2014–15 South African Premier Division

South African Premier Division
Season 2014–15
Champions Kaizer Chiefs
Relegated AmaZulu
Champions League Kaizer Chiefs
Mamelodi Sundowns
Confederation Cup Ajax Cape Town
Bidvest Wits University
Matches played 240
Goals scored 555 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorer Moeketsi Sekola (14)
Biggest home win Sundowns 5–0 Polokwane City
(11 March 2015)
Biggest away win Sundowns 0–5 Bloem Celtic
(15 April 2014)
Highest scoring Supersort 2–5 AmaZulu
(1 March 2015)
Longest winning run 8 games
Kaizer Chiefs
Longest unbeaten run 19 games
Kaizer Chiefs
Longest winless run 12 games
AmaZulu
Longest losing run 4 games
Polokwane City
Moroka Swallows
Highest attendance 88,000
Kaizer Chiefs 0–2 Orlando Pirates
(6 December 2014)
Lowest attendance 100
Moroka Swallows 2–1 AmaZulu
(13 August 2014)
Average attendance 6,499
2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2015.

The 2014–15 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. Fixtures were announced 5 June 2014. The league opened on 8 August 2014 and will conclude on 9 May 2015.

Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, having won the previous 2013–14 South African Premier Division (PSL) season. Chippa United earned their second promotion to the top-tier league after winning the 2013-14 National First Division. Polokwane City remained in the league after beating Black Leopards and Milano United in the Playoff Tournament.

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

Team Province Home venue Capacity
Ajax Cape Town Western Cape Cape Town Stadium 55,000
AmaZulu Kwazulu-Natal Moses Mabhida Stadium 54,000
Bidvest Wits Gauteng Bidvest Stadium 5,000
Bloemfontein Celtic Free State Seisa Ramabodu Stadium 20,000
Chippa United Eastern Cape Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 49,000
Free State Stars Free State Charles Mopeli Stadium 35,000
Kaizer Chiefs Gauteng FNB Stadium (Soccer City) 94,700
Mamelodi Sundowns Gauteng Loftus Versfeld Stadium 52,000
Maritzburg United Kwazulu-Natal Harry Gwala Stadium 10,700
Moroka Swallows Gauteng Dobsonville Stadium 24,000
Mpumalanga Black Aces Mpumalanga Mbombela Stadium 40,900
Orlando Pirates Gauteng Orlando Stadium 36,400
Platinum Stars North West Royal Bafokeng Stadium 45,000
Polokwane City Limpopo Peter Mokaba Stadium 41,733
Supersport United Gauteng Lucas Moripe Stadium 28,900
Tuks FC Gauteng Tuks Stadium 8,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Supplier Shirt sponsor
Ajax Cape Town Roger De Sa Adidas Huawei
AmaZulu Wilfred Mugeyi Kappa SPAR
Bidvest Wits Gavin Hunt Kappa Bidvest
Polokwane City Kosta Papic XCO Vacant
Bloemfontein Celtic Ernst Middendorp Kappa MTN
Free State Stars Tom Saintfiet Maxed Bonitas
Chippa United vacant Nike Chippa Holdings
Kaizer Chiefs Stuart Baxter Nike Vodacom
Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane Nike Ubuntu Botho
Maritzburg United Steve Komphela Umbro Vacant
Moroka Swallows Fani Madida (Interim) Puma Hyundai
Mpumalanga Black Aces Clive Barker Umbro ISPS Handa
Orlando Pirates Vladimir Vermezovic Adidas Vodacom
Platinum Stars Allan Freese Acelli The Royal Marang Hotel
Supersport United Gordon Igesund Kappa Engen Petroleum
Tuks FC Steve Barker Umbro WorkersLife

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kaizer Chiefs (C, Q) 30 21 6 3 41 14 +27 69 Qualification for 2016 CAF Champions League
2 Mamelodi Sundowns (Q) 30 16 9 5 44 24 +20 57
3 Bidvest Wits (Q) 30 15 7 8 34 25 +9 52 Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Orlando Pirates 30 13 11 6 46 29 +17 50
5 Ajax Cape Town (Q) 30 12 8 10 34 35 −1 44 Qualification for 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
6 Supersport United 30 12 5 13 39 40 −1 41
7 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 11 7 12 34 27 +7 40
8 Maritzburg United 30 10 10 10 30 25 +5 40
9 Free State Stars 30 10 8 12 34 39 −5 38
10 Mpumalanga Black Aces 30 7 13 10 35 39 −4 34
11 Platinum Stars 30 8 10 12 30 38 −8 34
12 Polokwane City 30 9 7 14 42 60 −18 34
13 University of Pretoria 30 7 11 12 28 32 −4 32
14 Chippa United 30 7 9 14 23 37 −14 30
15 Moroka Swallows 30 8 6 16 30 47 −17 30 Qualification for PSL Playoff Tournament
16 AmaZulu (R) 30 6 9 15 31 44 −13 27 Relegation to National First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2015. Source: http://www.espnfc.com/south-african-premiership/2197/table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 24 October 2014
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Moeketsi Sekola Free State Stars 14
2 Lerato Trevor Lamola Bloemfontein Celtic 13
3 Puleng Tlolane Polokwane City 11
4 Kermit Erasmus Orlando Pirates 10
Cuthbert Malajila Mamelodi Sundowns 10
6 Jeremy Brockie Supersport United 8
Ndumiso Mabena Platinum Stars 8
Lehlohonolo Majoro Orlando Pirates 8
9 Khama Billiat Mamelodi Sundowns 7
George Lebese Kaizer Chiefs 7
Thabo Mnyamane Pretoria University 7
Siyabonga Nomvethe Moroka Swallows 7
Atusaye Nyondo Pretoria University 7
Bernard Parker Kaizer Chiefs 7
Eleazar Rodgers Platinum Stars 7

Clean sheets

As of 28 September 2014
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Itumeleng Khune Kaizer Chiefs 4
Kennedy Mweene Mamelodi Sundowns

Discipline

Player

As of 24 April 2015
  • Most yellow cards: 9
  • Most red cards: 2
    • Vuyisile Ntombayithethi (University of Pretoria)
    • Siyabonga Ngubane (University of Pretoria)

Club

As of 29 October 2014
  • Most yellow cards: 20
    • Chippa United
    • Moroka Swallows
  • Most red cards: 2
    • University of Pretoria
    • Platinum Stars
    • Ajax Cape Town
    • Kaizer Chiefs
    • Free State Stars

Awards

Monthly awards

Month ABSA Premiership Coach of the Month ABSA Premiership Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August Stuart Baxter Kaizer Chiefs Mandla Masango Kaizer Chiefs

Source: Premier Soccer League

See also