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This was one of the top ties to emerge from the draw for the Absa Premiership that was made at PSL headquarters yesterday.

The 2012-13 season is scheduled to start in the second week of August although no specific date has been set. The league will also break for two-and-a-half months from December to February to accommodate the recess and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals, which will be held in South Africa.

Venues were not confirmed though most clubs are unlikely to move from the stadiums they used last season.

PSL general manager Derek Blanckensee said the draw had been done to show the league's "transparency" when planning for the new season. The pick of the opening matches will be the one between Ajax Cape Town, who finished outside the top eight last season for the first time since 2006, at home against SuperSport United, who finished third behind Pirates and Moroka Swallows.

Premier League rookies University of Pretoria will host Maritzburg United in their opener. AmaTuks were offered some protection by the PSL, which made sure the newcomers would not meet any of the top three teams from last season in their first two matches.

Their second match will be against Arrows in Durban and they will host their first Pretoria derby against Matsatsantsa in their third encounter of the season.

Blanckensee said the move had been borrowed from the Bundesliga, which ensures promoted teams are given a reasonable opportunity to find their feet at the higher level.

First matches: Platinum Stars vs Swallows; Ajax vs SS United; Pirates vs Arrows; AmaTuks vs Maritzburg United; AmaZulu vs Chiefs; Sundowns vs play-off winners; Free State Stars vs Bidvest Wits and Black Leopards vs Bloemfontein Celtic.

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Jun 13, 2012

dadaman1

3 points sealed and dusted for the DOUBLE TREBLE CHAMPIONS.Looking forward to the 2nd game already
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Jun 13, 2012

Mhungumbye

The way we finish our last season campaign is the way we gonna start to defend our league this new season's campaign.The only difference is that this season we gonna win the league in the first round then honour the second round fixture for fear of being fined for contravening the law of the PSL ti ti ti.
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Jun 13, 2012

Stumaeza

@Mhungumbye
U WISH...DREAM ON BUCCANEERS DREAM ON.
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Jun 13, 2012

longest1

@dadaman1
3 points sealed and dusted for the DOUBLE TREBLE CHAMPIONS.Looking forward to the 2nd game already
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dont count your chickens yet, you will be very very very much dissappointed. trust me, speaking from expierence..
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Jun 13, 2012

guiliano

Let the games begin, may the best team win trebble.
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Jun 13, 2012

PHUMA_LANGA_SIKOTHE

OK granted 3 points in the bag for the 1st game...............nextttttttttttt!
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Jun 13, 2012

RatWhore2

PHUMA_LANGA_SIKOTHE
OK granted 3 points in the bag for the 1st game...............nexttttttttt!...................yo uncircumcised d!ck
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Jun 13, 2012

Mr_President

@dadaman1
3 points sealed and dusted for the DOUBLE TREBLE CHAMPIONS.Looking forward to the 2nd game already
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That's the spirit champ!

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Jun 13, 2012

DeOvi

aarggg cant we skip the game to save arrows 4rm embarrassment....next game pls
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Jun 13, 2012

COPEYM

I dont see Arrows beating Pirates , most important Arrows players are leaving the Team and Pirates will be too much for Pirates.......very easy three Points for Trebble Champs.
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