Betway Premiership
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2024-2025
Location
South Africa
Abbreviation
RSA1
Summary
The South African Premier Division (RSA1), or Betway Premiership, is the top professional level league-style competition in South Africa. At the end of the 2024-2025 RSA1 season, the RSA1 teams qualify for non-league play:
- 2025-2026 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2024-2025 RSA1 teams
- 2025-2026 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd and 4th place 2024-2025 RSA1 teams
Leagues Pyramid - South Africa
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| RSA1 | Betway Premiership | 16 |
| RSA2 | Motsepe Championship | 16 |
| RSA3 | SAFA Second Division | 144 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 14 Sep 2024 - 24 May 2025 | 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 2024-2025 season, the 16th place RSA1 team will be relegated to the RSA2, and the 1st place RSA2 team wil be promoted to the 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 RSA1, while the other 2 teams play in the 2025-2026 RSA2.
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| 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 | 16 | 14 -0-2 | 42 | - | 35 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 8 -0-0 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates FC | 14 | 11 -0-3 | 33 | - | 26 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 7 -0-1 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 4 -0-2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Polokwane City FC | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | - | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 -3-0 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 4 | Sekhukhune United FC | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | - | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 20 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 6 | AmaZulu FC | 17 | 7 -2-8 | 23 | - | 18 | 22 | -4 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | TS Galaxy FC | 17 | 5 -7-5 | 22 | - | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Chippa United FC | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | - | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 9 | Cape Town City FC | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | - | 11 | 19 | -8 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch FC | 14 | 5 -5-4 | 20 | - | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Golden Arrows FC | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | - | 13 | 16 | -3 | 7 | 2 -3-2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| 12 | SuperSport United FC | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | - | 7 | 17 | -10 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 13 | Richards Bay FC | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | - | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 14 | Marumo Gallants FC | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | - | 13 | 27 | -14 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 -1-8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | -17 |
| 15 | Magesi FC | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | - | 8 | 19 | -11 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| 16 | Royal AM FC | 11 | 1 -5-5 | 8 | - | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
2025-2026 CAFCL 2025-2026 CAFCC Relegation Playoffs Relegation to RSA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Tue - 18 Feb 2025
 | Chippa United FC | Athlone Stadium |
 | SuperSport United FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
 | Royal AM FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
 | Stellenbosch FC | Mbombela Stadium |
 | Magesi FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
Wed - 19 Feb 2025
 | Orlando Pirates FC | Mpumalanga Stadium |
 | AmaZulu FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Free State Stadium |
Fri - 21 Feb 2025
| Kaizer Chiefs FC | Harry Gwala Stadium |
| Richards Bay FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
Sat - 22 Feb 2025
| Sekhukhune United FC | Buffalo City Stadium |
| Cape Town City FC | Orlando Stadium |
| TS Galaxy FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| Magesi FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
Sun - 23 Feb 2025
| Polokwane City FC | Free State Stadium |
| Golden Arrows FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Fri - 28 Feb 2025
| Polokwane City FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
Sat - 1 Mar 2025
| Kaizer Chiefs FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| SuperSport United FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
| Golden Arrows FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Results
Tue - 11 Feb 2025
| 10 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Sun - 9 Feb 2025
| 11 | SuperSport United FC | Makhulong Stadium |
| PSPD | Royal AM FC | Mpumalanga Stadium |
Sat - 8 Feb 2025
| 10 | TS Galaxy FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 20 | Polokwane City FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
| 20 | Cape Town City FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
| 41 | Orlando Pirates FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
Fri - 7 Feb 2025
| 01 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | Athlone Stadium |
| 20 | Marumo Gallants FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
Wed - 5 Feb 2025
| 00 | Polokwane City FC | Mbombela Stadium |
| 03 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
| 12 | Orlando Pirates FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| 11 | Golden Arrows FC | Athlone Stadium |
| 14 | Chippa United FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
Tue - 4 Feb 2025
| PSPD | Stellenbosch FC | Harry Gwala Stadium |
| 21 | Marumo Gallants FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
| 22 | AmaZulu FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
Sun - 2 Feb 2025
| 40 | Golden Arrows FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| 20 | Cape Town City FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Sat - 1 Feb 2025
| 21 | SuperSport United FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |