their league title in 2005 after they won the prestigious trophy in 2004 for the first time in a decade. The 2005–06 season saw Mamelodi Sundowns capturing the title for a fourth time. Since the 2017–18 season, they have dominated the league, winning seven consecutive titles.
In 2007, the PSL signed a television deal with SuperSport worth R 1.6 billion, which was the biggest sporting deal in the history of the country and ranked the league into the top 15 in the world in terms of commercial broadcast deals. In the same year, ABSA replaced Castle Lager as the title sponsor, with the latter having sponsored the league since its inception. SuperSport United won 3 league titles in a row between 2008 and 2010.
As of 2025, the league is rated third in Africa according to the CAF 5-year ranking system.
For the 2018–19 season, the PSL gives each club a monthly grant of R 2 million, with funds coming from the television broadcasting rights and national sponsorships, with the league champion earning R 10 million.
In 2019, ABSA increased their sponsorship deal to the PSL to R 39.9 million, which meant that the league winners would secure R 15 million. ABSA would however announce its cancellation of its sponsorship with the PSL a year later on 4 June 2020.
On 24 September 2020, DStv were announced as the new sponsor, with the league being rebranded as the DStv Premiership. MultiChoice also announced that Showmax would replace DStv as the jersey sponsor of SuperSport United F.C. so the latter would be independent to sponsor the league outright.
On the 24th of July 2024, it was announced that Betway would be sponsoring the league, with DStv's contract ending a year early due to MultiChoice's financial troubles. This is one of the biggest sponsorships in South African football history worth R900-Million for the term of 3 years.
CEOs
- Trevor Phillips: 1996–1998
- Joe Ndlela: 1998–2000
- Robin Petersen: 2000–2001 (resigned)
- Trevor Phillips: 2002–2007
- Kjetil Siem: 2007–2011
- Zola Majavu: 2011 (resigned)
- Stanley Matthews: 2012 (resigned)
- Cambridge Mokanyane: 2013 (acting)
- Brand de Villers: 2013–2015
- Mato Madlala: 2016 – present (acting)