The 2021–22 South African Premiership (known as the

DSTV Premiership The South African Premiership, also known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the PSL after its governing body, is a professional soccer league in South Africa and the highest level of the South Afric ...

for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in

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. It was played from 20 August 2021 to 30 May 2022.

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South African football league syste ...

won the title for the fifth consecutive year, qualifying for the

2022–23 CAF Champions League The 2022–23 CAF Champions League (officially the 2022–23 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League for sponsorship purposes) was the 59th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and ...

along with

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. Royal AM and

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runners-up Marumo Gallants qualified for the

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Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2020–21 season.

To National First Division

Relegated from 2020–21 South African Premier Division *

Black Leopards Black Leopards FC is a South African professional association football, football club based in Thohoyandou, Vhembe, Vhembe Region, Limpopo, that plays in the National First Division. History The club was founded in 1983 by business people in ...

From National First Division

Promoted to 2021–22 South African Premiership * Sekhukhune United (promoted as champions)

Purchased statuses

* Marumo Gallants purchased their status from Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila * Royal AM purchased their Premiership status from

Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African soccer club based in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein Celtic had a large fan base in the Free State and competed in the Premiership before selling their status to Royal ...

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Number of teams by province

League table

Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

References

External links

Official website
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Premier Division Premier Soccer League seasons