# 2020–21 Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Mamelodi Sundowns's 50th season in existence and 25th consecutive season in the South African Premier Division, the top tier of South African soccer. They will also participate in the Nedbank Cup, the MTN 8 and the CAF Champions League.

## First team squad

    As of 22 November 2020
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth | Signed from | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| Goalkeeper(s) |||||||||
| 1 | Kennedy Mweene | Zambia | GK | 11 December 1984 (Aged 35) | Free State Stars | 101 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Denis Onyango | Uganda | GK | 15 May 1985 (Aged 35) | Bidvest Wits(on loan) | 198 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ricardo Goss | South Africa | GK | 2 April 1994 (Aged 26) | Bidvest Wits | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Reyaad Pieterse | South Africa | GK | 17 February 1992 (Aged 28) | Supersport United | 2 | 0 | |
| 34 | Jody February | South Africa | GK | 12 May 1996 (Aged 25) | | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Abram Ngcobo | South Africa | GK | 13 February 1996 (Aged 25) | | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Ricardo Nascimento | Brazil | DF | 7 February 1987 (Aged 33) | Académica | 118 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Tebogo Langerman | South Africa | DF | 6 May 1986 (Aged 34) | Supersport Unite1up | 267 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Mosa Lebusa | South Africa | DF | 10 October 1992 (Aged 28) | Ajax Cape Town | 65 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Nyiko Mobbie | South Africa | DF | | Bidvest Wits | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Khuliso Mudau | South Africa | DF | 26 April 1995 (Aged 25) | Black Leopards | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Thapelo Morena | South Africa | DF | 6 August 1993 (Aged 27) | Bloemfontein Celtic | 155 | 9 | 18 |
| 29 | Soumahoro Bangaly | Ivory Coast | DF | 18 July 1991 (Aged 29) | ASEC Mimosas | 66 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Rivaldo Coetzee | South Africa | DF | 16 August 1996 (Aged 24) | Ajax Cape Town | 45 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Brian Onyango | Tanzania | DF | 24 July 1994 (Aged 26) | Maritzburg United | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 8 | Hlompho Kekana (C) | South Africa | MF | 23 May 1985 (Aged 35) | Bloemfontein Celtic | 357 | 38 | 22 |
| 12 | George Maluleka | South Africa | MF | 7 January 1989 (Age 31) | Kaizer Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tiyani Mabunda | South Africa | MF | 17 April 1988 (Age 32) | Free State Stars (on loan) | 145 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Andile Jali | South Africa | MF | 10 April 1990 (Age 30) | K.V. Oostende1 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Aubrey Modiba | South Africa | MF | 22 July 1995 (Age 25) | Supersport United | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sibusiso Vilakazi | South Africa | MF | 29 December 1989 (Age 31) | Free State Stars | 118 | 28 | 20 |
| 41 | Mothobi Mvala | South Africa | MF | 14 June 1994 (Age 26) | Highlands Park | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Grant Margeman | South Africa | MF | (Age 22) | Ajax Cape Town | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Sibusiso Khumalo | South Africa | MF | 8 March 1991 (Age 29) | Maritzburg United (on loan) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Lyle Lakay | South Africa | FW | 17 August 1991 (Age 29) | Cape Town City | 85 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Mauricio Affonso | Uruguay | FW | 26 January 1992 (Age 28) | Alianza Lima | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Gaston Sirino | Uruguay | FW | 22 February 1991 (Age 29) | Club Bolívar | 100 | 24 | 29 |
| 11 | Kermit Erasmus | South Africa | FW | 8 July 1990 (Age 30) | Cape Town City | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Themba Zwane | South Africa | FW | 3 August 1989 (Age 31) | MP Black Aces | 259 | 53 | 37 |
| 19 | Phakamani Mahlambi | South Africa | FW | 12 September 1997 (Age 23) | Al Ahly | 44 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | Siphelele Mkhulise | South Africa | FW | 19 February 1996 (Age 25) | Academy | 8 | 1 | |
| 23 | Haashim Domingo | South Africa | FW | 13 August 1995 (Age 25) | Bidvest Wits | 4 | 0 | |
| 26 | Keletso Makgalwa | South Africa | FW | 3 January 1997 | Maritzburg United (on loan) | 31 | 7 | 2 |
| 33 | Lebohang Maboe | South Africa | FW | 17 September 1994 (Age 26) | Maritzburg United | 97 | 13 | 11 |
| 36 | Promise Mkhuma | South Africa | FW | 24 May 2000 (Age 20) | Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Peter Shalulile | Namibia | FW | 23 September 1993 (Age 27) | Highlands Park | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| – | Gift Motupa | South Africa | FW | 23 September 1994 (Age 27) | Supersport United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | Lesedi Kapinga | South Africa | FW | 25 May 1995 (Age 25) | Black Leopards | 3 | 0 | |
| – | Keletso Otladisa | South Africa | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 26 September 2020 | GK | Ricardo Goss | Bidvest Wits | Free transfer |
| 26 September 2020 | FW | Haashim Domingo | Bidvest Wits | Free transfer |
| 26 September 2020 | MF | Gift Motupa | Bidvest Wits | Free transfer |
| 29 January 2020 | DF | Rushine De Reuck | Maritzburg United | Undisclosed |
| | DF | George Maluleka | Kaizer Chiefs | Free transfer |
| | MF | Aubrey Modiba | SuperSport United | Free transfer |
| | FW | Peter Shalulile | Highlands Park | Free transfer |

## Competitions
### Overview

| 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 % |
| Premier Soccer League | 24 August 2020 | 5 June 2021 | Matchday 1 | 1st Place | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 063.33 |
| MTN 8 | 16 August 2020 | 16 August 2020 | Quarter final | Quarter final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Champions League | 22 December 2020 | 22 May 2021 | First round | Quarter final | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 060.00 |
| Nedbank Cup | 3 February 2021 | 18 April 2021 | Round 32 | Semi final | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 76 | 26 | +50 | 062.22 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns (C) | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 67 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 50 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 47 | |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 45 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 November 2020. Source: "Sundowns Results".

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Results | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Results
### Nedbank Cup

Mamelodi Sundowns entired the competition in the Round of 32

### CAF Champions League

Mamelodi Sundowns entered the competition in the first round

#### First round

The draw for the First Round was on 9 November 2020.

#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 8 January 2021
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MSD | CRB | TPM | HIL |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–5 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | TP Mazembe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Al Hilal | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

## Statistics
### Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
    As of match played 2 November 2020
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier Soccer League | Premier Soccer League | Nedbank Cup | Nedbank Cup | MTN 8 | MTN 8 | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| 1 | GK | | Kennedy Mweene | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | | Ricardo Nascimento | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 |
| 4 | DF | | Tebogo Langerman | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | Mosa Lebusa | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 |
| 6 | DF | | Brian Onyango | 12 | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
| 7 | MD | | Lyle Lakay | 23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 35 | '28 |
| 8 | MF | | Hlompho Kekana | 8 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | FW | | Mauricio Affonso | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Gaston Sirino | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 |
| 11 | FW | | Kermit Erasmus | 17 | 12 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 14 |
| 12 | MF | | George Maluleka | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| 14 | GK | | Denis Onyango | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | MF | | Andile Jali | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 |
| 18 | MF | | Themba Zwane | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 |
| 19 | FW | | Gift Motupa | 8 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 20 | GK | | Ricardo Goss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | MF | | Sphelele Mkhulise | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 |
| 22 | FW | | Lesedi Kapinga | 12 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | "15' | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Haashim Domingo | 11 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 14 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | | Sibusiso Vilakazi | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Khuliso Mudau | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 |
| 26 | FW | | Keletso Makgalwa | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Thapelo Morena | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 34 | 31 |
| 28 | DF | | Rushine De Reuck | 8 | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 29 | DF | | Bangaly Soumahoro | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | | Reyaad Pieterse | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | | Grant Margeman | 3 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | | Harold Majadibodu | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Lebohang Maboe | 26 | 23 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 7 | 35 | 31 |
| 35 | MF | | Siphesihle Mkhize | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | FW | | Promise Mkhuma | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| 37 | MF | | Aubrey Modiba | 18 | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 14 |
| 38 | MF | | Peter Shalulile | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 35 |
| 40 | DF | | Rivaldo Coetzee | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 |
| 41 | MF | | Mothobi Mvala | 17 | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 |
| 43 | DF | | Nyiko Mobbie | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Players who went out on loan or out permanently but have made an appearance for Mamelodi Sundowns prior to departing ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Motjeka Madisha | 5 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 6 |

### Goals

    As of match played 10 January 2021
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | PSL | Nedbank Cup | MTN 8 | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 38 | Peter Shalulile | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | MF | 18 | Themba Zwane | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Kermit Erasmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Gaston Sirino | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 33 | Lebohang Maboe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 7 | Lyle Lakay | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Mosa Lebusa | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 41 | Mothobi Mvala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 24 | Sibusiso Vilakazi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | 3 | Ricardo Nascimento | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 40 | Rivaldo Coetzee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 15 | Andile Jali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 22 | Lesedi Kapinga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 8 | Hlompho Kekana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 26 | Keletso Makgalwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 21 | Sphelele Mkhulise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 37 | Aubrey Modiba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 27 | Thapelo Morena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 19 | Gift Motupa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 6 | Brian Onyango | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

#### Assists

| Rank | Pos. | Player | PSL | Nedbank Cup | MTN 8 | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | Kermit Erasmus | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 |
| 1 | DF | Rivaldo Coetzee | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 |
| 2 | MF | Andile Jali | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Lyle Lakay | 4 | – | 0 | – | 4 |
| 2 | MF | Lebohang Maboe | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 |
| 2 | FW | Peter Shalulile | 6 | – | 0 | – | 6 |
| 2 | DF | Ricardo Nascimento | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | George Maluleka | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 3 | FW | Themba Zwane | 1 | | | | 1 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Nat | Name | PSL | MTN 8 | Nedbank Cup | CCL | Total |
| 1 | | Denis Onyango | 15 |
| 2 | | Kennedy Mweene | 1 |