2012–13 South African Premiership

The 2012–13 South African Premiership season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. The season began in the second week of August 2012.

Orlando Pirates were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 season, but lost their title to Kaizer Chiefs. The season featured 14 teams from the 2011-12 season and two new teams promoted from the 2011–12 National First Division: Tuks FC and Chippa United who replacer relegated Santos and Jomo Cosmos.

Format changes

The 2012–13 season saw the introduction of the Q-innovation system. The league schedule was split into four fixture-blocks referred to as quarters, the first and third blocks had eight fixtures, the second and fourth blocks had seven fixtures.

Prize money was given to the teams who finish top of the table after each block of fixtures.

Prize money

AchievementPrize money1st place at end of quarter 1 1.5m ZAR1st place at end of quarter 21.5m ZAR1st place at end of quarter 31.5m ZAR1st place at end of quarter 41.5m ZAROverall league winner10m ZAR

Teams A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the 2011–12 National First Division.

Relegation for Jomo Cosmos to the 2012–13 National First Division was confirmed on 16 May 2012, as Jomo Cosmos maintained their reputation as a yo-yo club, suffering their third relegation from the Premiership in five seasons. Santos had finished 15th and thus had to go through the 2011-12 PSL Playoff Tournament alongside Chippa United and Thanda Royal Zulu of the National First Division. Santos were unable to retain their place in the Premiership following a 4–3 defeat in the final game of the Playoff Tournament on 30 June 2012 and were subsequently relegated to the National First Division for the 2012-13 season.

Tuks FC earned promotion to the Premiership as 2011-12 National First Division Champions. Chippa United, who had finished second in the 2011-12 National First Division season, earned their place in the PSL after defeating Santos and Thanda Royal Zulu in the 3-team PSL promotion tournament. Both teams made their first appearances in the PSL.

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

TeamLocation of training fieldProvinceHome venueCapacity Ajax Cape Town Cape Town (Parow) Western Cape Cape Town Stadium AmaZulu Durban (Durban North) Kwazulu-Natal Moses Mabhida Stadium Bidvest Wits Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Gauteng Bidvest Stadium Black Leopards Polokwane Limpopo Peter Mokaba Stadium Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Free State Seisa Ramabodu Stadium Chippa United Nyanga Western Cape Philippi Stadium Free State Stars Bethlehem Free State Charles Mopeli Stadium Golden Arrows Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal King Zwelithini Stadium Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg (Soweto) Gauteng FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Mamelodi Sundowns Chloorkop Gauteng Loftus Versfeld Stadium Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Kwazulu-Natal Harry Gwala Stadium Moroka Swallows Johannesburg (Soweto) Gauteng Dobsonville Stadium Orlando Pirates Johannesburg (Soweto) Gauteng Orlando Stadium Platinum Stars Rustenburg (Phokeng) North West Royal Bafokeng Stadium Supersport United Pretoria (Atteridgeville) Gauteng Lucas Moripe Stadium Tuks FC Pretoria Gauteng Tuks Stadium

Chippa United will use Athlone Stadium for their home games, because the Philippi Stadium was not up to PLS standards. Games against Pirates and Chiefs will be played at Cape Town Stadium.

Personnel and kits Team Manager Supplier Shirt sponsor Ajax Cape Town Muhsin Ertugral Adidas MTN AmaZulu Craig Rosslee Adidas SPAR Bidvest Wits Clive barker Nike Bidvest Black Leopards Abel Makhubele Kappa MTN Bloemfontein Celtic Clinton Larsen Reebok MTN Chippa United Mark Harrison Umbro Vodacom Free State Stars Steve Komphela Maxed Bonitas Golden Arrows Manqoba Mngqithi Millé MTN Kaizer Chiefs Stuart Baxter Nike Vodacom Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane Nike Ubuntu Bhotho Maritzburg United Ernst Middendorp Umbro Vacant Moroka Swallows Zeca Marques Puma VW Orlando Pirates Roger De Sa Adidas Vodacom Platinum Stars Cavin Johnson Umbro The Royal Marang Hotel Supersport United Gavin Hunt Kappa DStv Tuks FC Steve Barker Umbro Vacant

Sponsor linked to team ownership

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Kaizer Chiefs Ace Khuse Caretaker period ended May 2012 End of season Stuart Baxter 7 May 2012 Moroka Swallows Gordon Igesund Appointed coach of South Africa 30 June 2012 End of season Zeca Marques 2 July 2012 Chippa United Roger Sikhakhane Redeployed July 2012 End of season Manqoba Mngqithi 9 July 2012 Bidvest Wits Roger De Sa Sacked 9 July 2012 End of season Antonio López Habas 12 July 2012 Chippa United Manqoba Mngqithi Sacked 22 August 2012 15 Roger Sikhakhane 13 September 2012 Orlando Pirates Augusto Palacios Health Reasons 10 September 2012 9 Roger De Sa 10 September 2012 Ajax Cape Town Maarten Stekelenburg Sacked 2 October 2012 15 Jan Versleijen 11 February 2013 Golden Arrows Muhsin Ertugral Quit 22 October 2012 13 Manqoba Mngqithi 23 October 2012 Chippa United Roger Sikhakhane Sacked 29 October 2012 15 Farouk Abrahams 11 December 2012 Black Leopards Sunday Chidzambwa Promoted to Technical Director 30 October 2012 11 Ian Palmer 30 October 2012 AmaZulu Roger Palmgren Sacked 26 November 2012 16 Craig Rosslee 30 October 2012 Mamelodi Sundowns Johan Neeskens Sacked 2 December 2012 15 Pitso Mosimane 2 December 2012 Black Leopards Ian Palmer Sacked 2 January 2013 12 Abel Makhubele 9 January 2013 Wits Antonio López Habas Mutual consent 4 January 2013 9 Clive Barker 4 January 2012 Chippa United Farouk Abrahams Redeployed 29 January 2013 15 Wilfred Mugeyi 30 January 2013 Chippa United Wilfred Mugeyi Sacked 11 April 2013 16 Mark Harrison 12 April 2013 Ajax Cape Town Jan Versleijen Quit 25 April 2013 15 Muhsin Ertugral 25 April 2013

League table

PSL playoff tournament The teams that finished second and third during the 2012-13 National First Division season were joined by the team that finished 15th in the Premiership in a 3-team promotion and relegation playoff called the PSL Playoff Tournament.

Participants TeamLeague Chippa UnitedPremiership15th Santos2012–13 National First Division2nd Mpumalanga Black Aces2012–13 National First Division3rd

Format The 3 teams participated in a mini-league in which they played one another twice (home and away) with log points being awarded for winning a match (3 points) and drawing a match (1 point). At the conclusion of the mini-league phase the team that was in first place would either earn or maintain their place in the Premiership for the 2013-14 season. If the team that finished 15th in the league was unable to win the mini-league, they were relegated to the National First Division for the 2013–14 season.

Playoff table

TeamQualification or relegation1 Mpumalanga Black Aces (P)422042+282 Chippa United (R)41211105 3 Santos402224–22 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points(R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted

Results

Prize money

PositionPrize money (ZAR) 110m 25m 33m 42m 51.5m 61.3m 71.1m 81m 9750k 10700k 11650k 12600k 13550k 14500k 15450k 16400k

Statistics Top goalscorers As of 18 May 2013

Rank Player Club Goals Katlego Mashego Moroka Swallows Bernard Parker Kaizer Chiefs Cuthbert Malajila Maritzburg United Bennett Chenene Moroka Swallows Mame Niang Pretoria University Mabhuti Khenyeza SuperSport United and Ajax Cape Town Mogakolodi Ngele Platinum Stars Rodney Ramagalela Black Leopards Lehlohonolo Majoro Kaizer Chiefs Welcome Qalanto Chippa United

Source: Premier Soccer League

Attendances

The Soweto Derby on 8 December 2013 attracted the highest crowd with 84,000. The second-highest crowd was the Soweto Derby on 9 March 2013 with 80,000.https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/fan-park/soweto-derby-attendance-record-for-the-last-five-years-20150303

Source:https://www.espn.co.uk/football/stats/_/league/RSA.1/season/2012/view/performance/south-african-premiership

No. Club Average 1 Kaizer Chiefs 17,821 2 Orlando Pirates 13,138 3 Bloemfontein Celtic 9,607 4 Mamelodi Sundowns 9,938 5 Ajax Cape Town 9,588 6 Maritzburg United 7,263 7 SuperSport United 5,731 8 Lamontville Golden Arrows 5,607 9 Chippa United 5,073 10 Bidvest Wits 4,098 11 University of Pretoria 3,931 12 AmaZulu 4,297 13 Moroka Swallows 3,205 14 Free State Stars 3,359 15 Platinum Stars 2,958 16 Black Leopards 1,119

2012–13 South African Premiership

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