2021–22 South African Premier Division

The 2021–22 South African Premier Division season from 20 August 2021 to 21 May 2022 (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 26th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. Mamelodi Sundowns are the four-time defending champions. This season's winner will qualify for the 2022–23 CAF Champions League along with the second placed team. The 3rd placed team and Nedbank Cup winners qualify for the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.

Premier Soccer League
Season2021–22
Dates20 August 2021- 21 May 2022
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
12th title
Matches played200
Goals scored417 (2.09 per match)
Top goalscorerPeter Shalulile (21 goals)
Biggest home winMamelodi Sundowns 6-0 Golden Arrows
(12 April 2022)
Biggest away winMarumo Gallants 0-4 Mamelodi Sundowns
(07 November 2021)
Highest scoringCape Town City 4-3 Golden Arrows
(23 October 2021)
Longest winning run(7 games)
Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest unbeaten run(17 games)
Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest winless run(9 games)
Marumo Gallants
Longest losing run(6 games)
TS Galaxy
2022–23 →

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season.

To National First Division

Relegated from 2020–21 South African Premier Division

From National First Division

Promoted to 2021–22 South African Premier Division

Purchased statuses

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in the 2021–22 PSL.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AmaZuluDurban Moses Mabhida Stadium55,500
BarokaPolokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium45,500
Cape Town CityCape Town Cape Town Stadium55,000
Chippa United Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459
Golden Arrows Durban (Clermont) Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 12,000
Kaizer ChiefsJohannesburg (Soweto) FNB Stadium94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762
Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium 12,000
Marumo Gallants Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium45,500
Moroka SwallowsJohannesburg (Soweto) Dobsonville Stadium24,000
Orlando PiratesJohannesburg (Soweto) Orlando Stadium37,139
Royal AMDurban Chatsworth Stadium6,500
Sekhukhune UnitedJohannesburg (Tembisa) Makhulong Stadium10,500
Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Danie Craven Stadium 8,000
SuperSport United Pretoria (Atteridgeville) Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900
TS GalaxyMbombela Mbombela Stadium40,929

Number of teams by province
Position Province Number Teams
1 Gauteng6Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Moroka Swallows, Orlando Pirates, Sekhukhune United, SuperSport United
2 KwaZulu-Natal4AmaZulu, Golden Arrows, Maritzburg United and Royal AM
3 Limpopo2Baroka and Marumo Gallants
Western CapeCape Town City and Stellenbosch
5 Eastern Cape1Chippa United
Mpumalanga1TS Galaxy

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns (C, Q) 26 17 7 2 50 14 +36 58 Qualification for Champions League
2 Royal AM 26 12 9 5 37 23 +14 45
3 Cape Town City 26 11 11 4 30 23 +7 44 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Orlando Pirates 27 9 13 5 28 23 +5 40
5 Kaizer Chiefs 26 11 6 9 29 23 +6 39
6 Stellenbosch 26 9 12 5 27 22 +5 39
7 AmaZulu 26 7 15 4 22 20 +2 36
8 SuperSport United 26 9 8 9 31 27 +4 35
9 Lamontville Golden Arrows 26 8 11 7 31 36 −5 35
10 Sekhukhune United 26 8 7 11 19 19 0 31
11 Marumo Gallants 26 7 10 9 20 25 −5 31
12 Chippa United 26 5 11 10 20 31 −11 26
13 TS Galaxy 27 6 8 13 21 36 −15 26
14 Maritzburg United 26 5 9 12 18 28 −10 24
15 Moroka Swallows 26 4 11 11 18 31 −13 23 Qualification for Playoffs
16 Baroka 26 4 6 16 16 36 −20 18 Relegation to the First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 02 May 2022. Source: Premier Soccer League
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results
Home \ Away AMA BAR CTC CHI GDA TSG KZC MAG MDS MAR SWA ORL ROY SEK STL SSU
AmaZulu — 1–0 2–0 2–2 21 May 16 Feb 1–1 0–0 1–0 13 Apr 0–0 1–1 0–0 7 May 26 Feb 0–0
Baroka 6 Apr — 0–0 0–1 4 May 5 Mar 26 Feb 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 13 Apr 1–0 1–0 1–1 14 May
Cape Town City 14 May 3 Apr — 1–0 4–3 7 May 15 Feb 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 16 Apr 5 Mar 0–3 0–0
Chippa United 1–1 7 May 4 May — 1–2 21 May 2 Apr 26 Feb 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 19 Feb 0–0 17 Apr 0–0
Lamontville Golden Arrows 2–2 3–2 20 Feb 6 Mar — 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 14 May 23 Apr 6 Apr 2 Apr
TS Galaxy 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 — 0–0 14 May 27 Feb 23 Apr 1–0 3 May 2 Apr 0–1 0–1 19 Mar
Kaizer Chiefs 1–1 2–1 4–0 19 Mar 5 Apr — 3 May 8 May 2–0 21 May 2–1 1–4 2–0 0–1 16 Apr
Marumo Gallants 0–1 16 Feb 0–0 7 May 3–1 0–0 — 0–4 0–0 17 Apr 0–0 2–2 21 May 6 Mar 23 Apr
Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 2–1 24 Apr 16 Feb 17 Apr 3–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 3–0 4–1 3–2 2–0 14 May 2–2
Maritzburg United 1–1 21 May 6 Apr 0–2 25 Feb 1–0 0–1 1–0 5 Mar — 2 Apr 0–0 4 May 0–2 0–0 15 Feb
Moroka Swallows 3 May 24 Apr 0–0 14 May 2–2 20 Feb 1–3 0–1 6 Apr 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–3
Orlando Pirates 2–1 0–0 25 Feb 22 Apr 16 Feb 2–0 5 Mar 2–1 0–2 14 May 1–0 — 1–1 2–1 2–2
Royal AM 24 Apr 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 6 Apr 21 May 2–1 6 Mar 8 May — 15 Feb 1–0 2–1
Sekhukhune United 2–0 19 Feb 1–0 0–1 1–1 16 Apr 14 May 0–1 3 May 19 Mar 26 Feb 6 Apr 1–0 — 1–1 0–0
Stellenbosch 2–2 1–0 21 May 2–1 0–0 1–0 23 Apr 1–0 1–1 7 May 16 Feb 0–3 30 Jan 16 Jan — 0–1
SuperSport United 5 Mar 2–0 3–2 5 Apr 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 6 May 21 May 27 Feb 0–1 3 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2021. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 27 April 2022
RankPlayerClubGoals[4]
1 Peter Shalulile Mamelodi Sundowns 21
2 Victor Letsoalo Royal AM 14
3 Bienvenu Eva Nga Chippa United 10
4 Keagan Dolly Kaizer Chiefs 7
Thamsanqa Gabuza SuperSport United
Mduduzi Mdantsane Cape Town City
8 Ashley Du Preez Stellenbosch 5
Luvuyo Memela AmaZulu
Chibuike Ohizu Sekhukhune United
Themba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Premier Soccer League Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Peter ShalulileMamelodi SundownsSwallows4–2 (A)6 April 2022
Peter ShalulileMamelodi SundownsGolden Arrows6–0 (H)12 April 2022

Most Assists
As of 27 April 2022
Pos Player Club Assists
1 Khama Billiat Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 8
2 Themba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 6
Lyle Lakay Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 6
3 Vincent Pule Orlando Pirates F.C. 4
Tshediso Patjie Sekhukhune United F.C. 4
Junior Mendieta Stellenbosch F.C. 4
Peter Shalulile Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 4

References
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  2. "New name, new owners but same old problems! Inside the mess of Marumo Gallants ahead of the new season". The South African. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. "Bloemfontein Celtic sold: Renamed Royal AM". Africa Top Sports. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. "Premier Soccer League 2021/2022 - Top Scorer".
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