2016–17 South African Premiership


The 2016–17 South African Premiership season is the 21st season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996.
Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, having won the previous 2015–16 South African Premier Division season. The season featured 14 teams from the 2015–16 season and two new teams promoted from the 2015–16 National First Division: Baroka and Highlands Park who replace relegated Jomo Cosmos and University of Pretoria. Highlands Park promotion was won via the PSL Playoff Tournament. Cape Town City bought over the franchise of Mpumalanga Black Aces and relocated from Mbombela Stadium to Cape Town Stadium. The sale of Free State Stars franchise to Moroka Swallows fell through.

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.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Ajax Cape TownCape TownCape Town Stadium
BarokaPolokwanePeter Mokaba Stadium
Bidvest WitsJohannesburgBidvest Stadium
Bloemfontein CelticBloemfonteinDr Petrus Molemela Stadium
Cape Town CityCape TownCape Town Stadium
Chippa UnitedPort ElizabethNelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Free State StarsPhuthaditjhabaCharles Mopeli Stadium
Highlands ParkTembisaMakhulong Stadium
Lamontville Golden ArrowsDurbanPrincess Magogo Stadium
Kaizer ChiefsSowetoFNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Mamelodi SundownsPretoriaLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Maritzburg UnitedPietermaritzburgHarry Gwala Stadium
Orlando PiratesSowetoOrlando Stadium
Platinum StarsPhokengRoyal Bafokeng Stadium
Polokwane CityPolokwanePeter Mokaba Stadium
SuperSport UnitedPretoriaLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Ajax Cape Town

League table

Standings


Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
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Attendances

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