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2022–23 South African Premier Division

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Premier Soccer League
Season2022–23
Dates5 August 2022 – 20 May 2023
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
RelegatedMarumo Gallants
Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns Orlando Pirates
Matches played240
Goals scored503 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorer(12 goals)
Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns) (12 goals)
Khanyisa Mayo "(Cape Town City)"
Biggest home winMamelodi Sundowns 4–0 Kaizer Chiefs
(13 August 2022)
Golden Arrows 4–0 Swallows
(16 September 2022)
AmaZulu 4–0 Kaizer Chiefs
(13 January 2023)
Biggest away winMaritzburg United 0–5 Mamelodi Sundowns
(26 August 2022)
Longest winning run(15 wins)
Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest unbeaten run(24 games)
Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest winless run(13 games)
Richards Bay
Longest losing run(7 losses)
Richards Bay
Highest attendance(90 000)
Orlando Pirates 0-1 Kaizer Chiefs
29 October 2022
All statistics correct as of 14 January 2022.

The 2022–23 South African Premier Division from 5 August 2022 to 20 May 2023 (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.[1] Mamelodi Sundowns successfully defended the title for the 6th time, having won the title from the 2017–18 season.[2] Sekhukhune United relocated from Ellis Park Stadium to Peter Mokaba Stadium.[3][4]

Teams

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Team changes

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The following teams changed divisions since the end of the 2021-22 season

Promoted from the 2021–22 National First Division

•Richards Bay F.C.[5]

Relegated from the 2021–22 South African Premier Division

•Baroka F.C.[6]

Location of teams

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Location of teams in the 2022–23 PSL.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AmaZulu Durban Moses Mabhida Stadium 55,500
Cape Town City Cape Town Cape Town Stadium 55,000
Chippa United Gqeberha Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459
Golden Arrows Durban (Clermont) Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 12,000
Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg (Soweto) FNB Stadium 94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762
Maritzburg United Petermaritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium 12,000
Marumo Gallants Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Orlando Pirates Johannesburg (Soweto) Orlando Stadium 37,139
Richards Bay Richards Bay Richards Bay Stadium 8,000
Royal AM Chatsworth Chatsworth Stadium 6,500
Sekhukhune United Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Danie Craven Stadium 8,000
SuperSport United Pretoria (Atteridgeville) Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900
Swallows Johannesburg (Soweto) Dobsonville Stadium 24,000
TS Galaxy Mbombela Mbombela Stadium 40,929

Number of teams by province

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Position Province Number Teams
1 Gauteng 5 Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Swallows, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United
KwaZulu-Natal AmaZulu, Golden Arrows, Maritzburg United, Richards Bay, Royal AM
3 Western Cape 2 Cape Town City and Stellenbosch
Limpopo Marumo Gallants and Sekhukhune United
5 Eastern Cape 1 Chippa United
Mpumalanga TS Galaxy

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns (C) 30 21 7 2 52 13 +39 70 Qualification for Champions League
2 Orlando Pirates 30 16 6 8 40 21 +19 54
3 SuperSport United 30 14 9 7 34 22 +12 51 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Cape Town City 30 12 9 9 34 30 +4 45
5 Kaizer Chiefs 30 13 5 12 32 33 −1 44
6 Stellenbosch 30 10 10 10 39 38 +1 40
7 Sekhukhune United 30 10 10 10 24 27 −3 40
8 Swallows 30 11 7 12 26 33 −7 40
9 Lamontville Golden Arrows 30 10 8 12 32 40 −8 38
10 TS Galaxy 30 7 14 9 28 22 +6 35
11 Royal AM 30 9 8 13 33 43 −10 35
12 AmaZulu 30 7 12 11 29 33 −4 33
13 Richards Bay 30 8 9 13 20 30 −10 33
14 Chippa United 30 7 9 14 29 44 −15 30
15 Maritzburg United (R) 30 7 9 14 24 40 −16 30 Qualification for Playoffs
16 Marumo Gallants (R) 30 5 14 11 27 34 −7 29 Relegation to the First Division
Source: Premier Soccer League
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away AMA CTC CHI GDA TSG KZC MAG MDS MAR RBU SWA ORL ROY SEK STL SSU
AmaZulu — 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Cape Town City 2–2 — 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Chippa United 0–2 1–1 — 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–3 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–1
Lamontville Golden Arrows 1–0 1–1 3–2 — 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1
TS Galaxy 0–0 0–1 4–0 4–0 — 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0
Kaizer Chiefs 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1
Marumo Gallants 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 3–0 1–0
Maritzburg United 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–2 0–5 — 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2
Richards Bay 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 — 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1
Swallows 2–3 3–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 — 1–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0
Orlando Pirates 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–0
Royal AM 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 3–1 1–1
Sekhukhune United 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 1–0
Stellenbosch 2–0 3–2 1–1 5–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 — 0–2
SuperSport United 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 13 May 2023[7]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Namibia Peter Shalulile Mamelodi Sundowns 12
South Africa Khanyisa Mayo Cape Town City
3 South Africa Monnapule Saleng Orlando Pirates 11
4 Nigeria Etiosa Ighodaro Chippa United 10
South Africa Bradley Grobler SuperSport United
South Africa Ranga Chivaviro Marumo Gallants
7 South Africa Iqraam Rayners Stellenbosch 9
South Africa Cassius Mailula Mamelodi Sundowns
9 Argentina Júnior Mendieta Stellenbosch 8
France Amadou Soukouna Maritzburg United

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Premier Soccer League Hat-tricks
Key
H Home game
A Away game
Player For Against Result Date
Burundi Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana Kaizer Chiefs Stellenbosch 3-1

A

9 October 2022
South Africa Monnapule Saleng Orlando Pirates Swallows 4-1

A

3 March 2023

Clean sheets

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As of 30 October 2022
No Player Club Clean sheets[8]
1 South Africa Ronwen Williams Mamelodi Sundowns 13
2 Uganda Jamal Salim Richards Bay 11
3 South Africa Melusi Buthelezi TS Galaxy 9
4 South Africa Veli Mothwa AmaZulu 7
5 Ghana Richard Ofori Orlando Pirates 5
South Africa Thakasani Mbanjwa Swallows
Ivory Coast Badra Ali Sangare Sekhukhune United
South Africa Darren Keet Cape Town City
9 South Africa Ricardo Goss SuperSport United 4
Zimbabwe Washington Arubi Marumo Gallants
11 South Africa Cedric Gumede Golden Arrows 3
South Africa Sage Stephens Stellenbosch

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Premier Soccer League Confirm Start Dates For 2022/2023 Season". Soccer Laduma. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website". psl.co.za. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT – Official Relocation Of Sekhukhune United FC To Limpopo Province". Sekhukhune United. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Sekhukhune relocates from Gauteng to a different province". FARPost. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Richards Bay secure PSL promotion after clinching NFD title | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Baroka relegated to NFD after six years in the PSL". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ "DStv Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.
  8. ^ "Premier Soccer League Top Scorers and Most Clean Sheets". footystats.com.


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