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2014–15 South African Premiership

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Football league season

South African Premiership
Season	2014–15
Champions	Kaizer Chiefs
Relegated	AmaZulu
Champions League	Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns
Confederation Cup	Ajax Cape Town Bidvest Wits University
Matches	240
Goals	555 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorer	Moeketsi Sekola (14)^[1]
Biggest home win	Sundowns 5–0Polokwane City^[2] (11 March 2015)
Biggest away win	Sundowns 0–5Bloem Celtic^[2] (15 April 2014)
Highest scoring	Supersort 2–5AmaZulu^[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 0–2Orlando Pirates (6 December 2014)
Lowest attendance	100^[2] Moroka Swallows 2–1AmaZulu (13 August 2014)
Average attendance	6,499^[2]
←2013–14 2015–16 → All statistics correct as of 24 April 2015.

The2014–15 South African Premiership season (known as theABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of thePremiership 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.

Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, having won the previous2013–14 South African Premier Division season.Chippa United earned their second promotion to the top-tier league after winning the2013-14 National First Division.Polokwane City remained in the league after beatingBlack Leopards andMilano United in thePlayoff Tournament.

Team	Province	Home venue	Capacity
Ajax Cape Town	Western Cape	Cape Town Stadium	55,000
AmaZulu	Kwazulu-Natal	Moses Mabhida Stadium	54,000
Bidvest Wits	Gauteng	Bidvest Stadium	5,000
Bloemfontein Celtic	Free State	Seisa Ramabodu Stadium	20,000
Chippa United	Eastern Cape	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	49,000
Free State Stars	Free State	Charles Mopeli Stadium	35,000
Kaizer Chiefs	Gauteng	FNB Stadium(Soccer City)	94,700
Mamelodi Sundowns	Gauteng	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	52,000
Maritzburg United	Kwazulu-Natal	Harry Gwala Stadium	10,700
Moroka Swallows	Gauteng	Dobsonville Stadium	24,000
Mpumalanga Black Aces	Mpumalanga	Mbombela Stadium	40,900
Orlando Pirates	Gauteng	Orlando Stadium	36,400
Platinum Stars	North West	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	45,000
Polokwane City	Limpopo	Peter Mokaba Stadium	41,733
Supersport United	Gauteng	Lucas Moripe Stadium	28,900
Tuks FC	Gauteng	Tuks Stadium	8,000^[5]

Team	Manager	Supplier	Shirt sponsor
Ajax Cape Town	Roger De Sa^[6]	Adidas^[7]	Huawei^[8]
AmaZulu	Wilfred Mugeyi^[9]	Kappa^[10]	SPAR^[11]
Bidvest Wits	Gavin Hunt^[12]	Kappa^[13]	Bidvest^[14]
Polokwane City	Kosta Papic^[15]	XCO	Vacant
Bloemfontein Celtic	Ernst Middendorp^[16]	Kappa^[17]	MTN^[18]
Free State Stars	Tom Saintfiet^[19]	Maxed^[20]	Bonitas
Chippa United	vacant^[21]	Nike^[22]	Chippa Holdings
Kaizer Chiefs	Stuart Baxter^[23]	Nike^[24]	Vodacom^[25]
Mamelodi Sundowns	Pitso Mosimane^[26]	Nike^[27]	Ubuntu Botho
Maritzburg United	Steve Komphela^[28]	Umbro^[29]	Vacant
Moroka Swallows	Fani Madida (Interim)^[30]	Puma^[31]	Hyundai
Mpumalanga Black Aces	Clive Barker^[32]	Umbro^[33]	ISPS Handa^[34]
Orlando Pirates	Vladimir Vermezovic^[35]	Adidas^[36]	Vodacom^[25]
Platinum Stars	Allan Freese^[37]	Acelli^[38]	The Royal Marang Hotel
Supersport United	Gordon Igesund^[39]	Kappa^[40]	Engen Petroleum^[41]
Tuks FC	Steve Barker^[42]	Umbro^[43]	WorkersLife^[44]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kaizer Chiefs(C, Q)	30	21	6	3	41	14	+27	69	Qualification for2016 CAF Champions League
2	Mamelodi Sundowns(Q)	30	16	9	5	44	24	+20	57	Qualification for2016 CAF Champions League
3	Bidvest Wits(Q)	30	15	7	8	34	25	+9	52	Qualification for2016 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 for2016 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 forPremiership Playoff Tournament
16	AmaZulu(R)	30	6	9	15	31	44	−13	27	Relegation toNational First Division

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[46]
1	Moeketsi Sekola	Free State Stars	14
2	Lerato Trevor Lamola	Bloemfontein Celtic	13
3	Puleng Tlolane	Polokwane City	11
4	Kermit Erasmus	Orlando Pirates	10
4	Cuthbert Malajila	Mamelodi Sundowns	10
6	Jeremy Brockie	Supersport United	8
	Ndumiso Mabena	Platinum Stars	8
	Lehlohonolo Majoro	Orlando Pirates	8
9	Khama Billiat	Mamelodi Sundowns	7
	George Lebese	Kaizer Chiefs	7
	Thabo Mnyamane	Pretoria University	7
	Siyabonga Nomvethe	Moroka Swallows	7
	Atusaye Nyondo	Pretoria University	7
	Bernard Parker	Kaizer Chiefs	7
	Eleazar Rodgers	Platinum Stars	7

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets^[47]
1	Itumeleng Khune	Kaizer Chiefs	4
1	Kennedy Mweene	Mamelodi Sundowns	4

Month	ABSA Premiership Coach of the Month		ABSA Premiership Player of the Month		Reference
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club	Reference
August	Stuart Baxter	Kaizer Chiefs	Mandla Masango	Kaizer Chiefs	^[50]

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
Seasons	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

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
Premiership	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
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
SAFA Second Division	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
South African Cup (Life Challenge Cup / Benson and Hedges Trophy / Mainstay Cup / Bob Save Superbowl / ABSA Cup / Nedbank Cup)	1971 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 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
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
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 2022
National Football League	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
NPSL (1971-1977)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NPSL (1978-1984)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
NPSL (1985-1995)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1984 1992 1983 1994 1995
National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
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 2014 in African football (CAF)
« 2013 2015 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 13–14 14–15 Angola 2013 2014 Burkina Faso 13–14 14–15 Burundi 13–14 14–15 Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo 13–14 14–15 Egypt 13–14 14–15 Ethiopia 13–14 14–15 Gabon 13–14 14–15 Ghana 13–14 Ivory Coast 13–14 14–15 Kenya Liberia 13–14 Malawi Mali 13–14 14–15 Mauritania 14-15 Morocco 13–14 14–15 Namibia 13–14 14–15 Nigeria Rwanda 13–14 14–15 Somalia 13–14 South Africa 13–14 14–15 Sudan Tunisia 13–14 14–15 Uganda 13–14 14–15
Domestic cups	Algeria 13–14 14–15 Angola 2014 Egypt Kenya South Africa 13–14 14–15 Tunisia 13–14 14–15 Uganda 13–14 14–15
Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mauritania Mali
Regional cups	CECAFA Nile Basin Cup Kagame Interclub Cup CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup
CAF competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

v t e 2015 in African football (CAF)
« 2014 2016 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola Benin 14–15 Botswana 14–15 15–16 Burkina Faso 14–15 15–16 Burundi 14–15 15–16 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 15–16 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 14–15 15–16 Djibouti 14–15 15–16 Egypt 14–15 15–16 Equatorial Guinea 15 15–16 Eritrea Ethiopia 14–15 15–16 Gabon Gambia 14–15 15–16 Ghana Guinea 14–15 15–16 Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast 14–15 15–16 Kenya Lesotho 14–15 15–16 Liberia ~~Libya~~ Madagascar Malawi Mali 14–15 Mauritania 14–15 15–16 Mauritius 14–15 15–16 Morocco 14–15 15–16 Mozambique Namibia 14–15 15–16 Niger 14–15 15–16 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 14–15 15–16 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 14–15 15–16 Seychelles ~~Sierra Leone~~ Somalia 14–15 15–16 South Africa 14–15 15–16 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland 14–15 15–16 Tanzania 14–15 15–16 ~~Togo~~ Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16 Zambia Zanzibar 14–15 15–16 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola Egypt 14–15 15–16 Kenya South Africa 14–15 15–16 Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16
Supercups	Algeria Angola Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Mauritania Mali
Regional club cups	Kagame Interclub Cup UNAF Club Cup
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-23 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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