South Africa 1998/99

NSL Premiership 1998/99 Table: 1.Mamelodi Sundowns 34 23 6 5 70-26 75 Champions 2.Kaizer Chiefs 34 23 6 5 73-34 75 3.Orlando Pirates 34 17 9 8 55-28 60 4.Manning Rangers 34 17 9 8 60-38 60 5.Seven Stars 34 15 7 12 40-41 52 6.Qwa Qwa Stars 34 13 11 10 43-39 50 7.Bloemfontein Celtic 34 13 8 13 33-34 47 8.Supersport United 34 11 13 10 45-38 46 9.Bush Bucks 34 13 5 16 48-57 44 10.Jomo Cosmos 34 11 10 13 37-39 43 11.Wits University 34 9 13 12 31-39 40 12.Hellenic 34 8 16 10 32-43 40 13.Cape Town Spurs 34 9 12 13 52-50 39 14.Amazulu 34 10 9 15 40-53 39 15.Moroka Swallows 34 9 10 15 29-44 37 16.Santos 34 7 14 13 36-54 35 ----------------------------------------------- 17.Dynamos 34 7 8 19 20-51 29 Relegated 18.Vaal Professionals 34 5 6 23 38-74 21 Relegated Round 1 [Jul 31-Aug 2] Amazulu 0-0 Bucks Spurs 1-1 Sundowns Dynamos 0-1 Chiefs Cosmos 1-2 Celtic Swallows 0-1 Seven Stars Qwa Qwa Stars 0-0 Rangers Santos 0-1 Wits Supersport 0-1 Hellenic Vaal Pros 1-1 Pirates Round 2 [Aug 7,8] Celtic 2-1 Chiefs Bucks 3-4 Spurs Dynamos 0-1 Vaal Pros Hellenic 0-1 Qwa Qwa Stars Rangers 5-0 Santos Pirates 4-1 Swallows Seven Stars 0-2 Amazulu Sundowns 0-4 Supersport Wits 2-2 Cosmos Round 3 [Aug 9,10] Amazulu 2-1 Pirates Celtic 3-0 Dynamos Spurs 3-0 Seven Stars Cosmos 1-1 Rangers Chiefs 1-1 Wits Swallows 1-1 Vaal Pros Qwa Qwa Stars 1-3 Sundowns Santos 2-2 Hellenic Supersport 0-0 Bucks Round 4 [Aug 14-16] Bucks 2-1 Qwa Qwa Stars Dynamos 1-1 Swallows Hellenic 2-0 Cosmos Rangers 1-1 Chiefs Pirates 1-0 Spurs Seven Stars 1-1 Supersport Sundowns 7-1 Santos Vaal Pros 1-3 Amazulu Wits 1-0 Celtic Round 5 [Aug 21-23] Spurs 4-0 Vaal Pros Cosmos 1-1 Sundowns Chiefs 5-0 Hellenic Santos 0-1 Bucks Seven Stars 0-0 Qwa Qwa Stars Supersport 0-1 Pirates Wits 2-0 Dynamos Amazulu 0-1 Swallows [Sep 2] Celtic 0-0 Rangers [Sep 9] Round 6 [Sep 4-6] Rangers 3-0 Wits [Sep 1] Bucks 0-0 Cosmos Dynamos 2-1 Amazulu Hellenic 0-2 Celtic Swallows 1-0 Spurs Pirates 2-2 Qwa Qwa Stars Seven Stars 1-1 Santos Sundowns 0-0 Chiefs Vaal Pros 1-3 Supersport Round 7 [Sep 18-20] Spurs 2-2 Amazulu Supersport 2-1 Swallows Wits 0-0 Hellenic Celtic 2-1 Sundowns Cosmos 0-0 Seven Stars Chiefs 3-1 Bucks Qwa Qwa Stars 1-0 Vaal Pros Santos 1-0 Pirates Rangers 2-0 Dynamos [Sep 30] Round 8 [Sep 23,24] Sundowns 3-0 Wits Amazulu 2-2 Supersport Bucks 0-0 Celtic Dynamos 1-1 Spurs Swallows 0-3 Qwa Qwa Stars Pirates 0-1 Cosmos Seven Stars 1-2 Chiefs Vaal Pros 1-1 Santos Hellenic 1-1 Rangers [Oct 13] Round 9 [Oct 9-11] Rangers 0-1 Sundowns [Oct 6] Hellenic 1-0 Dynamos Chiefs 0-0 Pirates Santos 1-1 Swallows Supersport 0-0 Spurs Celtic 1-0 Seven Stars Cosmos 3-1 Vaal Pros Qwa Qwa Stars 1-2 Amazulu Wits 1-1 Bucks Round 10 [Oct 24,25] Seven Stars 0-0 Wits Sundowns 0-0 Hellenic Pirates 3-0 Celtic Swallows 2-2 Cosmos [abandoned at 0-2 in 78' due to lightning; Amazulu 4-2 Santos replayed Nov 4] Vaal Pros 3-3 Chiefs Spurs 1-1 Qwa Qwa Stars Dynamos 1-1 Supersport [Nov 18] Bucks 1-2 Rangers [Nov 18] Round 11 [Nov 6-8] Pirates 3-0 Rangers [Feb 3] Supersport 2-1 Santos Swallows 0-0 Celtic Dynamos 0-4 Qwa Qwa Stars Amazulu 1-3 Chiefs Spurs 2-4 Cosmos [1-4?] Vaal Pros 2-3 Wits Bucks 2-1 Sundowns Seven Stars 3-0 Hellenic Round 12 [Nov 13-15] Santos 1-1 Qwa Qwa Stars Swallows 0-0 Wits Cosmos 2-1 Supersport Celtic 1-0 Amazulu Bucks 5-1 Dynamos Rangers 5-4 Vaal Pros Chiefs 5-1 Spurs [Feb 10] Hellenic 1-1 Pirates [Nov 18] Sundowns 6-2 Seven Stars [Feb 10] Round 13 [Nov 21-23] Pirates 1-2 Sundowns Dynamos 0-2 Santos Vaal Pros 1-3 Hellenic Swallows 0-0 Rangers Amazulu 1-1 Wits Supersport 2-4 Chiefs Qwa Qwa Stars 3-0 Cosmos Seven Stars 1-2 Bucks Spurs 3-0 Celtic Round 14 [Nov 27-29] Wits 1-0 Spurs Hellenic 2-1 Swallows Rangers 2-0 Amazulu Cosmos 2-3 Santos Celtic 1-1 Supersport Bucks 1-2 Pirates Seven Stars 1-0 Dynamos Chiefs 2-1 Qwa Qwa Stars [Feb 3] Sundowns 7-1 Vaal Pros [Feb 3] Round 15 [Dec 4-6] Supersport 2-1 Wits Vaal Pros 1-3 Bucks Swallows 0-1 Sundowns Spurs 3-4 Rangers Dynamos 1-1 Cosmos Pirates 1-1 Seven Stars Amazulu 1-0 Hellenic Qwa Qwa Stars 2-0 Celtic Santos 4-2 Chiefs Round 16 [Dec 8,9] Bucks 3-1 Swallows Seven Stars 3-1 Vaal Pros Wits 0-0 Qwa Qwa Stars Rangers 4-1 Supersport Hellenic 0-4 Spurs Chiefs 1-0 Cosmos Celtic 1-1 Santos Sundowns 4-0 Amazulu Dynamos 0-2 Pirates Round 17 [Dec 12-13] Hellenic 5-2 Bucks Rangers 3-0 Seven Stars Wits 1-3 Pirates Celtic 3-1 Vaal Pros Santos 0-0 Spurs Sundowns 1-0 Dynamos Chiefs 1-0 Swallows Cosmos 3-1 Amazulu Qwa Qwa Stars 3-2 Supersport Round 18 [Dec 16] Hellenic 1-1 Santos [Oct 30] Rangers 2-1 Cosmos [Oct 30] Vaal Pros 1-0 Swallows [Nov 1] Bucks 2-0 Supersport [Nov 1] Dynamos 2-1 Celtic [Nov 11] Pirates 3-1 Amazulu [Jan 27] Wits 0-2 Chiefs [Jan 27] Sundowns 2-0 Qwa Qwa Stars [Jan 27] Seven Stars 3-2 Spurs Round 19 [Dec 18-20] Supersport 0-0 Sundowns Spurs 2-1 Bucks Santos 0-2 Rangers Chiefs 1-0 Celtic Vaal Pros 2-0 Dynamos Swallows 0-0 Pirates Amazulu 0-2 Seven Stars Qwa Qwa Stars 0-0 Hellenic Cosmos 2-0 Wits Round 20 [Jan 9-11] Spurs 0-1 Dynamos [Jan 7] Chiefs 2-0 Seven Stars Wits 1-2 Sundowns Supersport 2-0 Amazulu Rangers 0-0 Hellenic Celtic 5-1 Bucks Cosmos 1-0 Pirates Qwa Qwa Stars 2-3 Swallows Santos 3-0 Vaal Pros Round 21 [Jan 15-17] Hellenic 1-1 Chiefs Rangers 3-0 Celtic Swallows 1-1 Amazulu Sundowns 2-0 Cosmos Pirates 2-2 Supersport Vaal Pros 1-1 Spurs Bucks 2-0 Santos Qwa Qwa Stars 1-0 Seven Stars Dynamos 2-0 Wits Round 22 [Jan 28-31] Spurs 3-1 Swallows Supersport 3-2 Vaal Pros Chiefs 1-2 Sundowns Santos 2-0 Seven Stars Cosmos 2-3 Bucks Amazulu 0-1 Dynamos Qwa Qwa Stars 1-0 Pirates Wits 2-3 Rangers Celtic 2-2 Hellenic Round 23 [Feb 5-7] Hellenic 1-1 Wits Seven Stars 1-0 Cosmos Pirates 5-1 Santos Dynamos 0-0 Rangers Vaal Pros 1-2 Qwa Qwa Stars Amazulu 2-2 Spurs Swallows 0-4 Supersport Bucks 1-0 Chiefs Sundowns 2-0 Celtic Round 24 [Feb 13,14] Pirates 1-2 Chiefs Dynamos 1-1 Hellenic Seven Stars 0-3 Celtic Vaal Pros 1-2 Cosmos Swallows 1-0 Santos Amazulu 0-1 Qwa Qwa Stars Sundowns 0-1 Rangers Bucks 0-2 Wits Spurs 0-1 Supersport Round 25 [Feb 19,21] Supersport 3-0 Dynamos Rangers 3-1 Bucks Wits 0-1 Seven Stars Qwa Qwa Stars 1-2 Spurs Cosmos 0-1 Swallows Santos 1-1 Amazulu [Feb 24] Chiefs 3-1 Vaal Pros [Mar 10] Hellenic 0-2 Sundowns [played later] Celtic 0-2 Pirates [Apr 4] Round 26 [Mar 12-15] Pirates 0-0 Wits [Mar 3] Dynamos 0-1 Sundowns [Mar 3] Supersport 0-0 Qwa Qwa Stars Spurs 2-2 Santos Vaal Pros 0-1 Celtic Swallows 0-3 Chiefs Amazulu 2-0 Cosmos Bucks 0-1 Hellenic Seven Stars 1-0 Rangers Round 27 [Mar 24] Santos 1-0 Supersport Chiefs 2-3 Amazulu Celtic 1-0 Swallows Wits 1-3 Vaal Pros Hellenic 1-2 Seven Stars Sundowns 3-1 Bucks Cosmos 2-2 Spurs Qwa Qwa Stars 0-0 Dynamos Rangers 0-3 Pirates [?; played later] Round 28 [Mar 27,28] Pirates 1-1 Hellenic [Mar 10] Supersport 0-0 Cosmos Wits 1-1 Swallows Vaal Pros 2-1 Rangers Dynamos 2-0 Bucks Qwa Qwa Stars 1-1 Santos Amazulu 1-0 Celtic Spurs 4-5 Chiefs Seven Stars 2-2 Sundowns [Apr 3] Round 29 [Apr 9-14] Supersport 1-2 Seven Stars Amazulu 1-1 Vaal Pros Swallows 2-0 Dynamos Qwa Qwa Stars 3-2 Bucks Celtic 0-1 Wits Chiefs 4-1 Rangers Santos 1-3 Sundowns Spurs 1-2 Pirates Cosmos 2-0 Hellenic Round 30 [Apr 16-18] Hellenic 2-1 Vaal Pros Rangers 1-3 Swallows Wits 2-0 Amazulu Chiefs 2-0 Supersport Santos 1-1 Dynamos Celtic 0-0 Spurs Cosmos 0-1 Qwa Qwa Stars Sundowns 1-2 Pirates Bucks 1-4 Seven Stars Round 31 [Apr 30-May 2] Dynamos 2-1 Seven Stars Qwa Qwa Stars 0-2 Chiefs Swallows 2-0 Hellenic Amazulu 2-1 Rangers Spurs 1-0 Wits Santos 0-0 Cosmos Supersport 2-0 Celtic Pirates 3-0 Bucks [May 5] Vaal Pros 0-3 Sundowns [May 30] Round 32 [May 7-9] Wits 1-1 Supersport Rangers 1-0 Spurs Hellenic 1-1 Amazulu Cosmos 1-0 Dynamos Bucks 1-0 Vaal Pros Celtic 2-1 Qwa Qwa Stars Seven Stars 2-0 Pirates Chiefs 2-1 Santos [May 19] Sundowns 1-0 Swallows [May 26] Round 33 [May 14-16] Spurs 1-1 Hellenic Supersport 1-1 Rangers Swallows 2-1 Bucks Cosmos 0-1 Chiefs Santos 0-0 Celtic Vaal Pros 0-1 Seven Stars Qwa Qwa Stars 2-2 Wits Amazulu 1-3 Sundowns [May 19] Pirates 3-0 Dynamos [May 19] Round 34 [May 21-23] Rangers 7-2 Qwa Qwa Stars Hellenic 1-1 Supersport Pirates 2-1 Vaal Pros Bucks 4-2 Amazulu Celtic 0-1 Cosmos Seven Stars 3-1 Swallows Sundowns 2-0 Spurs [Jun 9] Chiefs 5-1 Dynamos [Jun 9] Wits 2-0 Santos [Jun 9] Table: 1.Mamelodi Sundowns 34 23 6 5 70-26 75 Champions 2.Kaizer Chiefs 34 23 6 5 73-34 75 3.Orlando Pirates 34 17 9 8 55-28 60 4.Manning Rangers 34 17 9 8 60-38 60 5.Seven Stars 34 15 7 12 40-41 52 6.Qwa Qwa Stars 34 13 11 10 43-39 50 7.Bloemfontein Celtic 34 13 8 13 33-34 47 8.Supersport United 34 11 13 10 45-38 46 9.Bush Bucks 34 13 5 16 48-57 44 10.Jomo Cosmos 34 11 10 13 37-39 43 11.Wits University 34 9 13 12 31-39 40 12.Hellenic 34 8 16 10 32-43 40 13.Cape Town Spurs 34 9 12 13 52-50 39 14.Amazulu 34 10 9 15 40-53 39 15.Moroka Swallows 34 9 10 15 29-44 37 16.Santos 34 7 14 13 36-54 35 ----------------------------------------------- 17.Dynamos 34 7 8 19 20-51 29 Relegated 18.Vaal Professionals 34 5 6 23 38-74 21 Relegated Promoted: African Wanderers and Thembisa Classic NB: Cape Town Spurs and Seven Stars merge to form Ajax Cape Town for 1999/2000. The Spurs franchise will be sold to the highest bidder. Cup (Bob Save Super Bowl) First Round [Mar 5-7] Manning Rangers 2-1 Cape Town Spurs Wynberg St Johns 1-2 Qwa Qwa Stars Madidi Cosmos 2-1 Pimville Young Stars Phoenix City 2-1 Vaal Professionals Santos 6-1 Intercity Aces Wits University 1-1 Dynamos [aet, 3-1 pen Seven Stars 6-1 Bloemfontein Celtic Amazulu 1-0 Jomo Cosmos Black Leopards 0-3 SuperSport United Bloemfontein Yg Tig 5-1 Bush Bucks Bosveld United 2-4 Ria Stars Moroka Swallows 0-0 Tembisa Classic [aet, 4-2 pen] Olympics 0-9 Orlando Pirates Nelspruit City BSw 0-8 Kaizer Chiefs [BSw=Black Swallows] Umtata Bucks 6-0 Park United Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 Hellenic Second Round [Mar 19-21] Seven Stars 0-2 Kaizer Chiefs Qwa Qwa Stars 3-1 Moroka Swallows Supersport United 0-0 Orlando Pirates [aet, 6-5 pen] Manning Rangers 1-1 Santos [aet, 1-3 pen] Bloemfontein Yg Tig 2-1 Madidi Cosmos Phoenix City 0-6 Wits University Ria Stars 2-0 Amazulu Umtata Bucks 2-1 Mamelodi Sundowns Quarterfinals [Apr 3] SuperSport United 3-0 Ria Stars Qwa Qwa Stars 0-2 Wits University [Apr 4] Umtata Bucks 0-2 Kaizer Chiefs Santos 0-2 Bloemfontein Young Tigers Semifinals Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 Bloemfontein Young Tigers SuperSport United 1-1 Wits University [aet, 6-5 pen] Final [May 29] Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 SuperSport United [Pollen Ndlanya (pen) 90; Thomas Madigage 38, Glen Salmon 77] Rothmans Cup 1998 (League Cup) Preliminary Round First Legs [Jul 21] AmaZulu 1-2 Seven Stars [Simon Magagula; George Dearnaley, Jeremy Jansen] Santos 1-0 Dynamos [Aldrid Miller] Second Legs [Jul 25] Steven Stars 2-1 AmaZulu [Clifford Moleko, Tex Mnani; Joseph Mlaba] Dynamos 0-1 Santos [Peter Philander] First Round First Legs [Aug 28] SuperSport United 1-0 Umtata Bush Bucks [Raymond Seopa] [Aug 29] Manning Rangers 5-0 Vaal Professionals [Solomuzi Ndimande (2), Simon Makhubela (3)] Moroka Swallows 0-0 Wits University Bloemfontein Celtic 1-4 Orlando Pirates [Lebogang Kukame; Sibusiso Zuma (3), Brandon Silent] Jomo Cosmos 0-0 Santos Mamelodi Sundowns 3-2 Hellenic [Marc Reingold (og), Raphael Chukwu, Charles Motlohi; Roger Theunissen, Shahiem Bobbs] QwaQwa Stars 0-2 Kaizer Chiefs [Pollen Ndlanya, Fani Madida] Seven Stars 2-1 Cape Town Spurs [Bennett Masinga (2, 1 pen); Caesar Maphalla] Second Legs [Sep 11] Santos 1-1 Jomo Cosmos [Daniel Sekhoto; Tico-Tico] Wits University 1-0 Moroka Swallows [Joseph Chikoti] [Sep 12] Orlando Pirates 1-1 Bloemfontein Celtic [Mandla Zwane; Willem Vries] [Sep 13] Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 QwaQwa Stars [Neil Tovey; Fees Moloi, Bunene Ngaduane] Vaal Professionals 1-1 Manning Rangers [Jeffrey Mbhele (pen); Simon Makhubela] Cape Town Spurs 1-1 Seven Stars [David Modise; Dillon Sheppard] Hellenic 1-1 Mamelodi Sundowns [Tauya Mrewa; Daniel Mudau] Umtata Bush Bucks 2-0 SuperSport United [John Maduka, Harry Nkosi] Quarterfinals First Legs [Sep 26] Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Umtata Bush Bucks [Neil Tovey (pen), Marc Batchelor; George Mathiba] Manning Rangers 1-1 Seven Stars [Mxolisi Mchunu; Bennett Masinga (pen)] Wits University 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns [Raphael Chukwu] [Sep 27] Jomo Cosmos 0-4 Orlando Pirates [Dumisa Ngobe (2), Sam Pam, Sibusiso Zuma] Second Legs [Oct 17] Umtata Bush Bucks 0-1 Kaizer Chiefs [Robson Muchichwa] Orlando Pirates 2-2 Jomo Cosmos [Phumlani Mkhize, Silver Shabalala (og); Tico-Tico (2)] [Oct 18] Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 Wits University [Daniel Mudau, Bennett Mnguni; Joseph Chikoti] Seven Stars 4-2 Manning Rangers [Jonathan Solomons, Stewart Murisa, Bennett Masinga, George Dearnaley; Mike Allen (og), Keryn Jordan] Semifinals First Legs [Oct 31] Kaizer Chiefs 3-1 Orlando Pirates [Pollen Ndlanya (2), Marc Batchelor; Josep Ngake] [Nov 1] Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 Seven Stars [Raphael Chukwu (2, 1 pen)] Second Legs [Nov 14] Orlando Pirates 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs [Sibusiso Zuma] [Nov 15] Seven Stars 2-3 Mamelodi Sundowns [George Dearnaley, Bennett Masinga; Charles Motlohi, Raphael Chukwu, Isaac Shai] Final [Nov 28] Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 Mamelodi Sundowns [aet, 2-1 pen] [Thabo Mooki 1, Siyabonga Nomvete 113; Joel Masilela 75, Alex Bapela 1-2] Charity Spectacular (1999/2000) Invitation by public vote. Semifinals [Jul 17] Cape Town Ajax 1-1 Kaizer Chiefs [aet, 4-3 pen] Orlando Pirates 3-1 AmaZulu Final [Jul 17] Orlando Pirates 3-0 Cape Town Ajax [Andries Sebola (2), Denis Lota] Second Level 1998/99 Final Tables: Division One-Inland Stream: 1.Thembisa Classic 30 21 3 6 55-25 66 Promoted ----------------------------------------------- 2.Ria Stars 30 16 10 4 48-24 58 3.Real Rovers 30 17 5 8 54-34 58 4.Unisaints 30 15 6 9 46-28 51 5.Young Tigers 30 12 9 9 42-22 45 6.Sporting 30 14 2 14 47-49 44 7.Giant Aces 30 13 4 13 35-38 43 8.Spartak 30 13 3 14 40-36 42 9.Black Leopards 30 12 6 12 39-37 42 10.Witbank Aces 30 11 8 11 44-42 41 11.All Nations 30 11 8 11 29-30 41 12.Morning Stars 30 9 7 14 36-39 34 13.City Sharks 30 8 9 13 43-44 33 ----------------------------------------------- 14.Mkhuhlu United 30 6 9 15 31-55 27 Relegated 15.Giant Killers 30 7 4 19 36-76 25 Relegated 16.Tsakane Aces 30 2 7 21 11-57 13 Relegated Arcadia Shepherds and Silver FC promoted from Second Division Division One-Coastal Stream: 1.African Wanderers 26 17 4 5 40-20 55 Promoted ----------------------------------------------- 2.Avendale 26 16 3 7 40-23 51 3.Golden Arrows 26 11 10 5 41-25 43 4.Saxon Rovers 26 12 7 7 37-25 43 5.Durban United 26 11 8 7 38-22 41 6.Cape Town City 26 11 7 8 42-31 40 7.Newtowns 26 9 11 6 31-32 38 8.Park United 26 9 7 10 41-39 34 9.Phoenix City 26 7 10 9 32-37 31 10.Royal Tigers 26 8 5 13 27-32 29 11.Trinitarians 26 7 8 11 22-30 29 12.FC Fortune 26 7 8 11 32-44 29 13.Bush Bucks 26 7 5 14 22-36 26 ----------------------------------------------- 14.Tornado 26 2 3 21 18-67 9 Relegated Premier United and Blackburn Rovers promoted from Second Division

1997/98.

1999/2000.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

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Prepared and maintained by Mark Gleeson and Ian King for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Mark Gleeson and Ian King
Last updated: 9 Jan 2009