Zimbabwe 1996


NPSL (Kingsgate Premier Soccer League)

Round 1
CAPS United      6-2 Wankie

CAPS United won all matches in rounds 2 to 6 except for:
Rufaro Rovers    1-1 CAPS United

Round 7
CAPS United      1-1 Zimbabwe Saints

Round 8 [Apr 7]
Dynamos          1-0 CAPS United

Reported Table after 23 rounds:

 1.CAPS United      23  17  5  1  60-24  56 
 2.Dynamos          23  15  4  4  57-20  49 
 3.Blackpool        23  12  5  6  46-25  41 
 4.Mhangura         23  12  3  8  29-28  39 
 5.Chapungu         23  10  7  6  34-28  37 
 6.Highlanders      23  10  5  8  35-27  35 
 7.Arcadia United   23   9  5  9  30-38  32 
 8.Zimbabwe Saints  23   7  9  7  30-26  30 
 9.Black Aces       23   7  8  8  27-30  29 
10.Lancashire Steel 23   7  8  8  37-43  29 
11.Mutare United    23   8  3 12  28-45  27
12.Wankie           23   5  8 10  33-48  23 
13.Tongogara        23   6  5 12  37-52  23 
14.Rufaro Rovers    23   4  7 12  19-36  19 
15.Blue Swallows    23   3 10 10  22-42  19 
16.Ziscosteel       23   4  4 15  35-46  16 

NB: 1 more goal scored than conceded

[Aug 25]
Dynamos          1-0 Highlanders
Zimbabwe Saints  1-1 CAPS United

Round 29?
CAPS United      5-0 Lancashire Steel

Other known results
CAPS United      1-1 Dynamos             (Round 23?)
Dynamos          2-1 Zimbabwe Saints
Zimbabwe Saints  0-0 Dynamos
Arcadia United   1-0 CAPS United         (Round 26-28)
Blackpool        1-0 CAPS United         (Round 30)
Highlanders      1-2 CAPS United

Final Table:

 1.CAPS United      30  22  5  3  75-27  71  Champions
 2.Dynamos          30  21  5  4  79-26  68 	
 3.Blackpool        30 	16  6  8  57-28  54 	
 4.Mhangura         30 	16  5  9  39-36  53 	
 5.Chapungu         30 	12  9  9  41-38  45 	
 6.Highlanders      30 	12  7 11  46-39  43 	
 7.Arcadia United   30 	12  5 13  39-49  41 	
 8.Zimbabwe Saints  30 	10 10 10  41-38  40 	
 9.Black Aces       30 	10  9 11  44-44  39 	
10.Lancashire Steel 30 	 9  9 12  45-59  36 	
11.Blue Swallows    30 	 7 12 11  33-46  33 	
12.Wankie           30 	 8  8 14  44-57  32 	
13.Mutare United    30 	 9  5 16  33-60  32 	
14.Tongogara        30 	 6  8 16  48-72  26 	
15.Ziscosteel       30 	 6  6 18  46-60  24  Relegated
16.Rufaro Rovers    30 	 5  9 16  29-55  24  Relegated	

NB: 5 more goals scored than conceded

African CWC: Dynamos.
CAF Cup: no representative.

Promoted: Amazulu, Air Zimbabwe Jets.

Mutare United (who had bought the Tanganda franchise) folded 
after the season and were replaced by Gweru United



Topscorer:
23 Alois Bunjira (CAPS United)

Castle Cup

Round 2
Dynamos        bt  CAPS United

(Dynamos won cup)


BP League Cup 

Final
CAPS United    4-2 Arcadia United

Charity Shield
CAPS United    1-0 Blackpool

Independence Trophy

Final
CAPS United    2-1 Zimbabwe Saints


NPSL Charity Shield 
Winners: CAPS United


Second Level

Northern Region

Known Results
Air Zimbabwe  10-1 Trojan
  [half-time 1-1]
Black Rhinos   1-1 Trojan

Air Zimbabwe earned promoted just ahead of Black Rhinos

1995

1997

list of champions.

list of cup winners.


About this document

Source final table: PSL official site

Prepared and maintained by Mufaro Majoni Hungwe and Charl Gerber for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Mufaro Majoni Hungwe (sln@msasa.samara.co.zw) and Charl Gerber (gerber@stb.dfs.co.za)
Last updated: 19 Jan 2007

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