NSL Premiership
Final Table:
1.Orlando Pirates 34 16 13 5 60-34 61 Champions
2.Kaizer Chiefs 34 16 12 6 41-25 60
3.Mamelodi Sundowns 34 17 8 9 58-32 59
4.Jomo Cosmos 34 15 11 8 47-27 56
5.Santos 34 15 11 8 40-32 56
6.Free State Stars 34 15 10 9 40-30 55
7.Ria Stars 34 13 12 9 43-40 51
8.Supersport United 34 12 11 11 42-35 47
9.Lamontville Golden Arrows 34 11 12 11 38-39 45
10.Umtata Bush Bucks 34 12 8 14 38-45 44
11.Ajax Cape Town 34 10 10 14 37-46 40
12.Thembisa Classic 34 9 12 13 26-40 39
13.Wits University 34 8 14 12 33-43 38
14.Hellenic 34 7 15 12 32-40 36
15.Moroka Swallows 34 7 14 13 35-45 35
16.Manning Rangers 34 9 7 18 49-60 34
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17.Bloemfontein Celtic 34 9 10 15 35-46 34 [-3] Relegated
18.African Wanderers 34 6 8 20 31-66 26 Relegated
NB: Bloemfontein Celtic deducted three points for fielding illegible player.
Round 1
[Aug 8]
Rangers 2-2 Supersport
[Aug 9]
Wanderers 1-2 Pirates
Classic 0-0 Hellenic
Free State 2-2 Ria Stars
Cosmos 1-1 Wits
Chiefs 1-0 Celtic
Swallows 1-1 Ajax
Santos 1-1 Golden Arrows
[Nov 19]
Sundowns 0-1 Bucks
Round 2
[Aug 12]
Supersport 1-1 Classic
[Aug 13]
Celtic 0-2 Santos
Bucks 0-3 Chiefs
Golden Arrows 1-1 Wits
Swallows 0-2 Cosmos
Ria Stars 1-0 Rangers
[Aug 16]
Ajax 2-2 Wanderers
[Oct 21]
Sundowns 3-2 Hellenic
[Jan 31]
Pirates 3-0 Free State
Round 3
[Aug 18]
Santos 2-0 Bucks
[Aug 19]
Wanderers 0-4 Swallows
Classic 1-1 Ria Stars
Wits 1-0 Celtic
[Aug 20]
Free State 3-0 Ajax
Cosmos 1-1 Golden Arrows
Rangers 3-5 Pirates
[Aug 30]
Sundowns 0-0 Supersport
[Nov 7]
Chiefs 2-0 Hellenic
Round 4
[Aug 23]
Wanderers 1-6 Cosmos
Celtic 2-2 Golden Arrows
Bucks 4-0 Wits
Hellenic 1-1 Santos
Swallows 2-2 Free State
Supersport 2-2 Chiefs
[Aug 30]
Ajax 1-0 Rangers
[Oct 1-14?]
Pirates 1-2 Classic
[Nov 29]
Ria Stars 2-5 Sundowns
Round 5
[Aug 25]
Wits 2-2 Hellenic
[Aug 26]
Rangers 2-1 Swallows
Santos 2-0 Supersport
[Aug 27]
Free State 2-0 Wanderers
Golden Arrows 1-0 Bucks
Cosmos 1-1 Celtic
[Sep 6]
Ajax 0-0 Classic
[Nov 22]
Chiefs 1-0 Ria Stars
[May 16]
Sundowns 0-0 Pirates
Round 6
[Sep 1]
Hellenic 1-2 Golden Arrows
Ria Stars 0-0 Santos
[Sep 2]
Wanderers 2-0 Rangers
Free State 2-1 Cosmos
Supersport 3-0 Wits
[Sep 3]
Bucks 2-4 Celtic
Swallows 2-2 Classic
[Oct 8]
Ajax 2-1 Sundowns
[Nov 29]
Pirates 1-1 Chiefs
Round 7
[Sep 13]
Celtic 0-1 Hellenic
Classic 2-1 Wanderers
Golden Arrows 0-2 Supersport
Cosmos 0-1 Bucks
Rangers 1-2 Free State
Santos 1-3 Pirates
Sundowns 3-1 Swallows
Wits 2-0 Ria Stars
[Oct 18]
Chiefs 0-0 Ajax
Round 8
[Sep 16]
Ajax 1-2 Santos
Hellenic 2-1 Bucks
Pirates 1-1 Wits
Supersport 0-0 Celtic
[Sep 17]
Wanderers 1-5 Sundowns
Rangers 3-4 Cosmos
Ria Stars 3-1 Golden Arrows
[Nov 5]
Free State 0-1 Classic
[Dec 20]
Swallows 0-0 Chiefs
Round 9
[Sep 20]
Celtic 2-2 Ria Stars
Classic 0-2 Rangers
Cosmos 3-1 Hellenic
Golden Arrows 1-1 Pirates
Sundowns 3-0 Free State
Santos 1-0 Swallows
Bucks 1-2 Supersport
Wits 3-1 Ajax
[Nov 2]
Chiefs 0-0 Wanderers
Round 10
[Sep 30]
Rangers 0-2 Sundowns
Pirates 3-1 Celtic
Supersport 0-0 Hellenic
[Oct 1]
Wanderers 0-1 Santos
Ajax 1-0 Golden Arrows
Classic 0-0 Cosmos
Free State 1-1 Chiefs
Swallows 0-0 Wits
Ria Stars 0-0 Bucks
Round 11
[Oct 8]
Cosmos 3-0 Supersport
Chiefs 2-1 Rangers
[Nov 15]
Bucks 2-3 Pirates
Hellenic 1-2 Ria Stars
[dates?]
Santos 0-1 Free State
Wits 2-1 Wanderers
Celtic 0-2 Ajax
Golden Arrows 2-0 Swallows
[Dec 6]
Sundowns 2-0 Classic
Round 12
[Oct 14]
Pirates 1-1 Hellenic
Rangers 3-5 Santos
[Oct 15]
Wanderers 1-0 Golden Arrows
Ajax 0-1 Bucks
Classic 0-0 Chiefs
Free State 1-1 Wits
Swallows 0-2 Celtic
Ria Stars 0-0 Supersport
[Jan 14]
Sundowns 0-1 Cosmos
Round 13
[Oct 25]
Celtic 0-0 Wanderers
Bucks 2-2 Swallows
Golden Arrows 2-0 Free State
Cosmos 0-1 Ria Stars
Santos 2-1 Classic
Supersport 0-1 Pirates
Wits 2-2 Rangers
[Jan 17]
Sundowns 1-2 Chiefs
[Feb 14]
Hellenic 3-0 Ajax
Round 14
[Oct 28]
Free State 2-2 Celtic
Rangers 0-2 Golden Arrows
[Oct 29]
Wanderers 3-0 Bucks
Ajax 1-0 Supersport
Classic 1-0 Wits
Cosmos 2-1 Chiefs
Swallows 0-0 Hellenic
Pirates 2-0 Ria Stars
[Nov 15]
Sundowns 0-2 Santos
Round 15
[Nov 19]
Classic 1-0 Celtic
Cosmos 1-2 Santos
Swallows 2-1 Ria Stars
[Nov 22]
Ajax 0-1 Pirates
Sundowns 3-0 Golden Arrows
[Nov 29]
Rangers 1-2 Bucks
[Dec 6]
Wanderers 0-2 Supersport
[Dec 13]
Chiefs 1-0 Wits
[Dec 20]
Free State 1-0 Hellenic
Round 16
[Nov 8]
Supersport 2-1 Swallows
[Nov 11]
Hellenic 1-1 Wanderers
Pirates 1-1 Cosmos
[Nov 12]
Celtic 1-1 Rangers
Bucks 1-0 Free State
Golden Arrows 1-2 Classic
Ria Stars 1-1 Ajax
Santos 1-1 Chiefs
[Dec 20]
Wits 0-3 Sundowns
Round 17
[Nov 21]
Supersport 0-1 Free State
Wits 1-0 Santos
[Nov 24]
Hellenic 2-2 Rangers
[Nov 26]
Celtic 0-3 Sundowns
Bucks 2-0 Classic
Golden Arrows 3-1 Chiefs
Ria Stars 3-2 Wanderers
[Dec 20]
Cosmos 0-2 Ajax
[Jan 16]
Pirates 1-0 Swallows
Round 18
[Dec 2]
Hellenic 0-0 Classic
Supersport 3-1 Rangers
[Dec 3]
Celtic 1-2 Chiefs
Bucks 1-0 Sundowns
Golden Arrows 1-0 Santos
Ria Stars 0-0 Free State
[Jan 17]
Wits 2-3 Cosmos
[Jan 31]
Ajax 2-1 Swallows
[Feb 28]
Pirates 3-0 Wanderers
Round 19
[Dec 8]
Rangers 1-2 Ria Stars
Santos 1-1 Celtic
Wits 1-1 Golden Arrows
[Dec 10]
Classic 0-2 Supersport
Chiefs 0-1 Bucks
Cosmos 5-1 Swallows
Hellenic 2-1 Sundowns
[Jan 14]
Wanderers 1-1 Ajax
[Feb 14]
Free State 0-1 Pirates
Round 20
[Dec 17]
Bucks 1-1 Santos
Swallows 0-0 Wanderers
Ria Stars 2-0 Classic
Celtic 0-1 Wits
Golden Arrows 0-0 Cosmos
Supersport 1-1 Sundowns
Hellenic 0-1 Chiefs
[Dec 20]
Pirates 3-3 Rangers
[Feb 7]
Ajax 1-1 Free State
Round 21
[Jan 5]
Wits 2-2 Bucks
Rangers 3-0 Ajax
[Jan 6]
Free State 2-0 Swallows
Chiefs 1-1 Supersport
[Jan 7]
Cosmos 3-0 Wanderers
Golden Arrows 1-0 Celtic
Classic 0-3 Pirates
Sundowns 1-1 Ria Stars
[Jan 8]
Santos 0-1 Hellenic
Round 22
[Jan 20]
Pirates 1-2 Sundowns
Hellenic 0-1 Wits
[Jan 21]
Swallows 3-1 Rangers
Supersport 3-0 Santos
Wanderers 1-3 Free State
Bucks 1-3 Golden Arrows
Celtic 0-1 Cosmos
Classic 3-2 Ajax
Ria Stars 1-4 Chiefs
Round 23
[Jan 28]
Celtic 1-0 Swallows
Hellenic 2-1 Pirates
Cosmos 0-0 Sundowns
Golden Arrows 0-0 Wanderers
Santos 1-1 Rangers
Supersport 0-2 Ria Stars
Bucks 2-0 Ajax
Wits 0-0 Free State
[Jan 30]
Chiefs 1-1 Classic
Round 24
[Feb 2]
Hellenic 2-1 Celtic
[Feb 3]
Pirates 2-2 Santos
Ria Stars 2-0 Wits
[Feb 4]
Wanderers 3-0 Classic
Supersport 5-1 Golden Arrows
Bucks 0-0 Cosmos
Free State 3-1 Rangers
Swallows 1-1 Sundowns
Ajax 3-2 Chiefs
Round 25
[Feb 9]
Cosmos 0-1 Rangers
[Feb 10]
Chiefs 1-2 Swallows
Bucks 0-0 Hellenic
Wits 0-1 Pirates
[Feb 11]
Celtic 2-1 Supersport
Classic 0-2 Free State
Golden Arrows 2-2 Ria Stars
Sundowns 1-0 Wanderers
Santos 0-1 Ajax
Round 26
[Feb 16]
Rangers 1-0 Classic
[Feb 17]
Ajax 0-0 Wits
Pirates 2-2 Golden Arrows
Ria Stars 3-0 Celtic
[Feb 18]
Wanderers 0-2 Chiefs
Free State abd Sundowns [abandoned]
Hellenic 1-3 Cosmos
Swallows abd Santos [abandoned at 0-1 due to thunderstorm]
Supersport 4-2 Bucks
[Mar 21]
Free State 1-2 Sundowns
[Apr 11]
Swallows 3-1 Santos
Round 27
[Feb 23]
Wits 1-1 Swallows
[Feb 24]
Hellenic 0-0 Supersport
[Feb 25]
Celtic 1-1 Pirates
Cosmos 0-0 Classic
Golden Arrows 2-1 Ajax
Sundowns 3-0 Rangers
Bucks 1-1 Ria Stars
[Mar 28]
Santos 1-0 Wanderers
[May 17]
Chiefs 0-1 Free State
Round 28
[Mar 10]
Supersport 0-0 Cosmos
[Mar 11]
Wanderers 2-1 Wits
Classic 1-3 Sundowns
Free State 0-0 Santos
Swallows 1-0 Golden Arrows
Ria Stars 1-0 Hellenic
[Apr 18]
Pirates 0-1 Bucks
[May 6]
Ajax 3-3 Celtic
[May 30]
Rangers 0-1 Chiefs
Round 29
[Mar 21]
Rangers 5-0 Wanderers
[Mar 23]
Wits 2-1 Supersport
[Mar 25]
Golden Arrows 2-0 Hellenic
Celtic 1-0 Bucks
Classic 2-2 Swallows
[Apr 11]
Chiefs abd Pirates [abandoned at 1-1 in 33' following a stadium
[Apr 22] disaster in which 43 people were killed]
Cosmos 1-0 Free State
[Apr 25]
Sundowns 3-2 Ajax
[May 7]
Santos 1-0 Ria Stars
[Jun 9 - played following Bob Save Superbowl final]
Chiefs 1-0 Pirates
Round 30
[Mar 30]
Rangers 3-2 Wits
[Mar 31]
Classic 0-1 Santos
Free State 1-1 Golden Arrows
Swallows 1-1 Bucks
[Apr 1]
Wanderers 3-1 Celtic
Ria Stars 0-2 Cosmos
Pirates 6-2 Supersport
[Apr 22]
Ajax 2-2 Hellenic
[May 6]
Chiefs 1-0 Sundowns
Round 31
[Apr 6]
Santos 2-2 Sundowns
Hellenic 1-1 Swallows
Wits 0-0 Classic
[Apr 7]
Celtic 2-0 Free State
Chiefs 2-0 Cosmos
[Apr 8]
Bucks 4-1 Wanderers
Ria Stars 1-1 Pirates
Golden Arrows 0-1 Rangers
[Apr 28]
Supersport 1-0 Ajax
Round 32
[Feb 28]
Chiefs 1-1 Santos
[Mar 7]
Sundowns 1-1 Wits
[Apr 18]
Swallows 1-0 Supersport
Rangers 1-2 Celtic
Classic 2-1 Golden Arrows
[Apr 28]
Free State 3-0 Bucks
[Apr 29]
Wanderers 3-3 Hellenic
[May 1]
Cosmos 1-1 Pirates
[May 2]
Ajax 4-0 Ria Stars [4-1?]
Round 33
[May 2]
Golden Arrows 1-2 Sundowns
[May 11]
Hellenic 0-2 Free State
[May 12]
Supersport 2-0 Wanderers
[May 13]
Celtic 2-1 Classic
Ria Stars 2-0 Swallows
Bucks 1-3 Rangers
[May 23]
Pirates 3-0 Ajax
Santos 1-0 Cosmos
Wits 1-2 Chiefs
Round 34
[May 18]
Rangers 0-0 Hellenic
Santos 2-1 Wits
[May 19]
Swallows 1-1 Pirates
[May 20]
Free State 1-0 Supersport
Sundowns 1-2 Celtic
Classic 2-0 Bucks
Chiefs 0-0 Golden Arrows
Wanderers 1-4 Ria Stars
Ajax 0-1 Cosmos
Final Table:
1.Orlando Pirates 34 16 13 5 60-34 61 Champions
2.Kaizer Chiefs 34 16 12 6 41-25 60
3.Mamelodi Sundowns 34 17 8 9 58-32 59
4.Jomo Cosmos 34 15 11 8 47-27 56
5.Santos 34 15 11 8 40-32 56
6.Free State Stars 34 15 10 9 40-30 55
7.Ria Stars 34 13 12 9 43-40 51
8.Supersport United 34 12 11 11 42-35 47
9.Lamontville Golden Arrows 34 11 12 11 38-39 45
10.Umtata Bush Bucks 34 12 8 14 38-45 44
11.Ajax Cape Town 34 10 10 14 37-46 40
12.Thembisa Classic 34 9 12 13 26-40 39
13.Wits University 34 8 14 12 33-43 38
14.Hellenic 34 7 15 12 32-40 36
15.Moroka Swallows 34 7 14 13 35-45 35
16.Manning Rangers 34 9 7 18 49-60 34
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17.Bloemfontein Celtic 34 9 10 15 35-46 34 [-3] Relegated
18.African Wanderers 34 6 8 20 31-66 26 Relegated
NB: Bloemfontein Celtic deducted three points for fielding illegible player.
Promoted: AmaZulu (Durban) and Black Leopards (Thohoyandou)
Cups 2000/01
League Cup 2000
[for 18 Premier League Clubs only]
Preliminary Round
Ria Stars 1-1 1-0 Bloemfontein Celtic
Lamontville Golden Arrows 2-0 1-2 African Wanderers
First Round [2nd legs Sep 23-25]
Orlando Pirates 0-1 2-0 Thembisa Classic
Hellenic 1-0 1-3 Umtata Bush Bucks
SuperSport United 3-0 4-3 Manning Rangers
Moroka Swallows 3-1 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
Jomo Cosmos 1-0 1-0 Lamontville Golden Arrows
Free State Stars 0-0 0-2 Ajax Cape Town
Wits University 0-0 1-2 Santos
Kaizer Chiefs lt Ria Stars
Quarterfinals [1st legs Oct 21,22; 2nd leg Nov 4,5]
Moroka Swallows 3-0 0-0 SuperSport United [1st leg 3-1?]
Santos 0-1 - Ajax Cape Town [2nd leg Nov 8]
Ria Stars 2-4 3-2 Orlando Pirates
Jomo Cosmos 3-2 5-0 Umtata Bush Bucks
Semifinals [2nd leg Dec 2,3]
Jomo Cosmos 1-1 0-1 Ajax Cape Town
Moroka Swallows 1-2 1-0 Orlando Pirates
Final [Johannesburg, Dec 9; att: 40,000]
Ajax Cape Town 1-1 Orlando Pirates [aet]
[Edelbert Dinha 60; Steve Lekoelea 75]
Final Replay [Johannesburg, Dec 13]
Ajax Cape Town 4-1 Orlando Pirates
[Carlo Scott 1-0, 2-0 (before 10'), Brett Evans 3-0 (after 45'),
Jeremy Jansen 4-0; Jerry Sikhosana 4-1]
Ajax Cape Town earned a late CAF Cup entry thanks to this win
Bob Save Super Bowl 2001
Participants all from premier division except:
Black Leopards, FC Fortune, Mabopane Young Masters, Maritzburg City, Phoenix City,
Saxon Rovers, Spartak, Sporting (all first division - second level);
Amalawus, Greenpoint Vultures, Hamilton Crescents, Kiwi Double Seven, Mighty Birds,
Ravens, Real Rangers, Roses United, Royal Blues (all amateur teams).
Preliminary Round [Feb 17,18]
Mighty Birds bt Ravens
Real Rangers bt Roses United
Greenpoint Vultures bt Hamilton Crescents
First Round
[Mar 2]
Maritzburg City 1-0 Ajax Cape Town
[Mar 3]
Santos 3-2 Mabopane Young Masters [aet]
SuperSport United 4-1 Wits University [aet]
Royal Blues 1-2 Real Rangers
Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 Black Leopards
Thembisa Classic 2-3 Sporting FC
FC Fortune 1-4 Manning Rangers
Greenpoint Vultures 2-4 Orlando Pirates
[Mar 4]
Ravens 0-2 Bush Bucks
Spartak 1-0 Saxon Rovers
Free State Stars 1-2 Moroka Swallows [aet]
Bloemfontein Celtic 5-1 Phoenix City
Jomo Cosmos 4-2 Kiwi Double Seven
Mamelodi Sundowns 3-0 Hellenic
Amalawus 1-6 Ria Stars
Lamontville Golden Arrows 1-1 African Wanderers [aet, 3-4 pen]
Second Round
[Mar 16]
Manning Rangers 1-0 SuperSport United
[Mar 17]
Jomo Cosmos 2-2 Moroka Swallows [aet, 3-5 pen]
Sporting FC 0-1 Santos
[Mar 18]
Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 African Wanderers
Ria Stars 1-2 Bloemfontein Celtic
Umtata Bush Bucks 2-3 Kaizer Chiefs
[Mar 21]
Real Rangers 1-5 Maritzburg City
[Apr 4]
Spartak 0-1 Orlando Pirates
Quarterfinals
[Apr 21]
Maritzburg City 0-1 Santos
[Apr 22]
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Manning Rangers [aet]
[Apr 24]
Orlando Pirates 0-1 Moroka Swallows
Bloemfontein Celtic 0-5 Kaizer Chiefs
Semifinals
[Apr 28]
Santos 1-0 Moroka Swallows
[Apr 29]
Kaizer Chiefs 0-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Final [Jun 9 - postponed from May 26 and played as curtain raiser for the
final league match between Pirates and Chiefs, postponed due to the
Ellis Park stadium disaster]
Santos 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
[Tyren Arendse 13]
Charity Cup 2001 [Jul 28]
Semifinals
Orlando Pirates 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs
[Mkhize 52]
Moroka Swallows 1-1 Ria Stars [4-2 pen]
[Nombe 40; Mkhabela 69]
Final
Orlando Pirates 1-0 Moroka Swallows
[Vilakazi 33]
First Division (Second Level)
Vodacom League - Inland
Final Table:
1.Black Leopards 30 21 4 5 77-29 67 Promoted
2.Bloemfontein Young Tigers 30 16 6 8 46-28 54
3.Mabopane Young Masters 30 16 5 9 56-35 53
4.Dobsonville All Nations 30 13 10 7 56-40 49
5.Ledwaba Power Stars 30 15 4 11 46-46 49
6.City Sharks 30 14 5 11 38-34 47
7.Pietersburg Pillars 30 14 4 12 43-37 46
8.Spartak 30 11 8 11 27-30 41
9.Katlehong City 30 12 4 14 45-45 40
10.Silver Stars 30 9 12 9 38-33 39
11.Alexandra Utd 30 10 7 13 37-44 37
12.Dynamos 30 10 7 13 28-45 37
13.Witbank Black Aces 30 9 9 12 51-65 36
14.Sporting FC 30 10 6 14 42-40 36
15.Arcadia Shepherds 30 10 5 15 44-55 35
16.Real Rovers 30 2 0 28 20-88 6
Vodacom League - Coastal
Final Table:
1.Amazulu 26 17 5 4 47-17 56 Promoted
2.Park United 26 17 4 5 51-24 55
3.Saxon Rovers 26 12 3 11 45-40 39
4.Maritzburg City 26 9 9 8 39-37 36
5.Avendale Athletico 26 10 6 10 30-31 36
6.Zulu Royals 26 10 6 10 36-30 36 [Premier United?]
7.FC Fortune 26 9 8 9 36-33 35
8.Mother City 26 9 8 9 32-31 32
9.Newtons 26 7 10 9 29-39 31
10.Rainbow Stars 26 7 8 11 35-40 29
11.Basotho Tigers 26 8 5 13 26-34 29
12.Royal Tigers 26 8 5 13 28-41 29
13.Phoenix City 26 8 5 13 29-50 29
14.Durban United 26 8 4 14 35-51 28
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