2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League


The 2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 38th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season begins on 1 April 2017. CAPS United are the defending champions, coming off their fifth league title.

Teams

The league expanded to 18 for the 2017 season, with 14 sides returning from the 2016 season and four promoted from the 2016 Zimbabwe Division 1, Bantu Rovers, Black Rhinos, Shabanie Mine and Yadah. On the other hand, Mutare City and Border Strikers finished as the bottom two teams of the 2016 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2017 season. CAPS United are the defending champions from the 2016 season.

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2016 season
Bantu RoversBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Black RhinosHarareGwanzura10,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Bulawayo CityBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,0008th in Premier League
CAPS UnitedHarareNational Sports Stadium60,000Premier League Champions
Chapungu UnitedGweruAscot Stadium5,00013th in Premier League
Chicken InnBulawayoLuveve Stadium8,0004th in Premier League
DynamosHarareRufaro Stadium35,0005th in Premier League
Harare CityHarareRufaro Stadium35,0009th in Premier League
HighlandersBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,0003rd in Premier League
How MineBulawayoLuveve Stadium8,00010th in Premier League
HwangeHwangeColliery Stadium15,00012th in Premier League
KaribaKaribaNyamhunga Stadium5,0006th in Premier League
Ngezi PlatinumNgeziBaobab Stadium1,0007th in Premier League
PlatinumZvishavaneMandava Stadium3,0002nd in Premier League
Shabanie MineZvishavaneMaglas Stadium5,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Triangle UnitedTriangleGibbo Stadium3,00011th in Premier League
TsholotshoBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,00014th in Premier League
YadahChitungwizaChibuku Stadium3,000Zimbabwe Division 1

Results

League table

Result table

All teams play in a double round robin system.

Positions by round

Season statistics

Goals

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Bukhosi SibandaBantu Rovers7
2 Abbas AmiduCAPS United4
2 Prince DubeHighlanders4
4 Daniel ChakupeKariba3
4 Raphael ManuvireKariba3
4 Mkhululi MoyoBulawayo City3
4 Lameck NhamoTriangle United3
8 Qadr AminNgezi Platinum2
8 Toto BandaHow Mine2
8 Talent ChambokoKariba2
8 Rodwell ChinyengeterePlatinum2
8 Nomore ChinyerereHwange2
8 Mkhokheli DubeBulawayo City2
8 Terrence DzvukamanjaNgezi Platinum2
8 Milton KurevaBlack Rhinos2
8 Ishmael LaweChicken Inn2
8 Sydney LinyamaBlack Rhinos2
8 Emmanuel MandirangaDynamos2
8 Nelson MaziwisaShabanie Mine2
8 Winston MhangoPlatinum2
8 Innocent MuchenekaChicken Inn2
8 Ronald MudimuTriangle United2
8 Simon MunawaHighlanders2
8 Morris MusiyakuviYadah2
8 Ronald PfumbidzaiCAPS United2
8 Tafadzwa RusikeCAPS United2
8 Newman SianchaliBantu Rovers2
8 Charles SibandaPlatinum2
8 Donald TeguruNgezi Platinum2
8 Francisco ZekumbawireKariba2

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Bukhosi SibandaBantu RoversYadah7-26 5 2017