2021–22 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

The 2021–22 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League was the 41st season of the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, the top-tier football league in Zimbabwe, and the first following the cancellation of the 2020–21 season due to COVID.[1]

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Season2021–22
ChampionsPlatinum
Matches played306
Goals scored594 (1.94 per match)
Top goalscorerWilliam Madondo (CAPS United, 17 goals)
2019
2023

Platinum won their fourth consecutive title with four rounds to play in the season after losses by runners up Chicken Inn and third-placed Dynamos.[2]

Platinum forward Walter Musonga was named the 2022 Soccer Star of the Year, while CAPS United's William Madondo won the leading scorer award with 17 goals.[3]

Changes from 2019

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WhaWha, Bulawayo City, Cranborne Bullets, and Tenax were promoted from the 2019 Division One.[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Platinum (C) 34 22 9 3 52 14 +38 75 Champions
2 Chicken Inn 34 18 9 7 42 28 +14 63
3 Dynamos 34 16 10 8 33 17 +16 58
4 Ngezi Platinum 34 14 13 7 46 19 +27 55
5 Highlanders 34 12 15 7 44 32 +12 51
6 Triangle United 34 13 11 10 39 31 +8 50
7 Bulawayo Chiefs 34 13 10 11 32 28 +4 49
8 Herentals 34 12 12 10 33 30 +3 48
9 Black Rhinos 34 10 16 8 35 30 +5 46
10 Manica Diamonds 34 10 15 9 31 28 +3 45
11 CAPS United 34 9 13 12 35 42 −7 40
12 Kariba 34 9 12 13 23 29 −6 39
13 Cranborne Bullets 34 10 8 16 30 43 −13 38
14 Yadah Stars 34 8 13 13 24 31 −7 37
15 Harare City (R) 34 7 14 13 24 32 −8 35 Relegation
16 Bulawayo City (R) 34 9 7 18 24 42 −18 34
17 Tenax (R) 34 7 9 18 19 55 −36 30
18 Whawha (R) 34 6 6 22 28 63 −35 24
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ a b Madzokere, Munyaradzi (27 December 2020). "2020: A Football Season that never was". The Standard.
  2. ^ "FC Platinum Win Fourth Consecutive Title". Zimeye. 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Rejuvenated Musona named PSL Soccer Star of the Year". New Zimbabwe. 3 December 2022.