Cape Town - The 2019/20 Absa Premiership season kicks off with three South African derbies on the opening weekend.
Champions Mamelodi Sundowns entertain SuperSport United at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday, August 3.
On Sunday, August 4, Black Leopards face off against rivals Polokwane City at the Thohoyandou Stadium, while Golden Arrows and Maritzburg United meet at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium for their Limpopo derby on the same day.
Below are ALL the important dates, times and venues for the various derby clashes for the upcoming season:
Cape derby
Cape Town City FC v Stellenbosch, Cape Town Stadium – 18:00 (Saturday, August 10, 2019)
Stellenbosch v Cape Town City FC, Cape Town Stadium – 15:00 (Saturday, April 4, 2020)
Soweto derby
Kaizer Chiefs v Orlando Pirates, FNB Stadium – 15:00 (Saturday, November 9, 2019)
Orlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs, FNB Stadium – 15:00 (Saturday, February 29, 2020)
Tshwane derby
Mamelodi Sundowns v SuperSport United, Lucas Moripe Stadium – 15:00 (Saturday, August 3, 2019)
SuperSport United v Mamelodi Sundowns, Lucas Moripe Stadium – 15:00 (Sunday, January 19, 2020)
Limpopo derby
Black Leopards v Polokwane City, Thohoyandou Stadium – 15:00 (Sunday, August 4, 2019)
Black Leopards v Baroka FC, Thohoyandou Stadium – 15:00 (Sunday, September 15, 2019)
Polokwane City v Baroka FC, Old Peter Mokaba Stadium – 19:30 (Saturday, November 9, 2019)
Baroka FC v Polokwane City, Peter Mokaba Stadium – 15:00 (Saturday, January 11, 2020)
Polokwane City v Black Leopards, Old Peter Mokaba Stadium – 15:00 (Sunday, March 1, 2020)
Baroka FC v Black Leopards, Peter Mokaba Stadium – 15:00 (Saturday, March 7, 2020)
KwaZulu-Natal derby
Golden Arrows v Maritzburg United, Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium – 15:00 (Sunday, August 4, 2019)
Golden Arrows v AmaZulu, Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium – 15:00 (Saturday, September 14, 2019)
AmaZulu v Maritzburg United, King Zwelithini Stadium – 15:00 (Sunday, December 1, 2019)
Maritzburg United v Golden Arrows, Harry Gwala Stadium – 20:00 (Friday, January 3, 2020)
Maritzburg United v AmaZulu, Harry Gwala Stadium – 20:00 (Friday, January 17, 2020)
AmaZulu v Golden Arrows, King Zwelinthini Stadium – 20:15 (Saturday, February 15, 2020)