Zimbabwe jalgpalli kõrgliiga

Zimbabwe jalgpalli kõrgliiga

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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 jalgpalli kõrgliiga, tuntud ka kui Castle Lager Premier Soccer League sponsori nime järgi, on Zimbabwe jalgpalli kõrgeim divisjon. Liiga loodi 1980. aastal ja seda haldab Zimbabwe Jalgpalliliit.

Liigas osaleb 18 meeskonda, kes mängivad üksteise vastu kahekordse ringmängu süsteemis. Hooaeg kestab maist novembrini. Liiga võitja kvalifitseerub CAF-i Meistrite Liigasse ja teine ​​koht saavutanud meeskond CAF-i Konföderatsiooni karikasse. Viimaseks jäänud kolm meeskonda langevad välja teise divisjoni.

Liiga on tuntud oma konkurentsivõime ja füüsilisuse poolest. Sellised meeskonnad nagu Dynamos FC, Highlanders FC ja Caps United FC on võitnud mitu meistritiitlit.

Viimane liiga võitja on FC Platinum, kes on tulnud meistriks viimased neli hooaega.