# 2019–20 South African Premiership

The 2019–20 South African Premiership season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. The season began in August 2019 and concluded in September 2020. Mamelodi Sundowns were the two-time defending champions. This season's winner will qualify for the 2020–21 CAF Champions League along with the second-placed team. The 3rd placed team and Nedbank Cup winners qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup.
The season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed on 11 August 2020 after more than three months of suspension. Mamelodi Sundowns won the title in the last day of the competition, they beat Kaizer Chiefs who were leading for more than half of the season. Mamelodi Sundowns won their third consecutive title and their 10th title overall. This was the last season sponsored by ABSA.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.

### To National First Division

Relegated from 2018–19 South African Premier Division
* Free State Stars

### From National First Division

Promoted to 2019–20 Premiership
* Stellenbosch

## Teams
### Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| AmaZulu | Durban (Durban North) | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium | 10,000 |
| Baroka | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 45,500 |
| Black Leopards | Thohoyandou | Thohoyandou Stadium | 40,000 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Bloemfontein | Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium | 22,000 |
| Cape Town City | Cape Town (Green Point) | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
| Chippa United | Port Elizabeth | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 48,459 |
| Lamontville Golden Arrows | Durban(Lamontville) | Princess Magogo Stadium | 12,000 |
| Highlands Park | Johannesburg (Tembisa) | Makhulong Stadium | 13,500 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | Johannesburg (Soweto) | FNB Stadium | 94,736 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Pretoria (Marabastad) | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 51,762 |
| Maritzburg United | Pietermaritzburg | Harry Gwala Stadium | 12,000 |
| Orlando Pirates | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Orlando Stadium | 37,139 |
| Polokwane City | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 45,500 |
| Stellenbosch | Stellenbosch | Coetzenburg Stadium | 8,000 |
| SuperSport United | Pretoria | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
| Bidvest Wits | Johannesburg (Braamfontein) | Bidvest Stadium | 5,000 |

### Number of teams by province

| Position | Province | Number | Teams |
| 1 | Gauteng | 6 | Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, SuperSport United, Bidvest Wits and Highlands Park |
| 2 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 | Maritzburg United, Lamontville Golden Arrows and AmaZulu |
| 2 | Limpopo | 3 | Polokwane City, Baroka and Black Leopards |
| 3 | Western Cape | 2 | Cape Town City and Stellenbosch |
| 4 | Free State | 1 | Bloemfontein Celtic |
| 5 | Eastern Cape | 1 | Chippa United |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 59 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 52 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 52 | |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 50 | |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 42 | |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 39 | |
| 9 | Highlands Park | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 36 | |
| 11 | Chippa United | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 34 | |
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 34 | |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 30 | |
| 14 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 29 | |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 29 | Qualification for Playoff Tournament |
| 16 | Polokwane City (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 25 | Relegation to National First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AMA | BAR | BVW | BLC | BLP | CTC | CPU | GDA | HLP | KZC | MDS | MAR | ORL | PLK | SSU | STU |
| AmaZulu | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Baroka | 0–1 | — | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Bidvest Wits | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 0–0 | | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Black Leopards | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | | |
| Cape Town City | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Chippa United | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Lamontville Golden Arrows | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 |
| Highlands Park | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Maritzburg United | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Polokwane City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| SuperSport United | 1–0 | 4–1 | | | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | |
| Stellenbosch | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | — |

### Position by round

* leader and 2020-21 CAF Champions League
* 2020-21 CAF Champions League
* 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup
* Qualification to #Playoffs Tournament
* Relegation to National First Division
| 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 |
| AmaZulu | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Baroka | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Bidvest Wits | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Black Leopards | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 15 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Cape Town City | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Chippa United | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Lamontville Golden Arrows | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Highlands Park | 8 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Maritzburg United | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Orlando Pirates | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Polokwane City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| SuperSport United | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Stellenbosch | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Statistics
### Top goal scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gabadinho Mhango | Orlando Pirates | 16 |
| 1 | Peter Shalulile | Highlands Park | 16 |
| 3 | Bradley Grobler | SuperSport United | 13 |
| 3 | Samir Nurkovic | Kaizer Chiefs | 13 |
| 3 | Knox Mutizwa | Golden Arrows | 13 |
| 3 | Bongi Ntuli | AmaZulu | 13 |
| 3 | Kermit Erasmus | Cape Town City | 13 |
| 8 | Themba Zwane | Mamelodi Sundowns | 11 |
| 9 | Ndumiso Mabena | Bloemfontein Celtic | 9 |
| 9 | Mwape Musonda | Black Leopards | 9 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Charlton Mashumba | Polokwane City | Cape Town City | 3–5 (A) | 6 November 2019 |
| Samir Nurkovic | Kaizer Chiefs | Bloemfontein Celtic | 5–3 (H) | 7 December 2019 |
| Gabadinho Mhango | Orlando Pirates | Polokwane City | 4–1 (A) | 7 January 2020 |
| Fagrie Lakay | Cape Town City | Golden Arrows | 4–1 (A) | 29 August 2020 |
| Lebohang Maboe | Mamelodi Sundowns | Black Leopards | 3–0 (H) | 5 September 2020 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Lebogang Manyama | Kaizer Chiefs | 9 |
| 1 | Bradley Ralani | Cape Town City | 9 |
| 3 | Iqraam Rayners | Stellenbosch | 8 |
| 3 | Themba Zwane | Mamelodi Sundowns | 8 |
| 5 | Lindokuhle Mbatha | Highlands Park | 7 |
| 5 | Sibusiso Vilakazi | Mamelodi Sundowns | 7 |
| 7 | Menzi Masuku | Bloemfontein Celtic | 6 |
| 7 | Samir Nurkovic | Kaizer Chiefs | 6 |
| 9 | Tebogo Potsane | Bloemfontein Celtic | 5 |
| 9 | Teboho Mokoena | SuperSport United | 5 |
| 9 | Lesedi Kapinga | Black Leopards | 5 |
| 9 | Jabulani Maluleke | Polokwane City | 5 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player Name | Club playing for | Clean Sheets |
| 1 | Ronwen Williams | SuperSport United | 13 |
| 2 | Wayne Sandilands | Orlando Pirates | 12 |
| 3 | Richard Ofori | Maritzburg United | 11 |
| 3 | Veli Mothwa | Chippa United | 11 |
| 5 | Elvis Chipezeze | Baroka | 9 |
| 5 | Ricardo Goss | Bidvest Wits | 9 |
| 5 | Daniel Akpeyi | Kaizer Chiefs | 9 |
| 8 | Dennis Onyango | Mamelodi Sundowns | 8 |
| 8 | Peter Leeuwenburgh | Cape Town City | 8 |
| 10 | Kennedy Mweene | Mamelodi Sundowns | 7 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 11
** N.Makhubela (Lamontville Golden Arrows)
* Most red cards: 1
** 16 players

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 72
** AmaZulu
* Most red cards: 3
** Baroka
** Chippa United

## Monthly Awards

| Month | Player of the month | Player of the month | Coach of the month | Coach of the month | Goal of the month | Goal of the month | Ref. |
| Month | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Ref. |
| August | Bradley Grobler | SuperSport United | Ernst Middendorp | Kaizer Chiefs | Hlompho Kekana | Mamelodi Sundowns | |
| September/October | Daniel Akpeyi | Kaizer Chiefs | Ernst Middendorp | Kaizer Chiefs | Thabo Nodada | Cape Town City | |
| November | Sipho Mbule | SuperSport United | Ernst Middendorp | Kaizer Chiefs | Dumisani Zuma | Kaizer Chiefs | |
| December | Gift Motupa | Bidvest Wits | Pitso Mosimane | Mamelodi Sundowns | Samir Nurković | Kaizer Chiefs | |
| January | Gabadinho Mhango | Orlando Pirates | Josef Zinnbauer | Orlando Pirates | Gabadinho Mhango | Orlando Pirates | |
| February/March | Daylon Claasen | Maritzburg United | Eric Tinkler | Maritzburg United | Lebogang Manyama | Kaizer Chiefs | |