# 2022–23 South African Premiership

The 2022–23 South African Premiership (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. It was played from 5 August 2022 to 20 May 2023 Mamelodi Sundowns successfully defended the title for the 6th time, having won the title from the 2017–18 season. Sekhukhune United relocated from Ellis Park Stadium to Peter Mokaba Stadium.

## Teams
### Team changes

The following teams changed divisions since the end of the 2021-22 season
Promoted from the 2021–22 National First Division
•Richards Bay F.C.
Relegated from the 2021–22 South African Premier Division
•Baroka F.C.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| AmaZulu | Durban | Moses Mabhida Stadium | 55,500 |
| Cape Town City | Cape Town | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
| Chippa United | Gqeberha | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 48,459 |
| Golden Arrows | Durban (Clermont) | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium | 12,000 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | Johannesburg (Soweto) | FNB Stadium | 94,736 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Pretoria (Marabastad) | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 51,762 |
| Maritzburg United | Petermaritzburg | Harry Gwala Stadium | 12,000 |
| Marumo Gallants | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 45,500 |
| Orlando Pirates | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Orlando Stadium | 37,139 |
| Richards Bay | Richards Bay | Richards Bay Stadium | 8,000 |
| Royal AM | Chatsworth | Chatsworth Stadium | 6,500 |
| Sekhukhune United | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 45,500 |
| Stellenbosch | Stellenbosch | Danie Craven Stadium | 8,000 |
| SuperSport United | Pretoria (Atteridgeville) | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
| Swallows | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Dobsonville Stadium | 24,000 |
| TS Galaxy | Mbombela | Mbombela Stadium | 40,929 |

### Number of teams by province

| Position | Province | Number | Teams |
| 1 | Gauteng | 5 | Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Swallows, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United |
| 1 | KwaZulu-Natal | 5 | AmaZulu, Golden Arrows, Maritzburg United, Richards Bay, Royal AM |
| 3 | Western Cape | 2 | Cape Town City and Stellenbosch |
| 3 | Limpopo | 2 | Marumo Gallants and Sekhukhune United |
| 5 | Eastern Cape | 1 | Chippa United |
| 5 | Mpumalanga | 1 | TS Galaxy |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 13 | +39 | 70 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 54 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 45 | |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 44 | |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Swallows | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 40 | |
| 9 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 35 | |
| 11 | Royal AM | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 35 | |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 33 | |
| 13 | Richards Bay | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 33 | |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 30 | |
| 15 | Maritzburg United (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 30 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 16 | Marumo Gallants (R) | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 29 | Relegation to the First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AMA | CTC | CHI | GDA | TSG | KZC | MAG | MDS | MAR | RBU | SWA | ORL | ROY | SEK | STL | SSU |
| AmaZulu | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Cape Town City | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Chippa United | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Lamontville Golden Arrows | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| TS Galaxy | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Marumo Gallants | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Maritzburg United | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Richards Bay | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Swallows | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Royal AM | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Sekhukhune United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Stellenbosch | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 |
| SuperSport United | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 13 May 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Peter Shalulile | Mamelodi Sundowns | 12 |
| 1 | Khanyisa Mayo | Cape Town City | 12 |
| 3 | Monnapule Saleng | Orlando Pirates | 11 |
| 4 | Etiosa Ighodaro | Chippa United | 10 |
| 4 | Bradley Grobler | SuperSport United | 10 |
| 4 | Ranga Chivaviro | Marumo Gallants | 10 |
| 7 | Iqraam Rayners | Stellenbosch | 9 |
| 7 | Cassius Mailula | Mamelodi Sundowns | 9 |
| 9 | Júnior Mendieta | Stellenbosch | 8 |
| 9 | Amadou Soukouna | Maritzburg United | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

Key :
| H | Home game |
| A | Away game |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana | Kaizer Chiefs | Stellenbosch | 3-1 A | 9 October 2022 |
| Monnapule Saleng | Orlando Pirates | Swallows | 4-1 A | 3 March 2023 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 30 October 2022
| No | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Ronwen Williams | Mamelodi Sundowns | 13 |
| 2 | Jamal Salim | Richards Bay | 11 |
| 3 | Melusi Buthelezi | TS Galaxy | 9 |
| 4 | Veli Mothwa | AmaZulu | 7 |
| 5 | Richard Ofori | Orlando Pirates | 5 |
| 5 | Thakasani Mbanjwa | Swallows | 5 |
| 5 | Badra Ali Sangare | Sekhukhune United | 5 |
| 5 | Darren Keet | Cape Town City | 5 |
| 9 | Ricardo Goss | SuperSport United | 4 |
| 9 | Washington Arubi | Marumo Gallants | 4 |
| 11 | Cedric Gumede | Golden Arrows | 3 |
| 11 | Sage Stephens | Stellenbosch | 3 |