Season 2008–09 Dates 27 Aug 2008 – 9 May 2009 Location South Africa Matches played 240 | Top goalscorer Richard Henyekane (19) Champion SuperSport United F.C. Goals scored 569 | |
Champions Supersport United
2nd PSL title 2010 CAF Champions League Supersport United
Orlando Pirates 2010 CAF Confederation Cup Moroka Swallows (via domestic cup) Biggest home win Bloemfontein Celtic 6–1 Thanda Royal Zulu (25 Jan 2009) Relegated Thanda Royal Zulu F.C., Bay United F.C. People also search for 2009–10 Premier Soccer League | ||
The 2008–09 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their first Premier Soccer League title on the final day of the previous season. The campaign began in August 2008, ended in May 2009. A total of 16 teams contested in the league, 14 of which contested in the 2007–08 season, and two of which were have been promoted from the National First Division.
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Season summary
Supersport United defended their title to win their second consecutive Premiership title. Orlando Pirates came close to taking the title in the final game. Both teams were tied at the top of the points table with 55 points each. Supersport United had a greater goal difference with 23 goals over Orlando Pirates's 17 goals.
Bay United were relegated to the National League after finishing at the bottom of the table on 21 points. Thanda Royal Zulu will go into a playoff with teams from the National League to determain if they will retain their place in the PSL or be relegated to the National League after ending 15th on the league table with 33 points.
Bloemfontein Celtic survived relegation on goal difference, ending 14th on the league table with 33 points. They were tied with Thanda Royal Zulu, but their goal difference were greater than that of Thanda Royal Zulu.
Pre-Season
Teams promoted from 2007–08 National First Division
Teams relegated to 2008–09 National First Division
Post-Season
Teams promoted from 2008–09 National First Division
Teams relegated to 2009–10 National First Division
League table
Updated 10 May 2009:
Points Breakdown
Table Notes
Results
Source: Premier Soccer League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
PSL Awards
Teko Modise was the biggest winner at the annual Premier Soccer League awards dinner on 24 May 2009 at Gold Reef City Casino, pocketing a whopping R400 000 after he was named Footballer of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.
It was the second time that the Orlando Pirates midfielder bagged the coveted Footballer of the Year honour, following his controversial win last season. This time, however, Modise's brilliance from the unusual left of midfield position helped Pirates mount a championship bid.
Lucas Thwala, who earlier this month was named Pirates' Player of the Season ahead of Modise, was named the Premiership Player of the Year.
Ajax Cape Town's Franklin Cale won the award for the Telkom Knockout Player of the Tournament.
Top goalscorers
As of May 23, 2009