2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League


The 2016 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the 37th season of top-tier football in Zimbabwe. The season began on 1 April 2016 when How Mine took on newly promoted Bulawayo City at White City Stadium. CAPS United won their fifth league championship and first in 11 years.

Attendances

drew the highest average home attendance in the league in 2016, with an average attendance of 5,614. The previous year, they drew an average home attendance of 7,276 for domestic league games. The league's average attendance in 2016 was 920.

Teams

A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, including 12 sides from the 2015 season and four promoted from the 2015 Zimbabwe Division 1, Border Strikers, Bulawayo City, Mutare City Rovers and Ngezi Platinum. On the other hand, Buffaloes, Dongo Sawmills, Flame Lilly and Wha Wha were the last four teams of the 2015 season and will play in the Zimbabwe Division 1 for the 2016 season. Chicken Inn are the defending champions from the 2015 season.

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2015 season
Border StrikersBeitbridgeDulivhadzimu Stadium32,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Bulawayo CityBulawayoBarbourfields StadiumZimbabwe Division 1
CAPS UnitedHarareNational Sports Stadium60,0005th in Premier League
Chapungu UnitedGweruAscot Stadium5,0009th in Premier League
Chicken InnBulawayoLuveve Stadium8,000Premier League Champions
DynamosHarareRufaro Stadium35,0002nd in Premier League
Harare CityHarareRufaro Stadium35,0007th in Premier League
HighlandersBulawayoBarbourfields Stadium32,0006th in Premier League
How MineBulawayoWhite City Stadium20,00011th in Premier League
Hwange CollieryHwangeColliery Stadium15,0008th in Premier League
ZPC KaribaHarareGwanzura10,00010th in Premier League
Mutare City RoversMutareSakubva Stadium20,000Zimbabwe Division 1
Ngezi PlatinumNgeziBaobab Stadium10,000Zimbabwe Division 1
PlatinumZvishavaneMandava Stadium3,0003rd in Premier League
Triangle UnitedChiredziGibbo Stadium3,0004th in Premier League
TsholotshoBeitbridgeDulivhadzimu Stadium32,00012th in Premier League

Results

League table

Result table

All teams play in a double round robin system.

Positions by round

Season statistics

Goals

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Leonard TsipaCAPS United11
2 Gift MbwetiHwange9
2 Walter MusonaPlatinum9
4 Obadiah TarumbwaChicken Inn8
5 Kuda GurureMutare City7
5 Bruce KangwaHighlanders7
5 Agrippa MurimbaMutare City7
5 Simba NhiviCAPS United7
9 Masimba MambareDynamos6
10 Rodwell ChinyengeterePlatinum5
10 Dominic ChungwaCAPS United5
10 Prince DubeHighlanders5
10 William ManondoHarare City5
10 Raphael ManuvireHarare City5
10 Marvelous MukumbaTriangle United5
10 Simon MunawaHighlanders5
10 James NguluveNgezi Platinum5
10 Donald TegureNgezi Platinum5
10 Gilbert ZuluHwange5

Scoring