2019–20 South African Premiership

The 2019–20 South African Premiership season was the 24th season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. The season began in August 2019 and concluded in September 2020. Mamelodi Sundowns were the two-time defending champions. This season's winner will qualify for the 2020–21 CAF Champions League along with the second-placed team. The 3rd placed team and Nedbank Cup winners qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup.
The season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed on 11 August 2020 after more than three months of suspension. Mamelodi Sundowns won the title in the last day of the competition, they beat Kaizer Chiefs who were leading for more than half of the season. Mamelodi Sundowns won their third consecutive title and their 10th title overall. This was the last season sponsored by ABSA.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.

Relegated from 2018–19 South African Premier Division

Promoted to 2019–20 Premiership

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AmaZulu	Durban	King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium	10,000
Baroka	Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium	45,500
Black Leopards	Thohoyandou	Thohoyandou Stadium	40,000
Bloemfontein Celtic	Bloemfontein	Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium	22,000
Cape Town City	Cape Town	Cape Town Stadium	55,000
Chippa United	Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459
Lamontville Golden Arrows	Durban	Princess Magogo Stadium	12,000
Highlands Park	Johannesburg	Makhulong Stadium	13,500
Kaizer Chiefs	Johannesburg	FNB Stadium	94,736
Mamelodi Sundowns	Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762
Maritzburg United	Pietermaritzburg	Harry Gwala Stadium	12,000
Orlando Pirates	Johannesburg	Orlando Stadium	37,139
Polokwane City	Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium	45,500
Stellenbosch	Stellenbosch	Coetzenburg Stadium	8,000
SuperSport United	Pretoria	Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium	28,900
Bidvest Wits	Johannesburg	Bidvest Stadium	5,000

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