2009–10 Premier Soccer League
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| Season | 2009–10 |
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| Champions | Supersport United 3rd PSL title |
| Relegated | Jomo Cosmos |
| 2011 CAF Champions League | Supersport United |
| 2011 CAF Confederation Cup | Bidvest Wits (domestic cup winner) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 499 (2.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Katlego Mphela (17) |
| Biggest home win | Orlando Pirates 4–0 Jomo Cosmos (29-Aug-09) Santos 4–0 Maritzburg United (07 Nov 2009)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Mpumalanga Black Aces 0–5 Supersport United (17 Oct 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Bloemfontein Celtic 2–5 Platinum Stars (16 Dec 2009) (7 goals) |
| Average attendance | 7,639 [2] |
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The 2009–10 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their second premier league title in the 2008–09 season. The campaign began in August 2009, and ended in March 2010. A total of 16 teams competed in the league. SuperSport United were crowned champions for the third successive time two matches before the end despite losing to Bidvest Wits (1–2) in the last match.[3]
Contents
Clubs
- Ajax Cape Town
- AmaZulu
- Bidvest Wits
- Bloemfontein Celtic
- Free State Stars
- Golden Arrows
- Jomo Cosmos
- Kaizer Chiefs
- Mamelodi Sundowns
- Maritzburg United
- Moroka Swallows
- Mpumalanga Black Aces
- Orlando Pirates
- Platinum Stars
- Santos
- Supersport United
Promotion and relegation
Pre-Season
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Carara Kicks | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 15 | Thanda Royal Zulu | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 | Thanda Royal Zulu | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | F.C. Cape Town | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
- Champions of the Inland Stream Jomo Cosmos took on Champions of the Costal Stream Carara Kicks in a two leg playoff for promotion to the Premier Division.
- The first leg of the play-off saw the match end in a goalless draw at the Charles Mopeli Stadium on the 7 May 2009.
- The second leg of the play-off saw Jomo Cosmos win Carara Kicks 2 – 1 at Vaal Technikon on the 10 May 2009 to see Jomo Cosmos promoted to the Premier Division.
- Thanda Royal Zulu who finished 15th on the Premier Division table will go into a mini play-off tournament with Carara Kicks (who lost their play-off match with Jomo Cosmos), Mpumalanga Black Aces (who finished second in the Inland Stream) and F.C. Cape Town (who finished second in the Costal Sream).
- Carara Kicks will face Mpumalanga Black Aces and Thanda Royal Zulu will face F.C. Cape Town [4]
Teams promoted from 2008–09 National First Division
- Champions (Inland Stream) Jomo Cosmos
- Play-offs: Mpumalanga Black Aces
Teams relegated to 2009–10 National First Division
- Last on PSL: Bay United
- Play-offs: Thanda Royal Zulu
Post-Season
Teams promoted from 2009–10 National First Division
- Champions Vasco Da Gama
- Play-offs: None Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. retained their PSL status by winning the play-offs
Teams relegated to 2010–11 National First Division
- Last on PSL: Jomo Cosmos
- Play-offs: None Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. retained their PSL status by winning the play-offs
League table
| 2009–10 PSL Absa Premiership | |||||||||||
| POS | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supersport United | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 57 | PSL Champions 2009/2010 2011 CAF Champions League |
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| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 24 | +20 | 56 | ||
| 3 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 51 | ||
| 4 | Santos | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 47 | ||
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 44 | ||
| 6 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 42 | ||
| 7 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 42 | ||
| 8 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 42 | ||
| 9 | AmaZulu | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 39 | ||
| 10 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 35 | 2011 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| 11 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 35 | ||
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 33 | −9 | 32 | ||
| 13 | Free State Stars | 30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 31 | ||
| 14 | Platinum Stars | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 31 | ||
| 15 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 26 | Play-off to stay in PSL | |
| 16 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 24 | Relegated to National First Division | |
Updated 6 March 2010:[5]
Points Breakdown
- Three points for a win
- One point for a draw
Table Notes
- CP = Current Position
- PP = Previous Position
- P = Played
- W = Won
- D = Drawn
- L = Lost
- GF = Goal For
- GA = Goal Against
- GD = Goal Difference (GF – GA)
- Pts = Total Points
Fixtures & Results
| Home ╲ Away | AJX | AMZ | BVW | BLC | FSS | GOL | JC | KZC | MLS | MAR | MOR | MBA | ORL | PLA | SAN | SUP |
| Ajax | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| AmaZulu | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Bidvest Wits | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Free State Stars | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | |
| Golden Arrows | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Jomo Cosmos | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Maritzburg United | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Moroka Swallows | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | |
| Orlando Pirates | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Platinum Stars | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Santos | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| SuperSport United | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Source: Premier Soccer League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stats
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Top goalscorers
As of March 28, 2010[6]
- 17 goals
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
Clifford Mulenga (Mpumalanga Black Aces)
Mark Haskins (Bidvest Wits )
Anthony Laffor (SuperSport United)
- 6 goals
- Morgan Gould (SuperSport United)
- Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows )
- Glen Salmon (SuperSport United)
- Nkosinathi Nhleko (Kaizer Chiefs)
Dipsy Selolwane (Ajax Cape Town )- Siphiwe Tshabalala (SuperSport United)
PSL managers
Kits 2009–2010
| Team | Supplier | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax CT | Adidas | MTN |
| AmaZulu | Reebok | SPAR |
| Bidvest Wits | Hummel | Bidvest |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Reebok | Vodacom |
| Engen Santos | Canterbury | Engen |
| Free State Stars | Umbro | Bonitas |
| Golden Arrows | Millé | MTN |
| Jomo Cosmos | Puma | Vacant |
| Kaizer Chiefs | Nike | Vodacom |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Nike | Ubuntu Botho |
| Maritzburg United | Joma | Vacant |
| Moroka Swallows | Mitre | VW |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Umbro | Lakama |
| Orlando Pirates | Adidas | Vodacom |
| Platinum Stars | Diadora | Dunns |
| Supersport United | Under Armour | DStv |
See also
References
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