2013–14 South African Premiership

Premiership
Season	2013–14
Champions	Mamelodi Sundowns
Relegated	Golden Arrows
Champions League	Mamelodi Sundowns
Confederation Cup	Bidvest Wits
Goals scored	531(2.18 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bernard Parker (10 goals)
Biggest home win	Sundowns 7-1 AmaZulu (22 October 2013)
Biggest away win	Platinum stars 1- 4 Golden Arrows ( 19 April 2014)
Highest scoring	Black Aces 5-2 Moroka Swallows (15 March 2014)
Average attendance	5,073
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The 2013–14 South African Premiership season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and also commonly referred to as the PSL after the governing body) was the eighteenth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. The draw for the fixtures was held on 20 June 2013.^[3] The season was scheduled to begin on 2 August 2013 and end on 10 May 2014.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Kaizer Chiefs were the defending champions, having won the previous 2012–13 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season. The season featured 14 teams from the 2012-13 season and two new teams promoted from the 2012–13 National First Division: Polokwane City and Mpumalanga Black Aces who replace relegated Black Leopards and Chippa United.

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Team Name	Average Attendance
Kaizer Chiefs	18,470 (15)
Orlando Pirates	12,476 (15)
Mamelodi Sundowns	11,533 (15)
Bloemfontein Celtic	8,146 (15)
Ajax Cape Town	8,110 (15)
Polokwane City	6,743 (15)
Maritzburg United	6,223 (15)
Mpumalanga Black Aces	4,852 (15)
AmaZulu	4,783 (15)
Golden Arrows	4,766 (15)
Pretoria University	4,583 (15)
Platinum Stars	3,616 (15)
Bidvest Wits	3,333 (15)
SuperSport United	3,069 (15)
Free State Stars	2,520 (15)
Moroka Swallows	2,220 (15)

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	Charles Mopeli Stadium	35,000
Golden Arrows	Umlazi	Kwazulu-Natal	King Zwelithini Stadium	10,000
Kaizer Chiefs	Naturena, Johannesburg	Gauteng	FNB Stadium (Soccer City)	94,700
Mamelodi Sundowns	Chloorkop	Gauteng	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	52,000
Maritzburg United	Pietermaritzburg	Kwazulu-Natal	Harry Gwala Stadium	10,700
Moroka Swallows	Johannesburg (Soweto)	Gauteng	Dobsonville Stadium	24,000
Mpumalanga Black Aces	Linksfield, Johannesburg	Gauteng	Mbombela Stadium	40,900
Orlando Pirates	Johannesburg (Soweto)	Gauteng	Orlando Stadium	36,400
Platinum Stars	Rustenburg (Phokeng)	North West	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	45,000
Polokwane City	Polokwane	Limpopo	Peter Mokaba Stadium	41,733
Supersport United	Groenkloof Campus, Pretoria	Gauteng	Lucas Moripe Stadium	28,900
Tuks FC	Pretoria	Gauteng	Tuks Stadium	8,000^[5]

Team	Manager	Supplier	Shirt sponsor
Ajax Cape Town	Roger De Sa	Adidas	MTN
AmaZulu	Craig Rosslee	Kappa	SPAR
Bidvest Wits	Gavin Hunt	Kappa	Bidvest
Polokwane City	Boebie Solomons	Kappa	Vacant
Bloemfontein Celtic	Ernst Middendorp	Reebok	MTN
Free State Stars	Vacant	Maxed	Bonitas
Golden Arrows	Vacant	Millé	Vacant
Kaizer Chiefs	Stuart Baxter	Nike	Vodacom
Mamelodi Sundowns	Pitso Mosimane	Nike	Ubuntu Botho
Maritzburg United	Steve Komphela	Umbro	Vacant
Moroka Swallows	Zeca Marques	Puma	VW
Mpumalanga Black Aces	Clive Barker	Umbro	Lakama
Orlando Pirates	Vladimir Vermezovic	Adidas	Vodacom
Platinum Stars	Allan Freese	Umbro	The Royal Marang Hotel
Supersport United	Cavin Johnson	Kappa	Engen
Tuks FC	Steve Barker	Umbro	Vacant

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Bidvest Wits	Clive Barker	Caretaker period ended	May 2013	End of season	Gavin Hunt	29 May 2013^[6]
Supersport United	Gavin Hunt	Quit	29 May 2013^[7]	End of season	Cavin Johnson	2 July 2013^[8]
Platinum Stars	Cavin Johnson	Quit	2 July 2013	End of season	Allan Freese	29 July 2013^[9]
Mpumalanga Black Aces	Jacob Sakala	Promoted to Technical Director	4 July 2013	End of season	Clive Barker	4 July 2013^[10]
Polokwane City	Duncan Lechesa^[11]	Quit	17 September 2013	16th	Boebie Solomons^[12]	21 October 2013
Golden Arrows	Manqoba Mngqithi^[13]	Quit	5 October 2013	13th	Mark Harrison^[14]	7 October 2013
Bloemfontein Celtic	Clinton Larsen^[15]	Quit	7 October 2013	11th	Ernst Middendorp^[16]	11 October
Maritzburg United	Ernst Middendorp^[17]	Quit	10 October 2013	9th	Clinton Larsen^[18]	15 October
Free State Stars	Steve Komphela^[19]	Sacked	1 December 2013	11th

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mamelodi Sundowns	30	20	5	5	51	25	+26	65	Qualification for 2015 CAF Champions League
2	Kaizer Chiefs	30	19	6	5	43	17	+26	63	Qualification for 2015 CAF Champions League
3	Bidvest Wits	30	16	8	6	34	20	+14	56	Qualification for 2015 CAF Confederation Cup
4	Orlando Pirates	30	13	7	10	30	22	+8	46	Qualification for 2015 CAF Confederation Cup
5	SuperSport United	30	12	8	10	38	36	+2	44
6	Bloemfontein Celtic	30	10	13	7	35	32	+3	43
7	Mpumalanga Black Aces	30	12	7	11	34	33	+1	43
8	Platinum Stars	30	11	9	10	32	32	0	42
9	AmaZulu	30	11	9	10	27	35	−8	42
10	Maritzburg United	30	10	8	12	34	37	−3	38
11	University of Pretoria	30	10	5	15	25	28	−3	35
12	Ajax Cape Town	30	9	8	13	27	36	−9	35
13	Moroka Swallows	30	8	7	15	30	39	−9	31
14	Free State Stars	30	7	8	15	32	44	−12	29
15	Polokwane City	30	7	7	16	31	43	−12	28	Qualification for PSL Playoff Tournament
16	Golden Arrows (R)	30	6	3	21	28	48	−20	21	Relegation to National First Division

2013–14 South African Premiership

Average attendance

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Prize money

Statistics

Top scorers

See also

References

External links

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Position	Prize money (ZAR)
1	10m
2	5m
3	3m
4	2m
5	1.5m
6	1.3
7	1.1m
8	1m
9	750k
10	700k
11	650k
12	600k
13	550k
14	500k
15	450k
16	400k