Cape Town City were officially relegated from the top-flight this week, following a 1-0 defeat away to Orbit College. The result leaves them six points behind newly promoted College, with one game to play, effectively making this weekend’s clash a dead rubber. More importantly, it means they bow out of the top division for the first time since their 2016/17 (re)formation. Here are 5 stats that characterise a season to forget for the Citizens - how will they be remembered?
On the number of losses
15 - City lost 15 league games in the regular season, more than any other side. 72% of the time, PSL teams that lost the most games in a season end up relegated (21 of 29).
Most losses for City in a season:
15 - 2024/25
12 - 2017/18
10 - 2019/20
On a shortage of goals
15 - City scored just 15 goals all season (16 if you include the 1-1 draw vs Royal AM). Only once before in PSL history has a team scored fewer goals at the end of a campaign (2007/8 Jomo Cosmos had 13 goals).
Lowest goals per game ratio in a PSL season:
0.43 (13 goals in 30) - Jomo Cosmos 2007/08
0.53 (16 goals in 30) - Bloem Celtic 2016/17
0.54 (15 goals in 28) - Cape Town City 2024/25
On their winless run
14 - Between January & May, City played 14 games (all comps) and failed to win any, making this their longest winless run in their top-flight history (was 11 prior).
Longest winless run in PSL history, all comps: 23 games - Hellenic 2001
Longest winless run post-COVID, all comps: 20 games - Richards Bay 2023
On their playoff struggles
50% - This is the 14th season where PSL’s promotional playoffs follow a mini-league format. In seven playoffs, the top-flight team has failed to stay up.
Seven top-flight teams that did not win the playoffs:
2024/25 Cape Town City - final position tbc
2022/23 Maritzburg - 2nd
2017/18 Platinum Stars - 3rd
2015/16 Tuks - 3rd
2014/15 Moroka Swallows - 3rd
2012/13 Chippa United - 2nd
2011/12 Santos - 2nd
On the worst xG difference
We borrowed this one from
. Expected Goals (xG) is a metric designed to measure the probability of a shot resulting in a goal. xGA is the opposite, measuring the quality of shots conceded. xG Difference is the difference between the quality of the chances a team created minus the quality of the chances conceded.-12.06 - City had an Expected Goal Difference of -12.06, the worst of all teams in the division.
