The 2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 38th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season begins on 1 April 2017.Zimbabwe 2017, RSSSF.com CAPS United are the defending champions, coming off their fifth league title (including one in the Rhodesia National Football League).
Teams
The league expanded to 18 for the 2017 season, with 14 sides returning from the 2016 season and four promoted from the 2016 Zimbabwe Division 1, Bantu Rovers, Black Rhinos, Shabanie Mine and Yadah. On the other hand, Mutare City and Border Strikers finished as the bottom two teams of the 2016 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2017 season. CAPS United are the defending champions from the 2016 season.
Stadiums and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2016 season Bantu Rovers Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 Zimbabwe Division 1 Black Rhinos Harare Gwanzura 10,000 Zimbabwe Division 1 Bulawayo City Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 8th in Premier League CAPS United Harare National Sports Stadium 60,000 Premier League Champions Chapungu United Gweru Ascot Stadium 5,000 13th in Premier League Chicken Inn Bulawayo Luveve Stadium 8,000 4th in Premier League Dynamos Harare Rufaro Stadium 35,000 5th in Premier League Harare City Harare Rufaro Stadium 35,000 9th in Premier League Highlanders Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 3rd in Premier League How Mine Bulawayo Luveve Stadium 8,000 10th in Premier League Hwange Hwange Colliery Stadium 15,000 12th in Premier League Kariba Kariba Nyamhunga Stadium 5,000 6th in Premier League Ngezi Platinum Ngezi Baobab Stadium 1,000 7th in Premier League Platinum Zvishavane Mandava Stadium 3,000 2nd in Premier League Shabanie Mine Zvishavane Maglas Stadium 5,000 Zimbabwe Division 1 Triangle United Triangle Gibbo Stadium 3,000 11th in Premier League Tsholotsho Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 14th in Premier League Yadah Chitungwiza Chibuku Stadium 3,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Results League table
Result table All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).
Positions by round
Season statistics
Goals
Top scorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Bukhosi SibandaBantu Rovers72 Abbas AmiduCAPS United4 Prince DubeHighlanders44 Daniel ChakupeKariba3 Raphael ManuvireKariba3 Mkhululi MoyoBulawayo City3 Lameck NhamoTriangle United38 Qadr AminNgezi Platinum2 Toto BandaHow Mine2 Talent ChambokoKariba2 Rodwell ChinyengeterePlatinum2 Nomore ChinyerereHwange2 Mkhokheli DubeBulawayo City2 Terrence DzvukamanjaNgezi Platinum2 Milton KurevaBlack Rhinos2 Ishmael LaweChicken Inn2 Sydney LinyamaBlack Rhinos2 Emmanuel MandirangaDynamos2 Nelson MaziwisaShabanie Mine2 Winston MhangoPlatinum2 Innocent MuchenekaChicken Inn2 Ronald MudimuTriangle United2 Simon MunawaHighlanders2 Morris MusiyakuviYadah2 Ronald PfumbidzaiCAPS United2 Tafadzwa RusikeCAPS United2 Newman SianchaliBantu Rovers2 Charles SibandaPlatinum2 Donald TeguruNgezi Platinum2 Francisco ZekumbawireKariba2
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Bukhosi Sibanda Bantu Rovers Yadah 7-2
References