| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CAPS United |
| Relegated | Border Strikers Chapungu United Mutare City Tsholotsho |
| 2017 CAF Champions League | CAPS United |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 450 (1.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Leonard Tsipa (11) |
| Biggest home win | 12 matches
|
| Biggest away win | 4 matches
|
| Highest scoring | Hwange 5-3 Triangle United (28 August 2016) |
| Longest winning run | Highlanders (7) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Platinum (12) |
| Longest winless run | Border Strikers (10) |
| Longest losing run | Border Strikers (7) |
| Average attendance | 920 [1] (441,608 total attendance) |
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 26 November 2016. | |
The 2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 37th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season began on 1 April 2016 when How Mine took on newly promoted Bulawayo City at White City Stadium. CAPS United won their fifth league championship and first in 11 years. [2]
Highlanders F.C. drew the highest average home attendance in the league in 2016, with an average attendance of 5,614. The previous year, they drew an average home attendance of 7,276 for domestic league games. The league's average attendance in 2016 was 920 [1] (441,608 total attendance).
A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, including 12 sides from the 2015 season and four promoted from the 2015 Zimbabwe Division 1, Border Strikers, Bulawayo City, Mutare City Rovers and Ngezi Platinum. On the other hand, Buffaloes, Dongo Sawmills, Flame Lilly and Wha Wha were the last four teams of the 2015 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2016 season. [3] Chicken Inn are the defending champions from the 2015 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPS United (C, Q) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 63 | 2017 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Platinum | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 61 | |
| 3 | Highlanders | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 56 | |
| 4 | Chicken Inn | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 47 | |
| 5 | Dynamos | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 46 | |
| 6 | Kariba | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 45 | |
| 7 | Ngezi Platinum | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Bulawayo City | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | Harare City | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 39 | |
| 10 | How Mine | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 39 | |
| 11 | Triangle United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 38 | |
| 12 | Hwange | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 36 | |
| 13 | Chapungu United (R) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 32 | Relegation to 2017 Zimbabwe Division 1 |
| 14 | Tsholotsho (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 26 | |
| 15 | Mutare City (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 26 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 16 | Border Strikers (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 41 | −31 | 15 |
All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).
| Leader | |
| Relegation to Zimbabwe Division 1 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leonard Tsipa | CAPS United | 11 |
| 2 | Gift Mbweti | Hwange | 9 |
| Walter Musona | Platinum | 9 | |
| 4 | Obadiah Tarumbwa | Chicken Inn | 8 |
| 5 | Kuda Gurure | Mutare City | 7 |
| Bruce Kangwa | Highlanders | 7 | |
| Agrippa Murimba | Mutare City | 7 | |
| Simba Nhivi | CAPS United | 7 | |
| 9 | Masimba Mambare | Dynamos | 6 |
| 10 | Rodwell Chinyengetere | Platinum | 5 |
| Dominic Chungwa | CAPS United | 5 | |
| Prince Dube | Highlanders | 5 | |
| William Manondo | Harare City | 5 | |
| Raphael Manuvire | Harare City | 5 | |
| Marvelous Mukumba | Triangle United | 5 | |
| Simon Munawa | Highlanders | 5 | |
 James Nguluve | Ngezi Platinum | 5 | |
| Donald Tegure | Ngezi Platinum | 5 | |
| Gilbert Zulu | Hwange | 5 |
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