South Africa's Soccer Pyramid Explained

[@MpenduloMthethwa-e8f]

To be more specific, a Top Professional League in South Africa was formed in 1970. The league was remodelled in 1996, which is the PSL era. In overall, Sundowns has 17 league titles, 14 in PSL era Chiefs has 13 league titles, 4 in PSL era Pirates has 9 league titles, 4 in PSL era I also agree with you on the purchasing of teams licences. I think it is a bad system as it ruins the heritage of South African football.

[@mkultracl0ne61]

You are absolutely right about the selling of licences, club that have existed for decades with their own culture and large fanbases are simply thrown away, e.g bloemfontein celtic, morokas swallows

[@Invtbl43]

and it's annoying grootman. i grew up supporting Mpumalanga Black Aces because of my family and we were big fans of the club until it just randomly went to Cape Town. I never watched the PSL ever again 😢

[@theoddman9753]

but it's a good way of saving teams from totally going bankrupt and it offers new teams and talent in the psl...it's a 50/50 situation

[@thato596]

But it helps when a team has no money to continue and the best way is to sell then going bankrupt

[@Invtbl43]

@@theoddman9753 yes i do understand that but is it worth it to change a teams culture & back story. imagine that happening to Chiefs or Pirates

[@mkultracl0ne61]

@@thato596 selling the club is not the problem, the problem is changing the club completely e.g. name, location. It would be like Manchester United being moved to London and being called London reds simply they were broke

[@yuth045baby]

this also helps footballer understand our league here at home ❤

[@IJPStuff]

Wow. Your research is really thorough. I'm impressed

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

I appreciate it!

[@trevorlewatle1886]

As a south african football fan and academy owner i thank u so much for such a beautiful video n insight on our football. Really good content. God bless u

[@KwatuistM]

Just four league tiers in South Africa. 1) PSL 2) NFD 3) Provincial leagues 4) Regional leagues ✌🏽

[@RandomDudeOYT]

22 minutes….time to get the popcorn ready.

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

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[@gordonenenmoh7679]

Great video as always! The buying of licenses/league statuses has always been a thing SA fans have been aware of but it happening so much in recent years angers me. It has killed clubs with a lot of history and passionate fanbases and I do think has at least partly contributed to the decline in attendances. Wits University a club with a 100 year history had their status sold to owners of a 1st division team just 3 years after winning the league. The team that bought them rebranded, moved to a completely different part of the country, then their status was bought by ANOTHER first division club who rebranded them again. They got relegated a few years later but decided to buy the premier league status of another historically big team in Moroka Swallows. They now play in a completely different city to the previous versions of the club. It sucks that with the exception of the big 3 clubs, anyone could easily sell their status and have their history erased just like that. Most of the current clubs in the top two divisions have existed under their current names for under a decade. I know that it allows financially struggling owners to get some relief, but it's hard to get attached to clubs sometimes. Fortunately I'm an Orlando Pirates supporter and I don't have to worry about anything happening to them😅

[@that3401]

Forgot about Bloemfontein Celtic had probably the biggest fanbase outside the big 3 and still got sold. At least that joke team Royal AM are struggling now

[@thekevguy9966]

I am amazed that another country does that I thought my country was the only one doing it.

[@gordonenenmoh7679]

@@thekevguy9966 where are you from?

[@thekevguy9966]

@@gordonenenmoh7679 El Salvador, here having a second division is just dumb filler because any team can buy the category if they want to so the competition really do not exist and many teams with a lot of history have gone to dissapear and not caring for their tradition just the money and the fake status of being at the top division of the country.

[@miscellaneoussarnian5282]

Epic as always!!! after Greece, next you should do Gibraltar, New Zealand and Zimbabwe (because this channel's inspiration recently released it's 193rd and final episode)

[@siyabongakhumalo767]

As a South African, I can say your research is amazing👏

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thanks, man!

[@lukezboch8134]

another great video bro you can’t miss

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thanks, bro!

[@hloxyman9346]

Correction. Kaizer Chiefs won the CAF Confederations Cup in 2001, which was then known as Cup Winners Cup.

[@thato596]

Isnt Confederation cup a combination of 2 tournament? Cup winners cup and The Mandela cup. kapa jwang

[@wisanimakhubela4766]

@@thato596correct, they won the Mandela cup.

[@J-MP36]

Correction, they never won CAF CONFED, they won Mandela Cup which was not an Official Cup, Thats when the idea of CAF CONFED CUp came about.

[@mthobisidlamini6864]

Well researched and informative. ❤

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thank you!

[@lu881]

Wow! You are one impresssive researcher! I've seen people talk about South Africa in general and do terrible research, but you nailed it! Well done

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

I tried. 😅 Thank you!

[@oagengmasote74]

The all star Carling Cup team from last year (2023) had 6 PSL players and 5 Diski players (an u23 league for the PSL team's academy players)

[@SammyHamawi]

The suriname mnt coach had played in south agtica.

[@makb_the_striker]

South African Republic utilizes 13 official languages. 4 is just how much Google card could display.

[@viwembande9497]

NAH WE HAVE, ONE FOR EVERY MONTH.

[@lu881]

It's 12 man

[@mxtpo]

​@@lu881 we added sign language like 2 months ago

[@lu881]

@@mxtpo yes. South African sign language is the 12th language

[@05Mvelo]

We have 12 languages.

[@giancarlotorres3520]

10:10 are we just going to let that pass us by 😂

[@lonwabomfuntana6108]

if Kaizer Chiefs don't pick up, as Pirates, we are matching their cup numbers in the MTN 8 and Nedbank within 5 years. great video btw

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thank you!

[@MOLEPO_SA]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@samkelomoloi1491]

Amazing video and great research, we believe we have world class leagues and stadia. Thanks 4 promoting these and ppl we now understand why we hosted FIFA WC 2010

[@AfricanCorn-np8jt]

Our league isn't world class and nobody outside the 3 big teams can fill up those stadiums

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thanks, man!

[@theamaq]

Amazing video! Can you maybe at some point do El Salvador? I am from there and we have an interesting league system and are a small country many people don’t know about!

[@andanimuila1030]

Awesome theme song!!

[@njivahenigmah2545]

Good research 🙌

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thanks! I appreciate it.

[@JeanBenSibomana]

An Awesome video. 👌 thnx

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thank you!

[@user-iv7hi8vr1j]

from each regional league there is relegation for around 4 or two teams in each region.

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thanks for the info!

[@thembambambisa3321]

The supersport youtube channel is where ypu can watch the highlights

[@u.sbanban]

the rh in Gqeberha is pronounced like a growl 🤣 the G before the q differentiates it from just the Q alone. Gq is a harder, less breathy and more sudden click than just Q alone.

[@debeerpaul]

Sundowns fan here

[@rngfootball759]

The South Africa league is playable in football manager

[@blinkusfishus2052]

Is it still the only African league you can manage in without mods?

[@rngfootball759]

Yeah and also the logos are generic too. Have to download mods for logos such as Orlando Pirates and Supersport united

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

That’s right! I played a career mode with Ajax Cape Town in FM once upon a time. It was fun, though I wish their foreign player restrictions were looser. I feel that way about a lot of leagues.

[@yuth045baby]

i play in the NORTHERN SUBURBS LFA, but my community team is in the 3rd level, do we're 10 years away from the ABC LEAGUE 😂😅

[@Tronic597]

Which province is it

[@dominiclishea4748]

😂😂😂 I was waiting to actually hear you pronouncing Gqeberga FC for us😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Fischyk_]

Do you make leagues for Football Manager? I think you'd be really good at it!

[@WEPA305]

Can you do Venezuela Soccer Pyramid!??

[@hopekingshizz]

loved the respect you gave to our game through the effort you put. and don't worry about pronouncing "gqeberha", there's people here who can't either😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@ChiemezuoNjoku]

Please do Nigeria

[@leatilepapiso9237]

Only 3rd palce in the PSL qualify for the CAF Confederations Cup plus the winner of the South African FA Cup

[@MannyAlvarado10]

Have you thought about looking into the North Korean football pyramid?.. They keep winning international titles, at least in the "under" teams.

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Good suggestion. This is high on this list, for sure.

[@phiwamotsa9875]

Thanks soo much for the video and for the information I'll tell my friends to subscribe like me and please do a video about eswatini soccer team

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thank you, my friend! I will add Eswatini to the list.

[@Nozkul]

Würstl Scheich wäre nicht weit weg gewesen

[@morenathobejane7091]

Guess who owns Mamelodi Sundowns…

[@lindokuhleraulinga8609]

Owns what...?

[@LavisaXipula-kf2pc]

Motsepe why???

[@thabo3866]

interesting..

[@AlbertoFolres]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@MannyAlvarado10]

I believe they choose and train them from a very young age. They stay on and "join" the military while still representing their country when qualified.

[@MannyAlvarado10]

North Korea just won the U17 girls world cup.. justa weeks after their 20 squad won their tournament... Yet another reason to look into them... Let me know, as a fan and follower of your channel, how I can help with this.

[@karlgwambe8860]

CUFA Cup? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@NTOBEKO2470]

Only in Chiefs eyes 😂

[@darkshadowe9928]

😂😂 uyadelela

[@karlgwambe8860]

@@darkshadowe9928 he didn’t count them all nje

[@M1K3YC]

Can we do the alphabet please like before. Think we’re at Cayman Islands or something like that

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

You must be from Cape Verde

[@debeerpaul]

Lol One Egypt team called Zamalek 🤣

[@MannyAlvarado10]

I know there's limited information out there. They are in a Communist and/or Socialist structure which, in my opinion, makes it even more interesting.

[@saint-antoinelaurent]

1:33, Swaziland is not inside South Africa, it is bordered by Mozambique and by South Africa

[@jamesmay1900]

Fun fact, if it wasn't for the overly aggressive DEI/BEE, we would have one the best soccer teams in the world, just like all our other sport teams... Our under 16 boys from a random (predominantly) Coloured school, will beat our national team!

[@TshepisoMagomane]

Bunch of cows.

[@AfricanCorn-np8jt]

The same bafana that made 3rd place in Afcon you just capping dawg

[@jamesmay1900]

@@AfricanCorn-np8jt Yeah Afcon lol, are there any African Countries with world class teams on the level of the Boks or Proteas... And what, are you American or something... No "dawgs" "capping" here lol... -> If we didn't have quotas in Soccer, we would have a world class team.

[@samkelomambisa1897]

@@jamesmay1900 The Boks are competing against like 5 teams. NZ is the powerhouse of the sports, it may be not that hard to be one of the top teams. The Proteas similarly only compete against a few former British colonies. Again not that hard to be one of the top teams.

[@jamesmay1900]

@@samkelomambisa1897 IRB has 113 Rankings NOT 5!, Cricket T20 has 95 Rankings, Fifa has 210 rankings. We rate as 2, 6 and 60 respectively... jy praat kak meneer..

[@KS3_Samela]

Kaizer Chiefs the best Team in South Africa ✌️

[@dumisani1329]

NO DNA JUST RSA 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@thabokennydesemela6869]

nah we don't know what is soccer It's called football

[@biggeststeppa1]

By who? Ever heard of the PSL?

[@deaconblu8819]

Premier Soccer League

[@siba-mini8377]

Futubol, why you giving us Solinas vibes😅

[@lu881]

Stop trying to make yourself important. We've saying soccer for DECADES. You can say football if you want to, but you can't deny we say soccer.

[@leungonoge2026]

kzbin.info/aero/PLrknD2SRMNPm4d459kuPj_pnOek9ovZZ2&si=X5NgPC93tUrJebT4 is a Playlist for highlights of the games by supersport

[@FootyLeaguesAroundtheWorld]

Thanks for the link! Nearly all of the videos in this playlist are hidden for me. I guess a VPN is the way to go.