The 2014–15 South African Premiership season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. Fixtures were announced 5 June 2014. The league opened on 8 August 2014 and will conclude on 9 May 2015.
Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, having won the previous 2013–14 South African Premier Division season. Chippa United earned their second promotion to the top-tier league after winning the 2013-14 National First Division. Polokwane City remained in the league after beating Black Leopards and Milano United in the Playoff Tournament.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Football teams in South Africa tend to use multiple stadiums over the course of a season for their home games. The following table will only indicate the stadium used most often by the club for their home games https://int.soccerway.com/national/south-africa/psl/20142015/regular-season/r25629/ Profile Global Sports TeamProvinceHome venueCapacity Ajax Cape Town Western Cape Cape Town Stadium AmaZulu Kwazulu-Natal Moses Mabhida Stadium Bidvest Wits Gauteng Bidvest Stadium Bloemfontein Celtic Free State Seisa Ramabodu Stadium Chippa United Eastern Cape Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Free State Stars Free State Charles Mopeli Stadium Kaizer Chiefs Gauteng FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Mamelodi Sundowns Gauteng Loftus Versfeld Stadium Maritzburg United Kwazulu-Natal Harry Gwala Stadium Moroka Swallows Gauteng Dobsonville Stadium Mpumalanga Black Aces Mpumalanga Mbombela Stadium Orlando Pirates Gauteng Orlando Stadium Platinum Stars North West Royal Bafokeng Stadium Polokwane City Limpopo Peter Mokaba Stadium Supersport United Gauteng Lucas Moripe Stadium Tuks FC Gauteng Tuks Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Supplier Shirt sponsor Ajax Cape Town Roger De Sa Adidas Huawei AmaZulu Wilfred Mugeyi Kappa SPAR Bidvest Wits Gavin Hunt Kappa Bidvest Polokwane City Kosta Papic XCO Vacant Bloemfontein Celtic Ernst Middendorp Kappa MTN Free State Stars Tom Saintfiet Maxed Bonitas Chippa United vacant Nike Chippa Holdings Kaizer Chiefs Stuart Baxter Nike Vodacom Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane Nike Ubuntu Botho Maritzburg United Steve Komphela Umbro Vacant Moroka Swallows Fani Madida (Interim) Puma Hyundai Mpumalanga Black Aces Clive Barker Umbro ISPS Handa Orlando Pirates Vladimir Vermezovic Adidas Vodacom Platinum Stars Allan Freese Acelli The Royal Marang Hotel Supersport United Gordon Igesund Kappa Engen Petroleum Tuks FC Steve Barker Umbro WorkersLife
League table
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Moeketsi SekolaFree State Stars142 Lerato Trevor LamolaBloemfontein Celtic133 Puleng TlolanePolokwane City114 Kermit ErasmusOrlando Pirates10 Cuthbert MalajilaMamelodi Sundowns106 Jeremy BrockieSupersport United8 Ndumiso MabenaPlatinum Stars8 Lehlohonolo MajoroOrlando Pirates89 Khama BilliatMamelodi Sundowns7 George LebeseKaizer Chiefs7 Thabo MnyamanePretoria University7 Siyabonga NomvetheMoroka Swallows7 Atusaye NyondoPretoria University7 Bernard ParkerKaizer Chiefs7 Eleazar RodgersPlatinum Stars7
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Itumeleng KhuneKaizer Chiefs4 Kennedy MweeneMamelodi Sundowns
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 9 Luvhengo Mungomeni (Moroka Swallows) Most red cards: 2 Vuyisile Ntombayithethi (University of Pretoria) Siyabonga Ngubane (University of Pretoria)
Club
Most yellow cards: 20 Chippa United Moroka Swallows Most red cards: 2 University of Pretoria Platinum Stars Ajax Cape Town Kaizer Chiefs Free State Stars
Awards
Monthly awards MonthABSA Premiership Coach of the MonthABSA Premiership Player of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Stuart BaxterKaizer Chiefs Mandla MasangoKaizer Chiefs
Source: Premier Soccer League
See also CAF 5 Year Ranking
References
External links Official Website