# 2019–20 Kaizer Chiefs F.C. season

The 2019–20 season saw Kaizer Chiefs, a professional football club from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, compete in the South African Premier Division, in which they finished second, two points behind champions Mamelodi Sundowns. They also competed in the Nedbank Cup and Telkom Knockout, where they were eliminated in the last 16 and semi-final respectively.

## Season review

On 16 March 2020, all matches for the remainder of the week were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches later postponed indefinitely.
In June 2020, the league was given permission to resume, with it being announced the following month that the season would restart on 11 August 2020, with matches being played behind closed doors at neutral venues in Gauteng. It was announced that Chiefs would play their home matches at Orlando Stadium, the home ground of local rivals Orlando Pirates.
After spending most of the season at the top of the division, they eventually finished second after drawing 1–1 with Baroka in the final game of the season.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Lazarous Kambole | ZESCO United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | James Kotei | Simba SC | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2019 | MF | Kearyn Baccus | Melbourne City | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2019 | FW | Samir Nurković | KFC Komárno | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2019 | DF | Yagan Sasman | Ajax Cape Town | Free transfer |
| 15 January 2020 | MF | Teddy Akumu | ZESCO United | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 May 2019 | GK | Virgil Vries | Moroka Swallows | Released |
| 25 June 2019 | FW | Emmanuel Letlotlo | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Ryan Moon | Stellenbosch | Released |
| 2 August 2019 | DF | Mario Booysen | AmaZulu | Released |
| 23 August 2019 | MF | Arohasina Andrianarimanana | Black Leopards | Released |
| 3 September 2019 | DF | Letlhogonolo Mirwa | Free agent | Released |
| October 2019 | FW | Yusuf Bunting | Free agent | Released |
| 14 January 2020 | DF | Lorenzo Gordinho | Bidvest Wits | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2020 | MF | James Kotei | Slavia Mozyr | Released |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 28 January 2020 | FW | Sizwe Twala | Moroka Swallows | End of season |
| 13 August 2019 | FW | Itumeleng Shopane | Moroka Swallows | End of season |
| 13 August 2019 | MF | Ayanda Rorwana | Moroka Swallows | End of season |
| 3 September 2019 | MF | Given Thibedi | Moroka Swallows | End of season |
| 9 January 2020 | MF | Kabelo Mahlasela | Polokwane City | End of season |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premiership | 4 August 2019 | 5 September 2020 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 056.67 |
| Nedbank Cup | 8 February 2020 | 22 February 2020 | Last 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Telkom Knockout | 19 October 2019 | 24 November 2019 | Round of 16 | Semi-final | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 051.43 |
Last updated: 5 September 2020 Source: Competitions

### Premiership
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 September 2020. Source: see below

#### Results by match

| Match | 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 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 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

#### Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 4 August 2019 | Highlands Park | Away | 3–2 | Manyama 5', 50', Mathoho 83' |
| 10 August 2019 | Black Leopards | Home | 1–0 | Mathoho 12' |
| 24 August 2019 | SuperSport United | Home | 1–1 | Nurković 14' |
| 27 August 2019 | Cape Town City | Away | 2–1 | Cardoso 75', Baccus 80' |
| 14 September 2019 | Polokwane City | Home | 0–1 | — |
| 24 September 2019 | AmaZulu | Away | 2–0 | Castro 84', Billiat 90+3' |
| 28 September 2019 | Baroka | Home | 1–0 | Manyama 39' |
| 1 October 2019 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | Home | 2–0 | Cardoso 27', Sibisi 60' (o.g.) |
| 27 October 2019 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Away | 2–0 | Nurković 7', 78' |
| 6 November 2019 | Chippa United | Away | 2–0 | Zuma 67', 90+1' |
| 9 November 2019 | Orlando Pirates | Home | 3–2 | Nyauza 1' (o.g.), Castro 28', Cardoso 84' |
| 27 November 2019 | Stellenbosch | Away | 4–0 | Ngezana 11', Nurković 23', 76', Zuma 90+5' |
| 7 December 2019 | Bloemfontein Celtic | Home | 5–3 | Nurković 21, 31, 61, Castro 47', 71' |
| 22 December 2019 | Maritzburg United | Away | 1–1 | Manyama 21' |
| 4 January 2020 | SuperSport United | Away | 1–2 | Cardoso 48' |
| 8 January 2020 | Highlands Park | Home | 3–0 | Mathoho 27', Castro 57', 69' |
| 12 January 2020 | Cape Town City | Home | 3–0 | Castro 11', Nurković 63', Mathoho 66' |
| 18 January 2020 | Black Leopards | Away | 1–1 | Nurković 11' |
| 25 January 2020 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | Away | 1–0 | Manyama 90+3' |
| 15 February 2020 | Maritzburg United | Home | 1–2 | Nurković 78' |
| 29 February 2020 | Orlando Pirates | Away | 1–0 | Manyama 30' |
| 7 March 2020 | AmaZulu | Home | 0–1 | — |
| 12 August 2020 | Bidvest Wits | Home | 1–1 | Nurković 36' |
| 15 August 2020 | Polokwane City | Away | 3–2 | Katsande 71', Akumu 75', Nurković 76' |
| 19 August 2020 | Bloemfontein Celtic | Away | 1–3 | Mathoho 35' |
| 23 August 2020 | Stellenbosch | Home | 1–1 | Kambole 69' |
| 27 August 2020 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Home | 0–1 | — |
| 30 August 2020 | Bidvest Wits | Away | 0–1 | — |
| 2 September 2020 | Chippa United | Home | 1–0 | Billiat 9' |
| 5 September 2020 | Baroka | Away | 1–1 | Billiat 39' |

### Nedbank Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Ref. |
| Last 32 | 8 February 2020 | Royal Eagles | Home | 1–0 | Manyama 70' | |
| Last 16 | 22 February 2020 | Highlands Park | Away | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Motsepe 63' (o.g.) | |

### Telkom Knockout

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| Round of 16 | 19 October 2019 | Cape Town City | Away | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Nurković 84' |
| Quarter-final | 2 November 2020 | Orlando Pirates | Home | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Cardoso 90+4' |
| Semi-final | 24 November 2020 | Maritzburg United | Home | 1–2 | Sasman 78' |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 5 September 2020

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | Nedbank Cup | Nedbank Cup | Telkom Knockout | Telkom Knockout |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | RSA | Ramahlwe Mphahlele | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RSA | Eric Mathoho | 31 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | RSA | Daniel Cardoso | 35 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | KEN | Teddy Akumu | 12 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Kearyn Baccus | 21 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ZAM | Lazarous Kambole | 17 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | COL | Leonardo Castro | 22 | 8 | 16+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Samir Nurković | 31 | 14 | 25+1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | RSA | Siphelele Ntshangase | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ZIM | Khama Billiat | 25 | 3 | 17+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | RSA | George Maluleka | 24 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | RSA | Kgotso Moleko | 14 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | RSA | Happy Mashiane | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | RSA | Yagan Sasman | 22 | 1 | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | RSA | Lebogang Manyama | 32 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | RSA | Philani Zulu | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | RSA | Bernard Parker | 32 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | RSA | Lorenzo Gordinho | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | RSA | Dumisani Zuma | 28 | 3 | 2+22 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | RSA | Siyabonga Ngezana | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ZIM | Willard Katsande | 28 | 1 | 20+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | RSA | Itumeleng Khune | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | RSA | Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya | 18 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | RSA | Nkosingiphile Ngcobo | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | NGA | Daniel Akpeyi | 27 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | RSA | Reeve Frosler | 26 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | RSA | Bruce Bvuma | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | RSA | Njabulo Blom | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | RSA | Keletso Sifama | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Kaizer Chiefs on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Kaizer Chiefs during the season: ||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premiership | Nedbank Cup | Telkom Knockout | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Samir Nurković | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | 8 | Leonardo Castro | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 21 | Lebogang Manyama | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Eric Mathoho | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 4 | Daniel Cardoso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Khama Billiat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 28 | Dumisani Zuma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 30 | Siyabonga Ngezana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 5 | Teddy Akumu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 6 | Kearyn Baccus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 31 | Willard Katsande | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 7 | Lazarous Kambole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 20 | Yagan Sasman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 48 | 2 | 4 | 54 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premiership | Nedbank Cup | Telkom Knockout | Total |
| 1 | GK | 40 | Daniel Akpeyi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | GK | 32 | Itumeleng Khune | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | GK | 44 | Bruce Bvuma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Itumeleng Khune & Daniel Akpeyi both played in Kaizer Chiefs' 1-0 victory over Baroka on 28 September 2019

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premiership | Premiership | Nedbank Cup | Nedbank Cup | Telkom Knockout | Telkom Knockout | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Eric Mathoho | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Daniel Cardoso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Teddy Akumu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Kearyn Baccus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Lazarous Kambole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Leonardo Castro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Samir Nurković | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Khama Billiat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | George Maluleka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Kgotso Moleko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Happy Mashiane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Yagan Sasman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Lebogang Manyama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Bernard Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Lorenzo Gordinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Dumisani Zuma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Siyabonga Ngezana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Willard Katsande | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Daniel Akpeyi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | Reeve Frosler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | Bruce Bvuma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Njabulo Blom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Kaizer Chiefs during the season: ||||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 |