The 2020–21 South African Premiership season (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. Mamelodi Sundowns won the title for the fourth consecutive year, qualifying for the 2021–22 CAF Champions League along with second placed AmaZulu. Third placed Orlando Pirates and Nedbank Cup winners Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila qualified for the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.
To National First Division Relegated from 2019–20 South African Premier Division Polokwane City
From National First Division Promoted to 2020–21 South African Premiership Swallows (promoted as champions)
Purchased status Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) (purchased the Bidvest Wits status) TS Galaxy (purchased the Highlands Park status)
Teams Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity AmaZulu Durban King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium 10,000BarokaPolokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500Black Leopards Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Stadium 40,000 Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium 22,000Cape Town CityCape Town Cape Town Stadium 55,000Chippa UnitedPort Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459Golden ArrowsDurban (Lamontville)Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000 Kaizer ChiefsJohannesburg FNB Stadium 94,736Mamelodi SundownsPretoria (Marabastad) Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762Maritzburg UnitedPietermaritzburgHarry Gwala Stadium 12,000 SwallowsJohannesburg Dobsonville Stadium 24,000 Orlando PiratesJohannesburg Orlando Stadium 37,139StellenboschStellenboschCoetzenburg Stadium 8,000SuperSport UnitedPretoriaLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900 TS Galaxy Kameelrivier Kameelrivier Stadium 4,000TTMThohoyandouThohoyandou Stadium 40,000
Number of teams by province PositionProvinceNumberTeams 1Gauteng5Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Swallows, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United2KwaZulu-Natal3Maritzburg United, Golden Arrows and AmaZuluLimpopoBaroka, Black Leopards and TTM4Western Cape2Cape Town City and Stellenbosch 5Free State1Bloemfontein CelticEastern Cape1Chippa UnitedMpumalanga1TS Galaxy
League table
Results
Statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Bradley GroblerSuperSport United162 Peter ShalulileMamelodi Sundowns 153 Thabiso KutumelaMaritzburg United124 Ruzaigh GamildienSwallows115 Themba ZwaneMamelodi Sundowns 106 Mduduzi MdantsaneCape Town City 9 Fagrie Lakay Cape Town City Victor Letsoalo Bloemfontein Celtic9 Luvuyo MemelaAmaZulu8 Lehlohonolo Majoro Lebogang ManyamaKaizer Chiefs
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Bienvenu Evanga Chippa United Maritzburg United 31 (H) 3 November 2020 Themba Zwane Mamelodi Sundowns AmaZulu 43 (H) 23 November 2020 Lebogang Manyama Kaizer Chiefs Golden Arrows 32 (H) 2 June 2021
Clean sheets No Player Club Clean sheets1 Dennis OnyangoMamelodi Sundowns152 Veli MothwaAmaZulu11 Sifiso MlungwanaGolden Arrows4 Washington ArubiTTM105 Lee LangeveldtStellenbosch8 Ronwen WilliamsSuperSport United Peter LeeuwenburghCape Town City8 Richard OforiOrlando Pirates 7 Marlon HeughTS Galaxy 10 Daniel AkpeyiKaizer Chiefs 6 Virgil VriesSwallows
References
See also 2020 MTN 8 2020 Telkom Knockout 2020–21 Nedbank Cup 2020–21 National First Division
External links Official website