Zimbabwe - Premier Soccer League

Zimbabwe - Premier Soccer League

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Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the top professional division of the Zimbabwe Football Association. It was founded in 1980, as a successor to the 1962 formed Rhodesia National Football League. It is currently sponsored by Delta Beverages under the Castle Lager brand and hence is known as Castle Lager Premier Soccer League. The current sponsorship deal runs from 2011 and is worth $3.6 million.

The league consists of 18 teams listed below, that play a total of 34 matches. The season runs from April to November. Most matches are played during weekends on Saturdays and Sundays. Postponed matches are played midweek. At the end of the season four teams are relegated into the lower division and an equal number promoted.

The end of season winner qualifies for the CAF Champions League, while the Cup of Zimbabwe winners gains entry into the CAF Confederation Cup, though clubs from the league do not always participate if they qualify. The current champions are Ngezi Platinum who won the 2023 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.

Zimbabwská Premier Soccer League (ZPSL) je profesionálna futbalová liga pre kluby v Zimbabwe. Bola založená v roku 1980 a pozostáva z 18 tímov. Liga sa hrá systémom každý s každým, pričom každý tím hrá s každým súperom dvakrát, doma a vonku. Na konci sezóny sú dva najnižšie umiestnené tímy zostúpia do divízie nižšie, zatiaľ čo dva najlepšie tímy z divízie nižšie postúpia do ZPSL. Najúspešnejším klubom v histórii ligy je Dynamos FC, ktorý vyhral titul 22-krát. Súčasným šampiónom je FC Platinum.