2020–21 Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. season

Mamelodi Sundowns
2020–21 season
Owner	Patrice Motsepe
Manager	Manqoba Mngqithi ; Rhulani Mokoena
Stadium	Lucas Moripe Stadium; Loftus Versfeld Stadium
PSL	1st
Nedbank Cup	3rd Round
MTN 8	Quarter final
CAF Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: (8 goals); Themba Zwane; All: (8 goals); Themba Zwane
Biggest win	3–0 v Kaizer Chiefs ; 24 August 2020; 3–0 v Stellenbosch FC; 27 November 2020
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20

The 2020–21 season is Mamelodi Sundowns's 50th season in existence and 25th consecutive season in the South African Premier Division, the top tier of South African soccer. They will also participate in the Nedbank Cup, the MTN 8 and the CAF Champions League.

First team squad

As of 22 November 2020^[1]

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeeper(s)
1	Kennedy Mweene	Zambia	GK	11 December 1984 (Aged 35)	Free State Stars	101	0	7
14	Denis Onyango	Uganda	GK	15 May 1985 (Aged 35)	Bidvest Wits(on loan)	198	0	0
20	Ricardo Goss	South Africa	GK	2 April 1994 (Aged 26)	Bidvest Wits	0	0
30	Reyaad Pieterse	South Africa	GK	17 February 1992 (Aged 28)	Supersport United	2	0
Defenders
3	Ricardo Nascimento	Brazil	DF	7 February 1987 (Aged 33)	Académica	118	15	1
4	Tebogo Langerman	South Africa	DF	6 May 1986 (Aged 34)	Supersport Unite1up	267	7	24
5	Mosa Lebusa	South Africa	DF	10 October 1992 (Aged 28)	Ajax Cape Town	65	3	1
13	Nyiko Mobbie	South Africa	DF		Bidvest Wits	1	0	0
25	Khuliso Mudau	South Africa	DF	26 April 1995 (Aged 25)	Black Leopards	6	0	0
27	Thapelo Morena	South Africa	DF	6 August 1993 (Aged 27)	Bloemfontein Celtic	155	9	18
29	Soumahoro Bangaly	Ivory Coast	DF	18 July 1991 (Aged 29)	ASEC Mimosas	66	2	0
40	Rivaldo Coetzee	South Africa	DF	16 August 1996 (Aged 24)	Ajax Cape Town	45	0	4
6	Brian Onyango	Tanzania	DF	24 July 1994 (Aged 26)	Maritzburg United	5	0	0
Midfielders
8	Hlompho Kekana (C)	South Africa	MF	23 May 1985 (Aged 35)	Bloemfontein Celtic	357	38	22
12	George Maluleka	South Africa	MF	7 January 1989 (Age 31)	Kaizer Chiefs	5	0	0
13	Tiyani Mabunda	South Africa	MF	17 April 1988 (Age 32)	Free State Stars (on loan)	145	5	1
15	Andile Jali	South Africa	MF	10 April 1990 (Age 30)	K.V. Oostende1	63	1	1
16	Aubrey Modiba	South Africa	MF	22 July 1995 (Age 25)	Supersport United	4	0	0
24	Sibusiso Vilakazi	South Africa	MF	29 December 1989 (Age 31)	Free State Stars	118	28	20
41	Mothobi Mvala	South Africa	MF	14 June 1994 (Age 26)	Highlands Park	4	2	0
31	Grant Margeman	South Africa	MF	(Age 22)	Ajax Cape Town	1	0	0
35	Sibusiso Khumalo	South Africa	MF	8 March 1991 (Age 29)	Maritzburg United (on loan)	4	0	0
Forwards
7	Lyle Lakay	South Africa	FW	17 August 1991 (Age 29)	Cape Town City	85	5	8
9	Mauricio Affonso	Uruguay	FW	26 January 1992 (Age 28)	Alianza Lima	14	6	0
10	Gaston Sirino	Uruguay	FW	22 February 1991 (Age 29)	Club Bolívar	100	24	29
11	Kermit Erasmus	South Africa	FW	8 July 1990 (Age 30)	Cape Town City	4	2	3
18	Themba Zwane	South Africa	FW	3 August 1989 (Age 31)	MP Black Aces	259	53	37
19	Phakamani Mahlambi	South Africa	FW	12 September 1997 (Age 23)	Al Ahly	44	7	1
21	Siphelele Mkhulise	South Africa	FW
23	Haashim Domingo	South Africa	FW	13 August 1995 (Age 25)	Bidvest Wits	4	0
26	Keletso Makgalwa	South Africa	FW	3 January 1997	Maritzburg United (on loan)	31	7	2
33	Lebohang Maboe	South Africa	FW	17 September 1994 (Age 26)	Maritzburg United	97	13	11
36	Promise Mkhuma	South Africa	FW	24 May 2000 (Age 20)	Academy	7	0	0
38	Peter Shalulile	Namibia	FW	23 September 1993 (Age 27)	Highlands Park	12	8	3
–	Gift Motupa	South Africa	FW	23 September 1994 (Age 27)	Supersport United	0	0	0
–	Lesedi Kapinga	South Africa	FW	25 May 1995 (Age 25)	Black Leopards	3	0
–	Keletso Otladisa	South Africa	FW	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Entry Date	Position	No.	Player	From Club	Fee
N/A	DF	14	George Maluleka	Kaizer Chiefs	Free Transfer
N/A	MF	25	Aubrey Modiba	Supersport United	Free Transfer
N/A	GK	26	Ricardo Goss	Bidvest Wits	Free Transfer
29 Jan 2020	MF/DF		Rushine De Reuck	Maritzburg United
N/A	FW	38	Peter Shalulile	Highlands Park	Free Transfer
N/A	FW		Haashim Domingo

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier Soccer League	24 August 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1		15	9	6	0	24	7	+17	060.00
MTN 8	16 August 2020	16 August 2020	Quarter final	Quarter final	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Champions League	22 December 2020		First Round		2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Nedbank Cup	3 February 2021		Round 32		1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total					19	12	6	1	32	11	+21	063.16

Source: Competitions

Premier Soccer League

League Table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for Champions League
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

Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2021. Source: Premier Soccer League

Results Summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	9	6	0	24	7	+17	33	5	3	0	13	4	+9	4	3	0	11	3	+8

Last updated: 4 November 2020.
Source: "Sundowns Results".

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Results	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W
Position	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

24 October 2020 1	Kaizer Chiefs	0–3	Mamelodi Sundowns	Johannesburg
15:30 SAST	W.Katsande 41'	Report	P.Shalulile 37' 64' K.Erasmus 54' T.Zwane 89' (pen)	Stadium: FNB Stadium Attendance: 0

2	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–0	Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila	Pretoria
19:30	S.Mkhulise 21' K.Makgalwa 77'	Report	C.Ngema 50' M.Timm 55' L.Lamola 84'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Attendance: 0

4 November 2020 3	Cape Town City	0–2	Mamelodi Sundowns	Cape Town
19:30	A.Mobara 34' T.Fielies 69'	Report	L.Lakay 8' P.Shalulile 28' K.Makgalwa 83'	Stadium: Cape Town

22 November 2020 4	Mamelodi Sundowns	4–3	Amazulu FC	Pretoria, GP
15:30 UTC+2	T.Zwane 19', 21', 30' P.Shalulile 56'	Report	L. Majoro 15' A.Mulenga 48' S.Khumalo 59'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium

27 November 2020 5	Mamelodi Sundowns	3–0	Stellenbosch FC	Pretoria, GP
18:00 UTC +2	P.Shalulile 7' K.Erasmus 26' T.Zwane 62'		J.Mendieta 48'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Referee: Jeni Chavani

5 December 2020 6	Maritzburg United	1–1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Pietermaritzburg,KZN
20:15	K.Mngonyama 60' F.Hachi 71' K.Buchanan 79' Tim Graham 90+1'		T.Zwane 32' K.Erasmus 37'	Stadium: Harry Gwala Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes

15 December 2020 7	Mamelodi Sundowns	2-0	TS Galaxy	Pretoria, GP
19:30	P.Shalulile 32' T.Zwane 76' L.Lakay 78'			Stadium: Loftus Versfeld

19 November 2020 8	Golden Arrows	1-1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Durban, KZN
15:00 UTC +2	M.Gumede 22' M.Mathiane 59'		M.Mvala 17'	Stadium: Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium Referee: Jenny Chavani

2 January 2020 9	Mamelodi Sundowns	1-0	Orlando Pirates	Pretoria, GP
15:30 UTC +2	B.Onyango 35'	Report	V.Pule 29' T.Hlatshwayo 32'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Referee: Philip Tinyane

9 January 2021 10	Baroka FC	0-2	Mamelodi Sundowns	Polokwane,LP
15:00 UTC+2			M.Mvala 41' L.Lakay 57' A.Jali 81' T.Zwane 90'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Referee: Abongile Tom

16 January 2021 11	Supersport United	0-0	Mamelodi Sundowns	Pretoria, GP
15:00 UTC+2			L.Maboe 45+2'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Referee: Victor Gomes

19 January 2021 12	Mamelodi Sundowns	0-0	Bloemfontein Celtic	Pretoria, GP
17:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Lucas Moripe

23 January 2021 1	Mamelodi Sundowns	1-1	Swallows FC	Pretoria,GP
15:00 UTC+2	K.Erasmus 45' S.Mkhulise 84' G.Maluleka 95+6'		R.Gamaldien 31' T.Matlaba 65' M.Nyatama 90+7'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Referee: Luxolo Badi

27 January 2021 1	Black Leopards	2-1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Thohoyandou, LP
17:00 UTC+2	O.Karuru 46'		P.Shalulile 64', 90+5'	Stadium: Thohoyandou Stadium

30 January 2020 15	Mamelodi Sundowns	2-0	Chippa United	Pretoria, GP
15:30 UTC+2	L.Maboe 23' G.Sirino 38' S.Mkhulise 85'			Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Referee: Victor Hlongwane

MTN 8

18 October 2020 Quarter final	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–1	Bloemfontein Celtic	Pretoria
15:00 SAST	R.Coetzee 27' M.Madisha 40'	Report	S.Motebang 24' V.Letsoalo 69' T.Mangweni 90+6'	Stadium: Luca Moripe

CAF Champions League

Mamelodi Sundowns entered the competition in the first round

First Round

The draw for the First Round was on 09 November 2020.

22-23 December 2020 First Round	Jwaneng Galaxy	0-2	Mamelodi Sundowns	Lobatse
15:00 UTC +2			M.Mvala 10' P.Shalulile 46' (p)	Stadium: Lobatse Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille

5 January 2020 2nd Leg	Mamelodi Sundowns	3-1	Jwaneng Galaxy	Pretoria, GP
18:00 UTC+2	K.Erasmus 39' M.Mvala 68' T.Morena 81'		T.Sembowa 89'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise

Group Stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 8 January 2021

Template:2020-21 CAF Champions League group tables

Matches

12 February 2021

Mamelodi Sundowns

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Al-Hilal

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of match played 2 November 2020

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier Socceer League		Nedbank Cup		MTN 8		Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		Kennedy Mweene	1	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	2	2
3	DF		Ricardo Nascimento	11	11	–	–	1	1	2	2	14	14
4	DF		Tebogo Langerman	5	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	3
7	MD		Lyle Lakay	11	11	–	–	1	1	2	2	14	'14
8	MF		Hlompho Kekana	7	5	–	–	1	1	–	–	8	6
10	FW		Gaston Sirino	5	3	–	–	1	1	–	–	6	4
11	FW		Kermit Erasmus	8	8	–	–	–	1	1	–	9	9
12	MF		George Maluleka	8	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	4
14	GK		Denis Onyango	13	13	0	0	1	1	1	1	15	15
15	MF		Andile Jali	12	10	–	–	–	–	2	2	14	12
18	FW		Themba Zwane	12	12	–	–	1	1	–	–	13	13
21	FW		Sphelele Mkhulise	4	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	3
23	FW		Haashim Domingo	6	1	–	–	1	1	–	–	7	2
25	DF		Khuliso Mudau	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	1
26	FW		Keletso Makgalwa	4	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	0
27	DF		Thapelo Morena	12	12	–	–	–	–	2	2	14	14
33	MF		Lebohang Maboe	13	11	–	–	–	–	2	2	15	13
36	FW		Promise Mkhuma	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1
38	FW		Peter Shalulile	13	13	–	–	2	1	2	2	16	16
40	DF		Rivaldo Coetzee	8	7	-	–	1	1	–	–	9	8
43	DF		Nyiko Mobbie	0	0	–	–	1	1	–	–	1	1
	FW		Lesedi Kapinga	6	0	–	–	0	0	–	-	6	0'
	MF		Aubrey Modiba	4	2	–	–	0	0	2	1	6	3
	DF		Brian Onyango	6	6	–	–	0	0	2	2	8	8
	MF		Grant Margeman	2	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	2	1
	DF		Bangaly Soumahoro	1	0	—	—	0	0	1	1	2	1
	MF		Mothobi Mvala	6	6	–	–	0	0	2	2	8	8
	FW		Sibusiso Vilakazi	2	0	–	–	0	0	1	0	2	0
	DF		Mosa Lebusa	3	3
	MF		Sibusiso Mkhize	1	1	-	-	0	0	1	0	2	1
			Majadibodu	2	0
		Gift Motupa	1	0
Players who went out on loan or out permanently but have made an appearance for Mamelodi Sundowns prior to departing
2	DF		Motjeka Madisha	5	5	-	-	1	1	-	-	6	6

Goals

As of match played 10 January 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	PSL	Nedbank Cup	MTN 8	Champions League	Total
1	FW	18	Themba Zwane	8	–	0	–	8
2	FW	38	Peter Shalulile	6	–	0	1	7
3	FW	11	Kermit Erasmus	3	–	0	1	3
3	MF		Mothobi Mvala	1	-		2	3
4	DF	7	Lyle Lakay	2	–	0	–	2
	MF	24	Keletso Makgalwa	1	–	0	–	1
	DF		Brian Onyango	1	0	0	0	1
5	DF		Thapelo Morena	0	0	0	1	1

Assists

Rank	Pos.	Player	PSL	Nedbank Cup	MTN 8	Champions League	Total
1	FW	Kermit Erasmus	3	–	0	–	3
1	DF	Rivaldo Coetzee	2	–	0	–	2
2	MF	Andile Jali	1	–	0	–	1
	DF	Lyle Lakay	1	–	0	–	1
	MF	Lebohang Maboe	2	–	0	–	2
	FW	Peter Shalulile	1	–	0	–	1
	DF	Ricardo Nascimento	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	George Maluleka	1				1

References

^ "Mamelodi Sundowns FC". Retrieved 3 November 2020.

External links

[1] "Mamelodi Sundowns FC". Retrieved 3 November 2020.

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