Betway Premiership
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2025-2026
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 2025-2026 RSA1 season, the RSA1 teams qualify for non-league play:
- 2026-2027 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2025-2026 RSA1 teams
- 2026-2027 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd and 4th place 2025-2026 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 | ||
| 9 Aug 2025 - 23 May 2026 | 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 2025-2026 season, the 16th place RSA1 team will be relegated to the RSA2, and the 1st place RSA2 team wil be promoted to the 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 RSA1, while the other 2 teams play in the 2026-2027 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 | Orlando Pirates FC | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | - | 22 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 6 -0-1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | 15 | 9 -5-1 | 32 | - | 24 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | - | 15 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | AmaZulu FC | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | - | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 5 | Sekhukhune United FC | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | - | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Durban City FC | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 7 | TS Galaxy FC | 17 | 7 -3-7 | 24 | - | 22 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 8 | Polokwane City FC | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | - | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 3 -5-0 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 9 | Richards Bay FC | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | - | 14 | 16 | -2 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows FC | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | - | 21 | 22 | -1 | 8 | 5 -0-3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 -2-6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -7 |
| 11 | Siwelele FC | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | - | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch FC | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | - | 11 | 18 | -7 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 13 | Marumo Gallants FC | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | - | 12 | 21 | -9 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 |
| 14 | Chippa United FC | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | - | 10 | 21 | -11 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| 15 | Orbit College FC | 17 | 4 -2-11 | 14 | - | 14 | 30 | -16 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| 16 | Magesi FC | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | - | 10 | 21 | -11 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -11 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation Playoffs Relegation to RSA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 13 Feb 2026
 | Golden Arrows FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
 | TS Galaxy FC | Chatsworth Stadium |
Sat - 14 Feb 2026
 | Siwelele FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
 | Stellenbosch FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
 | Richards Bay FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
Sun - 15 Feb 2026
 | Marumo Gallants FC | Orlando Stadium |
 | Orbit College FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Wed - 18 Feb 2026
| Kaizer Chiefs FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
Fri - 27 Feb 2026
| AmaZulu FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
| Polokwane City FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
Sat - 28 Feb 2026
| Orlando Pirates FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
| Chippa United FC | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
| TS Galaxy FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
| Richards Bay FC | Olympia Park (RSA) |
Sun - 1 Mar 2026
| Sekhukhune United FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| Durban City FC | Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium |
Tue - 3 Mar 2026
| Stellenbosch FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
| Kaizer Chiefs FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
| Orbit College FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Results
Tue - 3 Feb 2026
| 02 | Orlando Pirates FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
Sun - 1 Feb 2026
| 01 | Sekhukhune United FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Sat - 31 Jan 2026
| 20 | Durban City FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 20 | Magesi FC | Orlando Stadium |
| PSPD | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Orlando Stadium |
| 22 | Orbit College FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
| 01 | AmaZulu FC | Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium |
Fri - 30 Jan 2026
| 22 | Golden Arrows FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
| PSPD | Magesi FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
Wed - 28 Jan 2026
| 01 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium |
Tue - 27 Jan 2026
| 02 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| PSPD | Stellenbosch FC | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
Sun - 25 Jan 2026
| 10 | Polokwane City FC | Chatsworth Stadium |
| 32 | TS Galaxy FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
Sat - 24 Jan 2026
| 00 | Orlando Pirates FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| 01 | Chippa United FC | Olympia Park (RSA) |
Fri - 23 Jan 2026
| 11 | Siwelele FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
Wed - 21 Jan 2026
| 20 | Marumo Gallants FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Tue - 20 Jan 2026
| 01 | Stellenbosch FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| 10 | Golden Arrows FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |