2010–11 South African Premiership
The 2010–11 South African Premiership, known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and also commonly referred to as the PSL after the governing body, was the fifteenth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996.
Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their third Premiership title the previous season. The campaign began on 27 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 15 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and one of which was promoted from the National First Division.
Orlando Pirates secured the title with a 2–1 win against Golden Arrows on 21 May 2011. This was their third Premiership title. At the bottom, Mpumalanga Black Aces was relegated to the First Division while Vasco da Gama contested the relegation playoffs and failed to secure its premier league status.
The Soweto Derby on 26 February 2011 attracted the highest crowd with 92,515. The second-highest crowd was the Soweto Derby on 13 November 2011 with 74,875.
Team information
Stadia and locations
Some of the teams rotated between several home venues during the season.The table below list the stadium mostly picked as home venue, for each team.
At the bottom of the table, a purple template show all home venues during the season.
Managerial changes
The table below, list all managerial changes happening In-season.| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Free State Stars | Sunday Marimo | Mutual consent | 20 9 2010 | 9th | Steve Komphela | 20 9 2010 | 9th |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Akis Agiomamitis | Sacked | 20 9 2010 | 16th | Neil Tovey | 30 9 2010 | 16th |
| Moroka Swallows | Rainer Zobel | Sacked | 27 11 2010 | 16th | Gordon Igesund | 29 11 2010 | 16th |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Neil Tovey | Sacked | 24 12 2010 | 15th | Paul Dolezar | 30 12 2010 | 15th |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Antonio López Habas | Sacked | 5 2 2011 | 2nd | Ian Gorowa | 5 2 2011 | 2nd |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | Paul Dolezar | Sacked | 22 2 2011 | 16th | Mark Harrison | 22 2 2011 | 16th |
| Maritzburg United | Ernst Middendorp | Sacked | 11 3 2011 | 14th | Ian Palmer | 14 3 2011 | 14th |
| Golden Arrows | Zoran Filipovic | Sacked | 21 3 2011 | 11th | Ernst Middendorp | 21 3 2011 | 11th |
League table
- Black Leopards qualified for the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup as the 2010–11 Nedbank Cup runner-up.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
As of 21 May 2011Last updated: 21 May 2011
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