2020–21 Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Mamelodi Sundowns's 50th season in existence and 25th consecutive season in the South African Premier Division, the top tier of South African soccer. They will also participate in the Nedbank Cup, the MTN 8 and the CAF Champions League.

Mamelodi Sundowns

2020–21 season
Owner	Patrice Motsepe
Manager	Manqoba Mngqithi Rhulani Mokoena
Stadium	Lucas Moripe Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium
PSL	1st
Nedbank Cup	3rd Round
MTN 8	Quarter final
CAF Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: (8 goals) Themba Zwane All: (8 goals) Themba Zwane
Biggest win	3–0 v Kaizer Chiefs 24 August 2020 3–0 v Stellenbosch FC 27 November 2020
Home colours Away colours

First team squad

As of 22 November 2020[1]

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeeper(s)
1	Kennedy Mweene	Zambia	GK	11 December 1984 (Aged 35)	Free State Stars	101	0	7
14	Denis Onyango	Uganda	GK	15 May 1985 (Aged 35)	Bidvest Wits(on loan)	198	0	0
20	Ricardo Goss	South Africa	GK	2 April 1994 (Aged 26)	Bidvest Wits	0	0
30	Reyaad Pieterse	South Africa	GK	17 February 1992 (Aged 28)	Supersport United	2	0
Defenders
3	Ricardo Nascimento	Brazil	DF	7 February 1987 (Aged 33)	Académica	118	15	1
4	Tebogo Langerman	South Africa	DF	6 May 1986 (Aged 34)	Supersport Unite1up	267	7	24
5	Mosa Lebusa	South Africa	DF	10 October 1992 (Aged 28)	Ajax Cape Town	65	3	1
13	Nyiko Mobbie	South Africa	DF		Bidvest Wits	1	0	0
25	Khuliso Mudau	South Africa	DF	26 April 1995 (Aged 25)	Black Leopards	6	0	0
27	Thapelo Morena	South Africa	DF	6 August 1993 (Aged 27)	Bloemfontein Celtic	155	9	18
29	Soumahoro Bangaly	Ivory Coast	DF	18 July 1991 (Aged 29)	ASEC Mimosas	66	2	0
40	Rivaldo Coetzee	South Africa	DF	16 August 1996 (Aged 24)	Ajax Cape Town	45	0	4
6	Brian Onyango	Tanzania	DF	24 July 1994 (Aged 26)	Maritzburg United	5	0	0
Midfielders
8	Hlompho Kekana (C)	South Africa	MF	23 May 1985 (Aged 35)	Bloemfontein Celtic	357	38	22
12	George Maluleka	South Africa	MF	7 January 1989 (Age 31)	Kaizer Chiefs	5	0	0
13	Tiyani Mabunda	South Africa	MF	17 April 1988 (Age 32)	Free State Stars (on loan)	145	5	1
15	Andile Jali	South Africa	MF	10 April 1990 (Age 30)	K.V. Oostende1	63	1	1
16	Aubrey Modiba	South Africa	MF	22 July 1995 (Age 25)	Supersport United	4	0	0
24	Sibusiso Vilakazi	South Africa	MF	29 December 1989 (Age 31)	Free State Stars	118	28	20
41	Mothobi Mvala	South Africa	MF	14 June 1994 (Age 26)	Highlands Park	4	2	0
31	Grant Margeman	South Africa	MF	(Age 22)	Ajax Cape Town	1	0	0
35	Sibusiso Khumalo	South Africa	MF	8 March 1991 (Age 29)	Maritzburg United (on loan)	4	0	0
Forwards
7	Lyle Lakay	South Africa	FW	17 August 1991 (Age 29)	Cape Town City	85	5	8
9	Mauricio Affonso	Uruguay	FW	26 January 1992 (Age 28)	Alianza Lima	14	6	0
10	Gaston Sirino	Uruguay	FW	22 February 1991 (Age 29)	Club Bolívar	100	24	29
11	Kermit Erasmus	South Africa	FW	8 July 1990 (Age 30)	Cape Town City	4	2	3
18	Themba Zwane	South Africa	FW	3 August 1989 (Age 31)	MP Black Aces	259	53	37
19	Phakamani Mahlambi	South Africa	FW	12 September 1997 (Age 23)	Al Ahly	44	7	1
21	Siphelele Mkhulise	South Africa	FW
23	Haashim Domingo	South Africa	FW	13 August 1995 (Age 25)	Bidvest Wits	4	0
26	Keletso Makgalwa	South Africa	FW	3 January 1997	Maritzburg United (on loan)	31	7	2
33	Lebohang Maboe	South Africa	FW	17 September 1994 (Age 26)	Maritzburg United	97	13	11
36	Promise Mkhuma	South Africa	FW	24 May 2000 (Age 20)	Academy	7	0	0
38	Peter Shalulile	Namibia	FW	23 September 1993 (Age 27)	Highlands Park	12	8	3
–	Gift Motupa	South Africa	FW	23 September 1994 (Age 27)	Supersport United	0	0	0
–	Lesedi Kapinga	South Africa	FW	25 May 1995 (Age 25)	Black Leopards	3	0
–	Keletso Otladisa	South Africa	FW	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Entry Date	Position	No.	Player	From Club	Fee	Ref
N/A	DF	14	George Maluleka	Kaizer Chiefs	Free Transfer
N/A	MF	25	Aubrey Modiba	Supersport United	Free Transfer
N/A	GK	26	Ricardo Goss	Bidvest Wits	Free Transfer
29 Jan 2020	MF/DF		Rushine De Reuck	Maritzburg United
N/A	FW	38	Peter Shalulile	Highlands Park	Free Transfer
N/A	FW		Haashim Domingo

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier Soccer League	24 August 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1		15	9	6	0	24	7	+17	060.00
MTN 8	16 August 2020	16 August 2020	Quarter final	Quarter final	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Champions League	22 December 2020		First Round		2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Nedbank Cup	3 February 2021		Round 32		1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total					19	12	6	1	32	11	+21	063.16

Source: Competitions

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mamelodi Sundowns	15	9	6	0	24	7	+17	33	Qualification for Champions League
2	SuperSport United	14	8	4	2	23	13	+10	28
3	Moroka Swallows	14	7	7	0	18	9	+9	28	Qualification for Confederation Cup
4	Lamontville Golden Arrows	14	6	7	1	20	13	+7	25
5	Orlando Pirates	16	6	7	3	17	14	+3	25
6	Cape Town City	14	6	5	3	26	21	+5	23
7	AmaZulu	15	5	6	4	21	18	+3	21
8	Kaizer Chiefs	15	4	6	5	15	17	−2	18
9	Baroka	15	4	5	6	17	22	−5	17
10	TS Galaxy	14	3	6	5	14	15	−1	15
11	Stellenbosch	14	3	6	5	15	17	−2	15
12	Bloemfontein Celtic	14	3	5	6	15	18	−3	14
13	Chippa United	14	3	4	7	14	18	−4	13
14	Maritzburg United	14	2	3	9	11	21	−10	9
15	Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila	14	1	6	7	7	20	−13	9	Qualification for Playoffs
16	Black Leopards	14	2	3	9	10	24	−14	9	Relegation to National First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2021. Source: type=log Premier Soccer League

Results Summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	9	6	0	24	7	+17	33	5	3	0	13	4	+9	4	3	0	11	3	+8

Last updated: 4 November 2020.
Source: "Sundowns Results".

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Results	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W
Position	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

24 October 2020 1	Kaizer Chiefs	0–3	Mamelodi Sundowns	Johannesburg
15:30 SAST	W.Katsande  41'	Report	P.Shalulile  37'  64' K.Erasmus  54' T.Zwane  89' (pen)	Stadium: FNB Stadium Attendance: 0

2	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–0	Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila	Pretoria
19:30	S.Mkhulise  21' K.Makgalwa  77'	Report	C.Ngema  50' M.Timm  55' L.Lamola  84'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Attendance: 0

4 November 2020 3	Cape Town City	0–2	Mamelodi Sundowns	Cape Town
19:30	A.Mobara  34' T.Fielies  69'	Report	L.Lakay  8' P.Shalulile  28' K.Makgalwa  83'	Stadium: Cape Town

22 November 2020 4	Mamelodi Sundowns	4–3	Amazulu FC	Pretoria, GP
15:30 UTC+2	T.Zwane  19', 21', 30' P.Shalulile 56'	Report	L. Majoro  15' A.Mulenga  48' S.Khumalo  59'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium

27 November 2020 5	Mamelodi Sundowns	3–0	Stellenbosch FC	Pretoria, GP
18:00 UTC +2	P.Shalulile  7' K.Erasmus  26' T.Zwane  62'		J.Mendieta  48'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Referee: Jeni Chavani

5 December 2020 6	Maritzburg United	1–1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Pietermaritzburg,KZN
20:15	K.Mngonyama  60' F.Hachi  71' K.Buchanan  79' Tim Graham  90+1'		T.Zwane  32' K.Erasmus  37'	Stadium: Harry Gwala Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes

15 December 2020 7	Mamelodi Sundowns	2-0	TS Galaxy	Pretoria, GP
19:30	P.Shalulile  32' T.Zwane  76' L.Lakay  78'			Stadium: Loftus Versfeld

19 November 2020 8	Golden Arrows	1-1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Durban, KZN
15:00 UTC +2	M.Gumede  22' M.Mathiane  59'		M.Mvala  17'	Stadium: Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium Referee: Jenny Chavani

2 January 2020 9	Mamelodi Sundowns	1-0	Orlando Pirates	Pretoria, GP
15:30 UTC +2	B.Onyango  35'	Report	V.Pule  29' T.Hlatshwayo  32'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Referee: Philip Tinyane

9 January 2021 10	Baroka FC	0-2	Mamelodi Sundowns	Polokwane,LP
15:00 UTC+2			M.Mvala  41' L.Lakay  57' A.Jali  81' T.Zwane  90'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Referee: Abongile Tom

16 January 2021 11	Supersport United	0-0	Mamelodi Sundowns	Pretoria, GP
15:00 UTC+2			L.Maboe  45+2'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Referee: Victor Gomes

19 January 2021 12	Mamelodi Sundowns	0-0	Bloemfontein Celtic	Pretoria, GP
17:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Lucas Moripe

23 January 2021 1	Mamelodi Sundowns	1-1	Swallows FC	Pretoria,GP
15:00 UTC+2	K.Erasmus  45' S.Mkhulise  84' G.Maluleka  95+6'		R.Gamaldien  31' T.Matlaba 65' M.Nyatama 90+7'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Referee: Luxolo Badi

27 January 2021 1	Black Leopards	2-1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Thohoyandou, LP
17:00 UTC+2	O.Karuru  46'		P.Shalulile  64', 90+5'	Stadium: Thohoyandou Stadium

30 January 2020 15	Mamelodi Sundowns	2-0	Chippa United	Pretoria, GP
15:30 UTC+2	L.Maboe  23' G.Sirino  38' S.Mkhulise  85'			Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Referee: Victor Hlongwane

MTN 8

18 October 2020 Quarter final	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–1	Bloemfontein Celtic	Pretoria
15:00 SAST	R.Coetzee  27' M.Madisha  40'	Report	S.Motebang  24' V.Letsoalo  69' T.Mangweni  90+6'	Stadium: Luca Moripe

Nedbank Cup

Mamelodi Sundownso entired the competition in the Round of 32

4 Feb 2021	Mamelodi Sundowns	3-2 (a.e.t.)	Stellenbosch	Pretoria, GP
17:00	P.Shalulile  16', 117' L.Sirino  90+1'		A. Du Preez  12' P. Nange  90+3'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld

CAF Champions League

Mamelodi Sundowns entered the competition in the first round

First Round

The draw for the First Round was on 09 November 2020.

22-23 December 2020 First Round	Jwaneng Galaxy	0-2	Mamelodi Sundowns	Lobatse
15:00 UTC +2			M.Mvala  10' P.Shalulile  46' (p)	Stadium: Lobatse Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille

5 January 2020 2nd Leg	Mamelodi Sundowns	3-1	Jwaneng Galaxy	Pretoria, GP
18:00 UTC+2	K.Erasmus  39' M.Mvala  68' T.Morena  81'		T.Sembowa  89'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise

Group Stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 8 January 2021

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TPM	MSD	HIL	CRB
1	TP Mazembe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage		—	5–6 Mar	9–10 Apr	13 Feb
2	Mamelodi Sundowns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			16–17 Mar	—	13 Feb	9–10 Apr
3	Al Hilal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24 Feb	2–3 Apr	—	16–17 Mar
4	CR Belouizdad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2–3 Apr	24 Feb	5–6 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played on 13 February 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

12 February 2021

Mamelodi Sundowns

v

Al-Hilal

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of match played 2 November 2020

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier Socceer League		Nedbank Cup		MTN 8		Champions League		Total
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		Kennedy Mweene	1	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	2	2
3	DF		Ricardo Nascimento	11	11	1	1	1	1	2	2	15	15
4	DF		Tebogo Langerman	5	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	3
7	MD		Lyle Lakay	11	11	1	1	1	1	2	2	15	'15
8	MF		Hlompho Kekana	7	5	–	–	1	1	–	–	8	6
10	FW		Gaston Sirino	5	3	1	1	1	1	–	–	6	4
11	FW		Kermit Erasmus	8	8	–	–	–	1	1	–	9	9
12	MF		George Maluleka	8	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	4
14	GK		Denis Onyango	13	13	0	0	1	1	1	1	15	15
15	MF		Andile Jali	12	10	1	1	–	–	2	2	15	13
18	FW		Themba Zwane	12	12	1	1	1	1	–	–	14	14
21	FW		Sphelele Mkhulise	4	3	1	1	–	–	–	–	4	3
23	FW		Haashim Domingo	6	1	–	–	1	1	–	–	7	2
25	DF		Khuliso Mudau	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	1
26	FW		Keletso Makgalwa	4	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	0
27	DF		Thapelo Morena	12	12	–	–	–	–	2	2	14	14
33	MF		Lebohang Maboe	13	11	1	1	–	–	2	2	16	14
36	FW		Promise Mkhuma	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1
38	FW		Peter Shalulile	13	13	1	1	2	1	2	2	17	17
40	DF		Rivaldo Coetzee	8	7	1	1	1	1	–	–	10	9
43	DF		Nyiko Mobbie	0	0	–	–	1	1	–	–	1	1
	FW		Lesedi Kapinga	6	0	–	–	0	0	–	-	6	0'
	MF		Aubrey Modiba	4	2	–	–	0	0	2	1	6	3
	DF		Brian Onyango	6	6	–	–	0	0	2	2	8	8
	MF		Grant Margeman	2	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	2	1
	DF		Bangaly Soumahoro	1	0	—	—	0	0	1	1	2	1
	MF		Mothobi Mvala	6	6	–	–	0	0	2	2	8	8
	FW		Sibusiso Vilakazi	2	0	–	–	0	0	1	0	2	0
	DF		Mosa Lebusa	3	3	1	1					4	4
	MF		Sibusiso Mkhize	1	1	-	-	0	0	1	0	2	1
			Majadibodu	2	0
			Gift Motupa	1	0
	GK		Ricardo Goss	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Players who went out on loan or out permanently but have made an appearance for Mamelodi Sundowns prior to departing
2	DF		Motjeka Madisha	5	5	-	-	1	1	-	-	6	6

Goals

As of match played 10 January 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	PSL	Nedbank Cup	MTN 8	Champions League	Total
1	FW	18		Themba Zwane	8	–	0	–	8
2	FW	38		Peter Shalulile	6	–	0	1	7
3	FW	11		Kermit Erasmus	3	–	0	1	3
	MF			Mothobi Mvala	1	-		2
4	DF	7		Lyle Lakay	2	–	0	–	2
	MF	24		Keletso Makgalwa	1	–	0	–	1
	DF			Brian Onyango	1	0	0	0	1
5	DF			Thapelo Morena	0	0	0	1	1

Assists

Rank	Pos.	Nat.	Player	PSL	Nedbank Cup	MTN 8	Champions League	Total
1	FW		Kermit Erasmus	3	–	0	–	3
1	DF		Rivaldo Coetzee	2	–	0	–	2
2	MF		Andile Jali	1	–	0	–	1
	DF		Lyle Lakay	1	–	0	–	1
	MF		Lebohang Maboe	2	–	0	–	2
	FW		Peter Shalulile	1	–	0	–	1
	DF		Ricardo Nascimento	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		George Maluleka	1				1

References

1. "Mamelodi Sundowns FC". Retrieved 3 November 2020.

External links

• Official website
• PSL Club Info
• South African Football Association
• Confederation of African Football