2016–17 South African Premiership

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

Premier Soccer League
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Season	2016–17
Champions	Bidvest Wits (1st title)
Matches played	224
Goals scored	509 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lebogang Manyama (13)
Biggest home win	Mamelodi Sundowns 6-0 Orlando Pirates ; (12 February 2017)
Biggest away win	Cape Town City 0-4 Platinum Stars ; (13 December 2016)
Highest scoring	2 matches SuperSport United 6-1 Orlando Pirates ; (1 November 2016) ; SuperSport United 5-2 Golden Arrows ; (8 February 2017) ;
Longest winning run	Bidvest Wits ; Kaizer Chiefs ; Mamelodi Sundowns (5)
Longest unbeaten run	SuperSport United (19)
Longest winless run	Baroka (15)
Longest losing run	Chippa United (5)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 13 May 2017.

The 2016–17 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 21st season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.

Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, having won the previous 2015–16 South African Premier Division (PSL) season. The season featured 14 teams from the 2015–16 season and two new teams promoted from the 2015–16 National First Division: Baroka and Highlands Park who replace relegated Jomo Cosmos and University of Pretoria. Highlands Park promotion was won via the PSL Playoff Tournament. Cape Town City bought over the franchise of Mpumalanga Black Aces and relocated from Mbombela Stadium to Cape Town Stadium.^[1]^[2] The sale of Free State Stars franchise to Moroka Swallows fell through.^[3]^[4]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in the 2016–17 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.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ajax Cape Town	Cape Town	Cape Town Stadium	55,000
Baroka	Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium	45,500
BV Wits	Johannesburg	Bidvest Stadium	5,000
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	46,000
Free State Stars	Phuthaditjhaba	Charles Mopeli Stadium	35,000
Highlands Park	Tembisa	Makhulong Stadium	10,000
Golden Arrows	Durban	Princess Magogo Stadium	12,000
Kaizer Chiefs	Soweto	FNB Stadium (Soccer City)	94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns	Pretoria	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium	28,900
Maritzburg United	Pietermaritzburg	Harry Gwala Stadium	12,000
Orlando Pirates	Soweto	Orlando Stadium	40,000
Platinum Stars	Phokeng	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	44,530
Polokwane City	Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium	45,500
SuperSport United	Pretoria	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium	28,900

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Ajax Cape Town	Stanley Menzo^[5]	Adidas^[6]	Huawei^[7]
Baroka	Kgoloko Thobejane	Umbro	Clover
BV Wits	Gavin Hunt^[8]	Kappa^[9]	Bidvest^[10]
Bloemfontein Celtic	Vacant	Kappa^[11]	MTN^[12]
Cape Town City	Eric Tinkler	Umbro	Vacant
Chippa United	Dan Masilela	Canterbury^[13]	Chippa Holdings
Free State Stars	Denis Lavagne	Umbro	Bonitas
Highlands Park	Gordon Igesund	Kappa	Highfield Motor Group
Golden Arrows	Clinton Larsen	Millé	Vacant
Kaizer Chiefs	Steve Komphela	Nike^[14]	Vodacom^[15]
Mamelodi Sundowns	Pitso Mosimane^[16]	Puma^[17]	Ubuntu Botho
Maritzburg United	Ernst Middendorp^[18]	Puma	Vacant
Orlando Pirates	Kjell Jonevret	Adidas	Vodacom^[15]
Platinum Stars	Cavin Johnson	Acelli	The Royal Marang Hotel
Polokwane City	Luc Eymael	XCO	Vacant
SuperSport United	Stuart Baxter^[19]	Kappa	Engen

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Free State Stars	Denis Lavagne	Sacked	22 September 2016^[20]	16

League table

Standings

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Positions by round

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Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Tendai Ndoro	Orlando Pirates	Golden Arrows	3-1^[22]	24 August 2016
Bhongolwethu Jayiya	Cape Town City	Chippa United	4-1^[23]	3 April 2017

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Kaizer Chiefs				13,686	n/a^†
2	Orlando Pirates				10,533	n/a^†
3	Mamelodi Sundowns				7,600	n/a^†
4	Chippa United				7,276	n/a^†
5	Bloemfontein Celtic				6,266	n/a^†
6	Ajax Cape Town				5,220	n/a^†
7	Maritzburg United				4,443	n/a^†
8	Cape Town City				4,380	n/a^†
9	Baroka				4,190	n/a^†
10	SuperSport United				3,433	n/a^†
11	Free State Stars				3,166	n/a^†
12	Highlands Park				2,913	n/a^†
13	Golden Arrows				2,702	n/a^†
14	Polokwane City				2,280	n/a^†
15	Bidvest Wits				1,873	n/a^†
16	Platinum Stars				1,614	n/a^†
	League total	0	0	0	0	n/a^†

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Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Standings

Positions by round

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Attendances

References

External links