2004–05 South African Premiership
Football league season
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The 2004–2005 South African Premiership, known as the Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and also commonly referred to as the PSL after the governing body, was the ninth season of the Premiership since its establishment in 1996. It was won by Kaizer Chiefs, who defeated Bloemfontein Celtic on the last day of the season to retain the title.[1][2][3]
| Champions | Kaizer Chiefs |
|---|---|
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 574 (2.39 per match) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs[a] (C) | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 62 | |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 60 | Qualified for 2006 CAF Champions League preliminary round |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 56 | |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 51 | |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 49 | |
| 6 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 41 | |
| 7 | Silver Stars | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 38 | |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 36 | |
| 9 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Dynamos | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 33 | |
| 11 | Bush Bucks | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 33 | |
| 12 | Santos | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 31 | |
| 13 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 31 | |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 31 | |
| 15 | Manning Rangers (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 29 | Relegation to 2005–06 National First Division |
| 16 | Wits University (R) | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 27 |
- Kaizer Chiefs would have qualified for the 2006 CAF Champions League preliminary round as champions, but were disqualified from CAF competitions for withdrawing from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup.[5]