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 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | 12 | 7 -4-1 | 25 | - | 19 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates FC | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | - | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | 12 | 6 -5-1 | 23 | - | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Sekhukhune United FC | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | - | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Polokwane City FC | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | - | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 6 | AmaZulu FC | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | - | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| 7 | Durban City FC | 12 | 5 -3-4 | 18 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy FC | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | - | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows FC | 13 | 5 -1-7 | 16 | - | 21 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 5 -0-2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
| 10 | Siwelele FC | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | - | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| 11 | Richards Bay FC | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | - | 9 | 13 | -4 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 12 | Marumo Gallants FC | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | - | 10 | 15 | -5 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 |
| 13 | Orbit College FC | 12 | 4 -1-7 | 13 | - | 11 | 20 | -9 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 | 1 -0-5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
| 14 | Stellenbosch FC | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | - | 11 | 18 | -7 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 15 | Magesi FC | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | - | 9 | 17 | -8 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 -2-5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 |
| 16 | Chippa United FC | 12 | 1 -4-7 | 7 | - | 7 | 19 | -12 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation Playoffs Relegation to RSA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 22 Nov 2025
 | Siwelele FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
 | Chippa United FC | Orlando Stadium |
 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
 | Sekhukhune United FC | Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium |
 | Stellenbosch FC | Olympia Park (RSA) |
Sun - 23 Nov 2025
 | Golden Arrows FC | Mbombela Stadium |
 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
 | Durban City FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
Fri - 28 Nov 2025
| AmaZulu FC | King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium |
Sat - 29 Nov 2025
| Orlando Pirates FC | Chatsworth Stadium |
| TS Galaxy FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
| Chippa United FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
| Orbit College FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
Sun - 30 Nov 2025
| Stellenbosch FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| Magesi FC | Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium |
| Golden Arrows FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
Tue - 2 Dec 2025
| Richards Bay FC | Orlando Stadium |
| Mamelodi Sundowns FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
Wed - 3 Dec 2025
| Sekhukhune United FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
| AmaZulu FC | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
Results
Wed - 5 Nov 2025
| 10 | TS Galaxy FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| 13 | Orlando Pirates FC | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
| 10 | Marumo Gallants FC | Chatsworth Stadium |
| 02 | Siwelele FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
Tue - 4 Nov 2025
| 41 | Orbit College FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
| 11 | Richards Bay FC | Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| 01 | Polokwane City FC | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
| 00 | Magesi FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
Sun - 2 Nov 2025
| 40 | Marumo Gallants FC | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
| 20 | Stellenbosch FC | Mbombela Stadium |
Sat - 1 Nov 2025
| 03 | AmaZulu FC | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 11 | Richards Bay FC | Pietersburg Stadium |
| 11 | Orlando Pirates FC | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| 31 | Magesi FC | Olympia Park (RSA) |
Fri - 31 Oct 2025
| 10 | Sekhukhune United FC | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium |
| 01 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | Chatsworth Stadium |
Wed - 22 Oct 2025
| 00 | Siwelele FC | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
| 43 | Golden Arrows FC | Danie Craven Stadium |
| 10 | Polokwane City FC | Orlando Stadium |
| 43 | Golden Arrows FC | Danie Craven Stadium |