2012–13 Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League
Season 2012–13
Champions Kaizer Chiefs
Relegated Black Leopards
Champions League Kaizer Chiefs
Confederation Cup SuperSport United
Matches played 240
Goals scored 546 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Katlego Mashego (13 goals)
Biggest home win Platinum Stars 4-0 Free State Stars
(27 October 2012)
Biggest away win AmaZulu 0-6 Kaizer Chiefs
(11 August 2012)
Highest scoring Platinum Stars 6-4 Golden Arrows
(8 December 2012)
Average attendance 6, 722
2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began in the second week of August 2012.

Orlando Pirates were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011-12 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season, but lost their title to Kaizer Chiefs. The season featured 14 teams from the 2011-12 PSL season and two new teams promoted from the 2011–12 National First Division: Tuks FC and Chippa United who replace relegated Santos and Jomo Cosmos.

Format changes

The 2012–13 season saw the introduction of the Q-innovation system. The league schedule was split into four fixture-blocks referred to as quarters, the first and third blocks had eight fixtures, the second and fourth blocks had seven fixtures.

Prize money was given to the teams who finish top of the table after each block of fixtures.

Prize money

Achievement Prize money
1st place at end of quarter 1 1.5m ZAR
1st place at end of quarter 2 1.5m ZAR
1st place at end of quarter 3 1.5m ZAR
1st place at end of quarter 4 1.5m ZAR
Overall league winner 10m ZAR

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the 2011–12 National First Division.

Relegation for Jomo Cosmos to the 2012–13 National First Division was confirmed on 16 May 2012, as Jomo Cosmos maintained their reputation as a yo-yo club, suffering their third relegation from the PSL in five seasons. Santos had finished 15th and thus had to go through the 2011-12 PSL Playoff Tournament alongside Chippa United and Thanda Royal Zulu of the National First Division. Santos were unable to retain their place in the PSL following a 4–3 defeat in the final game of the PSL Playoff Tournament on 30 June 2012 and were subsequently relegated to the National First Division for the 2012-13 season.

Tuks FC earned promotion to the PSL as 2011-12 National First Division Champions. Chippa United, who had finished second in the 2011-12 National First Division season, earned their place in the PSL after defeating Santos and Thanda Royal Zulu in the 3-team PSL promotion tournament. Both teams made their first appearances in the PSL.

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

Team Location of training field Province Home venue Capacity
Ajax Cape Town Cape Town (Parow) Western Cape Cape Town Stadium 55,000
AmaZulu Durban (Durban North) Kwazulu-Natal Moses Mabhida Stadium 54,000
Bidvest Wits Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Gauteng Bidvest Stadium 5,000
Black Leopards Polokwane Limpopo Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,000
Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Free State Seisa Ramabodu Stadium 20,000
Chippa United Nyanga Western Cape Philippi Stadium 10,000
Free State Stars Bethlehem Free State Charles Mopeli Stadium 35,000
Golden Arrows Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal King Zwelithini Stadium 10,000
Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg (Soweto) Gauteng FNB Stadium (Soccer City) 94,700
Mamelodi Sundowns Chloorkop Gauteng Loftus Versfeld Stadium 52,000
Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Kwazulu-Natal Harry Gwala Stadium 10,700
Moroka Swallows Johannesburg (Soweto) Gauteng Dobsonville Stadium 24,000
Orlando Pirates Johannesburg (Soweto) Gauteng Orlando Stadium 36,400
Platinum Stars Rustenburg (Phokeng) North West Royal Bafokeng Stadium 45,000
Supersport United Pretoria (Atteridgeville) Gauteng Lucas Moripe Stadium 28,900
Tuks FC Pretoria Gauteng Tuks Stadium 8,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Supplier Shirt sponsor
Ajax Cape Town Muhsin Ertugral Adidas MTN
AmaZulu Craig Rosslee Adidas SPAR
Bidvest Wits Clive barker Nike Bidvest
Black Leopards Abel Makhubele Kappa MTN
Bloemfontein Celtic Clinton Larsen Reebok MTN
Chippa United Mark Harrison Umbro Vodacom
Free State Stars Steve Komphela Maxed Bonitas
Golden Arrows Manqoba Mngqithi Millé MTN
Kaizer Chiefs Stuart Baxter Nike Vodacom
Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane Nike Ubuntu Bhotho
Maritzburg United Ernst Middendorp Umbro Vacant
Moroka Swallows Zeca Marques Puma VW
Orlando Pirates Roger De Sa Adidas Vodacom
Platinum Stars Cavin Johnson Umbro The Royal Marang Hotel
Supersport United Gavin Hunt Kappa DStv
Tuks FC Steve Barker Umbro Vacant
  • ^2 Sponsor linked to team ownership

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kaizer Chiefs Ace Khuse Caretaker period ended May 2012 End of season Stuart Baxter 7 May 2012
Moroka Swallows Gordon Igesund Appointed coach of South Africa 30 June 2012 End of season Zeca Marques 2 July 2012
Chippa United Roger Sikhakhane Redeployed July 2012 End of season Manqoba Mngqithi 9 July 2012
Bidvest Wits Roger De Sa Sacked 9 July 2012 End of season Antonio López Habas 12 July 2012
Chippa United Manqoba Mngqithi Sacked 22 August 2012 15 Roger Sikhakhane 13 September 2012
Orlando Pirates Augusto Palacios Health Reasons 10 September 2012 9 Roger De Sa 10 September 2012
Ajax Cape Town Maarten Stekelenburg Sacked 2 October 2012 15 Jan Versleijen 11 February 2013
Golden Arrows Muhsin Ertugral Quit 22 October 2012 13 Manqoba Mngqithi 23 October 2012
Chippa United Roger Sikhakhane Sacked 29 October 2012 15 Farouk Abrahams 11 December 2012
Black Leopards Sunday Chidzambwa Promoted to Technical Director 30 October 2012 11 Ian Palmer 30 October 2012
AmaZulu Roger Palmgren Sacked 26 November 2012 16 Craig Rosslee 30 October 2012
Mamelodi Sundowns Johan Neeskens Sacked 2 December 2012 15 Pitso Mosimane 2 December 2012
Black Leopards Ian Palmer Sacked 2 January 2013 12 Abel Makhubele 9 January 2013
Wits Antonio López Habas Mutual consent 4 January 2013 9 Clive Barker 4 January 2012
Chippa United Farouk Abrahams Redeployed 29 January 2013 15 Wilfred Mugeyi 30 January 2013
Chippa United Wilfred Mugeyi Sacked 11 April 2013 16 Mark Harrison 12 April 2013
Ajax Cape Town Jan Versleijen Quit 25 April 2013 15 Muhsin Ertugral 25 April 2013

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kaizer Chiefs (C, Q) 30 15 12 3 48 21 +27 57 Qualification for 2014 CAF Champions League
2 Platinum Stars 30 17 5 8 48 27 +21 56
3 Orlando Pirates 30 14 10 6 39 23 +16 52
4 Bidvest Wits 30 11 11 8 34 32 +2 44
5 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 11 9 10 32 33 −1 42
6 SuperSport United (Q) 30 8 17 5 30 26 +4 41 Qualification for 2014 CAF Confederation Cup
7 Free State Stars 30 10 11 9 32 32 0 41
8 University of Pretoria 30 8 16 6 34 29 +5 40
9 Moroka Swallows 30 11 7 12 41 41 0 40
10 Mamelodi Sundowns 30 9 12 9 31 27 +4 39
11 Maritzburg United 30 9 12 9 31 31 0 39
12 AmaZulu 30 7 11 12 22 35 −13 32
13 Golden Arrows 30 8 7 15 28 39 −11 31
14 Ajax Cape Town 30 7 10 13 34 46 −12 31
15 Chippa United 30 6 10 14 28 41 −13 28 Qualification for PSL Playoff Tournament
16 Black Leopards (R) 30 5 8 17 34 63 −29 23 Relegation to National First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2013. Source: kickoff.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the 2012–13 Nedbank Cup will qualify for the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup.

PSL playoff tournament

The teams that finished second and third during the 2012-13 National First Division season were joined by the team that finished 15th in the 2012-13 Premier Soccer League season in a 3-team promotion and relegation playoff called the PSL Playoff Tournament.

Participants

Team League Pos
Chippa United 2012-13 Premier Soccer League 15th
Santos 2012–13 National First Division 2nd
Mpumalanga Black Aces 2012–13 National First Division 3rd

Format

The 3 teams participated in a mini-league in which they played one another twice (home and away) with log points being awarded for winning a match (3 points) and drawing a match (1 point). At the conclusion of the mini-league phase the team that was in first place would either earn or maintain their place in the PSL for the 2013-14 season. If the team that finished 15th in the PSL was unable to win the mini-league, they were relegated to the National First Division for the 2013–14 season.

Playoff table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mpumalanga Black Aces (P) 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 8
2 Chippa United (R) 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 5
3 Santos 4 0 2 2 2 4 –2 2

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
(R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted

Results

Chippa United 0 – 0 Santos
Mpumalanga Black Aces 1 – 0 Chippa United
Masina 88' Report
Themba Senamela Stadium, Middelburg
Santos 1 – 2 Mpumalanga Black Aces
V. Wana 51' Report 59' T. Qalinge
64' D. Sibisi
Santos 0 – 1 Chippa United
19' Mbenyane
Referee: Victor Hlungwani
Chippa United 0 – 0 Mpumalanga Black Aces
Mpumalanga Black Aces 1 – 1 Santos
90' Hills 79' Masaole
Themba Senamela Stadium, Middelburg

Results

Home \ Away AJX AMZ BVW BLP BLC CHU FSS GOL KZC MLS MAR MOR ORL PLA SUP TUK
Ajax Cape Town 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–5
AmaZulu 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–6 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0
Bidvest Wits 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0
Black Leopards 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–3 2–5 2–2 0–1 0–4 0–1 3–3 1–3
Bloemfontein Celtic 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Chippa United 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–2
Free State Stars 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0
Golden Arrows 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1
Kaizer Chiefs 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Mamelodi Sundowns 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–1
Maritzburg United 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1
Moroka Swallows 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–3
Orlando Pirates 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–0
Platinum Stars 3–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 6–4 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–2
SuperSport United 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
Tuks FC 0–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2013. Source: http://www.kickoff.com/league/201213-absa-premiership/match-centre#tab_mc-table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Prize money

Position Prize money (ZAR)
1 10m
2 5m
3 3m
4 2m
5 1.5m
6 1.3m
7 1.1m
8 1m
9 750k
10 700k
11 650k
12 600k
13 550k
14 500k
15 450k
16 400k

Statistics

Top goalscorers As of 18 May 2013

Rank Player Club Goals
1
 Katlego Mashego Moroka Swallows
13
2
 Bernard Parker Kaizer Chiefs
12
3
 Cuthbert Malajila Maritzburg United
11
4
 Bennett Chenene Moroka Swallows
10
Mame Niang Pretoria University
10
Mabhuti Khanyeza SuperSport United and Ajax Cape Town
10
Mogakolodi Ngele Platinum Stars
10
8
 Rodney Ramagalela Black Leopards
9
Lehlohonolo Majoro Kaizer Chiefs
9
9
 Welcome Qalanto Chippa United
8

Source: Premier Soccer League

See also