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{{Infobox football league season
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[Premier Soccer League]]
| competition = [[South African Premiership|Premiership]]
| season = 1997-98
| season = 1997–98
| winners = [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]]<br /><small>1st PSL title</small><br /><small>4th South African title</small>
| winners = [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]]<br /><small>1st Premiership title</small><br /><small>4th South African title</small>
| relegated = Real Rovers<br />[[African Wanderers]]
| relegated = Real Rovers<br />[[African Wanderers]]
| league topscorer = [[Keryn Jordan]]<br />[[Manning Rangers]]<br />(11 goals)<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier Soccer League: Top scorers' list |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/torschuetzenkoenige/rsa-premier-soccer-league/ |publisher=worldfootball.net}}</ref>
| league topscorer = [[George Koumantarakis ]]<br />[[Manning Rangers]]<br />(14 goals)<ref>{{cite news |title=South Africa » Premier Soccer League » Top Scorer |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/torschuetzenkoenige/rsa-premier-soccer-league/ |publisher=worldfootball.net}}</ref>
| continentalcup1 = [[CAF Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 = [[CAF Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Mamelodi Sundowns]]
| continentalcup2 = [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]
| continentalcup2 = [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Orlando Pirates]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Orlando Pirates]]
| matches = 306
| matches = 306
| total goals = 736
| total goals = 736
| biggest home win = [[Hellenic FC|Hellenic]] 5-0 [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]<br/><small>(9 August 1997)</small><br />[[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]] 5-0 [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]<br/><small>(9 November 1997)</small>
| biggest home win = [[Hellenic FC|Hellenic]] 5–0 [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]<br/><small>(9 August 1997)</small><br />[[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]] 5–0 [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]<br/><small>(9 November 1997)</small>
| biggest away win = [[AmaZulu F.C.|AmaZulu]] 0-6 [[African Wanderers]]<br/><small>(22 February 1998)</small>
| biggest away win = [[AmaZulu F.C.|AmaZulu]] 0–6 [[African Wanderers]]<br/><small>(22 February 1998)</small>
| highest scoring = [[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]] 4-4 [[Manning Rangers]] (8 goals) <br/><small>(28 November 1997)</small>
| highest scoring = [[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]] 4-4 [[Manning Rangers]] (8 goals) <br/><small>(28 November 1997)</small>
| prevseason = [[Premier Soccer League 1996-97|1996-97]]
| prevseason = [[1996–97 Premier Soccer League|1996–97]]
| nextseason = [[Premier Soccer League 1998-99|1998-99]]
| nextseason = [[1998–99 Premier Soccer League|1998–99]]
}}
}}


The '''1997–98 Premier Soccer League''', known as the '''1997-98 [[Castle Lager|Castle]] Premiership''' for sponsorship purposes, was the second season of the [[Premier Soccer League]] since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 1 August 1997 and ended on 13 May 1998. [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]] won their first PSL title and their fourth South African title after previously winning the PSL's predecessor - the [[National Soccer League]] - on three occasions (1988, 1990 and 1993). This victory would be the first in a hat-trick of PSL titles for Sundowns, as the team from [[Pretoria]] would go on to dominate the league for the next two seasons.
The '''1997–98 Premiership''', known as the '''1997–98 [[Castle Lager|Castle]] Premiership''' for sponsorship purposes, was the second season of the [[South African Premiership|Premiership]], the top tier football league in South Africa, since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 1 August 1997 and ended on 13 May 1998. [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]] won their first Premiership title and their fourth South African title after previously winning the Premiership's predecessor - the [[National Soccer League]] - on three occasions (1988, 1990 and 1993). This victory would be the first in a hat-trick of Premiership titles for Sundowns, as the team from [[Pretoria]] would go on to dominate the league for the next two seasons. Sundowns also won a league and cup double after winning the [[1998 Bob Save Superbowl]] later that year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doing the double - Sundowns chasing unique distinction |url=https://supersport.com/football/nedbank-cup/news/1d8700e2-9c1e-4bf8-b7ea-44b952ac6b57/doing-the-double-sundowns-chasing-unique-distinction |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=SuperSport |language=en}}</ref>


As in the inaugural season, the league was contested by 18 teams, sixteen returning from the 1996-97 season and two newly promoted clubs; [[African Wanderers]] and [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]. The league would also continue to run parallel to the European football calendar (August - May) and not run concurrently with the African football calendar (January - December).
As in the inaugural season, the league was contested by 18 teams, sixteen returning from the 1996-97 season and two newly promoted clubs; [[African Wanderers]] and [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]. The league would also continue to run parallel to the European football calendar (August–May) and not run concurrently with the African football calendar (January–December).


==Club name changes==
==Club name changes==


[[Eastern Cape]] club [[Bush Bucks F.C. (1957)|Umtata Bush Bucks]] decided to drop [[Mthatha|''Umtata'']] from their name from the 1997-98 season onwards and instead be referred to as [[Bush Bucks F.C. (1957)|Bush Bucks]].
[[Eastern Cape]] club [[Bush Bucks F.C. (1957)|Umtata Bush Bucks]] decided to drop [[Mthatha|''Umtata'']] from their name from the 1997-98 season, and were instead simply referred to as [[Bush Bucks F.C. (1957)|Bush Bucks]].


==Season summary==
==Season summary==


[[Manning Rangers]] found themselves unable to retain their title as they slipped to fifth place in the final standings, some 11 points behind eventual champions [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]], who won the first of what would be three successive PSL titles.
[[Manning Rangers]] found themselves unable to retain their title as they slipped to fifth place in the final standings, some 11 points behind eventual champions [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]], who won the first of what would be three successive Premiership titles.


[[Kaizer Chiefs]] finished in the runners-up spot for the second successive season after finishing five points behind the brilliant ''Brazilians''. The Pretoria giants based their success on a rock-solid defence – just 25 goals conceded in 34 matches – and they were immensely difficult to beat, suffering just four defeats the whole season. The ''Brazilians'' racked up 68 points, five more than Chiefs could manage.
[[Kaizer Chiefs]] finished in the runners-up spot for the second successive season after finishing five points behind the brilliant ''Brazilians''. The Pretoria giants based their success on a rock-solid defence – just 25 goals conceded in 34 matches – and they were immensely difficult to beat, suffering just four defeats the whole season. The ''Brazilians'' racked up 68 points, five more than Chiefs could manage.
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[[Moroka Swallows F.C.|Moroka Swallows]] and [[Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.|Bloemfontein Celtic]] again finished in mid-table, while a fierce relegation battle almost saw the likes of [[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]], [[AmaZulu F.C.|AmaZulu]] and [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]] suffer the drop.
[[Moroka Swallows F.C.|Moroka Swallows]] and [[Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.|Bloemfontein Celtic]] again finished in mid-table, while a fierce relegation battle almost saw the likes of [[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]], [[AmaZulu F.C.|AmaZulu]] and [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]] suffer the drop.


In a tense relegation battle that raged into the final day of the season, it was newly promoted [[African Wanderers]] and '''Real Rovers''' - who had managed to avoid the drop by a single point last season - that suffered the ignominy of relegation from the PSL. They each finished on 31 points, just two adrift of Santos and AmaZulu in 16th and 15th place respectively. Heading into the penultimate round of matches Santos had found themselves rooted to the bottom of the table on 27 points, 3 points adrift of Real Rovers and safety. Santos managed to string together two straight wins to end the season with a 1-0 away win against Wits University and crucially, a 2-1 home victory over fellow relegation strugglers African Wanderers on the final day. Before losing to Santos on the final day, African Wanderers had managed to hold [[Soweto]] giants Orlando Pirates to a goalless draw, leaving them confident of securing the result required against Santos to ensure their status as a PSL club. In the meantime, Real Rovers, who had found themselves safe with two games to go, suffered two straight defeats, which coupled with Santos' two victories confirmed their relegation. Relegation would prove to have a disastrous effect on Real Rovers as they would not return and ultimately the club would cease operations at the conclusion of the 2000-01 season.
In a tense relegation battle that raged into the final day of the season, it was newly promoted [[African Wanderers]] and '''Real Rovers''' - who had managed to avoid the drop by a single point last season - that suffered the ignominy of relegation from the Premiership. They each finished on 31 points, just two adrift of Santos and AmaZulu in 16th and 15th place respectively. Heading into the penultimate round of matches Santos had found themselves rooted to the bottom of the table on 27 points, 3 points adrift of Real Rovers and safety. Santos managed to string together two straight wins to end the season with a 1-0 away win against Wits University and crucially, a 2-1 home victory over fellow relegation strugglers African Wanderers on the final day. Before losing to Santos on the final day, African Wanderers had managed to hold [[Soweto]] giants Orlando Pirates to a goalless draw, leaving them confident of securing the result required against Santos to ensure their status as a Premiership club. In the meantime, Real Rovers, who had found themselves safe with two games to go, suffered two straight defeats, which coupled with Santos' two victories confirmed their relegation. Relegation would prove to have a disastrous effect on Real Rovers as they would not return and ultimately the club would cease operations at the conclusion of the 2000-01 season.


==Final table==
==Final table==


{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|res_col_header=QR
!width=20|Pos
!width=185|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
!width=250|Notes
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
|1||align=left|[[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]] '''(C)'''
|34||19||11||4||48||25||+23||'''68'''||<small>[[1999 CAF Champions League#First Round|1999 CAF Champions League First Round]]</small><sup><span style="color:red;">1</span></sup>
|-
|2||align=left|[[Kaizer Chiefs]]
|34||17||12||5||52||35||+17||'''63'''
|- bgcolor=#97DEFF
|3||align=left|[[Orlando Pirates]]
|34||15||12||7||52||33||+19||'''57'''||<small>[[1999 African Cup Winners' Cup#First Round|1999 African Cup Winners' Cup First Round]]</small><sup><span style="color:red;">1</span></sup>
|-
|4||align=left|[[Ajax Cape Town F.C.|Cape Town Spurs]]
|34||15||12||7||51||35||+16||'''57'''
|-
|5||align=left|[[Manning Rangers]]
|34||16||9||9||58||47||+11||'''57'''
|-
|6||align=left|[[Bush Bucks F.C. (1957)|Bush Bucks]]
|34||14||12||8||42||38||+4||'''54'''
|-
|7||align=left|[[Jomo Cosmos]]
|34||13||12||9||31||31||0||'''51'''
|-
|8||align=left|[[Wits University F.C.|Wits University]]
|34||13||9||12||39||34||+5||'''48'''
|-
|9||align=left|[[Free State Stars F.C.|Qwa Qwa Stars]]
|34||12||10||12||33||34||-1||'''46'''
|-
|10||align=left|[[Hellenic FC|Hellenic]]
|34||12||8||14||45||42||+3||'''44'''
|-
|11||align=left|[[Moroka Swallows F.C.|Moroka Swallows]]
|34||12||6||16||30||42||-12||'''42'''
|-
|12||align=left|[[Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.|Bloemfontein Celtic]]
|34||12||5||17||38||46||-8||'''41'''
|-
|13||align=left|[[Vaal Professionals]]
|34||8||14||12||36||44||-8||'''38'''
|-
|14||align=left|[[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]]
|34||7||15||12||34||37||-3||'''36'''
|-
|15||align=left|[[AmaZulu F.C.|AmaZulu]]
|34||8||9||17||36||46||-10||'''33'''
|-
|16||align=left|[[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]
|34||10||3||21||34||61||-27||'''33'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|17||align=left|[[African Wanderers]] '''(R)'''
|34||7||10||17||43||56||-13||'''31'''||rowspan="2"|<small>Relegated to the [[National First Division]]</small>
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|18||align=left|Real Rovers '''(R)'''
|34||8||7||19||34||50||-16||'''31'''
|}
<small>Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points</small><br /><small>(C) = Champions; (R) = Relegated</small>


|team1=MAM|name_MAM=[[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]]
<small><sup><span style="color:red;">1</span></sup> Due to the PSL following a different football calendar to the rest of Africa, which runs over a single calendar year and not the international August–May calendar followed by the PSL, Mamelodi Sundowns & Orlando Pirates were only eligible to enter the 1999 editions of the respective CAF competitions they qualified for.</small>
|team2=KAI|name_KAI=[[Kaizer Chiefs]]
|team3=ORL|name_ORL=[[Orlando Pirates]]
|team4=CTS|name_CTS=[[Ajax Cape Town F.C.|Cape Town Spurs]]
|team5=MAN|name_MAN=[[Manning Rangers]]
|team6=BUS|name_BUS=[[Bush Bucks F.C. (1957)|Bush Bucks]]
|team7=JOM|name_JOM=[[Jomo Cosmos]]
|team8=WTU|name_WTU=[[Wits University F.C.|Wits University]]
|team9=QWA|name_QWA=[[Free State Stars F.C.|Qwa Qwa Stars]]
|team10=HEL|name_HEL=[[Hellenic FC|Hellenic]]
|team11=MOR|name_MOR=[[Moroka Swallows F.C.|Moroka Swallows]]
|team12=BLO|name_BLO=[[Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.|Bloemfontein Celtic]]
|team13=VAA|name_VAA=[[Vaal Professionals]]
|team14=SUP|name_SUP=[[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]]
|team15=AZL|name_AZL=[[AmaZulu F.C.|AmaZulu]]
|team16=SAN|name_SAN=[[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos]]
|team17=AFR|name_AFR=[[African Wanderers]]
|team18=ROV|name_ROV=Real Rovers
|win_MAM=19|draw_MAM=11|loss_MAM=4|gf_MAM=48|ga_MAM=25|status_MAM=C
|win_KAI=17|draw_KAI=12|loss_KAI=5|gf_KAI=52|ga_KAI=35
|win_ORL=15|draw_ORL=12|loss_ORL=7|gf_ORL=52|ga_ORL=33
|win_CTS=15|draw_CTS=12|loss_CTS=7|gf_CTS=51|ga_CTS=35
|win_MAN=16|draw_MAN=9|loss_MAN=9|gf_MAN=58|ga_MAN=47
|win_BUS=14|draw_BUS=12|loss_BUS=8|gf_BUS=42|ga_BUS=38
|win_JOM=13|draw_JOM=12|loss_JOM=9|gf_JOM=31|ga_JOM=31
|win_WTU=13|draw_WTU=9|loss_WTU=12|gf_WTU=39|ga_WTU=34
|win_QWA=12|draw_QWA=10|loss_QWA=12|gf_QWA=33|ga_QWA=34
|win_HEL=12|draw_HEL=8|loss_HEL=14|gf_HEL=45|ga_HEL=42
|win_MOR=12|draw_MOR=6|loss_MOR=16|gf_MOR=30|ga_MOR=42
|win_BLO=12|draw_BLO=5|loss_BLO=17|gf_BLO=38|ga_BLO=46
|win_VAA=8|draw_VAA=14|loss_VAA=12|gf_VAA=36|ga_VAA=44
|win_SUP=7|draw_SUP=15|loss_SUP=12|gf_SUP=34|ga_SUP=37
|win_AZL=8|draw_AZL=9|loss_AZL=17|gf_AZL=36|ga_AZL=46
|win_SAN=10|draw_SAN=3|loss_SAN=21|gf_SAN=34|ga_SAN=61
|win_AFR=7|draw_AFR=10|loss_AFR=17|gf_AFR=43|ga_AFR=56|status_AFR=R
|win_ROV=8|draw_ROV=7|loss_ROV=19|gf_ROV=34|ga_ROV=50|status_ROV=R


|col_CL1=green1|text_CL1=[[1999 CAF Champions League#First round|1999 CAF Champions League First Round]]
==External links==
|note_res_CL1= Due to the Premiership following a different football calendar to the rest of Africa, which runs over a single calendar year and not the international August–May calendar followed by the Premiership, Mamelodi Sundowns & Orlando Pirates were only eligible to enter the 1999 editions of the respective CAF competitions they qualified for.
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zaf98.html RSSSF on PSL 97/98]
|result1=CL1
*[http://absapremiership.ensight.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=1128]
|col_ACWC=blue1|text_ACWC=[[1999 African Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1999 African Cup Winners' Cup first round]]
|note_res_ACWC=CL1
|result3=ACWC
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to the [[National First Division]]
|result17=R|result18=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf98.html rsssf.com]
}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf98.html RSSSF on Premiership 97/98]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120705110225/http://absapremiership.ensight.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=1128]


{{1998 in African football (CAF)}}
{{1998 in African football (CAF)}}

Revision as of 08:00, 12 December 2024

Premiership
Season1997–98
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns
1st Premiership title
4th South African title
RelegatedReal Rovers
African Wanderers
CAF Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns
African Cup Winners' CupOrlando Pirates
Matches played306
Goals scored736 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorge Koumantarakis
Manning Rangers
(14 goals)[1]
Biggest home winHellenic 5–0 Santos
(9 August 1997)
Mamelodi Sundowns 5–0 Santos
(9 November 1997)
Biggest away winAmaZulu 0–6 African Wanderers
(22 February 1998)
Highest scoringSuperSport United 4-4 Manning Rangers (8 goals)
(28 November 1997)

The 1997–98 Premiership, known as the 1997–98 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the second season of the Premiership, the top tier football league in South Africa, since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 1 August 1997 and ended on 13 May 1998. Mamelodi Sundowns won their first Premiership title and their fourth South African title after previously winning the Premiership's predecessor - the National Soccer League - on three occasions (1988, 1990 and 1993). This victory would be the first in a hat-trick of Premiership titles for Sundowns, as the team from Pretoria would go on to dominate the league for the next two seasons. Sundowns also won a league and cup double after winning the 1998 Bob Save Superbowl later that year.[2]

As in the inaugural season, the league was contested by 18 teams, sixteen returning from the 1996-97 season and two newly promoted clubs; African Wanderers and Santos. The league would also continue to run parallel to the European football calendar (August–May) and not run concurrently with the African football calendar (January–December).

Club name changes

Eastern Cape club Umtata Bush Bucks decided to drop Umtata from their name from the 1997-98 season, and were instead simply referred to as Bush Bucks.

Season summary

Manning Rangers found themselves unable to retain their title as they slipped to fifth place in the final standings, some 11 points behind eventual champions Mamelodi Sundowns, who won the first of what would be three successive Premiership titles.

Kaizer Chiefs finished in the runners-up spot for the second successive season after finishing five points behind the brilliant Brazilians. The Pretoria giants based their success on a rock-solid defence – just 25 goals conceded in 34 matches – and they were immensely difficult to beat, suffering just four defeats the whole season. The Brazilians racked up 68 points, five more than Chiefs could manage.

While it was déjà vu for the Amakhosi in finishing second, the same could be said for Orlando Pirates in third. The Buccaneers picked up 57 points in the season, the same as Cape Town Spurs and reigning champions Manning Rangers, but their superior goal difference at least saw them end in the top three.

Bush Bucks, Jomo Cosmos and Wits University rounded off the top eight teams.

Moroka Swallows and Bloemfontein Celtic again finished in mid-table, while a fierce relegation battle almost saw the likes of SuperSport United, AmaZulu and Santos suffer the drop.

In a tense relegation battle that raged into the final day of the season, it was newly promoted African Wanderers and Real Rovers - who had managed to avoid the drop by a single point last season - that suffered the ignominy of relegation from the Premiership. They each finished on 31 points, just two adrift of Santos and AmaZulu in 16th and 15th place respectively. Heading into the penultimate round of matches Santos had found themselves rooted to the bottom of the table on 27 points, 3 points adrift of Real Rovers and safety. Santos managed to string together two straight wins to end the season with a 1-0 away win against Wits University and crucially, a 2-1 home victory over fellow relegation strugglers African Wanderers on the final day. Before losing to Santos on the final day, African Wanderers had managed to hold Soweto giants Orlando Pirates to a goalless draw, leaving them confident of securing the result required against Santos to ensure their status as a Premiership club. In the meantime, Real Rovers, who had found themselves safe with two games to go, suffered two straight defeats, which coupled with Santos' two victories confirmed their relegation. Relegation would prove to have a disastrous effect on Real Rovers as they would not return and ultimately the club would cease operations at the conclusion of the 2000-01 season.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns (C) 34 19 11 4 48 25 +23 68 1999 CAF Champions League First Round[a]
2 Kaizer Chiefs 34 17 12 5 52 35 +17 63
3 Orlando Pirates 34 15 12 7 52 33 +19 57 1999 African Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4 Cape Town Spurs 34 15 12 7 51 35 +16 57
5 Manning Rangers 34 16 9 9 58 47 +11 57
6 Bush Bucks 34 14 12 8 42 38 +4 54
7 Jomo Cosmos 34 13 12 9 31 31 0 51
8 Wits University 34 13 9 12 39 34 +5 48
9 Qwa Qwa Stars 34 12 10 12 33 34 −1 46
10 Hellenic 34 12 8 14 45 42 +3 44
11 Moroka Swallows 34 12 6 16 30 42 −12 42
12 Bloemfontein Celtic 34 12 5 17 38 46 −8 41
13 Vaal Professionals 34 8 14 12 36 44 −8 38
14 SuperSport United 34 7 15 12 34 37 −3 36
15 AmaZulu 34 8 9 17 36 46 −10 33
16 Santos 34 10 3 21 34 61 −27 33
17 African Wanderers (R) 34 7 10 17 43 56 −13 31 Relegated to the National First Division
18 Real Rovers (R) 34 8 7 19 34 50 −16 31
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Due to the Premiership following a different football calendar to the rest of Africa, which runs over a single calendar year and not the international August–May calendar followed by the Premiership, Mamelodi Sundowns & Orlando Pirates were only eligible to enter the 1999 editions of the respective CAF competitions they qualified for.

References

  1. ^ "South Africa » Premier Soccer League » Top Scorer". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "Doing the double - Sundowns chasing unique distinction". SuperSport. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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