Because the 2024/2025 Betway Premiership quick approaches its climax, the PSL has lastly confirmed the up to date standings after Royal AM had been booted out.
This comes after the Premier Soccer League’s Board of Governors (BoG) determined to again the advice by the league’s govt committee to cancel Royal AM’s membership with quick impact.
With the KwaZulu-Natal outfit having solely performed 11 matches within the Betway Premiership this season, it now means all factors gained by these 11 groups (if any) towards Royal AM have been rendered null and void.
Moreover, there shall be no automated relegation this season.
As is all the time the case, the group that finishes fifteenth – and now successfully final – will nonetheless go to the playoffs to find out their survival – or relegation.
All groups will thus play 28 matches this season.
Naturally, the ruling comes as a blow to these groups which did play Royal AM this season and picked up factors – particularly those that decide up wins towards Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s aspect.
A take a look at the outcomes from the season exhibits that Royal AM received one, drew 5 and misplaced 5 of their 11 matches.
Let’s begin with the one group they did handle to beat, Sekhukhune United. They received’t be affected by the ruling.
The 5 groups that drew towards Royal AM will all lose one level.
They’re: Cape City Metropolis FC, SuperSport United, Richards Bay, Magesi FC and Kaizer Chiefs.
The 5 groups who beat Royal AM shall be hardest hit by a discount of three factors from their present factors whole.
These sides are: Mamelodi Sundowns, Polokwane Metropolis, Golden Arrows, AmaZulu and TS Galaxy.
The 4 groups that didn’t play Royal AM this season and are thus additionally unaffected by the ruling when it comes to a log factors deduction are Orlando Pirates, Stellenbosch FC, Chippa United and Marumo Gallants.
The massive information, after all, is that Mamelodi Sundowns’ lead atop the standings has now been lower to 9 factors from Orlando Pirates – who’ve performed two fewer matches.
Royal AM’s leads to the 2024/25 Betway Premiership season
Royal AM 1-1 Cape City Metropolis FC
SuperSport United 0-0 Royal AM
Royal AM 0-0 Richards Bay
Magesi FC 0-0 Royal AM
Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 Royal AM
Royal AM 2-0 Sekhukhune United
Royal AM 0-1 Polokwane Metropolis
Royal AM 2-3 Golden Arrows
Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 Royal AM
AmaZulu 2-1 Royal AM
Royal AM 1-3 TS Galaxy
Up to date standings
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