As the 2024/2025 Betway Premiership fast approaches its climax, the PSL has finally confirmed the updated standings after Royal AM were booted out.
This comes after the Premier Soccer League’s Board of Governors (BoG) decided to back the recommendation by the league’s executive committee to cancel Royal AM’s membership with immediate effect.
With the KwaZulu-Natal outfit having only played 11 matches in the Betway Premiership this season, it now means all points gained by those 11 teams (if any) against Royal AM have been rendered null and void.
Furthermore, there will be no automatic relegation this season.
As is always the case, the team that finishes 15th – and now effectively last – will still go to the playoffs to determine their survival – or relegation.
All teams will thus play 28 matches this season.
Naturally, the ruling comes as a blow to those teams which did play Royal AM this season and picked up points – especially those who pick up wins against Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s side.
A look at the results from the season shows that Royal AM won one, drew five and lost five of their 11 matches.
Let’s start with the one team they did manage to beat, Sekhukhune United. They won’t be affected by the ruling.
The five teams that drew against Royal AM will all lose one point.
They are: Cape Town City FC, SuperSport United, Richards Bay, Magesi FC and Kaizer Chiefs.
The five teams who beat Royal AM will be hardest hit by a reduction of three points from their current points total.
Those sides are: Mamelodi Sundowns, Polokwane City, Golden Arrows, AmaZulu and TS Galaxy.
The four teams that didn’t play Royal AM this season and are thus also unaffected by the ruling in terms of a log points deduction are Orlando Pirates, Stellenbosch FC, Chippa United and Marumo Gallants.
The big news, of course, is that Mamelodi Sundowns’ lead atop the standings has now been cut to nine points from Orlando Pirates – who have played two fewer matches.
Royal AM’s results in the 2024/25 Betway Premiership season
Royal AM 1-1 Cape Town City 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 City
Royal AM 2-3 Golden Arrows
Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 Royal AM
AmaZulu 2-1 Royal AM
Royal AM 1-3 TS Galaxy
Updated standings
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