2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Season 2016
Champions CAPS United
Relegated Border Strikers
Chapungu United
Mutare City
Tsholotsho
2017 CAF Champions League CAPS United
Matches played 240
Goals scored 450 (1.88 per match)
Top goalscorer Leonard Tsipa (11)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Highest scoring Hwange 5-3 Triangle United
(28 August 2016)
Longest winning run Highlanders (7)
Longest unbeaten run Platinum (12)
Longest winless run Border Strikers (10)
Longest losing run Border Strikers (7)
Average attendance 920[1] (441,608 total attendance)
← 2015
2017 β†’

All statistics correct as of 26 November 2016.

The 2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 37th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season began on 1 April 2016 when How Mine took on newly promoted Bulawayo City at White City Stadium. CAPS United won their fifth league championship and first in 11 years.[2]

Attendances

Highlanders F.C. drew the highest average home attendance in the league in 2016, with an average attendance of 5,614. The previous year, they drew an average home attendance of 7,276 for domestic league games. The league's average attendance in 2016 was 920[3] (441,608 total attendance).

Teams

A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, including 12 sides from the 2015 season and four promoted from the 2015 Zimbabwe Division 1, Border Strikers, Bulawayo City, Mutare City Rovers and Ngezi Platinum. On the other hand, Buffaloes, Dongo Sawmills, Flame Lilly and Wha Wha were the last four teams of the 2015 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2016 season.[4] Chicken Inn are the defending champions from the 2015 season.

Stadiums and locations

Bulawayo
How Mine
Tsholotsho
Mutare
Locations of the 2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League teams
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2015 season
Border Strikers Beitbridge Dulivhadzimu Stadium 32,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Bulawayo City Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium Zimbabwe Division 1
CAPS United Harare National Sports Stadium 60,000 5th in Premier League
Chapungu United Gweru Ascot Stadium 5,000 9th in Premier League
Chicken Inn Bulawayo Luveve Stadium 8,000 Premier League Champions
Dynamos Harare Rufaro Stadium 35,000 2nd in Premier League
Harare City Harare Rufaro Stadium 35,000 7th in Premier League
Highlanders Bulawayo Barbourfields Stadium 32,000 6th in Premier League
How Mine Bulawayo White City Stadium 20,000 11th in Premier League
Hwange Colliery Hwange Colliery Stadium 15,000 8th in Premier League
ZPC Kariba Harare Gwanzura 10,000 10th in Premier League
Mutare City Rovers Mutare Sakubva Stadium 20,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Ngezi Platinum Ngezi Baobab Stadium 10,000 Zimbabwe Division 1
Platinum Zvishavane Mandava Stadium 3,000 3rd in Premier League
Triangle United Chiredzi Gibbo Stadium 3,000 4th in Premier League
Tsholotsho Beitbridge Dulivhadzimu Stadium 32,000 12th in Premier League

Results

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 CAPS United (C) (Q) 30 18 9 3 42 21 +21 63 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Platinum 30 17 10 3 38 15 +23 61
3 Highlanders 30 17 5 8 41 24 +17 56
4 Chicken Inn 30 13 8 9 31 20 +11 47
5 Dynamos 30 12 10 8 29 24 +5 46
6 Kariba 30 11 12 7 23 21 +2 45
7 F.C. Platinum 30 11 8 11 29 27 +2 41
8 Bulawayo City 30 11 8 11 27 27 0 41
9 Harare City 30 11 6 13 32 29 +3 39
10 How Mine 30 9 12 9 27 25 +2 39
11 Triangle United 30 10 8 12 27 32 βˆ’5 38
12 Hwange 30 9 9 12 24 35 βˆ’11 36
13 Chapungu United (R) 30 7 11 12 21 27 βˆ’6 32 Relegation to 2017 Zimbabwe Division 1
14 Tsholotsho (R) 30 7 5 18 23 37 βˆ’14 26
15 Mutare City (R) 30 7 8 15 25 44 βˆ’19 0261
16 Border Strikers (R) 30 4 3 23 10 41 βˆ’31 15

Updated to games played on 26 November 2016.
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.
1 Mutare City were docked 3 points for playing ineligible player Kudakwashe Gurure.[5]

Result table

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

Home \ Away[1] BOR BUL CAPCHACHIDYNHARHIGHOWHWAKARMUTNGE PLATRITSH
Border Strikers 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Bulawayo City 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1
CAPS United 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0
Chapungu United 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
Chicken Inn 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0
Dynamos 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0
Harare City 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 4–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–1
Highlanders 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2
How Mine 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–2
Hwange 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 5–3 1–0
Kariba 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Mutare City 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–0 3–3
Ngezi Platinum 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–4 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–1
Platinum 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Triangle United 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0
Tsholotsho 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1

Updated to games played on 26 November 2016.
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 β•² Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
CAPS United 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Platinum 6 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2
Highlanders 1 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
Chicken Inn 1 1 3 5 9 8 7 8 10 11 10 7 7 9 10 7 10 10 11 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 4
Dynamos 13 13 9 12 12 15 12 12 9 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5
Kariba 5 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
Ngezi Platinum 1 4 7 9 8 10 11 11 12 13 13 12 9 10 7 8 5 6 9 11 12 12 10 7 9 9 9 8 9 7
Bulawayo City 8 12 14 13 10 9 10 7 6 7 9 11 8 7 9 12 9 9 10 8 10 8 8 11 10 8 10 9 7 8
Harare City 11 7 10 8 7 7 9 10 8 6 7 8 10 8 8 10 8 11 8 10 7 6 6 9 7 6 7 7 8 9
How Mine 9 5 6 3 4 4 6 6 7 9 8 10 11 12 11 11 13 8 7 7 9 10 12 10 11 11 8 10 10 10
Triangle United 7 6 4 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 5 4 6 6 9 11 8 8 10 12 11 12 11
Hwange 13 15 13 14 15 12 8 9 11 10 11 9 13 11 13 9 12 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 11 12
Chapungu United 13 11 12 11 14 14 14 13 14 12 12 13 12 13 12 13 11 12 13 12 11 11 9 12 12 13 13 13 13 13
Tsholotsho 10 9 11 10 13 11 13 14 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14
Mutare City 13 16 16 14 11 13 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15
Border Strikers 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Last updated: 26 November 2016
Source: Soccerway

Season statistics

Goals

Top scorers

As of 26 November 2016
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Zimbabwe Leonard Tsipa CAPS United 11
2 Zimbabwe Gift Mbweti Hwange 9
Zimbabwe Walter Musona Platinum 9
4 Zimbabwe Obadiah Tarumbwa Chicken Inn 8
5 Zimbabwe Kuda Gurure Mutare City 7
Zimbabwe Bruce Kangwa Highlanders 7
Zimbabwe Agrippa Murimba Mutare City 7
Zimbabwe Simba Nhivi CAPS United 7
9 Zimbabwe Masimba Mambare Dynamos 6
10 Zimbabwe Rodwell Chinyengetere Platinum 5
Zimbabwe Dominic Chungwa CAPS United 5
Zimbabwe Prince Dube Highlanders 5
Zimbabwe William Manondo Harare City 5
Zimbabwe Raphael Manuvire Harare City 5
Zimbabwe Marvelous Mukumba Triangle United 5
Zimbabwe Simon Munawa Highlanders 5
Denmark James Nguluve Ngezi Platinum 5
Zimbabwe Donald Tegure Ngezi Platinum 5
Zimbabwe Gilbert Zulu Hwange 5

Scoring

References

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