# 2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

The 2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 38th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season begins on 1 April 2017. CAPS United are the defending champions, coming off their fifth league title (including one in the Rhodesia National Football League).

## Teams

The league expanded to 18 for the 2017 season, with 14 sides returning from the 2016 season and four promoted from the 2016 Zimbabwe Division 1, Bantu Rovers, Black Rhinos, Shabanie Mine and Yadah. On the other hand, Mutare City and Border Strikers finished as the bottom two teams of the 2016 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2017 season. CAPS United are the defending champions from the 2016 season.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2016 season |
| Bantu Rovers | Bulawayo | Barbourfields Stadium | 32,000 | Zimbabwe Division 1 |
| Black Rhinos | Harare | Gwanzura | 10,000 | Zimbabwe Division 1 |
| Bulawayo City | Bulawayo | Barbourfields Stadium | 32,000 | 8th in Premier League |
| CAPS United | Harare | National Sports Stadium | 60,000 | Premier League Champions |
| Chapungu United | Gweru | Ascot Stadium | 5,000 | 13th in Premier League |
| Chicken Inn | Bulawayo | Luveve Stadium | 8,000 | 4th in Premier League |
| Dynamos | Harare | Rufaro Stadium | 35,000 | 5th in Premier League |
| Harare City | Harare | Rufaro Stadium | 35,000 | 9th in Premier League |
| Highlanders | Bulawayo | Barbourfields Stadium | 32,000 | 3rd in Premier League |
| How Mine | Bulawayo | Luveve Stadium | 8,000 | 10th in Premier League |
| Hwange | Hwange | Colliery Stadium | 15,000 | 12th in Premier League |
| Kariba | Kariba | Nyamhunga Stadium | 5,000 | 6th in Premier League |
| Ngezi Platinum | Ngezi | Baobab Stadium | 1,000 | 7th in Premier League |
| Platinum | Zvishavane | Mandava Stadium | 3,000 | 2nd in Premier League |
| Shabanie Mine | Zvishavane | Maglas Stadium | 5,000 | Zimbabwe Division 1 |
| Triangle United | Triangle | Gibbo Stadium | 3,000 | 11th in Premier League |
| Tsholotsho | Bulawayo | Barbourfields Stadium | 32,000 | 14th in Premier League |
| Yadah | Chitungwiza | Chibuku Stadium | 3,000 | Zimbabwe Division 1 |

## Results
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Platinum | 34 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 72 | 2018 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Dynamos | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 70 | |
| 3 | Ngezi Platinum | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 65 | |
| 4 | Chicken Inn | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 61 | |
| 5 | CAPS United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 58 | |
| 6 | Highlanders | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 47 | |
| 7 | Black Rhinos | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 46 | |
| 8 | How Mine | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Triangle United | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 45 | |
| 10 | Kariba | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 45 | |
| 11 | Chapungu United | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 44 | |
| 12 | Shabanie Mine | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 42 | |
| 13 | Yadah | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bulawayo City | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 39 | |
| 15 | Harare City | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 38 | |
| 16 | Hwange | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 | Relegation to 2018 Zimbabwe Division 1 |
| 17 | Tsholotsho | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 25 | Relegation to 2018 Zimbabwe Division 1 |
| 18 | Bantu Rovers | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 73 | −45 | 16 | Relegation to 2018 Zimbabwe Division 1 |

### Result table

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).
| Home \ Away | BAN | BLA | BUL | CAP | CHA | CHI | DYN | HAR | HIG | HOW | HWA | KAR | NGE | PLA | SHA | TRI | TSH | YAD |
| Bantu Rovers | | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–5 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–2 |
| Black Rhinos | 3–0 | | | | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | | | 0–0 | | | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Bulawayo City | | 0–1 | | | | 2–1 | | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| CAPS United | 3–0 | | | | 4–0 | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| Chapungu United | | 3–0 | 1–0 | | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | | | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Chicken Inn | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | |
| Dynamos | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | | | | | | | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | |
| Harare City | | | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | | 0–0 |
| Highlanders | | | 2–0 | | | 0–1 | | | | | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 |
| How Mine | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Hwange | | | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | | |
| Kariba | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | | | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Ngezi Platinum | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | | | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | |
| Platinum | 3–2 | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | 0–0 | | 2–0 |
| Shabanie Mine | | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | 0–0 | 0–2 | | | | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Triangle United | | 1–1 | | | | 0–1 | 2–2 | | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | | | | | |
| Tsholotsho | | | 1–2 | | | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | | | | | 0–0 |
| Yadah | | | | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | | | |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Black Rhinos | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Ngezi Platinum | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Platinum | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Kariba | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Highlanders | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| How Mine | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Chicken Inn | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Triangle United | 6 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Bulawayo City | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Shabanie Mine | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| CAPS United | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Yadah | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Dynamos | 14 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Hwange | 6 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Harare City | 6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Chapungu United | 6 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Bantu Rovers | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Tsholotsho | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
* Leader
* Relegation to Zimbabwe Division 1

## Season statistics
### Goals
#### Top scorers

    As of 21 May 2017
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Bukhosi Sibanda | Bantu Rovers | 7 |
| 2 | Abbas Amidu | CAPS United | 4 |
| 2 | Prince Dube | Highlanders | 4 |
| 4 | Daniel Chakupe | Kariba | 3 |
| 4 | Raphael Manuvire | Kariba | 3 |
| 4 | Mkhululi Moyo | Bulawayo City | 3 |
| 4 | Lameck Nhamo | Triangle United | 3 |
| 8 | Qadr Amin | Ngezi Platinum | 2 |
| 8 | Toto Banda | How Mine | 2 |
| 8 | Talent Chamboko | Kariba | 2 |
| 8 | Rodwell Chinyengetere | Platinum | 2 |
| 8 | Nomore Chinyerere | Hwange | 2 |
| 8 | Mkhokheli Dube | Bulawayo City | 2 |
| 8 | Terrence Dzvukamanja | Ngezi Platinum | 2 |
| 8 | Milton Kureva | Black Rhinos | 2 |
| 8 | Ishmael Lawe | Chicken Inn | 2 |
| 8 | Sydney Linyama | Black Rhinos | 2 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Mandiranga | Dynamos | 2 |
| 8 | Nelson Maziwisa | Shabanie Mine | 2 |
| 8 | Winston Mhango | Platinum | 2 |
| 8 | Innocent Mucheneka | Chicken Inn | 2 |
| 8 | Ronald Mudimu | Triangle United | 2 |
| 8 | Simon Munawa | Highlanders | 2 |
| 8 | Morris Musiyakuvi | Yadah | 2 |
| 8 | Ronald Pfumbidzai | CAPS United | 2 |
| 8 | Tafadzwa Rusike | CAPS United | 2 |
| 8 | Newman Sianchali | Bantu Rovers | 2 |
| 8 | Charles Sibanda | Platinum | 2 |
| 8 | Donald Teguru | Ngezi Platinum | 2 |
| 8 | Francisco Zekumbawire | Kariba | 2 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Bukhosi Sibanda | Bantu Rovers | Yadah | 7-2 | 6 May 2017 |