2012–13 South African Premiership
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The 2012–13 South African Premiership season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. The season began in the second week of August 2012.
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were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 season, but lost their title to
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. The season featured 14 teams from the 2011-12 season and two new teams promoted from the
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: Tuks FC and
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who replacer relegated Santos and
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.


Format changes

The 2012–13 season saw the introduction of the Q-innovation system. The league schedule was split into four fixture-blocks referred to as quarters, the first and third blocks had eight fixtures, the second and fourth blocks had seven fixtures. Prize money was given to the teams who finish top of the table after each block of fixtures.


Prize money


Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the
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. Relegation for
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to the
2012–13 National First Division The 2012–13 National First Division was played from September 2012 until May 2013, and is the second tier of South Africa's professional football. Polokwane City won the league, earning promotion to the 2013–14 Premiership. Santos and Mpum ...
was confirmed on 16 May 2012, as ''Jomo Cosmos'' maintained their reputation as a
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, suffering their third relegation from the Premiership in five seasons. Santos had finished 15th and thus had to go through the 2011-12 PSL Playoff Tournament alongside
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and
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of the
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. ''Santos'' were unable to retain their place in the Premiership following a 4–3 defeat in the final game of the Playoff Tournament on 30 June 2012 and were subsequently relegated to the National First Division for the 2012-13 season. Tuks FC earned promotion to the Premiership as 2011-12 National First Division Champions.
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, who had finished second in the 2011-12 National First Division season, earned their place in the PSL after defeating Santos and
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in the 3-team PSL promotion tournament. Both teams made their first appearances in the PSL.


Stadiums and locations

Football teams in South Africa tend to use multiple stadiums over the course of a season for their home games. The following table will only indicate the stadium used most often by the club for their home games *
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will use
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for their home games, because the Philippi Stadium was not up to PLS standards. Games against
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and Chiefs will be played at
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.


Personnel and kits

* Sponsor linked to team ownership


Managerial changes


League table


PSL playoff tournament

The teams that finished second and third during the ''2012-13 National First Division'' season were joined by the team that finished 15th in the Premiership in a 3-team promotion and relegation playoff called the PSL Playoff Tournament.


Participants


Format

The 3 teams participated in a mini-league in which they played one another twice (home and away) with log points being awarded for winning a match (3 points) and drawing a match (1 point). At the conclusion of the mini-league phase the team that was in first place would either earn or maintain their place in the Premiership for the 2013-14 season. If the team that finished 15th in the league was unable to win the mini-league, they were relegated to the National First Division for the 2013–14 season.


Playoff table

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
(R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted


Results

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Results


Prize money


Statistics

Top goalscorers
''As of 18 May 2013'' Source
Premier Soccer League


See also

* CAF 5 Year Ranking


References


External links


Premier Soccer League (PSL) Official WebsiteABSA PremiershipPSL ResultsPSL Standings
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