2015–16 South African Premier Division
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Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Mamelodi Sundowns |
Relegated | Jomo Cosmos |
Champions League | BV Wits Mamelodi Sundowns |
Confederation Cup | Platinum Stars |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 562 (2.34 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Collins Mbesuma (14) |
Biggest home win |
3 matches
|
Biggest away win | Platinum Stars 0-4 BV Wits (4 November 2015) |
Highest scoring |
2 matches
|
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 21 May 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.
Mamelodi Sundowns won their seventh league title in dominant fashion, finishing 14 points ahead of second-place BV Wits. League newcomers Jomo Cosmos fell into last place for the first all year in their final game and will be relegated to the National First Division for the 2016-17 season.
Contents
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 [1]
Team | City | Home venue | Capacity |
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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 Papić[22] | XCO | Vacant |
SuperSport United | Gordon Igesund[23] | Kappa[24] | Engen Petroleum[25] |
University of Pretoria | Sammy Troughton | Umbro[26] | WorkersLife[27] |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mamelodi Sundowns (C) (Q) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 71 | Qualification to 2017 CAF Champions League |
2 | Bidvest Wits (Q) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 57 | |
3 | Platinum Stars (Q) | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 471 | Qualification to 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
4 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 47 | |
5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 46 | |
6 | Chippa United | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 45 | |
7 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 41 | |
8 | SuperSport United (Q) | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 | Qualification to 2017 CAF Confederation Cup |
9 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 40 | |
10 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 37 | |
11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 36 | |
12 | Free State Stars | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 35 | |
13 | Polokwane City | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 31 | |
14 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 27 | |
15 | University of Pretoria (RQ) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 25 | Qualification to PSL Playoff Tournament |
16 | Jomo Cosmos (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 25 | Relegation to National First Division |
Updated to games played on 21 May 2016.
Source: http://www.espnfc.com/south-african-premiership/2197/table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
1 Platinum Stars were docked 1 point for playing ineligible player Siyabonga Zulu.[28]
- SuperSport United qualified as winners of the 2015-16 Nedbank Cup to the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.
Positions by round
Leader | |
2017 CAF Champions League or CAF Confederation Cup | |
Relegation to National First Division or Playoff Tournament |
Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
BV Wits | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Platinum Stars | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mpumalanga Black Aces | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Kaizer Chiefs | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Chippa United | 6 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Orlando Pirates | 14 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
SuperSport United | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Golden Arrows | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Ajax Cape Town | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Bloemfontein Celtic | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Free State Stars | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Polokwane City | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Maritzburg United | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Univ. of Pretoria | 14 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Jomo Cosmos | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Last updated: 21 May 2016
Source: Soccerway (French)
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of 21 May 2016
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[29] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Collins Mbesuma | Black Aces | 14 |
2 | Thobani Mncwango | Polokwane | 13 |
Prince Nxumalo | Ajax | 13 | |
4 | Khama Billiat | Mamelodi | 12 |
5 | Jeremy Brockie | SuperSport Utd | 11 |
6 | Leonardo Castro | Mamelodi | 10 |
Ndumiso Mabena | Platinum | 10 | |
8 | Evans Rusike | Maritzburg Utd | 9 |
9 | Willard Katsande | Kaizer Chiefs | 7 |
James Keene | Wits | 7 | |
Daine Klate | Wits | 7 | |
Mpho Makola | Pirates | 7 | |
Lerato Manzine | Chippa Utd | 7 | |
Sibusiso Vilakazi | Wits | 7 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thobani Mncwango4 | Polokwane City | SuperSport United | 4-1[30] | 16 January 2016 |
James Keene | BV Wits | Polokwane City | 5-0[31] | 22 January 2016 |
Jeremy Brockie | SuperSport United | Jomo Cosmos | 2-4[32] | 27 February 2016 |
Lerato Manzini | Chippa United | Platinum Stars | 4-1[33] | 27 April 2016 |
Frank Mhango4 | Golden Arrows | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 2-4[34] | 27 April 2016 |
Anthony Laffor | Mamelodi Sundowns | University of Pretoria | 0-3[35] | 4 May 2016 |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
See also
References
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