2011–12 Premier Soccer League
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The 2011–12 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership
for sponsorship reasons) will be the sixteenth season of South Africa. Orlando Pirates are the defending champions, having won their third PSL title, and in the process ended SuperSport United's 3 year grip on the championship. The season kicked off on 12 August 2011 and is due to end on 19 May 2012.
Once again 16 teams will contest the season, including two newly promoted teams - yo-yo club Jomo Cosmos
- who are promoted for the second time in 3 seasons after winning the 2010-11 National First Division champions' playoff 5-4 on penalties against Bay United, and Black Leopards who came through a four-way promotion playoff, defeating Bay United 2-0 over a two-legged final.
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- was entered into a four-way relegation/promotion playoff with 3 teams from the 2010-11 National First Division season, where they were comfortably beaten 4-2 on aggregate by Black Leopards in the semi-finals and thus relegated from the PSL. As it was, both Black Aces and Vasco had been promoted in the previous season, so they each spent a single season in the top flight before going straight back down.
Jomo Cosmos and Black Leopards had finished first and second in the Inland Stream of the 2010-11 National First Division season. Cosmos, as champions of the Inland Stream, faced off against the champions of the Coastal Stream - Bay United - and beat them 5-4 on penalties after two goalless draws, thus securing promotion to the PSL. In the next phase of the relegation/promotion playoffs Black Leopards had taken on and defeated Vasco da Gama of the PSL over two legs and proceeded to reach the final of the playoffs, where they met Bay United. Leopards continued Bay United's heartbreaking end to their season by defeating them over two legs to earn a return to the PSL after two seasons out of the top flight.
Last updated: 2 November 2011
Source: Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
for sponsorship reasons) will be the sixteenth season of South Africa. Orlando Pirates are the defending champions, having won their third PSL title, and in the process ended SuperSport United's 3 year grip on the championship. The season kicked off on 12 August 2011 and is due to end on 19 May 2012.
Once again 16 teams will contest the season, including two newly promoted teams - yo-yo club Jomo Cosmos
Jomo Cosmos
Jomo Cosmos is a South African football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend Jomo "Black Prince" Sono....
- who are promoted for the second time in 3 seasons after winning the 2010-11 National First Division champions' playoff 5-4 on penalties against Bay United, and Black Leopards who came through a four-way promotion playoff, defeating Bay United 2-0 over a two-legged final.
TV rights
The PSL announced that current digital broadcaster SuperSport had won the rights to continue broadcasting the PSL after their current contract expired at the end of the 2011-12 season. The new broadcasting deal will commence at the start of the 2012-13 season and is said to be worth R2 billion over 5 years. As with their outgoing contract, SuperSport will continue to lease a select number of matches to free-to-air public broadcaster SABCSouth African Broadcasting Corporation
The South African Broadcasting Corporation is the state-owned broadcaster in South Africa and provides 18 radio stations as well as 3 television broadcasts to the general public.-Early years:Radio broadcasting began in South Africa in 1923...
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Teams
The team finishing 16th and last during the 2010-11 PSL season - Mpumalanga Black Aces - was automatically relegated from the PSL while the team finishing 15th - Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama (South Africa)
Vasco da Gama is a South African football club based in Parow, Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Coming from the lower ranks, the club has its roots entrenched in the local Portuguese South African community. The club is named after Brazilian club CR Vasco da Gama.-History:Vasco...
- was entered into a four-way relegation/promotion playoff with 3 teams from the 2010-11 National First Division season, where they were comfortably beaten 4-2 on aggregate by Black Leopards in the semi-finals and thus relegated from the PSL. As it was, both Black Aces and Vasco had been promoted in the previous season, so they each spent a single season in the top flight before going straight back down.
Jomo Cosmos and Black Leopards had finished first and second in the Inland Stream of the 2010-11 National First Division season. Cosmos, as champions of the Inland Stream, faced off against the champions of the Coastal Stream - Bay United - and beat them 5-4 on penalties after two goalless draws, thus securing promotion to the PSL. In the next phase of the relegation/promotion playoffs Black Leopards had taken on and defeated Vasco da Gama of the PSL over two legs and proceeded to reach the final of the playoffs, where they met Bay United. Leopards continued Bay United's heartbreaking end to their season by defeating them over two legs to earn a return to the PSL after two seasons out of the top flight.
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 |
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| Ajax Cape Town | Cape Town (Parow) | Western Cape Western Cape The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province... |
Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
| AmaZulu AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa) AmaZulu is a South African football club based in the city of Durban.Formed in 1932 by Zulu migrant workers, the club was originally known as Zulu Royals.The club's nickname, Usuthu, is a Zulu war cry.-Honours:... |
Durban (Durban North) Durban North Durban North is a suburb located north of Durban, on the eastern side of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Durban North is on the north side of the Umgeni River. It is part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Durban area.A beach known to locals as... |
Kwazulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... |
Moses Mabhida Stadium | 54,000 |
| Bidvest Wits | Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Braamfontein Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa. It is well located, straddling Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Road. The Nelson Mandela bridge is a landmark that connects Braamfontein to the city... |
Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... |
Bidvest Stadium Bidvest Stadium Bidvest Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in the Braampark suburb of Johannesburg, at the Gauteng Province in South Africa. The stadium has a dedicated field to host football matches with a capacity of 5,000 seats, and other fields to host other sports disciplines... |
5,000 |
| Black Leopards | Limpopo (Polokwane) Polokwane Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population... |
Limpopo Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal... |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium The Peter Mokaba Stadium is a football stadium in Polokwane , South Africa, that was used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It has a capacity of 41,733. and was named after Peter Mokaba, a former leader of the ANC Youth League... |
45,000 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and... |
Free State Free State The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans... |
Seisa Ramabodu Stadium Seisa Ramabodu Stadium Seisa Ramabodu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2008 and brought up to FIFA... |
20,000 |
| Free State Stars | Ha-Sethunya, Phuthaditjhaba | Free State Free State The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans... |
Charles Mopeli Stadium Charles Mopeli Stadium Charles Mopeli Stadium is located in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa. It is mostly used by the PSL club Free State Stars and the National First Division club African Warriors. The Stadium has a capacity of 35,000.... |
35,000 |
| Golden Arrows Golden Arrows Golden Arrows are a South African football club based in Durban that participates in the Premier Soccer League.-History:Originally founded in 1943 in the dusty streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban, the club played in the defunct National Professional Soccer League in the 1970s until they... |
Umlazi Umlazi Umlazi is a township on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The wider Umlazi area has a population of 750,000. The township is located south-west of Durban.... |
Kwazulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... |
King Zwelithini Stadium King Zwelithini Stadium King Zwelithini Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Umlazi, a suburb of Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was initially set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2010 and brought up... |
10,000 |
| Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos is a South African football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend Jomo "Black Prince" Sono.... |
Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... |
Makhulong Stadium Makhulong Stadium Makhulong Stadium is a multi-sports stadium in Tembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg.In 2009, it underwent a R38 million renovation and was brought up to Premier Soccer League standards.... |
15,000 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | Johannesburg (Soweto) Soweto Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships... |
Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) FNB Stadium Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium for commercial purposes, is a stadium located in Nasrec, the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located next to the South African Football Association headquarters where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World... |
94,700 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Pretoria (Arcadia) Arcadia Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan... |
Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and association football stadium situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and hosted the 2009 Currie Cup final... |
52,000 |
| Maritzburg United | Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality... |
Kwazulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... |
Harry Gwala Stadium Harry Gwala Stadium Harry Gwala Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United.... |
10,700 |
| Moroka Swallows | Johannesburg (Soweto) Soweto Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships... |
Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... |
Dobsonville Stadium Dobsonville Stadium Dobsonville Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is mostly used for football matches, but is also equipped with an athletics track. It is the home ground of Moroka Swallows, a football club which plays in the Premier Soccer League... |
24,000 |
| Orlando Pirates | Johannesburg (Soweto) Soweto Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships... |
Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... |
Orlando Stadium Orlando Stadium Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The stadium was originally built in 1959, at a cost of £37,500, with a capacity of 24,000.... |
36,400 |
| Platinum Stars | Rustenburg (Phokeng) Phokeng Phokeng is a town in the North West province of South Africa. It is the capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation and lies near Rustenburg.-Etymology:Phokeng gained its name from the Setswana word for dew, Phoka, hence Place of dew... |
North West | Royal Bafokeng Sports Place | 45,000 |
| Santos Santos Football Club (South Africa) Santos Football Club or simply Santos, also known under their sponsored title as Engen Santos, is a professional South African football club based in Lansdowne, Cape Town that plays in the Premier Soccer League.-History:... |
Cape Town (Lansdowne) Lansdowne, Cape Town Lansdowne is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. It is part of the area Cape Flats, and is situated 10 kilometres SouthEast of Cape Town City Centre, between the two neighbour towns Rondebosch East and Crawford. Lansdowne is served by a railway station of the same name, on the Cape Flats... |
Western Cape Western Cape The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province... |
Athlone Stadium Athlone Stadium Athlone Stadium is a stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Santos Cape Town. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1972.... |
25,000 |
| Supersport United | Pretoria (Atteridgeville) Atteridgeville Atteridgeville, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, is a township located on the west of Pretoria, South Africa. It is bordered to the west by Saulsville, to the east by Proclamation Hill; to the south by Laudium and to the north by Lotus Gardens.-History:Atteridgeville was... |
Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... |
Lucas Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Supplier | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Cape Town |  Maarten StekelenburgMaarten Stekelenburg (born 1972) Maarten Stekelenburg is a Dutch former football player and coach currently managing South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.... |
Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
MTN |
| AmaZulu AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa) AmaZulu is a South African football club based in the city of Durban.Formed in 1932 by Zulu migrant workers, the club was originally known as Zulu Royals.The club's nickname, Usuthu, is a Zulu war cry.-Honours:... |
 Roger PalmgrenRoger Palmgren Roger Palmgren is a Swedish football manager, active primarily in Africa. He is currently head coach of the South African club side AmaZulu.-Career:... |
Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
SPAR |
| Bidvest Wits |  Roger De SaRoger De Sá Roger De Sá is a South African football manager who currently coaches Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits... |
Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Bidvest |
| Black Leopards |  Sunday Chidzambwa |
Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
MTN |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Clinton Larsen Clinton Larsen Clinton Larsen is a South African former football player and coach currently managing Premier Soccer League club Bloemfontein Celtic.-References:... |
Reebok Reebok Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle... |
MTN |
| Free State Stars | Steve Komphela |
Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Bonitas |
| Golden Arrows Golden Arrows Golden Arrows are a South African football club based in Durban that participates in the Premier Soccer League.-History:Originally founded in 1943 in the dusty streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban, the club played in the defunct National Professional Soccer League in the 1970s until they... |
 Ernst MiddendorpErnst Middendorp Ernst Middendorp is a German football manager.- Career :Middendorp coached the South African Castle Premiership team Kaizer Chiefs from the beginning of the 2005/06 season up to March 5, 2007.... |
Millé | MTN |
| Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos is a South African football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend Jomo "Black Prince" Sono.... |
Jomo Sono Jomo Sono Ephraim Matsilela Sono is a South African soccer club owner and coach and was also a star soccer player.... |
Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
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| Kaizer Chiefs |  Vladimir VermezovićVladimir Vermezovic Vladimir Vermezović is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the current coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.-Playing career:... |
Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Vodacom Vodacom Vodacom is a pan-African mobile telecommunications company, and was the 1st cellular network in South Africa. It provides GSM service to more than 35 million customers in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2008... |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Johan Neeskens Johan Neeskens Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. Former England manager Alf Ramsey said Neeskens was "as good as any player" in... |
Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Ubuntu Botho |
| Maritzburg United | Ian Palmer Ian Palmer (soccer) Ian Palmer is a South African football coach currently managing Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United.... |
Hummel Hummel Hummel may refer to:people:* Arvid David Hummel , Swedish entomologist and notary* Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. , U.S. diplomat, ambassador to China from 1981 to 1985* Arthur W. Hummel, Sr... |
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| Moroka Swallows | Gordon Igesund Gordon Igesund Gordon Igesund is a former South African football player and coach who became manager of Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows in 2010.-Playing career:... |
Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
VW Volkswagen Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is... |
| Orlando Pirates |  Júlio César LealJulio Cesar Leal Júlio César Leal Junior is an association football manager. He is the current coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.Leal has coached clubs in Kuwait, Brazil, Japan, and the United States.... |
Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
Vodacom Vodacom Vodacom is a pan-African mobile telecommunications company, and was the 1st cellular network in South Africa. It provides GSM service to more than 35 million customers in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2008... |
| Platinum Stars Platinum Stars Platinum Stars are a South African association football club based in Phokeng near Rustenburg, North West Province that plays in the Premier Soccer League... |
Owen Da Gama Owen Da Gama Owen Da Gama is a former South African footballer, and current manager of Platinum Stars.He is also known for having coached Orlando Pirates and has previously managed current club Platinum Stars, who were previously known as Silver Stars, from 2000 until 2007.During his playing career he spent... |
Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
Royal Bafokeng Royal Bafokeng Nation The Royal Bafokeng Nation is the ethnic homeland of the Bafokeng people, a Setswana-speaking traditional community. The monarchy covers in the North West Province of South Africa. The administrative capital is Phokeng, near Rustenburg. "Bafokeng" is used to refer to both the tribal grouping as... |
| Santos Santos Football Club (South Africa) Santos Football Club or simply Santos, also known under their sponsored title as Engen Santos, is a professional South African football club based in Lansdowne, Cape Town that plays in the Premier Soccer League.-History:... |
Boebie Solomons Boebie Solomons Abubakaar "Boebie" Solomons is a South African football coach who currently works as head coach at Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos... |
Winner | Engen |
| Supersport United | Gavin Hunt Gavin Hunt Gavin Hunt is a South African former football player and coach currently managing Premier Soccer League club Supersport United.... |
Under Armour Under Armour Under Armour is an American sports clothing and accessories company. The company is a supplier of a wide range of sportswear and casual apparel mainly focusing on hi-tech sportswear for professional athletes... |
DStv DStv DStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish... |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Ajax CT | Foppe de Haan Foppe de Haan Foppe de Haan OON is a Dutch football coach. He is known for his long association with Frisian club SC Heerenveen. De Haan is currently manager of the Tuvalu national football team.-Career:... |
Retirement | 21 May 2011 | End of season | Maarten Stekelenburg Maarten Stekelenburg (born 1972) Maarten Stekelenburg is a Dutch former football player and coach currently managing South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.... |
21 June 2011 |
| Orlando Pirates | Ruud Krol Ruud Krol Rudolf Jozef Krol is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. Playing the vast majority of his career with his home town club of Ajax before traveling the world as both a player and a coach... |
End of contract | June 2011 | End of season | Júlio César Leal Julio Cesar Leal Júlio César Leal Junior is an association football manager. He is the current coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.Leal has coached clubs in Kuwait, Brazil, Japan, and the United States.... |
22 June 2011 |
| Amazulu | Manqoba Mngqithi Manqoba Mngqithi Manqoba Mngqithi is a South African football coach.Mnqgithi, currently the youngest coach in the PSL, led Arrows to their first ever cup title when they beat Ajax Cape Town 6–0 in the final of the 2009 MTN 8 on October 24, 2009.He has been a coach for more than 15 years and is a former... |
Sacked | 18 September 2011 | 15th | Roger Palmgren Roger Palmgren Roger Palmgren is a Swedish football manager, active primarily in Africa. He is currently head coach of the South African club side AmaZulu.-Career:... |
18 September 2011 |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
As of November 2, 2011| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| Katlego Mphela Katlego Mphela Katlego Mphela is a South African footballer who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.... |
Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Siyabonga Nomvethe Siyabonga Nomvethe Siyabonga Eugene Nomvethe is a South African soccer player who has played in several European leagues, and now represents Moroka Swallows in the Premier Soccer League... |
Moroka Swallows | ||
 Atusaye NyondoAtusaye Nyondo Atusaye Nyondo is a Malawian footballer who currently plays for SuperSport United in the South African Premier Soccer League.- Club career :... |
SuperSport United | ||
| Khama Billiat Khama Billiat Khama Billiat is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.-Club career:... |
Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Lehlohonolo Majoro Lehlohonolo Majoro Lehlohonolo Majoro is a South African football striker. He currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.-International career:... |
Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Diyo Sibisi Diyo Sibisi Diyo Sibisi is a South African football striker for Maritzburg United in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za... |
Maritzburg United |
Last updated: 2 November 2011
Source: Premier Soccer League
See also
- CAF 5 Year Ranking