Premier Soccer League
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{{Infobox sports league
|logo=psl-logo.png|center|Premier Soccer League logo
|pixels=90px
|sport=[[Football (soccer)]]
|founded=1996
|teams=16
|country= [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] [[South Africa]]
|champion=[[SuperSport United]] ([[Premier Soccer League 2007-08|2007 - 2008]])
|website=[http://www.psl.co.za PSL.co.za]
}}
'''Premier Soccer League''' is the trading name of the '''National Soccer League (NSL)''' of [[South Africa]], also known by its initials ('''PSL'''). The top league is the '''ABSA Premier League''', sponsored by [[Absa Group Limited|ABSA]]. The next highest league is the [[National First Division]], which is divided into two regional streams. <br>
The current CEO of the PSL is [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Kjetil Siem]] who succeeded [[England|Englishman]] [[Trevor Phillips (soccer administrator)|Trevor Phillips]] after the 06/07 season. The PSL's headquarters are located in [[Parktown, Gauteng|Parktown]], [[Johannesburg]]. <br>
==History==
The PSL was founded by [[Kaizer Motaung]], [[Irvin Khoza]], [[Raymond Hack]] and [[Jomo Sono]], in 1996. <br> [[Manning Rangers]] were the first to be crowned champions of the PSL in 1997 when the [[Gordon Igesund]]-coached side was stunning all and sundry by winning the title ahead of a number of more fancied opponents.
<br> From 1998 to 2000 the league was dominated by Sundowns, who pulled off a hat-trick of titles.
In 2001, Igesund moved to [[Orlando Pirates]] and helped the ''Buccaneers'' secure the title. The following season he moved to [[Cape Town]]-based [[Engen Santos|Santos]], and steered it to win the league title, thus becoming the first coach to win the championship with three different clubs.
The [[11 April]] [[2001]] marked a dark chapter in South African history when 43 people lost their lives and 158 others were injured in a [[stampede]] during a match between [[Orlando Pirates]] and [[Kaizer Chiefs]] at an overcrowded [[Ellis Park Stadium]].
{{main|Ellis Park Stadium disaster}}
The league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams after the end of the 2001/2002 season to avoid fixture congestion, causing two teams, [[Ria Stars]] and [[Free State Stars]], to be disbanded.
In 2004, a match-fixing scandal rocked South African soccer. An investigation codenamed "Operation Dribble" was launched by the South African police in June 2004. More than 40 arrests were made, ranging from club bosses to match commissioners, referees and their assistants.
[[Kaizer Chiefs]] successfully defended their league title in 2005 after they won the prestigious trophy in 2004 for the first time in a decade.
The 2005/2006 season saw [[Mamelodi Sundowns]] capturing the title for the fourth time.
The PSL has helped raise the standard of club soccer in South Africa, providing the sport with better media coverage and much-improved revenue through strong sponsorship deals. Sponsors include renowned brands like [[SABC]], [[South African Airways|SAA]], [[Vodacom]], [[Telkom (South Africa)|Telkom]] and [[Coca-Cola]]. It has also provided a platform for local players to make their mark and catch the eye of overseas clubs.
In February 2007, the much-awaited launch of a [[PSL Reserve League|Reserve League]] pilot project took place. The football fraternity, including newly-appointed [[Bafana Bafana]] coach [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]] had been calling for a Reserve league to strengthen domestic structures ahead of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].
[[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Kjetil Siem]] will be the league's new CEO after [[Trevor Phillips (soccer administrator)|Trevor Phillips]] announced his retirement from the post after numerous years.
==Sponsorship==
Since its inception in 1996, the Premier Soccer League been sponsored. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:
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* 1996–2007: [[Castle Lager]] (Castle Premiership)
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* 2007–: [[Absa Group Limited|ABSA]] (ABSA Premiership)
==Format==
There are sixteen clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season (which lasts from August to May) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents for a total of 30 games for each club. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a defeat.
The champion of the Premier League and the second placed team advance to the [[CAF Champions League|MTN CAF Champions League]], the third placed team, and the [[Nedbank Cup]] champions, advance to the [[CAF Confederation Cup]], which is the African equivalent of the [[UEFA Cup]].
The bottom team in the ABSA Premier League is automatically relegated.
==2006/2007 season==
===2007/2008 Premier Soccer League teams===
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center; width:300px;" |
|'''[[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]]''' <br> ''Urban Warriors''
|'''[[AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)|AmaZulu]]''' <br> ''Usuthu''
|'''[[Wits University Football Club|Bidvest Wits]]''' <br> ''The Students''
|'''[[Black Leopards]]''' <br> ''Lidoda Duvha''
|'''[[Bloemfontein Celtic]]''' <br> ''Phunya Sele Sele''
|'''[[Free State Stars]]''' <br> ''Ea Lla Koto''
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center; width:300px;" |
|'''[[Golden Arrows]]''' <br> ''Abafana Bes'thende''
|'''[[Jomo Cosmos]]''' <br> ''Ezenkosi''
|'''[[Kaizer Chiefs]]''' <br> ''Amakhosi''
|'''[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]''' <br> ''The Brazilians''
|'''[[Moroka Swallows Football Club|Moroka Swallows]]''' <br> ''The Birds''
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center; width:300px;" |
|'''[[Orlando Pirates]]''' <br> ''The Buccaneers''
|'''[[Platinum Stars]]''' <br> ''The Lions of the North''
|'''[[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]''' <br> ''The People's Team''
|'''[[Supersport United]]''' <br> ''Matsatsantsa''
|'''[[Thanda Royal Zulu]]''' <br> ''Amabhubesi''
|}
[[Maritzburg United]] were relegated to the [[National First Division]] after the 2006/2007 season. 15th-placed [[AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)|AmaZulu]] survived the drop after winning the relegation/promotion play-offs.
===League table===
''for updated standings visit PSL.co.za''
*[http://www.psl.co.za/standings/ PSL table]
===Top goalscorers===
''Last updated [[April 27]], [[2008]]''
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:silver" | Player
! style="background:silver" | Club
! style="background:silver" | Goals
|----
|{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[James Chamanga]]
|<center>[[Moroka Swallows]]
|<center>14
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Diyo Sibisi]]
|<center>[[Free State Stars]]
|<center>12
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Erwin Isaacs]]
|<center>[[Engen Santos]]
|<center>11
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Excellent Walaza]]
|<center>[[Orlando Pirates]]
|<center>10
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Dumisani Ngwenya]]
|<center>[[AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)|AmaZulu]]
|<center>9
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Nathan Paulse]]
|<center>[[Ajax Cape Town]]
|<center>9
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Sandile Ndlovu]]
|<center>[[Moroka Swallows]]
|<center>9
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Siyabonga Innocent Mkhwanazi]]
|<center>[[AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)|AmaZulu]]
|<center>8
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Thembinkosi Fanteni]]
|<center>[[Ajax Cape Town]]
|<center>7
|----
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Eleazar Rodgers]]
|<center>[[Engen Santos]]
|<center>7
|----
|{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Noah Chivuta]]
|<center>[[Bidvest Wits]]
|<center>6
|----
|}
===PSL managers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Manager
!Club
!Appointed
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Craig Rosslee]]||[[Ajax Cape Town]]||July 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Clive Barker (soccer)|Clive Barker]]||[[AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)|AmaZulu]]||July 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Roger De Sa]]||[[Bidvest Wits]]||June 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Boebie Solomons]]||[[Black Leopards]]||May 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Khabo Zondo]]||[[Bloemfontein Celtic]]||May 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Kinnah Phiri]]||[[Free State Stars]]||July 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Manqoba Mngqithi]]||[[Golden Arrows]]||January 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Jomo Sono]]||[[Jomo Cosmos]]||1995
|-
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Muhsin Ertuğral]]||[[Kaizer Chiefs]]||June 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Gordon Igesund]]||[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]||October 2006
|-
|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Ian Gorowa]]||[[Moroka Swallows]]||June 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Owen Da Gama]]||[[Orlando Pirates]]||September 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|Botswana}} [[David Bright (soccer)|David Bright]]||[[Engen Santos|Santos]]||January 2008
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Miguel Gamondi]]||[[Platinum Stars]]||December 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Gavin Hunt]]||[[Supersport United]]||June 2007
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Roger Palmgren]]||[[Thanda Royal Zulu]]||August 2007
|}
===Replaced managers===
''Last updated [[January 10]], [[2008]]''
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:silver" | Club
! style="background:silver" | Date
! style="background:silver" | Out
! style="background:silver" | In
|----
|[[Orlando Pirates]]
|September 2007
|{{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Bibey Mutombo]]
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Owen Da Gama]]
|----
|[[Platinum Stars]]
|September 2007
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Owen Da Gama]]
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Allan Freese]] & <br>
{{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Thierry Mulonzo]]
|----
|[[Platinum Stars]]
|December 2007
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Allan Freese]] & <br>
{{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Thierry Mulonzo]]
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Miguel Gamondi]]
|----
|[[Engen Santos|Santos]]
|January 2008
|{{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Jean-Marc Ithier]]
|{{flagicon|Botswana}} [[David Bright (soccer)|David Bright]]
|----
|}
==Past seasons==
===2005-06 season===
{{main|Premier Soccer League 2005-06}}
===2006-07 season===
{{main|Premier Soccer League 2006-07}}
===2007-08 season===
{{main|Premier Soccer League 2007-08}}
==Past winners==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Season
!Winner
!Relegated
!Runner-up
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 1996-97|1996–97]]
|[[Manning Rangers]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Michau Warriors; Witbank Aces
|[[Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|Kaizer Chiefs]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 1997-98|1997–98]]
|[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
|style="text-align:left;"|African Wanderers; Real Rovers
|[[Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|Kaizer Chiefs]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 1998-99|1998–99]]
|[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Dynamos; Vaal Professionals
|[[Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|Kaizer Chiefs]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 1999-00|1999–00]]
|[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
|style="text-align:left;"|AmaZulu; Mother City
|[[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 2000-01|2000-01]]
|[[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Bloemfontein Celtic; African Wanderers
|[[Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|Kaizer Chiefs]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 2001-02|2001-02]]
|[[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]
|style="text-align:left;"|AmaZulu; Tembisa Classic
|[[Supersport United]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 2002-03|2002-03]]
|[[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Bush Bucks; African Wanderers
|[[Supersport United]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 2003-04|2003-04]]
|[[Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|Kaizer Chiefs]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Hellenic; Zulu Royals
|[[Ajax Cape Town]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 2004-05|2004-05]]
|[[Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|Kaizer Chiefs]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Manning Rangers; Wits University
|[[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 2005-06|2005-06]]
|[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Free State Stars; Bush Bucks
|[[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 2006-07|2006-07]]
|[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Maritzburg United
|[[Silver Stars (South Africa)|Silver Stars]]
|-
|-
|[[Premier Soccer League 2007-08|2007-08]]
|[[SuperSport United]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Black Leopards; Jomo Cosmos
|[[Ajax Cape Town]]
|-
|}
==League records==
*Most PSL titles: 5 – Mamelodi Sundowns (1997/98; 1998/99; 1999/00, 2005/06, 2006/07)
*Biggest PSL win: 8-1 – Supersport vs Zulu Royals (2003/04)
*Most goals scored in a season: 73 – Chiefs (1998/99)
*Most goals conceded in a season: 85 – Mother City (1999/00)
*Most points in a season: 75 – Sundowns (1999/00)
==All time (1996/97-2007/08) PSL records by clubs==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!(Pts) <br> # <br>
!Club <br> <ref>The latest names are used for clubs who had name changes, e.g. [[Benoni Premier United]] was formerly known as Hellenic.</ref> <br>
!Seasons <br>
!GP <br>
!W <br>
!D <br>
!L <br>
!Pts <br>
!PPG <br>
!(PPG) <br> # <br>
|-
| 1 || [[Kaizer Chiefs]] || 12 (1996/97-2007/08)
| 384 || 184 || 131 || 69 || 683 || 1.779 || 1
|-
| 2 || [[Mamelodi Sundowns]] || 12 (1996/97-2007/08)
| 384 || 192 || 103 || 89 || 679 || 1.768 || 2
|-
| 3 || [[Orlando Pirates]] || 12 (1996/97-2007/08)
| 384 || 185 || 121 || 78 || 676 || 1.760 || 3
|-
| 4 || [[Supersport United]] || 12 (1996/97-2007/08)
| 384 || 150 || 124 || 110 || 574 || 1.495 || 4
|-
| 5 || [[Moroka Swallows]] || 12 (1996/97-2007/08)
| 384 || 144 || 110 || 130 || 542 || 1.411 || 7
|-
| 6 || [[Jomo Cosmos]] || 12 (1996/97-2007/08)
| 384 || 125 || 134 || 125 || 509 || 1.326 || 12
|-
| 7 || [[Bidvest Wits]] || 11 (1996/97-2004/05,<br>2006/07-2007/08)
| 354 || 118 || 120 || 116 || 474 || 1.339 || 11
|-
| 8 || [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]] || 11 (1997/98-2007/08)
| 350 || 120 || 114 || 116 || 474 || 1.354 || 10
|-
| 9 || [[Ajax Cape Town]] || 10 (1998/99-2007/08)
| 316 || 123 || 82 || 111 || 451 || 1.427 || 5
|-
|10 || [[Manning Rangers]] || 9 (1996/97-2004/05)
| 294 || 114 || 73 || 107 || 415 || 1.412 || 6
|-
|11 || [[Thanda Royal Zulu|Hellenic]] || 10 (1996/97-2003/04,<br>2006/07-2007/08)
| 324 || 93 || 92 || 139 || 371 || 1.145 || 18
|-
|12 || [[Bush Bucks]] || 9 (1996/97-2004/05)
| 294 || 97 || 78 || 119 || 369 || 1.255 || 16
|-
|13 || [[Bloemfontein Celtic]] || 9 (1996/97-2000/01,<br>2004/05-2007/08)
| 290 || 98 || 71 || 121 || 365 || 1.259 || 15
|-
|14 || [[Free State Stars]] || 8 (1996/97-2001/02,<br>2005/06,2007/08)
| 264 || 86 || 89 || 89 || 347 || 1.314 || 13
|-
|15 || [[Golden Arrows]] || 8 (2000/01-2007/08)
| 248 || 82 || 79 || 87 || 325 || 1.310 || 14
|-
|16|| [[AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)|AmaZulu]] || 9 (1996/97-1999/00,<br>2001/2002,2003/2004,<br>2005/2006-2007/08)
| 290 || 70 || 80 || 140 || 290 || 1.000 || 21
|-
|17 || [[Black Leopards]] || 7 (2001/02-2007/08)
| 214 || 67 || 53 || 94 || 254 || 1.187 || 17
|-
|18 || [[Platinum Stars]] || 5 (2003/04-2007/08)
| 150 || 52 || 51 || 47 || 207 || 1.380 || 9
|-
|19 || [[Cape Town Spurs|Mother City]] || 4 (1996/97-1999/00)
| 136 || 40 || 34 || 62 || 154 || 1.132 || 19
|-
|20 || [[Dynamos (South Africa)|Dynamos]] || 4 (1998/99,<br>2002/03-2004/05)
| 124 || 29 || 39 || 56 || 126 || 1.016 || 20
|-
|21 || [[African Wanderers]] || 4 (1997/98,<br>1999/00-2000/01,<br>2002/03)
| 132 || 28 || 30 || 74 || 114 || 0.864 || 26
|-
|22 || [[Tembisa Classic]] || 3 (1999/00-2001/02)
| 102 || 24 || 30 || 48 || 102 || 1.000 || 22
|-
|23 || [[Vaal Professionals]] || 3 (1996/97-1998/99)
| 102 || 23 || 26 || 53 || 95 || 0.931 || 25
|-
|24 || [[Ria Stars]] || 2 (2000/01-2001/02)
| 68 || 24 || 22 || 22 || 94 || 1.382 || 8
|-
|25 || [[Real Rovers]] || 2 (1996/97-1997/98)
| 68 || 16 || 19 || 33 || 67 || 0.985 || 23
|-
|26 || [[Maritzburg United]] || 1 (2005/06-2006/07)
| 60 || 11 || 18 || 31 || 51 || 0.850 || 27
|-
|27 || [[Michau Warriors]] || 1 (1996/97)
| 34 || 9 || 6 || 19 || 33 || 0.971 || 24
|-
|28 || [[Witbank Aces]] || 1 (1996/97)
| 34 || 4 || 7 || 23 || 19 || 0.559 || 28
|}
==Top goalscorers==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:silver" | Season
! style="background:silver" | Player
! style="background:silver" | Team
! style="background:silver" | Goals
|----
|2006/2007
|[[Chris Katongo]]
|[[Jomo Cosmos]]
|15
|----
|2005/2006
|[[Mame Niang]]
|[[Moroka Swallows]]
|14
|----
|2004/2005
|[[Collins Mbesuma]]
|[[Kaizer Chiefs]]
|25
|----
|2003/2004
|[[Jackie Ledwaba]]
|[[Zulu Royals]]
|14
|----
|2002/2003
|[[Lesley Manyathela]]†
|[[Orlando Pirates]]
|18
|----
|2001/2002
|[[Ishmael Maluleke]]
|[[Manning Rangers]]
|18
|----
|2000/2001
|[[Daniel Mudau]]
|[[Sundowns]]
|15
|----
|1999/2000
|[[Daniel Mudau]]
|[[Sundowns]]
|15
|----
|1998/1999
|[[Pollen Ndlanya]]
|[[Kaizer Chiefs]]
|21
|----
|1997/1998
|[[Keryn Jordan]]
|[[Manning Rangers]]
|11
|----
|1996/1997
|[[Wilfred Mugeyi]]
|[[Bush Bucks]]
|22
|----
|}
*Youngest player to score a goal in PSL history:
[[Thulani Ngcepe]], [[Moroka Swallows]] : 16 years, 359 days (January 14, 2007) [http://www.psl.co.za/latest_news/story_15107144010.php].
*Most goals scored in one match by a single player :
[[James Chamanga]], [[Moroka Swallows]] : five (December 09, 2007) [http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__sport/&articleid=327260&referrer=RSS].
==Notable current players==
*{{player||South Africa|[[Andre Arendse]]}} ([[Supersport United|Supersport]])
*{{player||Chile|[[Jorge Acuña]]}} ([[Sundowns]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Shaun Bartlett]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{player||Austria|[[Markus Böcskör]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Ryan Botha]]}} ([[Thanda Royal Zulu|Thanda]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Thembinkosi Fanteni]]}} ([[Ajax CT]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Moeneeb Josephs]]}} ([[Bidvest Wits]])
*{{player||Malawi|[[Joseph Kamwendo]]}} ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[Mbulelo Mabizela]]}} ([[Sundowns]])
*{{Player||Zimbabwe|[[Ralph Matema]]}} ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Bennett Mnguni]]}} ([[Thanda Royal Zulu|Thanda]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Teko Modise]]}} ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Surprise Moriri]]}} ([[Sundowns]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[John Moshoeu]]}} ([[AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)|AmaZulu]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Kaizer Motaung Junior]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[Katlego Mphela]]}} ([[Supersport United|Supersport]])
*{{player||Zimbabwe|[[Gilbert Mushangazhike]]}} ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{Player||Zimbabwe|[[Peter Ndlovu]]}} ([[Sundowns]])
*{{player||Zimbabwe|[[Tinashe Nengomasha]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{player||Zimbabwe|[[Esrom Nyandoro]]}} ([[Sundowns]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Cyril Nzama]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{Player||Uganda|[[David Obua]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{Player||Kenya|[[Musa Otieno]]}} ([[Engen Santos|Santos]])
*{{Player||Botswana|[[Dipsy Selolwane]]}} ([[Jomo Cosmos]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Hans Vonk (footballer)|Hans Vonk]]}} ([[Ajax CT]])
==Notable former players==
*{{player||South Africa|[[Bradley Carnell]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{player||Nigeria|[[Raphael Chukwu]]}} ([[Sundowns]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Rowen Fernandez]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Mark Fish]]}} ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{player||Malawi|[[Esau Kanyenda]]}} ([[Jomo Cosmos|Cosmos]])
*{{player||Zambia|[[Christopher Katongo]]}} ([[Jomo Cosmos|Cosmos]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Doctor Khumalo]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[George Koumantarakis]]}} ([[Manning Rangers|Rangers]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[Lesley Manyathela]]}}† ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Phil Masinga]]}} ([[Sundowns]])
*{{player||Zambia|[[Collins Mbesuma]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[Benni McCarthy]]}} ([[Seven Stars (Cape Town)|Seven Stars]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Aaron Mokoena]]}} ([[Jomo Cosmos|Cosmos]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[Nasief Morris]]}} ([[Engen Santos|Santos]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Sizwe Motaung]]}}† ([[Sundowns]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Daniel Mudau]]}} ([[Sundowns]])
*{{Player||Zimbabwe|[[Wilfred Mugeyi]]}} ([[Bush Bucks]])
*{{Player||Zimbabwe|[[Gilbert Mushangazhike]]}} ([[Manning Rangers|Rangers]])
*{{player||Zimbabwe|[[Benjani Mwaruwari]]}} ([[Jomo Cosmos|Cosmos]])
*{{player||Senegal|[[Mame Niang]]}} ([[Moroka Swallows|Swallows]])
*{{Player||Nigeria|[[Onyekachi Okonkwo]]}} ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[Siyabonga Nkosi]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[Siyabonga Nomvete]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Steven Pienaar]]}} ([[Ajax CT]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Lucas Radebe]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{Player||South Africa|[[Glen Salmon]]}} ([[Supersport United|Supersport]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Neil Tovey]]}} ([[Kaizer Chiefs|Chiefs]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Benedict Vilakazi (soccer)|Benedict Vilakazi]]}} ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Sibusiso Zuma]]}} ([[Orlando Pirates|Pirates]])
*{{player||South Africa|[[Jabulani Mendu]]}} ([[Moroka Swallows]])
*Note: Some players have played for more than one team
==Founder Members==
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
AmaZulu <br>
Bloemfontein Celtic <br>
Cape Town Spurs <br>
Hellenic <br>
Jomo Cosmos <br>
Kaizer Chiefs <br>
Manning Rangers <br>
Michau Warriors <br>
Moroka Swallows <br>
{{col-4}}
Orlando Pirates <br>
QwaQwa Stars <br>
Real Rovers <br>
Mamelodi Sundowns <br>
Supersport United <br>
Umtata Bush Bucks <br>
Vaal Professionals <br>
Witbank Aces <br>
Wits University <br>
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==Executive Committee==
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Irvin Khoza (chairman)<br>
Kaizer Motaung <br>
Mato Madlala <br>
Natasha Tsichlas <br>
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John Comitis <br>
David Thidiela <br>
Goolam Allie <br>
Stanley Matthews <br>
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==See also==
*[[Nedbank Cup]]
*[[National First Division]]
*[[PSL Reserve League]]
*[[SAA Supa 8]]
*[[Telkom Knockout]]
*[[Vodacom League]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.psl.co.za Premier Soccer League (PSL) Official Website]
*[http://www.safagoal.net South African Football Association (SAFA) Official Website]
*[http://www.cafonline.com Confederation of African Football (CAF) Official Website]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zafchamp.html RSSSF competition history]
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