2004–05 South African Premiership

2003–04 Premiership
Champions	Kaizer Chiefs
Matches	240
Goals	574 (2.39 per match)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–2005 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 ninth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. It was won by Kaizer Chiefs, who defeated Bloemfontein Celtic on the last day of the season to retain the title.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Wits were relegated for the first time in their history.^[4]

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kaizer Chiefs^[a] (C)	30	17	11	2	55	26	+29	62
2	Orlando Pirates	30	17	9	4	52	29	+23	60	Qualified for 2006 CAF Champions League preliminary round
3	Mamelodi Sundowns	30	16	8	6	54	28	+26	56	Qualified for 2006 CAF Champions League preliminary round
4	SuperSport United	30	13	12	5	37	27	+10	51
5	Moroka Swallows	30	13	10	7	38	29	+9	49
6	Ajax Cape Town	30	11	8	11	31	39	−8	41
7	Silver Stars	30	9	11	10	33	30	+3	38
8	Bloemfontein Celtic	30	9	9	12	32	40	−8	36
9	Lamontville Golden Arrows	30	8	9	13	29	34	−5	33
10	Dynamos	30	7	12	11	38	45	−7	33
11	Bush Bucks	30	8	9	13	39	48	−9	33
12	Santos	30	8	7	15	27	36	−9	31
13	Jomo Cosmos	30	7	10	13	27	38	−11	31
14	Black Leopards	30	6	13	11	30	42	−12	31
15	Manning Rangers (R)	30	7	8	15	28	49	−21	29	Relegation to 2005–06 National First Division
16	Wits University (R)	30	5	12	13	24	34	−10	27	Relegation to 2005–06 National First Division

Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf05.html
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Kaizer Chiefs would have qualified for the 2006 CAF Champions League preliminary round as champions, but were disqualified from CAF competitions for withdrawing from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup.^[5]

References

^ "A decade of success for Chiefs". www.kaizerchiefs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ "South Africa 2004/05". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ Staff Reporter (23 May 2005). "Chiefs defend PSL title". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ Staff Reporter (27 May 2005). "Wits tripped". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4590199.stm

External links

RSSSF on Premiership 04/05

South African Premiership seasons
2025–26 teams	AmaZulu Chippa United Durban City Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Polokwane City Orbit College Orlando Pirates Richards Bay Sekhukhune United Siwelele Stellenbosch TS Galaxy
Former teams (defunct teams)	African Wanderers Ajax Cape Town F.C. Baroka Bay United Benoni Premier United Black Leopards Bloemfontein Celtic Bush Bucks Cape Town City Cape Town Spurs Dynamos Free State Stars Hellenic Highlands Park Jomo Cosmos Manning Rangers Maritzburg United Michau Warriors Moroka Swallows Mother City Mpumalanga Black Aces Platinum Stars Polokwane City Royal AM Real Rovers Ria Stars Santos Seven Stars SuperSport United Thanda Royal Zulu Tembisa Classic Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila University of Pretoria Vaal Professionals Vasco da Gama Wits University F.C.
Associated competitions	Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout MTN 8 National First Division
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Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2025–26)	AmaZulu Chippa United Durban City Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Orbit College Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch Siwelele TS Galaxy
First Division teams (2025–26)	Baroka The Bees Black Leopards Cape Town City Casric Stars Gomora United Highbury Hungry Lions Kruger United Leicesterford City Lerumo Lions Midlands Wanderers Milford University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
Premiership	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
South African Cup (Life Challenge Cup / Benson and Hedges Trophy / Mainstay Cup / Bob Save Superbowl / ABSA Cup / Nedbank Cup)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Top 8 (BP Top 8 / MTN 8)	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
League Cup (Datsun Challenge / JPS Knockout Cup / Coca-Cola Cup / Rothmans Cup / Telkom Knockout / Carling Knockout Cup)	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024 2025
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National Football League	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
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National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
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Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011