The season by numbers ...

Facts and figures from the 2011/12 PSL season

Posted: 22 May 2012 Time: 01:39 pm

Which PSL team was unbeaten at home during the 2011/12 season? Who are the five players to have started every League match? KickOff.com reveals all.

1 – Moroka Swallows striker Siyabonga Nomvete was the only player to score a League hat-trick the whole season, against Golden Arrows on April 29 at Dobsonville Stadium.

1 – Orlando Pirates were the only team never to lose a League match at home all season, winning 11 and drawing four in 15 fixtures.

2 – Jomo Cosmos' two wins in 30 League matches were the fewest by a Premier Soccer League team, and it is the joint-fewest in PSL era (since 1996/97) with two other teams. Mother City (99/00) and Tembisa Classic (01/02) ended with two wins, but at the time the League was made up of 18 teams.

4 – The number of losses suffered by Swallows, the fewest by a team throughout the campaign.

5 – The number of penalties scored by Nomvete, which was the most by an individual player during the season.

5 – Nomvete and his teammate Greg Etafia, Golden Arrows midfielder Thanduyise Khuboni, Maritzburg United defender Mor Diouf and Black Leopards defender Vincent Xakane started all the 30 League games during the 2011/12 season.

5 – SuperSport United were the only team not to concede in five consecutive matches.

7 - Maritzburg United were hammered 7-0 by SuperSport United in October, which was the heaviest defeat suffered by a team during the season.

7 – Sundowns and AmaZulu played the most goalless draws, seven, but Maritzburg United and Jomo Cosmos drew the most games, 13.

14 – Wits' winless streak of 14 matches was the longest by a team during the season, followed by Cosmos with 12.

17 – Pirates' 17 wins was the most by a team and Santos' 17 losses were the most suffered.

24 – Cosmos scored the fewest goals, scoring just 24 goals.

48 – Swallows scored the most goals – Nomvete scored 41.6% of those goals.

58 – Black Leopards conceded the most goals ending the season with a goal difference of -22.

582 – The total number of goals scored in the 2011/12 Absa Premiership season, which is 20 less than the previous season.

10 000 000 – The prize money, in rands, awarded to Orlando Pirates for winning the League.

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Article by: Tiyani wa ka Mabasa

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Anonymous
posted: 02:07 pm
8 000 000 : The number of Pirates faithful with criminal records. Lol.

Kick-Off give us the update on the parade before the above figure increases drastically! tl.tl.tl.

Headlines:-

Lekgwathi takes the bus driver's seat:

Benni buys a McDonald out of stock:

Mbuyane scares off surbarban young supporters. LOL.
Anonymous
posted: 02:17 pm
1118 the biggest crowd attended Sundowns games this season.
Thuso Ntlhane
posted: 02:18 pm
hai madona...no Cup specialist in this.., may we must "the most confused team of the year"
Anonymous
posted: 02:18 pm
Bucs till I die
Anonymous
posted: 02:20 pm
3 trophies - Pirates kept their record of 3 titles!
Bakaniya For Life
posted: 02:29 pm
@Sweyts

You just can't go one day without worrying about the Mithy Bucs....

You are a Pirates suppoter by birth mate..... stop hurting your feeling and come back were you belong and stop supporting shit teams that can't produce..... you comment more on Pirates blogs than you do on the Sunclown ones.

Up the Bucs...
El Kampion
posted: 02:33 pm
Swetys using 5 different names in this blog to increase 125 Fans Sun-Chokers have to 130 Fans

Pelembe stealing Nees-Drunkard Bols(Brandy) for Mphela and ended up being droppped.

Mphela hijacking Xulu's magosha at the party in Diepsloot.

Modise not paying maintance

Shakoane molesting young children
Matt/ Tremble4Da2ndStarChamps
posted: 02:44 pm
The BIGGEST winning number is R10 000 000 awarded to OPFC.

Numbers don't lie and God forgives while ORLANDO PIRATES DOESN'T!!!
GinoFeelo Balotelli
posted: 02:45 pm
@Swetys

LOL!!!!

Jali and Mabena have since dropped off @Maponya American Swiss for window-shopping.
Anonymous
posted: 03:10 pm
+/- 65 spectators including players, technical teams, security at Lucas Moripe Stadium. Sundowns v FF Stars. The fewest ever in South African football
BAFANABAFANA
posted: 03:19 pm
THE TALK IS STILL CHEAP @ PIRATES.WELL DONE DONKEY KHOZA
Mriyo (Roger De Sa a coach my a$$)
posted: 03:30 pm
0 number of trophies won by Kaizer chimps
250 highest number of fans at Sundunusa home game
10 Million,number of claims by hollard chimps customers
1 highest number of rounds Feelosopher can achiev
18 seconds,highest time Tzozo can achiev wit his woman
Anonymous
posted: 03:50 pm
200 million rands Sundowns paid for salaries this season highest in PSL 4 nothing while there's no gate takings.
Filaz Roger Feutmba...Sandawana
posted: 03:57 pm
3 - The number of teeth Khoza has
25304555 - The number of spur ribs Benni McFatty ate during the Bucs celebration on Saturday (and still wanted more)
25 - the number of zols Manyisa smokes a day
800000000 - The number of kids scared of Katsange

Ka Bo Yellow
Filaz Roger Feutmba...Sandawana
posted: 04:02 pm
1000 - The number of Carling Black Label beers Mbuyane and Mhlongo drank on Saturday...
Anonymous
posted: 04:11 pm
I feel the urge to congratulate my Beautiful BirdZ once more , b'cos of a great c'zen they have enjoyed . With few re-enforcement they will be a force to be re-corned with . Up the beautiful maroon and white BirdZ . I'm marooooooon
kgaoza
posted: 11:03 pm
4-The number of drawing board doctor cowmalo wasted this season while trying to demonstrate his tactics in shona language
peace
posted: 08:41 am
4-the number of games yellow zebras lost in a row afta vv's sacking,and it's also the number of goals Pirates scored in their last league game.............
Anonymous
posted: 09:09 am
its bad us chiefs supporter as we dont feature on any of th above..hope gaxa's aquisation wl help us win somethn
JahNeh
posted: 12:42 pm
2 - the number of brain cells in Sweyts' head!
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