National Premier Soccer League 2001
Table:
1.Highlanders 30 18 8 4 45-17 62 Champions
2.AmaZulu 30 18 5 7 53-27 59 [*]
3.Shabanie 30 14 9 7 48-35 51
4.Dynamos 30 14 8 8 44-33 50 [*]
5.Masvingo United 30 15 5 10 43-42 50
6.Black Rhinos 30 15 4 11 37-23 49
7.CAPS United 30 15 4 11 40-29 49
8.Motor Action 30 13 7 10 37-37 46
9.Lancashire Steel 30 12 8 10 38-39 44
10.Railstars 30 10 8 12 42-44 38
11.Wankie 30 11 5 14 38-41 38 [39-41?]
12.Chapungu 30 10 7 13 45-52 37
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13.Zimbabwe Saints 30 9 7 14 25-38 34 Relegation Playoff
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14.Buffaloes 30 7 6 17 30-49 27 Relegated
15.Eiffel Flats 30 7 3 20 25-47 21 Relegated [-3]
16.Circle United 30 4 2 24 24-62 14 Relegated
[*] missing goals Amazulu vs Dynamos (draw on Dec 20)
NB: overall goal difference -1, mistake probably with Wankie (39-41, 38-40?).
NB: Eiffel Flats were deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible players
Round 1 [Feb 18]
Buffaloes 1-2 Motor Action
CAPS United 0-1 Amazulu
Circle United 1-2 Highlanders
Eiffel Flats 0-1 Masvingo United
Lancashire Steel 2-3 Chapungu
Railstars 1-0 Black Rhinos
Shabanie 2-1 Dynamos
Zimbabwe Saints 1-0 Wankie
Round 2 [Feb 25]
Amazulu 0-1 Lancashire Steel
Black Rhinos 0-1 Shabanie
Chapungu 4-3 Railstars
Dynamos 2-1 Buffaloes
Highlanders ppd Eiffel Flats
Masvingo United 2-1 CAPS United
Motor Action 0-0 Zimbabwe Saints
Wankie 3-1 Circle United
Round 3 [Mar 4]
Black Rhinos 0-1 Buffaloes
Circle United 0-1 Eiffel Flats
Lancashire Steel 1-0 Masvingo United
Motor Action 2-0 Wankie
Shabanie 0-0 Chapungu
Round 4 [Mar 11]
Amazulu 2-2 Shabanie
Chapungu 4-0 Buffaloes
Highlanders 2-1 Lancashire Steel
Masvingo United 0-1 Railstars
Shabanie 2-2 Amazulu
Wankie 2-1 Eiffel Flats
Round 5 [Mar 17]
Buffaloes 0-1 Amazulu
CAPS United 1-1 Eiffel Flats
Dynamos 2-0 Wankie
Highlanders 2-1 Railstars
Lancashire Steel 2-0 Circle United
Motor Action 1-0 Black Rhinos
Shabanie 3-0 Masvingo United
Zimbabwe Saints 0-0 Chapungu
Round 6 [Mar 24]
Amazulu 1-0 Zimbabwe Saints
Chapungu 1-0 Motor Action
Circle United 1-2 Railstars
Eiffel Flats 0-1 Lancashire Steel
Highlanders 4-1 Shabanie
Masvingo United 1-0 Buffaloes
Wankie 1-0 CAPS United
Round 7 [Apr 1]
Black Rhinos 1-3 Wankie
Dynamos 3-2 Chapungu
Lancashire Steel 0-1 CAPS United
Motor Action 1-3 Amazulu
Railstars 0-2 Eiffel Flats
Shabanie 2-1 Circle United
Zimbabwe Saints 4-0 Masvingo United
Round 8 [Apr 8]
Amazulu ppd Dynamos
Black Rhinos 1-0 Chapungu
CAPS United 1-0 Railstars
Circle United 2-1 Buffaloes
Eiffel Flats 2-1 Shabanie
Highlanders ppd Zimbabwe Saints
Masvingo United 1-0 Motor Action
Wankie 0-0 Lancashire Steel
Round 9
[Apr 13]
Black Rhinos 1-2 Zimbabwe Saints
Dynamos 0-0 Motor Action
Railstars 3-0 Amazulu
[Apr 15]
Circle United 0-1 CAPS United
Moved Match [Apr 16]
Black Rhinos 1-2 Dynamos
Round 10
[Apr 21]
Motor Action 1-3 Highlanders
Railstars 0-0 Lancashire Steel
[Apr 22]
Black Rhinos 0-0 Amazulu
Buffaloes 2-1 Eiffel Flats
Chapungu 5-2 Wankie
Dynamos 3-1 Masvingo United
Shabanie 4-0 CAPS United
Zimbabwe Saints 4-1 Circle United
Round 11 [May 13]
Amazulu 2-1 Chapungu
CAPS United 4-0 Buffaloes
Circle United 1-2 Motor Action
Eiffel Flats 3-0 Zimbabwe Saints
Highlanders 1-1 Dynamos
Lancashire Steel 2-0 Shabanie
Masvingo United 1-0 Black Rhinos
Round 12
[May 19]
Circle United 1-1 Black Rhinos
Railstars 2-2 Buffaloes
[May 20]
CAPS United 0-2 Motor Action
Eiffel Flats 0-2 Dynamos
Highlanders ppd Chapungu
Lancashire Steel 2-1 Zimbabwe Saints
Masvingo United 0-0 Amazulu
Wankie 0-2 Shabanie
[May 25]
Zimbabwe Saints 1-0 Dynamos
Round 13 [May 27]
Amazulu 1-1 Highlanders
Black Rhinos 1-0 Eiffel Flats
Chapungu 1-4 Circle United
Dynamos 2-4 CAPS United
Masvingo United 1-1 Wankie
Motor Action 2-2 Lancashire Steel
Round 14 [Jun 3]
Buffaloes 2-0 Highlanders
Eiffel Flats 1-3 Chapungu
Lancashire Steel 2-0 Dynamos
Railstars 1-1 Motor Action
Shabanie 4-0 Zimbabwe Saints
Round 15
[Jun 9]
Black Rhinos 2-1 Lancashire Steel
Motor Action 0-0 Shabanie
Zimbabwe Saints 1-0 Buffaloes
[Jun 10]
Amazulu 1-1 Eiffel Flats
Chapungu 1-3 CAPS United
Dynamos 3-1 Railstars
Masvingo United 3-1 Circle United
Wankie 0-1 Highlanders
Round 16
[Jun 16]
Circle United 0-3 Masvingo United
Lancashire Steel 0-4 Black Rhinos
Shabanie 2-0 Motor Action
[Jun 17]
CAPS United 2-1 Chapungu
Eiffel Flats 0-2 Amazulu
Highlanders 1-2 Wankie
[Jul 7]
Zim Saints 1-0 Railstars
Chapungu 4-0 Highlanders
Round 18 [Jul 14]
Highlanders 4-0 Eiffel Flats
Railstars 6-2 Chapungu
Shabanie 2-1 Black Rhinos
Zimbabwe Saints 1-2 Motor Action
Round 19
[Jul 21]
Buffaloes 1-1 Black Rhinos
Eiffel Flats 2-1 Circle United
[Jul 22]
Amazulu 2-0 Railstars
Chapungu 2-1 Shabanie
Dynamos 3-0 Zimbabwe Saints
Highlanders 1-1 CAPS United
Masvingo United 2-1 Lancashire Steel
Wankie 1-2 Motor Action
Moved Matches
[Jul 28]
Circle 0-3 Wankie
Caps 1-2 Black Rhinos
[Jul 29]
Highlanders 1-2 Zim Saints
Round 20
[Aug 4]
CAPS United 0-0 Circle United
Railstars 3-2 Masvingo United
[Aug 5]
Buffaloes 1-1 Chapungu
Eiffel Flats 0-1 Wankie
Lancashire Steel 1-1 Highlanders
Motor Action 0-2 Dynamos
Shabanie 0-1 Amazulu
Zimbabwe Saints 0-2 Black Rhinos
Round 21 [Aug 18]
Buffaloes 2-3 Masvingo United
CAPS United 2-1 Wankie
Dynamos 0-1 Black Rhinos
Lancashire Steel 1-0 Eiffel Flats
Motor Action 1-2 Chapungu
Railstars 6-2 Circle United
Shabanie 1-1 Highlanders
Zimbabwe Saints 0-1 Amazulu
Round 22
[Aug 25]
Wankie 0-1 Black Rhinos
Eiffel Flats 1-2 Railstars
Masvingo United 1-1 Zimbabwe Saints
[later]
Chapungu --- Dynamos
CAPS United --- Lancashire Steel
Amazulu --- Motor Action
Circle United --- Shabanie
[Sep 15]
Amazulu 2-0 Dynamos
Black Rhinos 3-0 Motor Action
Buffaloes 3-0 Zimbabwe Saints
CAPS United 2-0 Highlanders
Circle United 0-1 Shabanie
[Sep 27]
Wankie 1-1 Amazulu
Shabanie 1-1 Railstars
Lancashire 1-0 Buffaloes
[Sep 29]
Masvingo United 1-1 Dynamos
[Oct 6]
Chapungu 1-1 Dynamos
[Oct 20]
Chapungu 0-2 Amazulu
Dynamos 0-1 Highlanders
Shabanie 2-1 Lancashire Steel
[Nov 10]
Amazulu 4-0 Masvingo United
Buffaloes 2-0 Railstars
Highlanders 2-0 Chapungu
Motor Action 3-1 CAPS United
Shabanie 3-1 Wankie
Zimbabwe Saints 2-2 Lancashire Steel
[Nov 17]
Amazulu 3-0 Circle United
CAPS United 2-0 Zimbabwe Saints
Dynamos 3-3 Lancashire Steel
Highlanders 3-1 Buffaloes
Masvingo United 3-1 Chapungu
Moved Matches
[Nov, inferred, from Round 8]
AmaZulu 3-0 Dynamos
[Nov, inferred, home/away uncertain]
Highlanders 1-0 Black Rhinos
Round 27? [Dec 1]
Black Rhinos 0-2 CAPS United
Chapungu 2-0 Eiffel Flats
Dynamos 1-1 Amazulu
Railstars 0-0 Zimbabwe Saints
Shabanie 3-2 Buffaloes
Wankie 2-3 Masvingo United
Round 28 [Dec 15]
Highlanders 1-0 AmaZulu
CAPS United 0-2 Dynamos
Circle United 0-2 Chapungu
Motor Action 2-1 Railstars
[Dec 20]
AmaZulu drw Dynamos
Table:
1.Highlanders 30 18 8 4 45-17 62 Champions
2.AmaZulu 30 18 5 7 53-27 59 [*]
3.Shabanie 30 14 9 7 48-35 51
4.Dynamos 30 14 8 8 44-33 50 [*]
5.Masvingo United 30 15 5 10 43-42 50
6.Black Rhinos 30 15 4 11 37-23 49
7.CAPS United 30 15 4 11 40-29 49
8.Motor Action 30 13 7 10 37-37 46
9.Lancashire Steel 30 12 8 10 38-39 44
10.Railstars 30 10 8 12 42-44 38
11.Wankie 30 11 5 14 38-41 38 [39-41?]
12.Chapungu 30 10 7 13 45-52 37
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13.Zimbabwe Saints 30 9 7 14 25-38 34 Relegation Playoff
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14.Buffaloes 30 7 6 17 30-49 27 Relegated
15.Eiffel Flats 30 7 3 20 25-47 21 Relegated [-3]
16.Circle United 30 4 2 24 24-62 14 Relegated
[*] missing goals Amazulu vs Dynamos (draw on Dec 20)
NB: overall goal difference -1, mistake probably with Wankie (39-41, 38-40?).
NB: Eiffel Flats were deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible players
Promoted: Chrome Stars, Sporting Lions, Buymore
Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Zimbabwe Saints
Lulu Rovers
Border Strikers
Tongagara
Zimbabwe Saints retained their Premier League place; only known score
Saints 9-4 Tongagara
BP League Cup 2001
First Round
Masvingo 0-0 Chapungu [aet, 4-2 pen]
Shabanie 3-1 Railstars
Dynamos 1-0 Circle
Lancashire 0-1 Rhinos
Motor Action 1-0 Eiffel
Wankie 3-0 Highlanders
Amazulu 5-0 ZimSaints
Buffaloes 2-0 Caps
Quarterfinals [Jul 7]
Buffaloes 2-0 Black Rhinos
Motor Action 1-2 Dynamos
Wankie abd Masvingo [abandoned at 0-0]
Amazulu 0-1 Shabanie
Quarterfinal Replay
Masvingo bt Wankie
Semifinals
Masvingo abd Shabanie [abandoned at 0-1 in 64'; result stands]
[Jul 28]
Buffaloes 0-3 Dynamos
Final
Dynamos 0-1 Shabanie
Charity Shield (first edition)
(between top-4 in league 2000 as ZIFA Cup 2000 not played)
Semifinals [Mar 4]
Highlanders bt Amazulu
Dynamos bt Railstars
Final
Highlanders 2-1 Dynamos
Independence Trophy
Final
Highlanders 0-0 Dynamos [3-2 pen]
Madison Trophy
Final
Dynamos 1-0 Chapungu
ZIFA Unity Cup
1/8 Finals (?)
Dynamos 2-1 Motor Action
Lancashire 5-3 CAPS [aet]
Highlanders 5-0 Shangani
Railstars 1-0 Chapungu
Shabanie 2-1 Circle
Wankie 1-2 AmaZulu
Quarterfinals
Black Rhinos 3-2 Dynamos
Highlanders 1-0 Railstars
Lancashire 1-0 Masvingo
Shabanie awd AmaZulu [AmaZulu dns, refused to travel to Zvishavane]
Semifinals
Shabanie 4-0 Lancashire
Highlanders 2-2 Black Rhinos [4-1 pen]
Final [Dec 22, Bulawayo]
Highlanders 4-1 Shabanie Mine
[Chilufya 31pen, Masawi 44, Phiri 70, Kapini 88pen; Kaunda 3]
Division One
Northern Region champions: Sporting Lions
Southern Region champions: Chrome Stars (Kwekwe)
Eastern Region champions: Buymore
(all 3 promoted)
Northern Region runners-up: Lulu Rovers (Chegutu)
Southern Region runners-up: Border Strikers
Eastern Region runners-up: Tongagara
(to playoff)
Other participants included:
Northern Region: Bindura United, Black Aces, Kambuzuma United (Harare), Chegutu Pirates,
Zambezi River Authority, Cottco (Kadoma), ZRP Tomlinson,
Hackney (relegated), Elvington, Arcadia United
Southern Region: Batanai, Thorngrove, Midlands Cables, Zimall, Savanna, Red Seal,
Olivine, Jena Mine (relegated), Kango, Brian Ken (formerly known
as Corrugated), Sundowns, Shangani, Intundla, 11kv United (relegated),
Mandava United, Border Strikers, Unicem (relegated)
Eastern Region: Guni United, Mkwasine, DT Africa United, Jets
Champion of Champions
Sporting Lions 2-0 Chrome Stars
Third Level
Southern Region
Participants: TK United, Turnall, Khami United, Van Cleef, Prison T.D, Old Nic Mine,
Premier Products, ZESA Byo, Midron, CMED, Nkulumane Jumbos (promoted),
Rex, ZESA, Ingwebu, Byo Central, P/Cement, B/Boots, Zimplow, ZRP Mat North,
P/Maskew, Rutz Celtics, Nyandoro, Hunyani, Amavevane, How Mine, Bakers Inn,
Crocodile, Nyekile, Utd Bottlers, Barons, West Comm., Midiron |
