2014–15 South African Premier Division
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Season | 2014–15 |
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Matches played | 136 |
Goals scored | 309 (2.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Puleng Tlolane (7 goals)[1]) |
Biggest home win | Bloem Celtic 5–1 Polokwane City[2] (19 October 2014) |
Biggest away win | Sundowns 0–3 Pirates[2] (27 August 2014) Polokwane City 0–3 Pirates[2] (30 August 2014) Polokwane City 0–3 Sundowns[2] (28 September 2014) Tuks 0–3 SuperSport United[2] (18 October 2014) SuperSport United 1–4 Maritzburg United[2] (22 October 2014) |
Highest scoring | Bloem Celtic 5–1 Polokwane City[2] (19 October 2014) |
Longest winning run | 8 games[2] Kaizer Chiefs |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 games[2] Kaizer Chiefs |
Longest winless run | 12 games[2] AmaZulu |
Longest losing run | 4 games[2] Polokwane City Moroka Swallows |
Highest attendance | 71,282[2] Orlando Pirates 0–2 Kaizer Chiefs (6 December 2014) |
Lowest attendance | 100[2] Moroka Swallows 2–1 AmaZulu (13 August 2014) |
Average attendance | 6,981[2] |
← 2013–14 2015-16 →
All statistics correct as of 12 December 2014. |
The 2014–15 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. Fixtures were announced on the 5th of June 2014.[3] The league opened on the 8th August 2014 and will conclude on 9 May 2015.
Mamelodi Sundowns are the defending champions, having won the previous 2013–14 South African Premier Division (PSL) season. Chippa United earned their second promotion to the top tier league after winning the 2013-14 National First Division. Polokwane City remained in the league after beating Black Leopards and Milano United in the Playoff Tournament.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Football teams in South Africa tend to use multiple stadiums over the course of a season for their home games. The following table will only indicate the stadium used most often by the club for their home games [4]
Team | Province | Home venue | Capacity |
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Ajax Cape Town | Western Cape | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
AmaZulu | Kwazulu-Natal | Moses Mabhida Stadium | 54,000 |
Bidvest Wits | Gauteng | Bidvest Stadium | 5,000 |
Bloemfontein Celtic | Free State | Seisa Ramabodu Stadium | 20,000 |
Chippa United | Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 49,000 |
Free State Stars | Free State | Charles Mopeli Stadium | 35,000 |
Kaizer Chiefs | Gauteng | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) | 94,700 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | Gauteng | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 52,000 |
Maritzburg United | Kwazulu-Natal | Harry Gwala Stadium | 10,700 |
Moroka Swallows | Gauteng | Dobsonville Stadium | 24,000 |
Mpumalanga Black Aces | Gauteng | Mbombela Stadium | 40,900 |
Orlando Pirates | Gauteng | Orlando Stadium | 36,400 |
Platinum Stars | North West | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | 45,000 |
Polokwane City | Limpopo | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 41,733 |
Supersport United | Gauteng | Lucas Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
Tuks FC | Gauteng | Tuks ABSA Stadium | 8,000[5] |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Supplier | Shirt sponsor |
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Ajax Cape Town | ![]() |
Adidas[7] | Huawei[8] |
AmaZulu | ![]() |
Kappa[10] | SPAR[11] |
Bidvest Wits | ![]() |
Kappa[13] | Bidvest[14] |
Polokwane City | ![]() |
Kappa[16] | Vacant |
Bloemfontein Celtic | ![]() |
Kappa[18] | MTN[19] |
Free State Stars | ![]() |
Maxed[21] | Bonitas |
Chippa United | vacant[22] | Nike[23] | Chippa Holdings |
Kaizer Chiefs | ![]() |
Nike[25] | Vodacom[26] |
Mamelodi Sundowns | ![]() |
Nike[28] | Ubuntu Botho |
Maritzburg United | ![]() |
Umbro[30] | Vacant |
Moroka Swallows | ![]() |
Puma[32] | |
Mpumalanga Black Aces | ![]() |
Umbro[34] | ISPS Handa[35] |
Orlando Pirates | ![]() |
Adidas[37] | Vodacom[26] |
Platinum Stars | ![]() |
Acelli[39] | The Royal Marang Hotel |
Supersport United | ![]() |
Kappa[41] | Engen Petroleum[42] |
Tuks FC | ![]() |
Umbro[44] | WorkersLife[45] |
League table
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Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of 24 October 2014
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
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1 | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
Platinum Stars | 4 |
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Moroka Swallows | ||
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Chippa United | ||
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Free State Stars | ||
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Polokwane City | ||
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Mamelodi Sundowns |
Clean sheets
- As of 28 September 2014
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[46] |
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1 | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | 4 |
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Mamelodi Sundowns |
Discipline
Player
- As of 29 October 2014
- Most yellow cards:[47] 4
- Vuyisile Ntombayithethi (University of Pretoria)
- Most red cards:[47] 1
- Vuyisile Ntombayithethi (University of Pretoria)
- Thabo Matlaba (Orlando Pirates)
- Alfred Ndengane (Bloemfontein Celtic)
- Rofiwa Tshikovhi (Platinum Stars)
- Micheal Morton (SuperSport United)
- Sandile Zuke (Bidvest Wits)
- Lehlohonolo Nonyane (Mpumalanga Black Aces)
Club
- As of 29 October 2014
- Most yellow cards:[48] 20
- Chippa United
- Moroka Swallows
- Most red cards:[48] 2
- University of Pretoria
- Platinum Stars
- Ajax Cape Town
- Kaizer Chiefs
- Free State Stars
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | ABSA Premiership Coach of the Month | ABSA Premiership Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | ![]() |
Kaizer Chiefs | [49] |
Source: Premier Soccer League
See also
References
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