2015–16 South African Premiership


The 2015-16 South African Premiership season was the twentieth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996.
Mamelodi Sundowns won their seventh league title in dominant fashion, finishing 14 points ahead of second-place Bidvest Wits. League newcomers Jomo Cosmos dropped into last place for the first time all season in their final game, and were relegated to the National First Division for the 2016-17 season.

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 indicates the stadium used most often by the club for their home games
TeamCityHome venueCapacity
Ajax Cape TownCape TownCape Town Stadium
Bidvest WitsJohannesburgBidvest Stadium
Bloemfontein CelticBloemfonteinFree State Stadium
Chippa UnitedPort ElizabethNelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Free State StarsPhuthaditjhabaCharles Mopeli Stadium
[Lamontville Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C.|Golden Arrows F.C.|Golden Arrows]DurbanPrincess Magogo Stadium
Jomo CosmosTembisaMakhulong Stadium
Kaizer ChiefsJohannesburgFNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Mamelodi SundownsPretoriaLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Maritzburg UnitedPietermaritzburgHarry Gwala Stadium
Mpumalanga Black AcesNelspruitMbombela Stadium
Orlando PiratesJohannesburgOrlando Stadium
Platinum StarsPhokengRoyal Bafokeng Stadium
Polokwane CityPolokwanePeter Mokaba Stadium
SuperSport UnitedPretoriaLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
University of PretoriaPretoriaTuks Stadium

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Hat-tricks

4 Player scored 4 goals.

Attendances

Source:
No.ClubAverage
1Mamelodi Sundowns12,834
2Kaizer Chiefs10,472
3Mpumalanga Black Aces10,193
4Bloemfontein Celtic9,178
5Polokwane City8,547
6Chippa United7,912
7Ajax Cape Town7,325
8Maritzburg United6,854
9Jomo Cosmos5,037
10University of Pretoria4,589
11Free State Stars4,498
12Lamontville Golden Arrows4,276
13Orlando Pirates4,182
14Bidvest Wits4,013
15SuperSport United3,874
16Platinum Stars2,367