2001–02 South African Premiership

Premiership
ChampionsSantos
RelegatedAmaZulu F.C.
Tembisa Classic

The 2001–02 South African Premiership, known as the 2001–02 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and also commonly referred to as the PSL after the governing body, was the sixth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996.

Santos surprisingly won the title under the mentorship of Gordon Igesund. This side featured players like Edries Burton, Andre Arendse, Musa Otieno and the club's all-time top goalscorer Jean-Marc Ithier. With the title win Santos became the first – and to date the only – team that was not a founder-member of the Premiership to win the league.[1][2][3]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Santos 34 18 10 6 49 30 +19 64 Champions
2 SuperSport United 34 17 8 9 53 42 +11 59
3 Orlando Pirates 34 15 12 7 43 31 +12 57
4 Jomo Cosmos 34 16 9 9 39 29 +10 57
5 Mamelodi Sundowns 34 15 11 8 47 32 +15 56
6 Moroka Swallows 34 15 8 11 44 43 +1 53
7 Wits University 34 13 11 10 39 30 +9 50
8 Black Leopards 34 13 10 11 58 48 +10 49
9 Kaizer Chiefs 34 12 13 9 38 33 +5 49
10 Manning Rangers 34 12 9 13 48 45 +3 45
11 Free State Stars 34 11 11 12 36 32 +4 44
12 Ria Stars 34 11 10 13 42 47 −5 43
13 Lamontville Golden Arrows 34 10 12 12 35 37 −2 42
14 Ajax Cape Town 34 11 8 15 39 42 −3 41
15 Umtata Bush Bucks 34 10 5 19 47 70 −23 35
16 Hellenic 34 8 10 16 35 54 −19 34
17 AmaZulu 34 6 12 16 33 50 −17 30 Relegated
18 Tembisa Classic 34 2 13 19 29 59 −30 19
Source: rsssf.com

References

  1. ^ "It's official - Santos are PSL champs". Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "From Manning Rangers to Sundowns — all the PSL winners in 25 years". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ "It's official - Santos are PSL champs". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 31 December 2024.