2006–07 South African Premiership

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Football league season

Premiership
Season	2006–07
Champions	Mamelodi Sundowns 5th PSL title
Relegated	Maritzburg United
2008 CAF Champions League	Mamelodi Sundowns Silver Stars
2008 CAF Confederation Cup	Ajax Cape Town
Matches played	240
Goals scored	524 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorer	Christopher Katongo (15)
Biggest home win	Kaizer Chiefs 6-1 Maritzburg United (17 Dec 2006)
Biggest away win	Black Leopards 0-4 Mamelodi Sundowns (7 Mar 2007)
Highest scoring	Mamelodi Sundowns 5-2 Benoni Premier United (13 Dec 2006) (7 goals)
Average attendance	6,358
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The league was won by Mamelodi Sundowns, who defended their title from the previous season.

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mamelodi Sundowns	30	18	7	5	45	17	+28	61	2008 CAF Champions League
2	Silver Stars	30	14	9	7	32	21	+11	51	2008 CAF Champions League
3	Moroka Swallows	30	14	9	7	32	24	+8	51
4	Ajax Cape Town	30	13	8	9	34	26	+8	47	2008 CAF Confederation Cup
5	Orlando Pirates	30	12	10	8	36	30	+6	46
6	Supersport United	30	11	11	8	38	22	+16	44
7	Jomo Cosmos	30	12	8	10	38	34	+4	44
8	Bloemfontein Celtic	30	12	8	10	32	32	0	44
9	Kaizer Chiefs	30	11	9	10	42	32	+10	42
10	Santos	30	9	10	11	34	40	−6	37
11	Black Leopards	30	10	7	13	32	42	−10	37
12	Golden Arrows	30	10	6	14	32	41	−9	36
13	Bidvest Wits	30	9	8	13	29	34	−5	35
14	Benoni Premier United	30	6	10	14	22	37	−15	28
15	AmaZulu	30	7	7	16	22	42	−20	28	Relegated
16	Maritzburg United	30	4	9	17	24	50	−26	21	Relegated

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Premiership awards

Player of the Season: Godfrey Sapula (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Players' Player of the Season: Godfrey Sapula
Coach of the Season: Muhsin Ertugral (Ajax Cape Town)
Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot Award: Christopher Katongo (Jomo Cosmos)
Young Player Award: Clifford Ngobeni (Jomo Cosmos)
Goalkeeper of the Season: Calvin Marlin (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Finest Moment of the Season: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Kaizer Chiefs (3 February 2007)
Perfectly Balanced Team of the Season: Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee of the Season: Abdul Ebrahim
Assistant Referee of the Season: Toko Malebo
Supporters through Commitment Award: Bloemfontein Celtic

Top goalscorers

Goals	Player	Team
15	Chris Katongo	Jomo Cosmos
12	Kaizer Motaung Junior	Kaizer Chiefs
11	Erwin Isaacs	Santos
11	Thembinkosi Fanteni	Ajax Cape Town
9	Godfrey Sapula	Mamelodi Sundowns
	Surprise Moriri	Mamelodi Sundowns
	Sello Mhlambi	Benoni Premier United
8	Marcos de Jesus	Bidvest Wits
	Mabhuti Khanyeza	Golden Arrows
	Shaun Bartlett	Kaizer Chiefs
	Myron Shongwe	Black Leopards

Last updated: 20 May 2007
Source: PSL official website

References

"SA Premiership 2006-2007 Season Domestic Stats". football365.com. 20 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
"SA Premiership 2006-2007 Season Stats". football365.co.za. 20 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
"SA Premiership 2006-2007 Season Attendance Table". football365.com. 20 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
"South Africa 2005/06". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
"South Africa 2006/07". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

External links

RSSSF competition overview

v t e South African Premiership seasons
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Former teams (defunct teams)	African Wanderers Ajax Cape Town F.C. Baroka Bay United Benoni Premier United Black Leopards Bloemfontein Celtic Bush Bucks Cape Town Spurs Dynamos Free State Stars Hellenic Highlands Park Jomo Cosmos Manning Rangers Maritzburg United Michau Warriors Moroka Swallows Mother City Mpumalanga Black Aces Platinum Stars Polokwane City Real Rovers Ria Stars Santos Seven Stars Thanda Royal Zulu Tembisa Classic Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila University of Pretoria Vaal Professionals Vasco da Gama Wits University F.C.
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