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Betway Premiership

FIFA Region

CAF

Season

2026-2027

Location

South Africa

Abbreviation

RSA1

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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 2026-2027 RSA1 season, the RSA1 teams qualify for non-league play:

2027-2028 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2026-2027 RSA1 teams
2027-2028 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd and 4th place 2026-2027 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
1 Aug 2026 - 22 May 2027			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 2026-2027 season, the 16th place RSA1 team will be relegated to the RSA2, and the 1st place RSA2 team wil be promoted to the 2027-2028 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 2027-2028 RSA1, while the other 2 teams play in the 2027-2028 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	AmaZulu FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	Chippa United FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	Durban City FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	Golden Arrows FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
5	Kaizer Chiefs FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
6	Kruger United FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
7	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
8	Marumo Gallants FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
9	Milford FC (RSA)	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
10	Orlando Pirates FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
11	Polokwane City FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
12	Richards Bay FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
13	Sekhukhune United FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
14	Siwelele FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
15	Stellenbosch FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
16	TS Galaxy FC	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2027-2028 CAFCL 2027-2028 CAFCC Relegation Playoffs Relegation to RSA2