# 2010–11 South African Premiership

The 2010–11 South African Premiership, known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and also commonly referred to as the PSL after the governing body, was the fifteenth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996.
Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their third Premiership title the previous season. The campaign began on 27 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 15 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and one of which was promoted from the National First Division.
Orlando Pirates secured the title with a 2–1 win against Golden Arrows on 21 May 2011. This was their third Premiership title. At the bottom, Mpumalanga Black Aces was relegated to the First Division while Vasco da Gama contested the relegation playoffs and failed to secure its premier league status.

## Team information
### Stadia and locations

Some of the teams rotated between several home venues during the season. The table below list the stadium mostly picked as home venue, for each team. At the bottom of the table, a purple template show all home venues during the season.
| Team | Location of training field | Province | Home venue | Capacity |
| Ajax Cape Town | Cape Town (Parow) | Western Cape | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
| AmaZulu | Durban (Durban North) | Kwazulu-Natal | Moses Mabhida Stadium | 54,000 |
| Bidvest Wits | Johannesburg (Braamfontein) | Gauteng | Bidvest Stadium | 5,000 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Bloemfontein | Free State | Seisa Ramabodu Stadium | 20,000 |
| Free State Stars | Bethlehem | Free State | Goble Park | 20,000 |
| Golden Arrows | Durban (Chatsworth) | Kwazulu-Natal | Chatsworth Stadium | 22,000 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Gauteng | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) | 94,736 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Pretoria (Atteridgeville) | Gauteng | Lucas Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
| Maritzburg United | Pietermaritzburg | Kwazulu-Natal | Harry Gwala Stadium | 22,000 |
| Moroka Swallows | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Gauteng | Dobsonville Stadium | 24,000 |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Witbank | Mpumalanga | Puma Stadium (Atlantic Stadium) | 20,000 |
| Orlando Pirates | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Gauteng | Orlando Stadium | 40,000 |
| Platinum Stars | Rustenburg (Phokeng) | North West | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | 42,000 |
| Santos | Cape Town (Lansdowne) | Western Cape | Athlone Stadium | 30,000 |
| Supersport United | Pretoria (Atteridgeville) | Gauteng | Lucas Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
| Vasco da Gama | Cape Town (Parow) | Western Cape | Athlone Stadium | 30,000 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Manager | Supplier | Shirt sponsor |
| Ajax Cape Town | Foppe de Haan | Adidas | MTN |
| AmaZulu | Manqoba Mngqithi | Adidas | SPAR |
| Bidvest Wits | Roger De Sa | Hummel | Bidvest |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Clinton Larsen | Reebok | MTN |
| Free State Stars | Steve Komphela | Umbro | Bonitas |
| Golden Arrows | Ernst Middendorp | Millé | MTN |
| Kaizer Chiefs | Vladimir Vermezović | Nike | Vodacom |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Ian Gorowa | Nike | Ubuntu Botho |
| Maritzburg United | Ian Palmer | Hummel | |
| Moroka Swallows | Gordon Igesund | Puma | VW |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Mark Harrison | Umbro | Lakama |
| Orlando Pirates | Ruud Krol | Adidas | Vodacom |
| Platinum Stars | Owen Da Gama | Puma | Royal Bafokeng |
| Santos | Boebie Solomons | Canterbury | Engen |
| Supersport United | Gavin Hunt | Under Armour | DStv |
| Vasco da Gama | Carlos das Neves | Umbro | Nolands Accountants |

### Managerial changes

The table below, list all managerial changes happening In-season.
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Free State Stars | Sunday Marimo | Mutual consent | 20 September 2010 | 9th | Steve Komphela | 20 September 2010 | 9th |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Akis Agiomamitis | Sacked | 20 September 2010 | 16th | Neil Tovey | 30 September 2010 | 16th |
| Moroka Swallows | Rainer Zobel | Sacked | 27 November 2010 | 16th | Gordon Igesund | 29 November 2010 | 16th |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Neil Tovey | Sacked | 24 December 2010 | 15th | Paul Dolezar | 30 December 2010 | 15th |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Antonio López Habas | Sacked | 5 February 2011 | 2nd | Ian Gorowa | 5 February 2011 | 2nd |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Paul Dolezar | Sacked | 22 February 2011 | 16th | Mark Harrison | 22 February 2011 | 16th |
| Maritzburg United | Ernst Middendorp | Sacked | 11 March 2011 | 14th | Ian Palmer | 14 March 2011 | 14th |
| Golden Arrows | Zoran Filipovic | Sacked | 21 March 2011 | 11th | Ernst Middendorp | 21 March 2011 | 11th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for 2012 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 60 | |
| 3 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 59 | |
| 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 58 | |
| 5 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 52 | |
| 6 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 40 | |
| 7 | SuperSport United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 40 | |
| 8 | Santos | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Free State Stars | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 35 | |
| 10 | Platinum Stars | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 33 | |
| 11 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 33 | |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 33 | |
| 13 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 32 | |
| 14 | AmaZulu F.C. | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 30 | |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 30 | PSL relegation playoffs |
| 16 | Mpumalanga Black Aces (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 15 | Relegation to National First Division |
* Black Leopards qualified for the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup as the 2010–11 Nedbank Cup runner-up.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AJX | AMZ | BVW | BLC | FSS | GOL | KZC | MLS | MAR | MOR | MBA | ORL | PLA | SAN | SUP | VAS |
| Ajax Cape Town | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| AmaZulu | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 |
| Bidvest Wits | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Free State Stars | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Golden Arrows | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 4–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Maritzburg United | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Moroka Swallows | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Orlando Pirates | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Platinum Stars | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Santos | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| SuperSport United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | | 3–1 |
| Vasco da Gama | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

As of 21 May 2011
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Knowledge Musona | Kaizer Chiefs | 15 |
| 2 | Lehlohonolo Majoro | AmaZulu | 14 |
| 2 | Nyasha Mushekwi | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 |
| 4 | Katlego Mphela | Mamelodi Sundowns | 13 |
| 4 | Bradley Grobler | Platinum Stars | 13 |
| 6 | Diyo Sibisi | Maritzburg United | 11 |
| 6 | Sibusiso Zuma | Vasco | 11 |
| 6 | Collins Mbesuma | Golden Arrows | 11 |
| 9 | Thulani Serero | Ajax Cape Town | 10 |
| 9 | Thembinkosi Fanteni | Ajax Cape Town | 10 |
| 9 | Erwin Isaacs | Santos | 10 |
Last updated: 21 May 2011 Source: Premier Soccer League