Summary
The South African Premier Division (RSA1), or DSTV Premiership, is the top professional level league-style competition in South Africa. At the end of the 2023-2024 RSA1 season, the RSA1 teams qualify for non-league play:
- 2024-2025 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2023-2024 RSA1 teams
- 2024-2025 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd place 2023-2024 RSA1 team
Leagues Pyramid - South Africa
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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RSA1 | DSTV Premiership | 16 |
RSA2 | National First Division | 16 |
RSA3 | SAFA Second Division | 144 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
4 Aug 2023 - 25 May 2024 | 16: RSA1 (14 minimum), RSA2 (2 maximum) |
Season Format
Each RSA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 RSA1 teams for a total of 30 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2023-2024 season, the 16th place RSA1 team will be relegated to the RSA2, and the 1st place RSA2 team wil be promoted to the 2024-2025 RSA1. The 15th place RSA1 team enters into a Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 2nd and 3rd place RSA2 teams. In this playoff, each team plays Home-Away matches against the other 2 teams. The team with the most points plays in the 2024-2025 RSA1, while the other 2 teams play in the 2024-2025 RSA2.
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | 22 | 17 -5-0 | 56 | - | 39 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 9 -3-0 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 8 -2-0 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
2 | Stellenbosch FC | 23 | 12 -6-5 | 42 | - | 29 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 7 -3-2 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
3 | Orlando Pirates FC | 24 | 11 -7-6 | 40 | - | 35 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 8 -2-2 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
4 | Sekhukhune United FC | 24 | 11 -5-8 | 38 | - | 28 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 6 -3-3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 5 -2-5 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
5 | TS Galaxy FC | 23 | 11 -4-8 | 37 | - | 26 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
6 | Cape Town City FC | 24 | 9 -7-8 | 34 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
7 | SuperSport United FC | 23 | 9 -7-7 | 34 | - | 28 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 -5-3 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
8 | Chippa United FC | 24 | 8 -8-8 | 32 | - | 23 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
9 | Golden Arrows FC | 24 | 9 -4-11 | 31 | - | 27 | 37 | -10 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 12 | 6 -0-6 | 18 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
10 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | 24 | 8 -6-10 | 30 | - | 19 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
11 | Polokwane City FC | 23 | 7 -8-8 | 29 | - | 18 | 21 | -3 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
12 | Royal AM FC | 23 | 8 -5-10 | 29 | - | 22 | 33 | -11 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 11 | 25 | -14 |
13 | AmaZulu FC | 24 | 6 -10-8 | 28 | - | 18 | 23 | -5 | 12 | 4 -6-2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
14 | Moroka Swallows FC | 25 | 6 -8-11 | 26 | - | 19 | 29 | -10 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
15 | Richards Bay FC | 25 | 5 -5-15 | 20 | - | 18 | 32 | -14 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 | 1 -2-9 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 |
16 | Cape Town Spurs FC | 25 | 4 -3-18 | 15 | - | 19 | 41 | -22 | 13 | 4 -0-9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 | 0 -3-9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | -15 |
2024-2025 CAFCL 2024-2025 CAFCC Relegation Playoffs Relegation to RSA2 |
Fixtures
AmaZulu FC | Chippa United FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
Kaizer Chiefs FC | SuperSport United FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Stellenbosch FC | Polokwane City FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
Royal AM FC | Orlando Pirates FC | Harry Gwala Stadium |
Cape Town City FC | Golden Arrows FC | DHL Stadium |
Kaizer Chiefs FC | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
Richards Bay FC | AmaZulu FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
Cape Town Spurs FC | Polokwane City FC | Athlone Stadium |
Cape Town City FC | Orlando Pirates FC | DHL Stadium |
Chippa United FC | Moroka Swallows FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
Royal AM FC | SuperSport United FC | Harry Gwala Stadium |
Sekhukhune United FC | TS Galaxy FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Stellenbosch FC | Golden Arrows FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
Royal AM FC | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Harry Gwala Stadium |
SuperSport United FC | Cape Town Spurs FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
Moroka Swallows FC | Stellenbosch FC | Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium |
Polokwane City FC | Sekhukhune United FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
AmaZulu FC | Kaizer Chiefs FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Royal AM FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
Orlando Pirates FC | Richards Bay FC | Orlando Stadium |
Results
Cape Town Spurs FC | 10 | Richards Bay FC | Athlone Stadium |
TS Galaxy FC | 21 | Moroka Swallows FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Mamelodi Sundowns FC | 21 | Sekhukhune United FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
TS Galaxy FC | 12 | Stellenbosch FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Polokwane City FC | 22 | Cape Town City FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
Richards Bay FC | 10 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
SuperSport United FC | 02 | Chippa United FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
Orlando Pirates FC | 10 | AmaZulu FC | Orlando Stadium |
Sekhukhune United FC | 10 | Cape Town Spurs FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Golden Arrows FC | 11 | Royal AM FC | Mpumalanga Stadium |
SuperSport United FC | PSPD | Polokwane City FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
Sekhukhune United FC | PSPD | Stellenbosch FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Moroka Swallows FC | 22 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium |
Cape Town Spurs FC | 01 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Athlone Stadium |
Cape Town City FC | 01 | AmaZulu FC | DHL Stadium |
Royal AM FC | 32 | Polokwane City FC | Harry Gwala Stadium |
SuperSport United FC | 01 | TS Galaxy FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
Orlando Pirates FC | 71 | Golden Arrows FC | Orlando Stadium |
Stellenbosch FC | 00 | Sekhukhune United FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
Richards Bay FC | 10 | Moroka Swallows FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |