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2016-17 South African Premier Division

Premier Soccer League
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Season 2016–17
Champions Bidvest Wits (1st title)
Matches played 224
Goals scored 509 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorer Lebogang Manyama (13)
Biggest home win Mamelodi Sundowns 6-0 Orlando Pirates
(12 February 2017)
Biggest away win Cape Town City 0-4 Platinum Stars
(13 December 2016)
Highest scoring
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)
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2017.
Leader
2017 CAF Champions League or CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to National First Division or Playoff Tournament

The 2016–17 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 20th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.

Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, having won the previous 2015–16 South African Premier Division (PSL) season. The season featured 14 teams from the 2015–16 season and two new teams promoted from the 2015–16 National First Division: Baroka and Highlands Park who replace relegated Jomo Cosmos and University of Pretoria. Highlands Park promotion was won via the PSL Playoff Tournament. Cape Town City bought over the franchise of Mpumalanga Black Aces and relocated from Mbombela Stadium to Cape Town Stadium. The sale of Free State Stars franchise to Moroka Swallows fell through.

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.

Updated to games played on 13 May 2017.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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