2024–25 South African Premiership
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 September 2024 – May 2025 |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 62 (1.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Evidence Makgopa (4 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sundowns 4-1 Marumo Gallants (24 September 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Stellenbosch 0-2 Golden Arrows Magesi FC 0-2 Polokwane City AmaZulu 1-3 Kaizer Chiefs TS Galaxy 0-2 Orlando Pirates (30 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Sundowns 4-1 Marumo Gallants |
| Longest winning run | 7 Matches
|
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 Matches
|
| Longest winless run | 3 Matches Marumo Gallants |
| Longest losing run | 3 Matches Marumo Gallants |
| Highest attendance | 83 381 Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns 28 September 2024 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2024. | |
The 2024–25 South African Premiership is the 29th consecutive season of the South African Premiership. It is known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, after the premature end of the sponsorship from the league's previous sponsor, DSTV.[1] The season will run from 14 September 2024 and will be concluded in May 2025. Mamelodi Sundowns are defending champions and will defend their title after winning it in 7 consecutive seasons starting from 2017-18 season.
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from 2023–24 National First Division
Relegated to 2024–25 National First Division
Purchased statuses
[edit]- Marumo Gallants purchased their status from Moroka Swallows[4]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Stadiums
| 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 |
| Magesi | Moletši | TT Cholo Sports Ground | 15,000 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Pretoria (Marabastad) | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 51,762 |
| Marumo Gallants | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 45,500 |
| Orlando Pirates | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Orlando Stadium | 37,139 |
| Polokwane City | Polokwane | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium | 15,000 |
| 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 |
| TS Galaxy | Mbombela | Mbombela Stadium | 40,929 |
League Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Pirates | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 21 | Qualification for 2025–26 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 18 | |
| 3 | Polokwane City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 13 | Qualification for 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Stellenbosch | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | |
| 5 | Chippa United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Kaizer Chiefs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 9 | SuperSport United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 9 | |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 8 | |
| 11 | Royal AM | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 12 | Marumo Gallants | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | |
| 13 | Magesi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
| 14 | TS Galaxy | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |
| 15 | Richards Bay | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 5 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 16 | AmaZulu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | Relegation to the National First Division |
Results
[edit]Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away.
Results by round
[edit]W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Positions by round
[edit]To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
| Qualification for the Champions League | |
| Qualification for the Confederation Cup | |
| Qualification for the NFD play-offs | |
| Relegation to the National First Division |
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 06 November 2024[5]
Clean Sheets
[edit]- As of 06 November 2024[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ngidi, Njabulo. "Betway bets on PSL with R900 million sponsorship: 'We don't chase away anybody,' says Khoza". Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Magesi book promotion, but playoff picture is murky". SuperSport. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Relegated Cape Town Spurs deny Kaizer Chiefs a top-eight spot". SABC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Rabothe, Tshepo (9 July 2024). "Marumo Gallants president hits back at 'status buying' criticism". FARPost. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Betway Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.
- ^ "Betway Premiership Top Scorers". supersport.com.