MTN Premier League Table: 1.Royal Leopards 21 12 5 4 38-19 41 2.Mbabane Highlanders 21 11 8 2 31-12 41 3.Green Mamba FC (Matsapha) 21 11 6 4 26-14 39 4.Young Buffaloes 21 10 6 5 28-15 36 5.Mbabane Swallows 22 10 6 6 31-27 36 6.Manzini Wanderers 22 8 6 8 24-24 30 7.Manzini Sundowns 22 8 5 9 21-23 29 8.Eleven Men In Flight (Siteki) 22 6 7 9 15-19 25 9.Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos (Mhlume) 22 5 6 11 18-25 21 10.Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 22 4 8 10 19-30 20 ----------------------------------------------------------- 11.Midas Mbabane City 22 5 5 12 23-41 20 Relegated 12.Illovo FC (Ubombo) 22 4 4 14 18-43 16 Relegated Round 1 [Sep 29] Manzini Wanderers 1-1 Royal Leopards [Fanie Mpulo 68; Sifiso Ntibane 52] Mbabane Highlanders 1-0 Mbabane Swallows [Mfanfikile Ndzimandze 92] [Sep 30] Young Buffaloes 3-0 Illovo FC [Welcome Dlamini 6pen, Sithembiso Ngcamphalala 27, Themba Mtsetfwa 48og] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 0-0 Eleven Men In Flight Midas Mbabane City 2-1 Manzini Sundowns [Linda Msibi 23, S'dumo Dlamini 77; Musa Shongwe 15] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 1-0 Green Mamba [Balindile Mabuza 28] Round 2 [Oct 13] Eleven Men In Flight 1-3 Mbabane Highlanders [Celucolo Mmema 41; Sipho Sibandze 2pen, Msizi Lukhele 47, Maqoma Nkhohlo 74] Mbabane Swallows 4-0 Royal Leopards [Sandile Mdlovu 7, 66, Welile Maseko 80, Dennis Fakudze 90] Young Buffaloes 1-0 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Sipho Ndlovu 38] [Oct 14] Green Mamba 0-1 Manzini Sundowns Midas Mbabane City 4-2 Illovo FC [Sidumo Dlamini 50, 72, 81, Siboniso Maseko 60; Busi Ndzinisa 71, Nduduzo Motsa 80] [Oct 31] Manzini Wanderers 3-1 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers [Lwazi Mamba 16, Elias Tshabalaka 29, Ndoda Mthethwa 74; Lwazi Maziya 93] Round 3 [Oct 20] Mbabane Swallows 2-1 Manzini Wanderers [Dennis Fakudze 53, Stanford Ncube 79; Nhlanhla Dlamini 22] Eleven Men In Flight 1-1 Royal Leopards [Bhekithemba Maziya 19; Sihle Sukati 17] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 1-3 Midas Mbabane City [Wandile Dlamini 5; Wandile Dlamini 37og, Linda Msibi 55, Thulani Dube 69] [Oct 21] Illovo FC 1-0 Mbabane Highlanders [Madida Gamedze 76] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 1-0 Manzini Sundowns Green Mamba 0-0 Young Buffaloes Round 4 [Nov 3] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 0-0 Illovo FC Royal Leopards 2-1 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Mxolisi Mthethwa 42, Collen Salelwako 59; Sanele Gasa 87] Manzini Sundowns 0-0 Eleven Men In Flight [Nov 4] Mbabane Highlanders 3-1 Young Buffaloes [Msizi Lukhele 3, Sipho Sibandze 10pen, Mfanzile Ndzimandze 65; Zwelithini Msibi 1] Midas Mbabane City 0-1 Manzini Wanderers [Ndoda Mtsetfwa 77] [Dec 12] Mbabane Swallows 1-1 Green Mamba [Sifiso Maseko 3; Sipho Gumbi 69] Round 5 [Nov 10] Illovo FC 1-1 Manzini Sundowns [Sifiso Nxumalo 56; Wonder Msibi 4] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 1-2 Green Mamba [Bongani Dlamini 75; Maxwell Zikalala 9, Civil Matsebula 92] Mbabane Highlanders 2-1 Royal Leopards [Sipho Sibandze 78pen, Mfanzile Ndzimandze 82; Mxolisi Mthethwa 37] [Nov 11] Manzini Wanderers 1-2 Eleven Men In Flight [Manqoba Tsabedze 66; Mxolisi Dlamini 74, Mustafa Jose Massinga 81] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 0-1 Mbabane Swallows [Manqoba Kunene 84] Young Buffaloes 1-0 Midas Mbabane City [Salebona Jele 50] Round 6 [Nov 23] Green Mamba 5-3 Illovo FC [also reported 5-2] [Civil Matsebula (4), ?; ?, ?, ?] [Nov 24] Manzini Sundowns 0-2 Mbabane Highlanders [Msizi Lukhele 12, Mpendulo Kunene 27] Mbabane Swallows abd Midas Mbabane City [abandoned at 0-0 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 0-1 Manzini Wanderers in 54' due to fog] [Timothy Mathonsi 47] [Nov 25] Eleven Men In Flight 0-1 Young Buffaloes Royal Leopards 2-1 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers [Dec 19, replay] Mbabane Swallows 0-1 Midas Mbabane City [Thulani Dube 18] Round 7 [Dec 1] Young Buffaloes 2-0 Manzini Sundowns [Nandos 1, Nkosingiphile 93] Royal Leopards 3-1 Midas Mbabane City [Mfanzile Dlamini 42, Mxolisi Mtsetfwa 63, Bongani Sibandze 78; Thulani Dube 83] Mbabane Highlanders 4-1 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers [Maqoma Nkhohlo 11, Sipho Sibandze 44, Mpendulo Kunene 56, 65; Lwazi Maziya 58] Eleven Men In Flight 1-0 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Dec 2] Manzini Wanderers 3-1 Green Mamba [Timothy Mathonsi 8, 38, Sanele Dlamini 90; Sipho Gumbi 20] [Jan 9] Illovo FC 1-2 Mbabane Swallows [Sabelo Hlatjwako 83; Olayeni Fashina 10, Welile Maseko 64] Round 8 [Dec 8] Green Mamba 1-3 Royal Leopards Manzini Sundowns 1-2 Manzini Wanderers [Thokozani Mkhulisi 66pen; Fanie Mafolo 6, Sifiso Zwane 14] Illovo FC 2-2 Eleven Men In Flight [Lunga Nxumalo 45+1, Busi Ndzinisa 62; Bhekithemba Maziya 28, Derrick Masinga 66] [Dec 9] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 0-0 Midas Mbabane City Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 0-0 Mbabane Highlanders [Jan 16] Mbabane Swallows 2-1 Young Buffaloes [Manqoba Kunene 65, Olayeni Fashina 79; Nandos Dlamini 5] [on Feb 6 the Disciplinary Committee ruled this match should not have taken place: the referees had judged the ground unplayable around 4pm and informed the PLS office, which however failed to inform the teams, which showed up for kick-off at 7.30 pm only to find no referees; before these were called and decided to have the match played anyway (the ground having meanwhile improved) it was nearly 9pm; after the match, Young Buffaloes protested; on Apr 14, the PLS ordered a replay on Apr 23, for which Swallows failed to show; on May 6, the original result was re-instated by the FA's Appeals Board, which ruled that the match had been official; Young Buffaloes plan to appeal this decision] Round 9 [Dec 15] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 1-1 Mbabane Swallows [Bongani Khumalo 41pen; Sandile Mdlovu 32] Mbabane Highlanders 0-0 Green Mamba Young Buffaloes 1-1 Royal Leopards [Salebona Jele 58; Absalom Dlamini 49pen] [Dec 16] Illovo FC 0-1 Manzini Wanderers [Ndoda Mtsetfwa 30] Midas Mbabane City 1-1 Eleven Men In Flight [Sdumo Dlamini 25; Zwelakhe Maziya 73] Manzini Sundowns 1-1 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Phumlani Ngwenya 41; Muzi Dlamini 53] Round 10 [Jan 5] Royal Leopards 5-0 Illovo FC [Bongani Sibandze 5, Shelton Mhlanga 39, 48, Sihle Sukati 75, Manqoba Dlamini 82] Young Buffaloes 1-1 Manzini Wanderers [Sipho Ndlovu 59pen; Manqoba Tsabedze 90+pen] Mbabane Highlanders 1-1 Midas Mbabane City [Sipho Sibandze 32pen; Sdumo Dlamini 73] Manzini Sundowns 2-3 Mbabane Swallows [Menzi Zulu 48, Carlos Mathunjwa 89; Sandile Mdlovu 13, Stanford Ncube 56pen, 74] [Jan 6] Green Mamba 1-0 Eleven Men In Flight [Mphile Dlamini 45] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 2-1 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers [Ncamiso Matsebula 39, Balindile Mabuza 64; Muntu Mamba 59] Round 11 [Jan 11] Manzini Sundowns 3-1 Royal Leopards [Coolan Mndzebele 17, Carlos Mathunjwa 20, Barry Steenkamp 73; Absalom Dlamini 41] [Jan 12] Manzini Wanderers 0-1 Mbabane Highlanders [Nana Dlamini 5] Midas Mbabane City 0-2 Green Mamba [Mphile Dlamini 20, Mfanimpela Dvube 82] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 1-1 Young Buffaloes [Bongani Khumalo 53pen; Salebona Jele 84] [Jan 13] Eleven Men In Flight 1-0 Mbabane Swallows [Sibusiso Dlamini 46] Illovo FC 1-1 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Nkosing’phile Dlamini 60; Wandile Hlatshwako 90+] Round 12 [Jan 18] Manzini Sundowns 1-0 Illovo FC [Jan 19] Mbabane Highlanders 1-0 Royal Leopards [Msizi Lukhele 60] Manzini Wanderers 0-2 Eleven Men In Flight [Elias Tsabalaka 24og, Doctor Nxumalo 67] Mbabane Swallows 1-1 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Stanford Ncube 48; Trevor Khumalo 14pen] Midas Mbabane City 2-1 Young Buffaloes [Linda Msibi 54, Siboniso Maseko 67; Salebona Jele 5] [Jan 20] Green Mamba 0-0 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers Round 13 [Jan 25] Young Buffaloes 2-0 Mbabane Swallows [Sithembiso Ngcamphalala 2, Malungisa Hurrah Dlamini 45] [Jan 26] Illovo FC 3-1 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers [Muzi Shongwe 2, 3-1, Philani Mthinkhulu 27; Muntu Mamba 58] Royal Leopards 2-0 Eleven Men In Flight [Mzwandile Mamba 13, Mfanzile Dlamini 58] Manzini Sundowns 1-0 Midas Mbabane City [Barry Steenkamp 45] [Jan 27] Green Mamba 1-0 Manzini Wanderers [Sipho Gumbi 59] Mbabane Highlanders 0-0 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos Round 14 [Feb 15] Mbanane Highlanders abd Illovo FC [abandoned at 1-0 [Sabelo Shilubane 38] in 40' due to [Feb 16] floodlight failure] Manzini Sundowns 0-1 Green Mamba [Nkhosing'phile Dlamini 66] Mbabane Swallows 1-0 Eleven Men In Flight [Stanford Ncube 80] Manzini Wanderers 2-2 Midas Mbabane City [Lwazi Mamba 16, Timothy Mathonsi 32; Wandile Dlamini 73, Sdumo Dlamini 81] Young Buffaloes 0-2 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers [Muntu Mamba 54, 53] [Feb 20] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 0-0 Royal Leopards [Mar 11] Mbanane Highlanders 1-0 Illovo FC [replay] [Mpendulo Kunene 55] Round 15 [Mar 1] Manzini Sundowns 2-1 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers [Carlos Mathunjwa 36, Agrippa Dlamini 2-0; Sifiso Gama 72] Green Mamba 4-0 Mbabane Swallows [Sicelo Mazibuko 8, Mphile Dlamini (2), Mbuso Gina] Midas Mbabane City 1-5 Mbabane Highlanders [S'dumo Dlamini; Mxolisi Dlamini (4), ?] Eleven Men In Flight 2-0 Illovo FC [Dinis Mandlate 68, Ricky Sibiya 2-0] [Mar 2] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 0-3 Young Buffaloes [Malungisa Dlamini 9, Sifiso Mazibuko 28, Salebona Jele 52] [Apr 17] Royal Leopards 3-0 Manzini Wanderers Round 16 [Mar 19] Manzini Sundowns 0-1 Young Buffaloes Eleven Men In Flight 0-0 Green Mamba [Mar 21] Mbabane Swallows 2-1 Mbabane Highlanders [Stanford Ncube 53pen, Welile Maseko 81; Mxolisi Dlamini 0-1] [Mar 22] Illovo FC 0-3 Royal Leopards [possibly played later] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers abd Manzini Wanderers [abandoned in 83' due [Mar 24] to rain and lightning] Midas Mbabane City 2-7 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Thulani Dube 17, Linda Msibi 50; Celani Dlamini 30pen, 53, 74, Balindile Mabuza 38, 60, Ncamiso Mavuso 73, Ncanywa 91] [Apr 9] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 1-1 Manzini Wanderers [replay] [Bongani Khumalo 53; Mduduzi Mdluli 26pen] Round 17 [Apr 2] Young Buffaloes 2-0 Eleven Men In Flight [Jabulani Dlamini 36, Salebona Jele] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 0-2 Manzini Sundowns [Goodwill Magagula 15, Thokozani Mkhulisi (pen)] [Apr 3] Mbabane Swallows 2-2 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers Midas Mbabane City 0-3 Royal Leopards [Gcina Mazibuko 1, Mzwandile Mamba, Mfanzile Dlamini] [Apr 4] Illovo FC 0-2 Green Mamba [Sipho Gumbi 30pen, Clement Sibandze 52] Mbabane Highlanders 0-0 Manzini Wanderers Round 18 [Apr 12] Manzini Wanderers 2-0 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Mduduzi Mdluli 9, Lwazi Mamba 36] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 1-0 Eleven Men In Flight Illovo FC 1-0 Midas Mbabane City [Apr 16] Green Mamba 1-1 Mbabane Highlanders [Banele Hlanze 80; Msizi Lukhele 69] [Apr 17] Mbabane Swallows 1-1 Manzini Sundowns [Stanford Ncube 80; Goodwill Magagula 90+1] [Apr 30] Royal Leopards 1-1 Young Buffaloes [Gcina Mazibuko 19; Jabulani Dlamini 89] Round 19 [Apr 18?] Midas Mbabane City 0-3 Mhlambanyatsi Rovers [Apr 19] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 0-1 Illovo [Mduduzi Motsa 23] Mbabane Highlanders 1-1 Eleven Men In Flight [Mfan'fikile Ndzimandze 45; Mxolisi Dlamini 80] Young Buffaloes 0-1 Green Mamba [Maxwell ‘Zikalala 81] [Apr 20] Royal Leopards 1-0 Mbabane Swallows [Absalom Dlamini 50] Manzini Wanderers 0-1 Manzini Sundowns [Carlos Mathunjwa 10] Round 20 [Apr 25] Green Mamba 1-0 Midas Mbabane City [Mbuso Gina 75pen] Mbabane Highlanders 1-1 Manzini Sundowns [Nana Dlamini 73; Carlos Mathunjwa 12] Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 0-2 Royal Leopards [Apr 26] Mbabane Swallows 3-1 Illovo FC [Sebenele Zulu 34, Olayeni Fashina 45, 87; Sifiso Nxumalo 18] Manzini Wanderers 1-1 Young Buffaloes [Timothy Mathonsi 69; Jabulani Dlamini 83] Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos 1-0 Eleven Men In Flight [Balindile Mabuza 22] Round 21 [May 3] Manzini Wanderers 1-2 Mbabane Swallows [?; Stanford Ncube 30, Welile Maseko 32] [May 4] Green Mamba 2-0 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos ['Kanu' 55, Sabelo Hlophe 90] Eleven Men In Flight 1-0 Midas Mbabane City Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 0-3 Mbabane Highlanders [Msizi Lukhele 4, 41, 78] Illovo FC 0-4 Young Buffaloes [Salebona Jele (2), Sifiso Mazibuko (2)] Royal Leopards 3-1 Manzini Sundowns [Mfanzile Dlamini 14, 60, Mzwandile Mamba 79; Carlos Mathunjwa 54] Round 22 [May 10] Eleven Men In Flight 0-1 Manzini Sundowns [Phumlani Ngwenya 20] Manzini Wanderers 2-1 Illovo FC [Timothy Mathonsi 43, Manqoba Tsabedze 82pen; Muzi Simelane 23] Midas Mbabane City 3-3 Mbabane Swallows Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 0-2 Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos [Balindile Mabuza 40, Muzi Dlamini 90+] [May 18] Royal Leopards - Green Mamba [Mayaluka Stadium] Young Buffaloes - Mbabane Highlanders [Trade Fair Ground] Table: 1.Royal Leopards 21 12 5 4 38-19 41 2.Mbabane Highlanders 21 11 8 2 31-12 41 3.Green Mamba FC (Matsapha) 21 11 6 4 26-14 39 4.Young Buffaloes 21 10 6 5 28-15 36 5.Mbabane Swallows 22 10 6 6 31-27 36 6.Manzini Wanderers 22 8 6 8 24-24 30 7.Manzini Sundowns 22 8 5 9 21-23 29 8.Eleven Men In Flight (Siteki) 22 6 7 9 15-19 25 9.Umbelebele/Jomo Cosmos (Mhlume) 22 5 6 11 18-25 21 10.Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 22 4 8 10 19-30 20 ----------------------------------------------------------- 11.Midas Mbabane City 22 5 5 12 23-41 20 Relegated 12.Illovo FC (Ubombo) 22 4 4 14 18-43 16 Relegated
Sources: Times of Swaziland, Swazi Observer
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