Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the top professional division of the Zimbabwe Football Association. It was created 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 to 2013 and is worth US$1.8 million or $600 000 a year.
The League consists of 16 teams listed below, that play a total of 30 matches. The season runs from March 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 current champions are Dynamos who won the 2012 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.
Read more about Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League: League Members 2012, Topscorers
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