2004–05 South African Premiership

2003–04 Premiership
ChampionsKaizer Chiefs
Matches played240
Goals scored574 (2.39 per match)

The 2004–2005 South African Premiership, known as the Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and also commonly referred to as the PSL after the governing body, was the ninth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. It was won by Kaizer Chiefs, who defeated Bloemfontein Celtic on the last day of the season to retain the title.[1][2][3]

Wits were relegated for the first time in their history.[4]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kaizer Chiefs (C) 30 17 11 2 55 26 +29 62
2 Orlando Pirates 30 17 9 4 52 29 +23 60
3 Mamelodi Sundowns 30 16 8 6 54 28 +26 56
4 SuperSport United 30 13 12 5 37 27 +10 51
5 Moroka Swallows 30 13 10 7 38 29 +9 49
6 Ajax Cape Town 30 11 8 11 31 39 −8 41
7 Silver Stars 30 9 11 10 33 30 +3 38
8 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 9 9 12 32 40 −8 36
9 Lamontville Golden Arrows 30 8 9 13 29 34 −5 33
10 Dynamos 30 7 12 11 38 45 −7 33
11 Bush Bucks 30 8 9 13 39 48 −9 33
12 Santos 30 8 7 15 27 36 −9 31
13 Jomo Cosmos 30 7 10 13 27 38 −11 31
14 Black Leopards 30 6 13 11 30 42 −12 31
15 Manning Rangers (R) 30 7 8 15 28 49 −21 29 Relegation to 2005–06 National First Division
16 Wits University (R) 30 5 12 13 24 34 −10 27
Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf05.html
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ "A decade of success for Chiefs". www.kaizerchiefs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ^ "South Africa 2004/05". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ^ Reporter, Staff (23 May 2005). "Chiefs defend PSL title". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. ^ Reporter, Staff (27 May 2005). "Wits tripped". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2025.