| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bidvest Wits (1st title) |
| Champions League | Bidvest Wits Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Confederation Cup | Cape Town City SuperSport United |
| Matches | 224 |
| Goals | 509 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lebogang Manyama (13) |
| Biggest home win | Mamelodi Sundowns 6–0Orlando Pirates (11 February 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Cape Town City 0–4Platinum Stars (13 December 2016) |
| Highest scoring | 2 matches
|
| Longest winning run | Bidvest Wits Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | SuperSport United (19) |
| Longest winless run | Baroka (15) |
| Longest losing run | Chippa United (5) |
| Average attendance | 5,124[1] |
2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 13 May 2017. | |
The2016–17 South African Premiership season (known as theABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 21st season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996.
Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, having won the previous2015–16 South African Premier Division (PSL) season. The season featured 14 teams from the 2015–16 season and two new teams promoted from the2015–16 National First Division:Baroka andHighlands Park who replace relegatedJomo Cosmos andUniversity of Pretoria. Highlands Park promotion was won via thePSL Playoff Tournament.Cape Town City bought over the franchise ofMpumalanga Black Aces and relocated fromMbombela Stadium toCape Town Stadium.[2][3] The sale ofFree State Stars franchise toMoroka Swallows fell through.[4][5]
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.
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| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Cape Town | Adidas[7] | Huawei[8] | |
| Baroka | Umbro | Clover | |
| BV Wits | Kappa[10] | Bidvest[11] | |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Kappa[12] | MTN[13] | |
| Cape Town City | Umbro | Vacant | |
| Chippa United | Canterbury[14] | Chippa Holdings | |
| Free State Stars | Umbro | Bonitas | |
| Highlands Park | Kappa | Highfield Motor Group | |
| Golden Arrows | Millé | Vacant | |
| Kaizer Chiefs | Nike[15] | Vodacom[16] | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Puma[18] | Ubuntu Botho | |
| Maritzburg United | Puma | Vacant | |
| Orlando Pirates | Adidas | Vodacom[16] | |
| Platinum Stars | Acelli | The Royal Marang Hotel | |
| Polokwane City | XCO | Vacant | |
| SuperSport United | Kappa | Engen |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free State Stars | Sacked | 22 September 2016[21] | 16 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 60 | Qualification for2018 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 57 | |
| 3 | Cape Town City | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 55 | Qualification for2018 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 50 | |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 48 | |
| 6 | Polokwane City | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 43 | |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 38 | |
| 9 | Platinum Stars | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 36 | |
| 11 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 33 | |
| 12 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 29 | |
| 13 | Chippa United | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 28 | |
| 14 | Free State Stars | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 28 | |
| 15 | Baroka | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 28 | Qualification forPremiershipPlayoff Tournament |
| 16 | Highlands Park | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 27 | Relegation to2017–18 National First Division |
| Leader | |
| 2017 CAF Champions League or2017 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Relegation toNational First Division or Playoff Tournament |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidvest Wits | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cape Town City | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| SuperSport United | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Polokwane City | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Maritzburg United | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Ajax Cape Town | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Golden Arrows | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Platinum Stars | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| Orlando Pirates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Chippa United | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |
| Free State Stars | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
| Highlands Park | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
| Baroka | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | AJX | BRK | BVW | BLC | CTC | CHU | FSS | GOL | HPK | KZC | MLS | MAR | ORL | PLA | PLK | SUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Cape Town | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Baroka | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Bidvest Wits | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cape Town City | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Chippa United | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Free State Stars | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Golden Arrows | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Highlands Park | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| Maritzburg United | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Orlando Pirates | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Platinum Stars | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Polokwane City | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| SuperSport United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pirates | Golden Arrows | 3–1[23] | 24 August 2016 | |
| Cape Town City | Chippa United | 4–1[24] | 3 April 2017 |
| # | Football club | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 13,686 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 10,533 |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 7,600 |
| 4 | Chippa United | 7,276 |
| 5 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 6,266 |
| 6 | Ajax Cape Town | 5,220 |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 4,443 |
| 8 | Cape Town City | 4,380 |
| 9 | Baroka | 4,190 |
| 10 | SuperSport United | 3,166 |
| 11 | Free State Stars | 3,098 |
| 12 | Highlands Park | 2,913 |
| 13 | Golden Arrows | 2,702 |
| 14 | Polokwane City | 2,280 |
| 15 | Bidvest Wits | 1,873 |
| 16 | Platinum Stars | 1,614 |