Summary
The South African Premier Division (RSA1), or DSTV Premiership, is the top professional level league-style competition in South Africa. At the end of the 2020-2021 RSA1 season, the RSA1 teams qualify for non-league play:
- 2021-2022 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2020-2021 RSA1 teams
- 2021-2022 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd place 2020-2021 RSA1 team
Leagues Pyramid - South Africa
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| RSA1 | DSTV Premiership | 16 |
| RSA2 | National First Division | 16 |
| RSA3 | SAFA Second Division | 144 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 24 Oct 2020 - 29 May 2021 | 16: RSA1 (14 minimum), RSA2 (2 maximum) | ||
Season Format
Each RSA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 RSA1 teams for a total of 30 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2020-2021 season, the 16th place RSA1 team will be relegated to the RSA2, and the 1st place RSA2 team wil be promoted to the 2021-2022 RSA1. The 15th place RSA1 team enters into a Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 2nd and 3rd place RSA2 teams. In this playoff, each team plays Home-Away matches against the other 2 teams. The team with the most points plays in the 2021-2022 RSA1, while the other 2 teams play in the 2021-2022 RSA2.
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Relegation Playoffs
| Group | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Chippa United FC (RSA1) | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Richards Bay FC (RSA1) | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 3 | Royal AM FC (RSA2) | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Promotion to RSA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 19.06.21 |  | 21 | Richards Bay FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 22.06.21 |  | PSPD | Chippa United FC | Chatsworth Stadium |
| 24.06.21 | | PSPD | Richards Bay FC | Chatsworth Stadium |
| 26.06.21 | | 11 | Chippa United FC | Richards Bay Sports Stadium |
| 28.06.21 | | PSPD | Royal AM FC | Richards Bay Sports Stadium |
| 30.06.21 | | PSPD | Royal AM FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | 30 | 19 -10-1 | 67 | - | 49 | 14 | 35 | 15 | 9 -5-1 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 10 -5-0 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | AmaZulu FC | 30 | 15 -9-6 | 54 | - | 38 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates FC | 30 | 13 -11-6 | 50 | - | 33 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows FC | 30 | 11 -14-5 | 47 | - | 40 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 6 -7-2 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| 5 | SuperSport United FC | 30 | 11 -12-7 | 45 | - | 37 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 7 -7-1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 6 | Moroka Swallows FC | 30 | 8 -20-2 | 44 | - | 31 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 5 -10-0 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 3 -10-2 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 | Cape Town City FC | 30 | 10 -11-9 | 41 | - | 42 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | 30 | 8 -12-10 | 36 | - | 34 | 37 | -3 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | TS Galaxy FC | 30 | 9 -9-12 | 36 | - | 26 | 31 | -5 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 10 | Baroka FC | 30 | 7 -13-10 | 34 | - | 28 | 36 | -8 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 15 | 4 -8-3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic FC | 30 | 6 -14-10 | 32 | - | 30 | 35 | -5 | 15 | 5 -8-2 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 1 -6-8 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
| 12 | TTM | 30 | 7 -10-13 | 31 | - | 19 | 35 | -16 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United FC | 30 | 7 -9-14 | 30 | - | 27 | 36 | -9 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 14 | Stellenbosch FC | 30 | 5 -14-11 | 29 | - | 26 | 32 | -6 | 15 | 2 -7-6 | 13 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 15 | Chippa United FC | 30 | 5 -12-13 | 27 | - | 24 | 37 | -13 | 15 | 2 -7-6 | 13 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 16 | Black Leopards FC | 30 | 5 -8-17 | 23 | - | 23 | 47 | -24 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
2021-2022 CAFCL 2021-2022 CAFCC Relegation Playoffs Relegation to RSA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 11 | Baroka FC | Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium |
 | 00 | TTM | Orlando Stadium |
 | 00 | AmaZulu FC | Harry Gwala Stadium |
 | 30 | Cape Town City FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
 | 01 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | Mbombela Stadium |
 | 00 | Stellenbosch FC | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
| 11 | SuperSport United FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
 | 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic FC | Thohoyandou Stadium |
| 00 | Chippa United FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
| 20 | Maritzburg United FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
| 00 | TS Galaxy FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
| 32 | Golden Arrows FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
| 31 | Black Leopards FC | Cape Town Stadium |
| 02 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium |
| 12 | Orlando Pirates FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| 10 | Moroka Swallows FC | Jonsson Kings Park Stadium |
| 10 | Orlando Pirates FC | Mbombela Stadium |
| 00 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium |
| 10 | AmaZulu FC | Orlando Stadium |
| 31 | SuperSport United FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |