Ajax CT


Nickname:Urban Warriors
Year Founded: 1999 (after merger of Cape Town Spurs and Seven Stars)
Coach:Foppe de Haan
Best performance:Champions (2000, 2008)
Last season:Absa Premier League (7th place), Nedbank Cup (semi-finals), Telkom Knockout (last 16), MTN 8
(quarter-finals), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

AmaZulu


Nickname:Usuthu
Year Founded: 1932
Coach:Neil Tovey
Best performance: Champions (1992)
Last season:Absa Premier League (8th place), Nedbank Cup (last 32), Telkom Knockout (last 16), MTN 8
(did not qualify), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Bidvest Wits


Nickname:Clever Boys
Year Founded: 1921
Coach: Roger De Sa
Best performance: Champions - 2 times (1985, 1995)
Last season:Absa Premier League (6th place), Nedbank Cup (last 32), Telkom Knockout (last 16), MTN 8
(did not qualify), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Bloemfontein Celtic


Nickname:Phunya Sele Sele
Year Founded: 1969
Coach:Owen Da Gama
Best performance:Semi-final (2007, 2008)
Last season:Absa Premier League (14th place), Nedbank Cup (quarter-finals), Telkom Knockout (semi-finals),
MTN 8 (did not qualify), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Free State Stars


Nickname:Ea Lla Koto
Year Founded: 1979 (originally as Qwa Qwa Stars)
Coach:Gordon Igesund
Best performance: Champions (1994 - under the banner of Qwa Qwa Stars)
Last season:Absa Premier League (4th place), Nedbank Cup (last 32), Telkom Knockout (semi-finals), MTN 8
(quarter-finals), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Golden Arrows


Nickname:Abafana Bes’thende
Year Founded: 1943
Coach: Manqoba Mngqithi
Best performance:Quarter-finals (2008)
Last season:Absa Premier League (5th place), Nedbank Cup (last 32), Telkom Knockout (quarter-finals), MTN 8
(did not qualify), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Jomo Cosmos


Nickname:Ezenkosi
Year Founded: 1983
Coach:Jomo Sono
Best performance:Champions – 2 times (2002, 2005)
Last season:First Division, Inland Stream (champions), Promotion/Relegation play-off (champions), Nedbank Cup
(preliminary round)

Kaizer Chiefs


Nickname: Amakhosi
Year Founded: 1970
Coach:Vladimir Vermezovic
Best performance:Champions – 11 times (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007)
Last season:Absa Premier League (3rd place), Nedbank Cup (last 16), Telkom Knockout (last 16), MTN 8 (champions),
Telkom Charity Cup (runners-up)

Mamelodi Sundowns


Nickname:The Brazilians
Year Founded: 1970
Coach:Hristo Stoichkov
Best performance: Champions - 2 times (1990, 1999)
Last season:Absa Premier League (9th place), Nedbank Cup (last 16), Telkom Knockout (last 16), MTN 8 (runners-up),
Telkom Charity Cup (semi-finals)

Maritzburg United


Nickname:Team of Choice
Year Founded: 2005
Coach:Ernst Middendorp
Best performance:First round
Last season:Absa Premier League (12th place), Nedbank Cup (quarter-finals), Telkom Knockout (last 16), MTN 8
(did not qualify), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Moroka Swallows


Nickname:The Birds
Year Founded: 1947
Coach:Rainer Zobel
Best performance: Runners-up (1986, 1989)
Last season:Absa Premier League (11th place), Nedbank Cup (champions), Telkom Knockout (quarter-finals), MTN 8
(semi-finals), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Mpumalanga Black Aces


Nickname:Amazayoni
Year Founded: 1937
Coach:Aki Ayiomamidis
Best performance:Debut
Last season:National First Division, Inland Stream (runners-up), 2nd Promotion/Relegation play-off (champions),
Nedbank Cup (last 32)

Orlando Pirates


Nickname:The Buccaneers
Year Founded: 1937
Coach: Rudolf Krol
Best performance:Runners-up (1987, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2008)
Last season:Absa Premier League (11th place), Nedbank Cup (champions), Telkom Knockout (quarter-finals), MTN 8
(semi-finals), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Platinum Stars


Nickname:The Tycoons
Year Founded: 1998
Coach:Steve Komphela
Best performance: Champions (2006 - under the banner of Silver Stars)
Last season:Absa Premier League (13th place), Nedbank Cup (quarter-finals), Telkom Knockout (last 16), MTN 8
(did not qualify), Telkom Charity Cup (semi-finals)

Santos


Nickname:The People’s Team
Year Founded: 1982
Coach:Boebie Solomons
Best performance: Runners-up (1993)
Last season: Absa Premier League (10th place), Nedbank Cup (last 16), Telkom Knockout (last 16), MTN 8
(quarter-finals), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)

Supersport United


Nickname:Matsatsantsa
Year Founded: 1994
Coach: Gavin Hunt
Best performance: Runners-up (2004, 2005)
Last season:Absa Premier League (champions), Nedbank Cup (last 32), Telkom Knockout (quarter-finals),
MTN 8 (semi-finals), Telkom Charity Cup (did not qualify)