Premier Soccer League 1999-00
| Season | 1999-2000 |
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| Champions |
Mamelodi Sundowns 3rd PSL title 6th South African title |
| Relegated |
Mother City AmaZulu |
| CAF Champions League | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| African Cup Winners' Cup | Kaizer Chiefs |
| CAF Cup | Ajax Cape Town |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 823 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Daniel Mudau Mamelodi Sundowns (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Hellenic 6-0 Tembisa Classic (14 August 1999) Orlando Pirates 6-0 Free State Stars (12 April 2000) Bloemfontein Celtic 6-0 Mother City (10 May 2000) |
| Biggest away win |
Santos 0-5 Hellenic (8 December 1999) AmaZulu 2-7 SuperSport United (9 April 2000) |
| Highest scoring |
Tembisa Classic 5-4 Hellenic (18 December 1999) AmaZulu 2-7 SuperSport United (9 April 2000) (9 goals) |
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The 1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1999-2000 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the fourth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 30 July 1999 and ended on 4 June 1999. Mamelodi Sundowns once again managed to secure their crown, sealing their third successive PSL title. Along with their success in the PSL's predecessor - winning three National Soccer League titles in 1988, 1990 and 1993 - this gave Mamelodi Sundowns their 6th South African championship. Sundowns tallied 75 points for the season, equalling the points record they jointly set with Kaizer Chiefs last season, but unlike the previous season in which the title was decided by goal difference, there was no close title race this season as Sundowns finished comfortably ahead of second placed Orlando Pirates with an 11-point margin.
As before, the league was contested by 18 teams, sixteen returning from the 1997-98 season and two newly promoted clubs; the returning African Wanderers and Tembisa Classic. The league continued to run parallel to the European football calendar (August - May) and not run concurrently with the African football calendar (January - December).
Mamelodi Sundowns clinched a record third successive Premier Soccer League title when they romped home in first place at the end of the 1999-2000 season. After a nail-biting finish to the 1998-99 season that saw Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs finish level on points, Sundowns had a much easier time securing the title this time around, finishing comfortably ahead of second placed Orlando Pirates. Chiefs, who had finished runners-up for the past three seasons, fell back to third place as they found themselves unable to replicate their performance from the 1998-99 season.
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