# 2021–22 South African Premiership

The 2021–22 South African Premiership (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. It was played from 20 August 2021 to 30 May 2022. Mamelodi Sundowns won the title for the fifth consecutive year, qualifying for the 2022–23 CAF Champions League along with Cape Town City. Royal AM and Nedbank Cup runners-up Marumo Gallants qualified for the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.

## Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2020–21 season.

### To National First Division

Relegated from 2020–21 South African Premier Division
* Black Leopards

### From National First Division

Promoted to 2021–22 South African Premiership
* Sekhukhune United (promoted as champions)

### Purchased statuses

* Marumo Gallants purchased their status from Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila
* Royal AM purchased their Premiership status from Bloemfontein Celtic

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| AmaZulu | Durban | Moses Mabhida Stadium | 55,500 |
| Baroka | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 45,500 |
| Cape Town City | Cape Town | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
| Chippa United | Port Elizabeth | 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 | Pietermaritzburg | Harry Gwala Stadium | 12,000 |
| Marumo Gallants | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 45,500 |
| Swallows | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Dobsonville Stadium | 24,000 |
| Orlando Pirates | Johannesburg (Soweto) | Orlando Stadium | 37,139 |
| Royal AM | Durban | Chatsworth Stadium | 6,500 |
| Sekhukhune United | Johannesburg (Tembisa) | Makhulong Stadium | 10,500 |
| Stellenbosch | Stellenbosch | Danie Craven Stadium | 8,000 |
| SuperSport United | Pretoria (Atteridgeville) | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
| TS Galaxy | Mbombela | Mbombela Stadium | 40,929 |

### Number of teams by province

| Position | Province | Number | Teams |
| 1 | Gauteng | 6 | Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Swallows, Orlando Pirates, Sekhukhune United, SuperSport United |
| 2 | KwaZulu-Natal | 4 | AmaZulu, Golden Arrows, Maritzburg United and Royal AM |
| 3 | Limpopo | 2 | Baroka and Marumo Gallants |
| 3 | Western Cape | 2 | Cape Town City and Stellenbosch |
| 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 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 65 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Cape Town City | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Royal AM | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 47 | |
| 6 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 40 | |
| 10 | Marumo Gallants | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Sekhukhune United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 33 | |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 31 | |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 30 | |
| 14 | Chippa United | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 29 | |
| 15 | Swallows (O) | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 26 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 16 | Baroka (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 25 | Relegation to the First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AMA | BAR | CTC | CHI | GDA | TSG | KZC | MAG | MDS | MAR | SWA | ORL | ROY | SEK | STL | SSU |
| AmaZulu | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Baroka | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Cape Town City | 0–0 | 5–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| Chippa United | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Lamontville Golden Arrows | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| TS Galaxy | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Marumo Gallants | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Maritzburg United | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Swallows | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Royal AM | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Sekhukhune United | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Stellenbosch | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 30 Jan | 16 Jan | — | 0–1 |
| SuperSport United | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 27 May 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Peter Shalulile | Mamelodi Sundowns | 23 |
| 2 | Victor Letsoalo | Royal AM | 15 |
| 3 | Bienvenu Eva Nga | Chippa United | 10 |
| 4 | Mduduzi Mdantsane | Cape Town City | 9 |
| 4 | Ashley Du Preez | Stellenbosch | 9 |
| 5 | Deon Hotto | Orlando Pirates | 8 |
| 5 | Keagan Dolly | Kaizer Chiefs | 8 |
| 5 | Mxolisi Machupu | TS Galaxy | 8 |
| 7 | Khama Billiat | Kaizer Chiefs | 7 |
| 7 | Thamsanqa Gabuza | SuperSport United | 7 |
| 7 | Luvuyo Memela | AmaZulu | 7 |
| 7 | Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo | Marumo Gallants | 7 |
| 7 | Chibuike Ohizu | Sekhukhune United | 7 |
| 7 | Kwame Peprah | Orlando Pirates | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Peter Shalulile | Mamelodi Sundowns | Swallows | 4–2 (A) | 6 April 2022 |
| Peter Shalulile | Mamelodi Sundowns | Golden Arrows | 6–0 (H) | 12 April 2022 |