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2007–08 South African Premiership

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Football league season

Premiership
Season	2007–08
Champions	Supersport United 1st Premiership title
Relegated	Black Leopards Jomo Cosmos
2009 CAF Champions League	Supersport United Ajax Cape Town
2009 CAF Confederation Cup	Mamelodi Sundowns (viadomestic cup)
Matches	240
Goals	532 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorer	James Chamanga (14)
Biggest home win	Supersport United 6-2Free State Stars (23 Mar 2008)^[1]
Biggest away win	Mamelodi Sundowns 0-4Free State Stars (18 May 2008)^[2]
Highest scoring	Moroka Swallows 6-2Platinum Stars (9 Dec 2007) (8 goals)
Longest winning run	(7 wins) Mamelodi Sundowns
Longest unbeaten run	(13 games) Engen Santos
Longest winless run	(19 games) Jomo Cosmos
Longest losing run	(6 games) Black Leopards
Average attendance	6,157^[3]
←2006–07 2008–09 →

The2007–08 South African Premiership, known as theABSA Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and also commonly referred to as thePSL after the governing body, was the twelfth season of thePremiership since its establishment in 1996.

It was won bySupersport United, their first league title.^[4]^[5]

Team changes

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Silver Stars, runners-up in the previous season, were sponsored by theRoyal Bafokeng Nation, and were renamedPlatinum Stars, moving to theRoyal Bafokeng Stadium nearRustenburg, whileBenoni United sold their franchise toThanda Zulu Royal, located in Durban.^[4]

Maritzburg United were relegated at the end of the2006–07 season, and replaced by2006–07 National First Division championsFree State Stars.

Sponsorship

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The league was renamed the ABSA Premiership after a R500-million sponsorship deal with banking group ABSA.^[6]

Final table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Supersport United	30	16	6	8	40	26	+14	54	Qualification for2008 CAF Champions League
2	Ajax Cape Town	30	14	10	6	44	27	+17	52	Qualification for2008 CAF Champions League
3	Santos	30	12	13	5	36	29	+7	49
4	Mamelodi Sundowns	30	13	8	9	40	35	+5	47	Qualification for2008 CAF Confederation Cup
5	Free State Stars	30	12	9	9	43	40	+3	45
6	Kaizer Chiefs	30	10	13	7	32	20	+12	43
7	Moroka Swallows	30	12	7	11	41	41	0	43
8	Orlando Pirates	30	12	6	12	38	30	+8	42
9	Golden Arrows	30	10	11	9	34	32	+2	41
10	Platinum Stars	30	10	10	10	28	32	−4	40
11	Bloemfontein Celtic	30	11	6	13	30	35	−5	39
12	Bidvest Wits	30	10	8	12	28	35	−7	38
13	Amazulu	30	9	7	14	27	36	−9	34
14	Thanda Royal Zulu	30	8	7	15	31	44	−13	31
15	Black Leopards	30	8	5	17	27	42	−15	29	Qualification for Relegation Play off
16	Jomo Cosmos	30	2	16	12	13	28	−15	22	Relegation toNational First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2020. Source:Premier Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goaldifference; 3) Goal scored; 4) lead-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-lead goal difference; 6) Head-to-lead goal scored; 7) Playoff

Awards

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PSL

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Footballer of the Year

Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates)

Chairman's Award

Musa Otieno (Santos)

Referee of the Season

Ace Ncobo

Assistant Referee of the Season

Enoch Molefe

ABSA Premiership

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Player of the Season

Elias Pelembe (Supersport United)

Players’ Player of the Season

Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)

Coach of the Season

Gavin Hunt (Supersport United)

Goalkeeper of the Season

Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)

Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot Award

James Chamanga (Moroka Swallows)

Awesome Goal of the Season

Siboniso Gaxa (Supersport United) vs Mamelodi Sundowns

Nedbank Cup

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Player of the Tournament

Vusiwe Masondo (Mpumalanga Black Aces)

Most Promising Player of the Tournament

Thabang Rooi (Mpumalanga Black Aces)

Telkom Knockout

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Player of the Tournament

Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)

Top goalscorers

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Goals	Player	Team
14	James Chamanga	Moroka Swallows
13	Diyo Sibisi	Free State Stars
12	Erwin Isaacs	Engen Santos
11	Katlego Mashego	Supersport United
11	Sandile Ndlovu	Moroka Swallows
10	Serge Djiehoua	Thanda Royal Zulu
10	Excellent Walaza	Orlando Pirates

Last updated: 17 May 2008
Source:PSL official website

Kits 2007-2008

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Team	Supplier	Shirt sponsor
Ajax CT	Puma	MTN
AmaZulu	Reebok	SPAR
Bidvest Wits	Hummel	Bidvest
Black Leopards	Umbro	MTN
Bloemfontein Celtic	Reebok	Vodacom
Engen Santos	Puma	Engen
Free State Stars	Umbro	Vacant
Golden Arrows	Umbro	MTN
Jomo Cosmos	Puma	Bonitas
Kaizer Chiefs	Nike	Vodacom
Mamelodi Sundowns	Diadora	MTN
Moroka Swallows	Mitre	Volkswagen
Orlando Pirates	Adidas	Vodacom
Platinum Stars	Kappa	Dunns
Supersport United	Hummel	DStv
Thanda Royal Zulu	Puma	Thanda

References

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^"SA Premiership 2007-2008 Season Domestic Stats". football365.co.za. 3 May 2008. Archived fromthe original on 20 April 2007. Retrieved30 March 2010.
^"SA Premiership 2007-2008 Season Stats". football365.co.za. 24 May 2008. Archived fromthe original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved30 March 2010.
^"SA Premiership 2008-2009 Season Attendance Table". football365.co.za. 24 May 2008. Archived fromthe original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved30 March 2010.
^^a ^b"South Africa 2007/08".www.rsssf.org. Retrieved1 January 2025.
^Staff Reporter (18 May 2008)."Ajax 'robbed' of PSL top spot".The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved1 January 2025.
^Staff Reporter (26 September 2007)."Absa becomes main sponsor of PSL".The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved1 January 2025.

External links

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RSSSF competition overview

v t e South African Premiership seasons
2025–26 teams	AmaZulu Chippa United Durban City Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Polokwane City Orbit College Orlando Pirates Richards Bay Sekhukhune United Siwelele Stellenbosch TS Galaxy
Former teams (defunct teams)	African Wanderers Ajax Cape Town F.C. Baroka Bay United Benoni Premier United Black Leopards Bloemfontein Celtic Bush Bucks Cape Town City Cape Town Spurs Dynamos Free State Stars Hellenic Highlands Park Jomo Cosmos Manning Rangers Maritzburg United Michau Warriors Moroka Swallows Mother City Mpumalanga Black Aces Platinum Stars Polokwane City Royal AM Real Rovers Ria Stars Santos Seven Stars SuperSport United Thanda Royal Zulu Tembisa Classic Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila University of Pretoria Vaal Professionals Vasco da Gama Wits University F.C.
Associated competitions	Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout MTN 8 National First Division
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v t e Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams(2025–26)	AmaZulu Chippa United Durban City Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Orbit College Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch Siwelele TS Galaxy
First Division teams(2025–26)	Baroka The Bees Black Leopards Cape Town City Casric Stars Gomora United Highbury Hungry Lions Kruger United Leicesterford City Lerumo Lions Midlands Wanderers Milford University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
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National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
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Top 8 (BP Top 8 / MTN 8)	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
League Cup (Datsun Challenge / JPS Knockout Cup / Coca-Cola Cup / Rothmans Cup / Telkom Knockout / Carling Knockout Cup)	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024 2025
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SASF Cup	1961 1962 1963 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

v t e 2007 in African football (CAF)
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Domestic cups	Algeria 06–07 07–08 Angola 2007 Cape Verde 07 Libya 07–08 South Africa 2007
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