2015–16 South African Premier Division

	Leader
	2017 CAF Champions League or CAF Confederation Cup
	Relegation to National First Division or Playoff Tournament

Premier Soccer League
Season	2015–16
Matches played	202
Goals scored	479 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorer	Collins Mbesuma (13)
Biggest home win	2 matches BV Wits 5-0 Polokwane City ; (22 January 2016) ; Orlando Pirates 5-0 Jomo Cosmos ; (12 March 2016) ;
Biggest away win	Platinum Stars 0-4 BV Wits ; (4 November 2015)
Highest scoring	2 matches Jomo Cosmos 4-3 Chippa United ; (22 November 2015) ; Free State Stars 2-5 Mamelodi Sundowns ; (7 February 2016) ;
Longest winning run	Mamelodi Sundowns (6)
Longest unbeaten run	Mamelodi Sundowns (18)
Longest winless run	Bloemfontein Celtic ; Maritzburg United ; Univ. of Pretoria (9)
Longest losing run	Maritzburg United (8)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 20 April 2016.

The 2015–16 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.

Kaizer Chiefs are the defending champions, having won the previous 2014–15 South African Premier Division (PSL) season for their fourth league title, all in the past 12 years. Golden Arrows and Jomo Cosmos each returned to the Premiership after placing first and second, respectively, in the 2014-15 National First Division. Jomo Cosmos was promoted after beating Black Leopards and Moroka Swallows in the Playoff Tournament. Additionally, AmaZulu was relegated after placing last in the 2014–15 South African Premier Division.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in the 2015–16 PSL.

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 ^[1]

Team	City	Home venue	Capacity
Ajax Cape Town	Cape Town	Cape Town Stadium	69,070
BV Wits	Johannesburg	Bidvest Stadium	15,000
Bloemfontein Celtic	Bloemfontein	Free State Stadium	40,911
Chippa United	Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459
Free State Stars	Phuthaditjhaba	Charles Mopeli Stadium	50,000
Golden Arrows	Durban	Princess Magogo Stadium	12,000
Jomo Cosmos	Tembisa	Makhulong Stadium	20,000
Kaizer Chiefs	Johannesburg	FNB Stadium (Soccer City)	94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns	Pretoria	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium	23,900
Maritzburg United	Pietermaritzburg	Harry Gwala Stadium	22,000
Mpumalanga Black Aces	Nelspruit	Mbombela Stadium	43,589
Orlando Pirates	Johannesburg	Orlando Stadium	40,000
Platinum Stars	Phokeng	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	44,530
Polokwane City	Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium	45,000
SuperSport United	Pretoria	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium	23,900
University of Pretoria	Pretoria	Tuks Stadium	8,000^[2]

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Supplier	Shirt sponsor
Ajax Cape Town	Roger De Sá^[3]	Adidas^[4]	Huawei^[5]
BV Wits	Gavin Hunt^[6]	Kappa^[7]	Bidvest^[8]
Bloemfontein Celtic	Clinton Larsen	Kappa^[9]	MTN^[10]
Chippa United	Roger Sikhakhane	Nike^[11]	Chippa Holdings
Free State Stars	Kinnah Phiri	Maxed^[12]	Bonitas
Golden Arrows	Serame Letsoaka	Mille	Vacant
Jomo Cosmos	Jomo Sono	Puma	Vacant
Kaizer Chiefs	Steve Komphela	Nike^[13]	Vodacom^[14]
Mamelodi Sundowns	Pitso Mosimane^[15]	Nike^[16]	Ubuntu Botho
Maritzburg United	Mandla Ncikazi	Umbro^[17]	Vacant
Mpumalanga Black Aces	Muhsin Ertuğral	Umbro^[18]	ISPS Handa^[19]
Orlando Pirates	Eric Tinkler	Adidas^[20]	Vodacom^[14]
Platinum Stars	Cavin Johnson	Acelli^[21]	The Royal Marang Hotel
Polokwane City	Kosta Papic^[22]	XCO	Vacant
SuperSport United	Gordon Igesund^[23]	Kappa^[24]	Engen Petroleum^[25]
University of Pretoria	Sammy Troughton	Umbro^[26]	WorkersLife^[27]

League table

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Positions by round

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Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 20 April 2016

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[28]
1	Collins Mbesuma	Black Aces	13
2	Thobani Mncwango	Polokwane	12
3	Prince Nxumalo	Ajax	11
4	Khama Billiat	Mamelodi	10
4	Jeremy Brockie	SuperSport Utd	10
6	Leonardo Castro	Mamelodi	9
7	Ndumiso Mabena	Platinum	8
8	James Keene	Wits	7
8	Daine Klate	Wits	7
10	Andréa Fileccia	Free State	6
	Mpho Makola	Pirates	6
	Kingston Nkhatha	SuperSport Utd	6
	Evans Rusike	Maritzburg Utd	6

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Thobani Mncwango⁴	Polokwane City	SuperSport United	4-1^[29]	16 January 2016
James Keene	BV Wits	Polokwane City	5-0^[30]	22 January 2016
Jeremy Brockie	SuperSport United	Jomo Cosmos	2-4^[31]	27 February 2016

⁴ Player scored 4 goals.

References

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External links

Official Website

[1] ttp://uk.soccerway.com/national/south-africa/psl/20142015/regular-season/r25629/ Profile Global Sports

[amatuks-2] "Stadium". amatuks.co.za. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[3] "Roger de Sa unveiled as Ajax Cape Town coach". GOAL.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[4] "Ajax Cape Town 2013/14 Home and Away Kit". News Adidas. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[5] "Ajax Cape Town get financial boost after securing Huawei sponsorship deal". GOAL.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

[6] "Gavin Hunt leaves SuperSport to join Bidvest Wits". GOAL.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013.

[7] "Bidvest Wits unveils new sporting kit". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[8] "Sunderland in Bidvest sponsorship deal". Africa Outlook Mag. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[9] "Celtic Happy About New Sponsors". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[10] "MTN replaces Vodacom at Celtic". Kick-Off. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[11] "Chippa get new kit for start of PSL". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[12] "Free State Stars set to Sparkle with Mr Price SPORT and Maxed". 90mins Sport News. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[13] "Kaizer Chiefs unveil new-look jersey". IOL Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[The_New_Age-14] "Chiefs, Pirates to coin it with new Vodacom deal". The New Age. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

[15] "Mamelodi Sundowns sack Johan Neeskens and appoint Pitso Mosimane". GOAL.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

[16] "Nike to sponsor Sundowns". Mail&Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2008.

[17] "Maritzburg Release New Jerseys". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[18] "'Amazayoni', Umbro in partnership". PSL News. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

[19] "Aces proud of Japanese kit deal". Kick-Off. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[20] "ADIDAS REVEAL THE OFFICIAL 2014-15 ORLANDO PIRATES FOOTBALL CLUB HOME AND AWAY KIT". Discover Adidas. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[21] "South Africa's Platinum Stars seal seven-figure deal". GOAL.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

[22] "Polokwane City hires Papic". Sport24. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[23] "Igesund appointed new SuperSport coach". Eye Witness News. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

[24] "Matsatsantsa reveal new jersey". Sport24. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[25] "Soccer remains Engen's premier sponsorship programme". Engen. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[26] "AmaTuks new kit". BackpagePix. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[27] "Tuks reveals new title sponsor and players". Soweto Life Mag. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

[topscorer-28] "South African Premiership: Top Scoreres - World Match Centre - FIFA.com". Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[29] "Polokwane City SuperSport United PSL report - News - Kick Off". Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[30] "BV Wits 5 - 0 Polokwane City Match report - 2016/01/22 PSL - Goal.com". Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[31] "Jeremy Brockie secures the match ball with hat-trick for SuperSport United | Stuff.co.nz". Retrieved 1 March 2016.

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v t e South African Premiership seasons
2024–25 teams	AmaZulu Cape Town City Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesis Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Polokwane City Pirates Richards Bay F.C. Royal AM Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy
Former teams (defunct teams)	African Wanderers Ajax Cape Town F.C. Baroka Bay United Benoni Premier United Black Leopards Bloemfontein Celtic Bush Bucks Cape Town Spurs Dynamos Free State Stars Hellenic Highlands Park Jomo Cosmos Manning Rangers Maritzburg United Michau Warriors Moroka Swallows Mother City Mpumalanga Black Aces Platinum Stars Polokwane City Real Rovers Ria Stars Santos Seven Stars Thanda Royal Zulu Tembisa Classic Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila University of Pretoria Vaal Professionals Vasco da Gama Wits University F.C.
Associated competitions	Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout MTN 8 National First Division
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2024–25)	AmaZulu Cape Town City Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Royal AM Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy
First Division teams (2024–25)	Baroka Black Leopards Cape Town Spurs Casric Stars Durban City Highbury Hungry Lions JDR Stars Kruger United Leruma United Milford Orbit College Pretoria Callies University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
Premiership	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Nedbank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
MTN 8	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Telkom Knockout/Carling Knockout Cup	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 2022
National Football League	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
NPSL (1971-1977)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NPSL (1978-1984)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
NPSL (1985-1995)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1984 1992 1983 1994 1995
National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
SASF Cup	1961 1962 1963 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

v t e 2015 in African football (CAF)
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Domestic leagues	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola Benin 14–15 Botswana 14–15 15–16 Burkina Faso 14–15 15–16 Burundi 14–15 15–16 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 15–16 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 14–15 15–16 Djibouti 14–15 15–16 Egypt 14–15 15–16 Equatorial Guinea 15 15–16 Eritrea Ethiopia 14–15 15–16 Gabon Gambia 14–15 15–16 Ghana Guinea 14–15 15–16 Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast 14–15 15–16 Kenya Lesotho 14–15 15–16 Liberia ~~Libya~~ Madagascar Malawi Mali 14–15 Mauritania 14–15 15–16 Mauritius 14–15 15–16 Morocco 14–15 15–16 Mozambique Namibia 14–15 15–16 Niger 14–15 15–16 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 14–15 15–16 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 14–15 15–16 Seychelles ~~Sierra Leone~~ Somalia 14–15 15–16 South Africa 14–15 15–16 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland 14–15 15–16 Tanzania 14–15 15–16 ~~Togo~~ Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16 Zambia Zanzibar 14–15 15–16 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola Egypt 14–15 15–16 Kenya South Africa 14–15 15–16 Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16
Supercups	Algeria Angola Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Mauritania Mali
Regional club cups	Kagame Interclub Cup UNAF Club Cup
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-23 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

v t e 2016 in African football (CAF)
« 2015 2017 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Benin Botswana 15–16 16–17 Burkina Faso 15–16 16–17 Burundi 15–16 16–17 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 15–16 16 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 15–16 16–17 Djibouti 15–16 16–17 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Equatorial Guinea 15–16 Eritrea Ethiopia 15–16 16–17 Gabon 15–16 16–17 Gambia 15–16 16–17 Ghana Guinea 15–16 16–17 Guinea-Bissau 16 16–17 Ivory Coast 15–16 16–17 Kenya Lesotho 15–16 16–17 Liberia 16 16–17 Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 15–16 16–17 Mauritius 15–16 16–17 Morocco 15–16 16–17 Mozambique Namibia 15–16 Niger 15–16 16–17 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 Rwanda 15–16 16–17 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 15–16 16–17 Seychelles ~~Sierra Leone~~ Somalia 15–16 16–17 South Africa 15–16 16–17 ~~South Sudan~~ Sudan Swaziland 15–16 16–17 Tanzania 15–16 16–17 Togo 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17 Zambia Zanzibar 15–16 16–17 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Egypt 15–16 16–17 Morocco South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17
Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mali
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's tournament women's tournament CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup