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Abbreviation | PSL |
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Formation | 1996 |
Type | Soccer League Administration and Organisation |
Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Administration and organization of the soccer leagues and soccer teams of South Africa. |
Headquarters | Johannesburg |
Region served | South Africa |
Membership | 32 soccer clubs |
Official language | |
Chairman | Irvin Khoza |
Chief Executive Officer | Mato Madlala (acting) |
Main organ | Executive Committee |
Website | www |
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is the administrative body for professional soccer leagues and cups in South Africa. It is based in Johannesburg, and was founded in 1996 following an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).
Affiliated to the South African Football Association (SAFA), the PSL organizes the country's top two professional divisions in the South African Premiership and the National First Division, and knockout cup competitions in the Nedbank Cup and the MTN 8. Teams that are relegated from the National First Division compete in the SAFA Second Division. They also organize a Youth League or PSL Reserve League DStv Diski Challenge.