2013–14 South African Premiership

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. The season was scheduled to begin on 2 August 2013 and end on 10 May 2014.

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.

Average attendance

Football club Average attendance Home games 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 soccerway.com/national/south-africa/psl/20132014/regular-season/r22009/

Teams A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2012–13 season and two promoted from the 2012–13 National First Division.

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 Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Free State Seisa Ramabodu Stadium Free State Stars Bethlehem Free State Charles Mopeli Stadium Golden Arrows Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal King Zwelithini Stadium Kaizer Chiefs Naturena, Johannesburg 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 Mpumalanga Black Aces Linksfield, Johannesburg Gauteng Mbombela Stadium Orlando Pirates Johannesburg (Soweto) Gauteng Orlando Stadium Platinum Stars Rustenburg (Phokeng) North West Royal Bafokeng Stadium Polokwane City Polokwane Limpopo Peter Mokaba Stadium Supersport United Groenkloof Campus, Pretoria Gauteng Lucas Moripe Stadium Tuks FC Pretoria Gauteng Tuks Stadium

Personnel and kits 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

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Bidvest Wits Clive Barker Caretaker period ended May 2013 End of season Gavin Hunt 29 May 2013 Supersport United Gavin Hunt Quit 29 May 2013 End of season Cavin Johnson 2 July 2013 Platinum Stars Cavin Johnson Quit 2 July 2013 End of season Allan Freese 29 July 2013 Mpumalanga Black Aces Jacob Sakala Promoted to Technical Director 4 July 2013 End of season Clive Barker 4 July 2013 Polokwane City Duncan Lechesa Quit 17 September 2013 16th Boebie Solomons 21 October 2013 Golden Arrows Manqoba Mngqithi Quit 5 October 2013 13th Mark Harrison 7 October 2013 Bloemfontein Celtic Clinton Larsen Quit 7 October 2013 11th Ernst Middendorp 11 October Maritzburg United Ernst Middendorp Quit 10 October 2013 9th Clinton Larsen 15 October Free State Stars Steve Komphela Sacked 1 December 2013 11th

League table

Prize money

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

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 Bernard ParkerKaizer Chiefs10

2013–14 South African Premiership

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