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.[3] The league opened on 8 August 2014 and will conclude on 9 May 2015.
Season | 2014–15 |
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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)[1] |
Biggest home win | Sundowns 5–0 Polokwane City[2] (11 March 2015) |
Biggest away win | Sundowns 0–5 Bloem Celtic[2] (15 April 2014) |
Highest scoring | Supersort 2–5 AmaZulu[2] (1 March 2015) |
Longest winning run | 8 games[2] Kaizer Chiefs |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 games[2] Kaizer Chiefs |
Longest winless run | 12 games[2] AmaZulu |
Longest losing run | 4 games[2] Polokwane City Moroka Swallows |
Highest attendance | 88,000[2] Kaizer Chiefs 0–2 Orlando Pirates (6 December 2014) |
Lowest attendance | 100[2] Moroka Swallows 2–1 AmaZulu (13 August 2014) |
Average attendance | 6,499[2] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → All statistics correct as of 24 April 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[4]
Personnel and kits
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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
Clean sheets
- As of 28 September 2014
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[47] |
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1 | ![]() | Kaizer Chiefs | 4 |
![]() | Mamelodi Sundowns |
Discipline
Player
- As of 24 April 2015
- Most yellow cards:[48] 9
- Luvhengo Mungomeni (Moroka Swallows)
- Most red cards:[48] 2
- Vuyisile Ntombayithethi (University of Pretoria)
- Siyabonga Ngubane (University of Pretoria)
Club
- As of 29 October 2014
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | ABSA Premiership Coach of the Month | ABSA Premiership Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | ![]() | Kaizer Chiefs | ![]() | Kaizer Chiefs | [50] |
Source: Premier Soccer League