21-526: The South African Premiership , officially referred to as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship purposes, is the premier men's professional soccer league and the highest division in the league system of South Africa, organised since 1996, the premiership is considered as the continents leading football league. As the top-level division in South Africa, it is commonly referred to as
42-474: A match-fixing scandal rocked the football/soccer landscape in South Africa. An investigation codenamed "Operation Dribble" was launched by the police system of South Africa police in June 2004. More than 40 arrests were made, ranging from club bosses to match commissioners, referees and their assistants. Kaizer Chiefs successfully defended their league title in 2005 after they won the prestigious trophy in 2004 for
63-763: A win system. At the conclusion of each season, the champion and runner-up of the Premier Division qualify for the CAF Champions League , while the 3rd-place team and the Nedbank Cup champions qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup . The bottom team in the league is automatically relegated and replaced by the winner of the Motsepe Foundation Championship, whiles the team finishing immediately above
84-585: Is available to watch live and on demand via their specified services; the DStv App (formerly DStv Mobile and DStv Now ) and Showmax Pro . Both are accessible via the DStv website for PC and Mac and as mobile apps on Android and iOS / iPadOS for mobile phones , tablets and Smart TVs . Maritzburg United Cape Town Spurs As of the 2023–24 season . 2017–18, 2018–19 NB: list includes all players who have scored at least 100 goals in
105-482: Is stated on its website that the former name still exists today, but for legal purposes, with the Premier Soccer League being its trade name . The league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams after the end of the 2001–02 season to avoid fixture congestion, causing the disbandment of two teams; Ria Stars and Free State Stars , though the latter was reformed and competing as of the 2020–21 season. In 2004,
126-594: The EFL League One and the Premier League divisions in England, the league takes its title sponsor's name to determine its official common name: As of the 2024–25 season , the league is composed of 16 teams competing from August to May each season, similar to the format of most European football leagues . Each team plays the other teams twice in a double round-robin format using the three points for
147-573: The Premier Soccer League (PSL) – the administrator of association football in the country. The season 24/25 started on the 14th of September 2024 with Sundowns being the most recent champions and looking to clinch yet another title under a new regime The league was founded in 1996 after an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Professional Soccer League . It
168-537: The PSL a year later on 4 June 2020. On 24 September 2020, DStv were announced as the new sponsor, with the league being rebranded as the DStv Premiership . MultiChoice also announced that Showmax would replace DStv as the jersey sponsor of SuperSport United F.C. so the latter would be independent to sponsor the league outright. On the 24th of July 2024, it was announced that Betway would be sponsoring
189-588: The PSL era. Also includes cup competitions. Source: Bold entries are participating in the current season. Betway Betway is a British gambling company founded in 2006. Its product offering includes sports betting , online casino , online poker , and online bingo . Business operations are led from its headquarters in Malta , alongside satellite offices in London , Guernsey , and Cape Town . The Betway brand holds licenses in countries including
210-407: The PSL gives each club a monthly grant of R 2 million, with funds coming from the television broadcasting rights and national sponsorships, with the league champion earning R 10 million. In 2019, ABSA increased their sponsorship deal to the PSL to R 39.9 million, which meant that the league winners would secure R 15 million. ABSA would however abruptly announce its cancellation of its sponsorship with
231-937: The UK, Malta, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, South Africa, Portugal, Ireland, Poland, France, Argentina, and the United States. It is a member of the European Sports Security Association, the Independent Betting Adjudication Service, the Remote Gambling Association, and is accredited by international testing agency eCOGRA . Betway has a partnership with the Professional Players Federation, which promotes, protects and develops
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#1732779582715252-597: The bottom team enters a mini-league playoff series with the 2nd and 3rd-placed league-finished teams of the National First Division , with the playoff winners earning their place in the Premiership for the following season. The league's broadcaster is SuperSport , who in turn sub-leases the broadcasting rights to the SABC , so as to broadcast some matches on public television in South Africa. SuperSport
273-821: The collective interests of professional sportspeople in the UK. It is also a supporter of the Responsible Gambling Trust. Alongside Spin Casino, Betway is a subsidiary of its holding company, Super Group. In January 2022, Super Group listed on the New York Stock Exchange via a SPAC, and now trades as SGHC. Betway has sponsored many sporting organizations, events, teams and athletes, including West Ham United , National Hockey League , and South African Twenty20 Cricket League SA20 . In October 2015, Betway paid out €17,879,645 ($ 20,062,600; £13,209,300) to Jon Heywood (UK) for hitting
294-404: The first time in a decade. The 2005–06 season saw Mamelodi Sundowns capturing the title for a fourth time. Since the 2017–18 season, they have dominated the league with winning league title for a record seven conservative seasons ever since. In 2007, the PSL signed a television deal with SuperSport worth R 1.6 billion, which was the biggest sporting deal in the history of the country and ranked
315-456: The industry. In the United States, Betway is present in Virginia , Colorado , Indiana , New Jersey , Iowa , Arizona , and Pennsylvania . Users in all states can also play the free Betway Big Pick app to win money without gambling. Betway Casino offers games provided by developers such as NetEnt and Play'n GO. On 2024, Betway did not pay a price of 1.3 million Euros stating that there
336-515: The jackpot on Microgaming's Mega Moolah slot while playing at Betway. This was verified by Guinness World Records , at the time, as the largest ever jackpot payout in an online slot machine, subsequently surpassed in 2019. Betway has been at the forefront of recent online gambling industry reforms. The company disbanded their 'VIP' department in 2019 following headlines surrounding the use of these departments to encourage high-rolling customers to continue using gambling products. In March 2020, Betway
357-518: The league into the top 15 in the world in terms of commercial broadcast deals. In the same year, ABSA replaced Castle Lager as the title sponsor, with the latter having sponsored the league since its inception. SuperSport United won 3 league titles in a row between 2008 and 2010. As of August 2024, the league is rated fourth in Africa according to the CAF 5-year ranking system. For the 2018–19 season,
378-519: The league, with DSTV 's contract ending a year early due to Multichoice's financial troubles. This is one of the biggest sponsorships in South African football history worth R900-Million for the term of 3 years. Association ranking for the 2021–22 CAF Champions League and the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF tournament from 2017 to 2020–21. The league has had title sponsorships since its inception. Like
399-1118: Was a defect in their site when the client bet was correct. 2024%E2%80%9325 South African Premier Division The 2024–25 South African Premiership is the 29th consecutive season of the South African Premiership . It is known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, after the premature end of the sponsorship from the league's previous sponsor, DSTV. The season will run from 14 September 2024 and will be concluded in May 2025. Mamelodi Sundowns are defending champions and will defend their title after winning it in 7 consecutive seasons starting from 2017-18 season . [REDACTED] Promoted from 2023–24 National First Division [REDACTED] Relegated to 2024–25 National First Division Stadiums Each team plays each other twice (30 matches each), once at home and once away. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to
420-519: Was awarded an initial $ 277 million 5-year broadcast/TV rights deal in 2007 by the Premier Soccer League to help commercialize the league globally beyond South Africa. matches on sunset times between Tuesdays and Fridays and on weekends whereas the SABC telecast matches played on Wednesday nights and on weekends. Since 2016, as SuperSport is a brand owned by the MultiChoice Group , the league
441-431: Was fined a then record £11.6m for historical failings in customer protection and anti-money laundering checks, allowing one customer to deposit over £8m and lose over £4m in a four-year period. In June 2020, Betway announced that they would be the first betting company to ban player transfer and managerial job betting in football, following high-profile cases that had linked the markets to manipulation and corruption across
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