The 2000–01 South African Premiership, known as the 2000–01 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and also commonly referred to as the
PSL
PSL may refer to:
Sport
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after the governing body, was the fifth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. It was won by
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates Football Club, referred to as simply Pirates, is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as Betway Premiership. The team plays i ...
.
Bloemfontein Celtic
Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African soccer club based in Bloemfontein.
Bloemfontein Celtic had a large fan base in the Free State and competed in the Premiership before selling their status to Royal ...
were fined R75,000 and deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player, and were relegated along with
African Wanderers
African Wanderers is a South African professional football club, based in the Chatsworth township, a suburb of Durban
Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape To ...
. Both teams appealed their relegation, but were unsuccessful.
Final table
References
External links
RSSSF on PSL 00/01
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2000–01 in African association football leagues
2000–01 in South African soccer