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.

**Zimbabwe - Premier Soccer League**

Den zimbabwiske Premier League er den øverste fodboldliga i Zimbabwe. Den blev grundlagt i 1980 og tæller 16 hold. Sæsonen løber fra marts til november.

De mest succesrige hold i ligaens historie er Dynamos Harare og Highlanders Bulawayo, der begge har vundet ligaen 16 gange.

Ligaen er kendt for sin fysiske og konkurrenceprægede stil, og den tiltrækker et stort publikum. Nogle af de mest populære spillere, der har spillet i ligaen, er Peter Ndlovu, Bruce Grobbelaar og Benjani Mwaruwari.

Premier League er en vigtig del af den zimbabwiske fodboldkultur, og den spiller en vigtig rolle i udviklingen af unge spillere. Ligaen sender også en række spillere til andre ligaer i Afrika og Europa.