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2005–06 South African Premiership
The 2005–06 South African Premiership, known as the Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and also commonly referred to as the PSL after the governing body, was the tenth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. It was won by Mamelodi Sundowns. Final table Tembisa Classic sold their status to Maritzburg United in September 2005. Premier League awards * Player of the Season: Surprise Moriri (Mamelodi Sundowns) * Players' Player of the Season: Surprise Moriri * Coach of the Season: Owen da Gama (Silver Stars) * Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot Award: Mame Niang (Moroka Swallows) * Finest Moment of the Season: Esrom Nyandoro (Mamelodi Sundowns) * Perfectly Balanced Team of the Season: Moroka Swallows * Referees of the Season: Andile Ncobo and Abdul Ebrahim * Assistant Referee of the Season: Toko Malebo * Photographer of the Season: Lefty Shivambu * Print Personality of the Season: Vincent Mashego * Radio Personality of the Season: Connie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Premiership
The South African Premiership, also known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the PSL after its governing body, is a professional soccer league in South Africa and the highest level of the South African soccer league system. It has been organised since 1996. The 2024–25 season started on 14 September 2024, Mamelodi Sundowns successfully defended the title in 2025 which they've held continuously since the 2017–18 season. History The league was founded in 1996 after an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Professional Soccer League. It 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 ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engen Santos
Santos Football Club or simply Santos is a South African professional Association football, soccer club based in the Lansdowne, Cape Town, Lansdowne, a suburb of the city of Cape Town. It plays in the SAFA Second Division. History The club was established in Heideveld on the Cape Flats in 1982 and was originally known as Lightbodys Santos FC, after its sponsor. During apartheid, it was renowned for the insistence on non-racial inclusivity, hence its nickname "The People's Team". They played in the FPL (South Africa), Federation Professional League (FPL), the only truly non-racial football body in the country from 1982 to 1990. They won the championship in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 Federation Professional League season, 1987, 1988 and 1990 Federation Professional League season, 1990 before joining the National Soccer League (South Africa), National Soccer League. The Premier Soccer League, PSL era began in 1996, with Santos earning promotion to the Premiership for the 1997–98 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Shivambu
Lefty is a nickname for a person who is left-handed. The nickname is commonly given to baseball players, particularly pitchers who throw left. Lefty may refer to: American baseball players Pitchers * Lefty Bell (fl. 1948) * Lefty Bertrand (1909–2002) * Lefty Boone (1920–1976) * Randolph "Lefty" Bowe (1918–2016) * Lefty Bowers (1909–1978) * Farmer "Lefty" Brady (1893–1957) * Walter "Lefty" Calhoun (1911–1976) * Lefty Capers (1906–1961) *Steve Carlton (born 1944) * Cliff Chambers (1922–2012) * Lefty Clarke (1896–1975), pitched for one game * Frank "Lefty" Fanovich (1923–2011) *Lefty George (1886–1955) * Lefty Gervais (1890–1950) *Lefty Gomez (1908–1989), Mexican-American *Lefty Grove (1900–1975) *Lefty Harvey (1890–unknown) * Lefty Herring (1880–1965) * Lefty Hoerst (1917–2000) * Lefty Holmes (1907–1987) * Lefty Hopper (1874–1959) *Frank Killen (1870–1939) * Lefty Leifield (1883–1970) *Lefty Mellix (1896–1985) *Lefty Moses (1914 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toko Malebo
Toko is a small rural settlement 10 kilometres east of Stratford, New Zealand, at the intersection of East Road (New Zealand State Highway 43, State Highway 43) and Toko Road. It is located on a railway, the Stratford–Okahukura Line, the western portion of which was operated as a branch line known as the Toko Branch prior to the line's completion. The Toko Stream flows through the area to join the Pātea River. Geography Toko is surrounded by extremely fertile land, being located on the periphery of the Taranaki ringplain and adjacent to the Pātea River. The area is drained by the Toko Stream, and its tributaries the Manawaiwiri and Waiwiri Streams. Once covered in wetlands, since settlement the area has been drained to take advantage of the fertile soils. Dairy farming predominates the surrounding land use, with some Sheep husbandry, sheep and beef farming in the steeper hill country. History Toko was established in the 1890s, and served as an important centre for the dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Ebrahim
Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound names, such as ' (usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid''; lit. "servant of the Praised"), ' (Abdullah), and ' ( Abdul Malik). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. It is a common name in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and predominantly Muslim countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also used amongst African Americans and Turkic peoples of Russia. The meaning of ''Abdul'' literally and normally means "Slave of the", but Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andile Ncobo
Andile Aldrin "Ace" Ncobo (born 1967 in Nqadu Village, Willowvale, Eastern Cape) is a former South African football (soccer) referee. He was a school principal (Dumalisile Comprehensive High School, Butterworth High School) and university lecturer. He resigned from education in 2007 when he took up a position as general manager for the Premier Soccer League. Ncobo was formerly a FIFA referee, and is known to have officiated in FIFA matches during the period from 2000 to 2007. He served as a referee in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ..."Match Report - Gambia - Senegal 0:0" 8 June 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2013. References External links * 1967 births Living people People from Mbhashe Local Municipality Xhosa people S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esrom Nyandoro
Esrom Nyandoro (born 6 February 1980) is a former Zimbabwean football midfielder. In his native Zimbabwe, Nyandoro is nicknamed "Yellowman". Club career Nyandoro grew up in Zimbabwe's second largest city, Bulawayo, and learnt at Mzilikazi High School. He was identified by soccer scouts whilst playing in the Peter Ndlovu invitational under 19 tournament, for Zimbabwe Saints Juniors, which was used to identify and promote talent. As a result of this he signed with AmaZulu, rising through the reserve ranks to being a member of the league championship winning squad. Nyandoro was then signed by South African club Mamelodi Sundowns in 2004 and was named the PSL Club Rookie of the Year after his debut season. In the summer of 2006, Nyandoro joined up with English Premier League club Sheffield United for a trial. This was on the recommendation of Peter Ndlovu who had played for the club. Nyandoro was however not signed. International career Nyandoro was a member of the Zimbabwean 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surprise Moriri
Surprise Mohlomolleng Moriri (born 20 March 1980 in Matibidi, Mpumalanga) is a South African former professional footballer who used to play as a midfielder or striker. He also represented South Africa as an international and amassed 34 caps during his time with the South Africa national team from 2003-2010. Club career Moriri was a free-scoring midfielder who was chosen as South Africa's PSL Player of the Season in 2005–06. He usually played as a second striker or behind the striker as a supporting or shadow striker. He was also deployed on the right side of midfield. He scored 12 goals in all competitions (11 in the league) to be Sundowns' top scorer and help the 'Brazilians' to their first league title since 2000. In the 2006–07 season he eclipsed that amount, once again scoring eleven league goals to go along with three in the CAF Champions League. The 2007–08 season was a less prolific league campaign for him in which he only managed three league goals. However, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritzburg United
Durban City are a South African soccer club based in the city of Durban. Prior to the start of the 2024–25 National First Division, they were called Maritzburg United, and were based in the city of Pietermaritzburg. They were promoted to the Premiership at the end of the 2024–25 National First Division season History The club was formed in 1981 and initially played in the Federation Professional League. Move to Durban In August 2024, the club announced that it was changing its name to Durban City, and moving from Pietermaritzburg to Chatsworth in Durban. After their relegation from the 2022–23 Premiership, they were barred by the Msunduzi Local Municipality from using the Harry Gwala Stadium, which was reserved for Royal AM, and were forced to play their home games at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban, far from their fan base. With the club incurring an extra R60 000 in expenses for each home game as a result, the club decided to rebase themselves in Durban. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamos (South Africa)
Dynamos F.C were a South African professional soccer club based in Giyani, Limpopo. League record Premiership * 1998/99 – 17th (relegated) National First Division * 1999–2000 – 2nd (Inland Stream) * 2000–01 – 12th * 2001–02 – 1st (Inland Stream, promoted) Premiership * 2002/03 – 7th * 2003/04 – 14th * 2004/05 – 10th * 2005/06 – 13th (sold the status) National First Division * 2006–07 – 6th * 2007–08 – 2nd (Inland Stream) * 2008–09 – 5th (Inland Stream) * 2009–10 – 5th (Inland Stream) * 2010–11 – 6th (Inland Stream) * 2011–12 – 14th * 2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ... – 16th (relegated) History The club was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |