2015 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

Season	2015
Matches played	48
Goals scored	99 (2.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	Raphael Manuvire (5)
Biggest home win	Triangle United 4-0 CAPS United (12 April 2015)
Biggest away win	Platinum 1-3 Chicken Inn (11 April 2015) Wha Wha 0-2 Tsholotsho (12 April 2015)
Highest scoring	Triangle United 5-2 Hwange (22 March 2015) Kariba 5-2 Buffaloes (3 April 2015)
Longest winning run	Chicken Inn (4)
Longest unbeaten run	Dynamos (6)
Longest winless run	Buffaloes Dongo Hwange (6)
Longest losing run	Dongo Platinum (3)
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 36th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season begins on 21 March 2015. Dynamos F.C. are the defending champions, having won their fourth consecutive championship and 22nd overall, including winning the former Rhodesia National Football League six times.

The league comprises 16 teams, the bottom four of which will be relegated to the 2016 Zimbabwe Division 1.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014 season and four promoted from the 2014 Zimbabwe Division 1, Dongo Sawmills FC, Flame Lilly FC, Tsholotsho FC and Wha Wha FC. On the other hand, Black Rhinos F.C., Shabanie Mine F.C., Bantu Rovers F.C. and Chiredzi FC were the last three teams of the 2014 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2015 season. Dynamos F.C. are the defending champions from the 2014 season.

Stadiums and locations

Chapungu
Wha Wha

Dongo

Flame Lilly

How Mine
Tsholotsho

Locations of the 2014 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League teams

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2013 season
Buffaloes F.C.	Mutare	Sakubva Stadium	10,000	10th in Premier League
CAPS United F.C.	Harare	National Sports Stadium	60,000	3rd in Premier League
Chapungu United F.C.	Gweru	Ascot Stadium	5,000	12th in Premier League
Chicken Inn F.C.	Bulawayo	Luveve Stadium	8,000	6th in Premier League
Dongo Sawmills FC	Rusape	Vengere Stadium	10,000	Zimbabwe Division 1
Dynamos F.C.	Harare	Rufaro Stadium	35,000	Premier League Champions
Flame Lilly F.C.	Harare	Chikurubi Prison Grounds		Zimbabwe Division 1
Harare City F.C.	Luena	Rufaro Stadium	35,000	11th in Premier League
Highlanders F.C.	Bulawayo	Barbourfields Stadium	32,000	5th in Premier League
How Mine FC	Bulawayo	White City Stadium	20,000	8th in Premier League
Hwange Colliery F.C.	Hwange	Colliery Stadium	15,000	7th in Premier League
ZPC Kariba	Harare	Gwanzura	10,000	2nd in Premier League
FC Platinum	Zvishavane	Mandava Stadium	3,000	4th in Premier League
Triangle United	Chiredzi	Gibbo Stadium	3,000	9th in Premier League
Tsholotsho FC	Bulawayo	White City Stadium	20,000	Zimbabwe Division 1
Wha Wha FC	Gweru	Ascot Stadium	5,000	Zimbabwe Division 1

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chicken Inn	6	5	0	1	9	4	+5	15	2016 CAF Champions League
2	Dynamos	6	4	2	0	7	1	+6	14
3	Triangle United	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13
4	Highlanders	6	3	1	2	3	3	0	10
5	Kariba	6	2	3	1	13	9	+4	9
6	How Mine	6	2	3	1	6	3	+3	9
7	Harare City	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	9
8	Tsholotsho	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	8
9	Chapungu United	6	2	2	2	3	5	−2	8
10	CAPS United	6	2	2	2	5	10	−5	8
11	Wha Wha	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5
12	Flame Lilly	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4	5
13	Platinum	6	1	1	4	8	10	−2	4	Relegation to 2016 Zimbabwe Division 1
14	Hwange	6	0	4	2	6	10	−4	4
15	Buffaloes	6	0	4	2	3	9	−6	4
16	Dongo	6	0	2	4	4	8	−4	2

Updated to games played on 26 April 2015.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) head-to-head away goals
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Home \ Away^[1]	BUF	CAP	CHA	CHI	DON	DYN	FLA	HAR	HIG	HOW	HWA	KAR	PLA	TRI	TSH	WHA
Buffaloes									0–0					1–1
CAPS United						1–1						1–1	1–0
Chapungu United						0–1					0–0	2–1
Chicken Inn							2–1			1–0					1–0	2–0
Dongo									0–1	1–2				0–1
Dynamos	3–0				1–0		1–0
Flame Lilly										1–1				1–0		1–1
Harare City				2–0		0–0							2–1		0–1
Highlanders			0–1								1–0
How Mine		3–0	0–0					0–0
Hwange	0–0											3–3
Kariba	5–2				1–1				2–0
Platinum				1–3	2–2		3–0
Triangle United		4–0	3–0								5–2
Tsholotsho	0–0								0–1		1–1
Wha Wha		1–2						1–1					2–1		0–2

Updated to games played on 26 April 2015.
Source: soccerway.com
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

	Leader
	Relegation to Zimbabwe Division 1

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Chicken Inn	4	8	5	3	3	1
Dynamos	2	1	1	2	2	2
Triangle United	1	3	2	1	1	3
Highlanders	14	9	6	6	8	4
Kariba	3	4	3	5	5	5
How Mine	9	5	4	4	4	6
Harare City	13	6	9	9	6	7
Tsholotsho	6	7	10	10	7	8
Chapungu United	9	14	15	16	9	9
CAPS United	4	2	7	7	10	10
Wha Wha	11	11	11	11	15	11
Flame Lilly	11	12	14	13	16	12
Platinum	8	13	8	8	11	13
Hwange	15	15	13	12	12	14
Buffaloes	16	16	16	14	13	15
Dongo	7	10	12	15	14	16

Last updated: 26 April 2015
Source: Soccerway (French)

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 26 April 2015

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Raphael Manuvire	Kariba	5
2	Artwell Nyamiwa	Kariba	4
3	Edmore Chirambadare	Chicken Inn	3
	Richard Kawondera	Triangle United	3
	Walter Musona	Platinum	3
	Donald Ngoma	Platinum	3
7	Lynoth Chikuhwa	Tsholotsho	2
	Hillary Bakacheza	Triangle United	2
	Ronald Chitiyo	Dynamos	2
	Nhamo Lameck	Triangle United	2
	Pasca Manhanga	Triangle United	2
	Clemence Matawu	Chicken Inn	2
	Motion Muponda	Flame Lilly	2
	Rodreck Mutuma	CAPS United	2
	Dexter Phiri	Kariba	2
	Evans Rusike	Hwange	2
	Roy Useni	Wha Wha	2
	Martin Vengesayi	Harare City	2

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
				02015-01-01-0000

Scoring

First goal of the season: Simba Gorogodyo for Tsholotsho against Harare City^[1] (20 March 2015)

References

↑ "Rural boys stun City boys | The Herald". Retrieved 20 March 2015.

Football in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League - Zimbabwean Second Division

Domestic cups

Men	Cup of Zimbabwe Zimbabwean Independence Trophy

Awards

Soccer Star of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

2015 in African Football (CAF)

Domestic leagues	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola Benin 14-15 15-16 Botswana 14–15 15–16 Burkina Faso 14–15 15–16 Burundi 14–15 15–16 Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Congo Côte d'Ivoire 14–15 15–16 Democratic Republic of Congo 14–15 15–16 Djibouti 14–15 15–16 Egypt 14–15 15–16 Ethiopia 14–15 15–16 Gabon Gambia 14–15 15–16 Ghana 15 15–16 Guinea 14–15 15–16 Kenya Lesotho 14–15 15–16 Liberia 14–15 Madagascar Malawi Mali 14–15 15–16 Mauritania 14–15 Mauritius 14–15 Morocco 14–15 15–16 Mozambique Namibia 14–15 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 14–15 15–16 Senegal 14–15 Somalia 14–15 South Africa 14–15 15–16 Sudan Swaziland 14–15 Tanzania 14–15 Togo Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16 Zambia Zimbabwe

Domestic cups	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Egypt Kenya South Africa 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16

Regional club cups	Kagame Interclub Cup schedule group stage knockout stage final

CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations CAF U-23 Championship COSAFA Cup