2023 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

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Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Season2023
Dates18 March 26 November
Champions Ngezi Platinum (1st title)
RelegatedBlack Rhinos
Triangle United
Sheasham
Cranborne Bullets
Champions League Ngezi Platinum
Confederation Cup Dynamos
Matches played306
Goals scored567 (1.85 per match)
Biggest home winYadah 6–0 Kariba
Average attendance1,391
2024

The 2023 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League was the 42nd season of the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, the top-tier football league in Zimbabwe.

Contents

Ngezi Platinum won their first-ever title in November 2023 after a 90th minute goal defeated Simba Bhora with two matchdays to spare. [1]

Black Rhinos, Triangle United, Sheasham, and Cranborne Bullets were all relegated to the Division One, with 14th-placed Yadah winning against third-placed Dynamos on their final match day to ensure survival. [2]

Changes from 2021–22

Green Fuel, Simba Bhora, Hwange, and Sheasham were all promoted from the Division One. [3]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Ngezi Platinum (C)3420684523+2266Qualification to CAF Champions League
2 Manica Diamonds 34161084223+1958
3 Dynamos FC 34151273716+2157Qualification to CAF Confederation Cup [a]
4 FC Platinum 34151093729+855
5 Highlanders FC 34141372422+255
6 Herentals 34149113833+551
7 Chicken Inn 34111673526+949
8 CAPS United 341113103732+546
9 Hwange Colliery 34129132727045
10 Green Fuel 341110132734743
11 ZPC Kariba 341181527482141
12 Simba Bhora 34913122927+240
13 Bulawayo Chiefs 341010143739240
14 Yadah 341241835461140
15 Black Rhinos (R)349111427371038Relegation to Division One
16 Triangle United (R)346171124361235
17 Sheasham (R)347141323361335
18 Cranborne Bullets (R)34691916331727
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Dynamos qualified for the Confederation Cup as the 2024 Cup of Zimbabwe winners.

Attendances

#Football clubAverage attendance
1 Highlanders FC 7,834
2 Dynamos FC 5,412
3 Simba Bhora 4,050
4 CAPS United 1,794
5 FC Platinum 1,095
6 ZPC Kariba 1,008
7 Chicken Inn FC 812
8 Green Fuel 788
9 Triangle United 642
10 Yadah FC 512
11 Ngezi Platinum 405
12 Bulawayo Chiefs 396
13 Sheasham FC 305
14 Black Rhinos 264
15 Manica Diamonds 216
16 Herentals 206
17 Hwange Colliery 176
18 Cranborne Bullets 116

References

  1. Madzokere, Munyaradzi (12 November 2023). "Ngezi Platinum are Champions!". The Standard. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. Dlamini, Nkosana (25 November 2023). "Black Rhinos, Triangle, Sheasham, Cranborne Bullets relegated from the premiership". Zimbabwe Live.
  3. "Debutants Green Fuel seek winning start". The Herald.