2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

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Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Season2016
Champions CAPS United
Relegated Border Strikers
Chapungu United
Mutare City
Tsholotsho
2017 CAF Champions League CAPS United
Matches240
Goals450 (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 attendance441,608 spectators over 306 matches average 920 each. [1]
← 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]

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Attendances

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).

Teams

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.

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2015 season
Border Strikers Beitbridge Dulivhadzimu Stadium32,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Bulawayo City Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium Zimbabwe Division 1
CAPS United Harare National Sports Stadium 60,0005th in Premier League
Chapungu United Gweru Ascot Stadium 5,0009th in Premier League
Chicken Inn Bulawayo Luveve Stadium8,000 Premier League Champions
Dynamos Harare Rufaro Stadium 35,0002nd in Premier League
Harare City Harare Rufaro Stadium 35,0007th in Premier League
Highlanders Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,0006th in Premier League
How Mine Bulawayo White City Stadium20,00011th in Premier League
Hwange Colliery Hwange Colliery Stadium15,0008th in Premier League
ZPC Kariba Harare Gwanzura 10,00010th in Premier League
Mutare City Rovers Mutare Sakubva Stadium 20,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Ngezi Platinum Ngezi Baobab Stadium 10,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Platinum Zvishavane Mandava Stadium3,0003rd in Premier League
Triangle United Chiredzi Gibbo Stadium3,0004th in Premier League
Tsholotsho Beitbridge Dulivhadzimu Stadium32,00012th in Premier League

Results

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 CAPS United (C, Q)3018934221+2163 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Platinum 30171033815+2361
3 Highlanders 3017584124+1756
4 Chicken Inn 3013893120+1147
5 Dynamos 30121082924+546
6 Kariba 30111272321+245
7 Ngezi Platinum 30118112927+241
8 Bulawayo City 30118112727041
9 Harare City 30116133229+339
10 How Mine 3091292725+239
11 Triangle United 30108122732−538
12 Hwange 3099122435−1136
13 Chapungu United (R)30711122127−632Relegation to 2017 Zimbabwe Division 1
14 Tsholotsho (R)3075182337−1426
15 Mutare City (R)3078152544−1926 [a]
16 Border Strikers (R)3043231041−3115
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2016. Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) head-to-head away goals
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Mutare City were docked 3 points for playing ineligible player Kudakwashe Gurure. [4]

Result table

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Home \ Away BOR BUL CAP CHA CHI DYN HAR HIG HOW HWA KAR MUT NGE PLA TRI TSH
Border Strikers 0–11–31–20–12–11–01–20–20–10–10–12–00–00–01–0
Bulawayo City 1–03–11–11–00–10–21–10–10–03–11–01–00–11–20–1
CAPS United 1–02–13–01–03–32–11–03–21–12–24–11–00–00–02–0
Chapungu United 3–00–00–12–11–22–10–12–22–00–12–01–10–21–01–1
Chicken Inn 1–00–11–20–03–02–02–00–01–02–02–00–00–11–21–0
Dynamos 2–01–10–11–02–32–10–20–01–10–02–02–00–10–02–0
Harare City 2–02–10–10–01–10–20–10–04–12–04–11–02–10–20–1
Highlanders 2–03–11–01–01–12–11–12–03–01–01–22–11–20–01–2
How Mine 1–12–22–11–10–10–01–00–22–02–00–01–20–02–01–2
Hwange 2–00–10–00–00–00–02–10–32–01–10–12–02–15–31–0
Kariba 2–01–10–00–01–00–00–11–00–01–02–00–01–11–01–0
Mutare City 3–00–10–20–01–31–22–20–01–02–10–00–31–22–03–3
Ngezi Platinum 1–01–01–12–02–10–01–21–40–23–01–02–00–13–11–1
Platinum 3–01–00–01–01–12–00–03–01–01–11–21–11–12–02–1
Triangle United 1–01–11–21–01–10–11–02–11–20–12–23–10–01–21–0
Tsholotsho 1–01–20–12–10–10–10–21–21–13–01–21–10–20–30–1
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2016. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Leader
Relegation to Zimbabwe Division 1
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
CAPS United 132213332123313222222222211111
Platinum 621121111432132111111111123222
Highlanders 175432224311221333333333332333
Chicken Inn 1135987810111077910710101198776676554
Dynamos 1313912121512129855444444645554555445
Kariba 598655443244555567544445444666
Ngezi Platinum147981011111213131291078569111212107999897
Bulawayo City 812141310910767911879129910810881110810978
Harare City 1171087791086781088108118107669767789
How Mine 95634466798101112111113877910121011118101010
Triangle United 764766555566666675466911881012111211
Hwange 13151314151289111011913111391213121313131313131211121112
Chapungu United 13111211141414131412121312131213111213121111912121313131313
Tsholotsho10911101311131413141515151514141515151515151515151515151514
Mutare City131616141113151515151414141415151414141414141414141414141415
Border Strikers 121415161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2016. Source: Soccerway

Season statistics

Goals

Top scorers

As of 26 November 2016
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Leonard Tsipa CAPS United 11
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Gift Mbweti Hwange 9
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Walter Musona Platinum 9
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Obadiah Tarumbwa Chicken Inn 8
5 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kuda GurureMutare City7
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Bruce Kangwa Highlanders 7
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Agrippa MurimbaMutare City7
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Simba Nhivi CAPS United 7
9 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Masimba Mambare Dynamos 6
10 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Rodwell Chinyengetere Platinum 5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dominic Chungwa CAPS United 5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Prince Dube Highlanders 5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg William Manondo Harare City 5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Raphael Manuvire Harare City 5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Marvelous Mukumba Triangle United 5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Simon Munawa Highlanders 5
Flag of Denmark.svg James NguluveNgezi Platinum5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Donald TegureNgezi Platinum5
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Gilbert Zulu Hwange 5

Scoring

References

  1. 1 2 "Fans shun PSL matches - The Chronicle". www.chronicle.co.zw.
  2. ↑ "Glory, Glory CAPS Utd! - The Standard" . Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Summary - Premier Soccer League - Zimbabwe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway" . Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Survival blow for Mutare City - NewsDay Zimbabwe" . Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Four-goal thriller in season opener - NewsDay Zimbabwe" . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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