2012 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

{{EngvarB|date=May 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox football league season

|image=

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|competition=Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

|season=2012

|winners=Dynamos

|relegated=Gunners
Blue Rangers
Hardbody
Quelaton

|continentalcup1=Champions League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers=Dynamos

|continentalcup2=Confederation Cup

|continentalcup2 qualifiers=

|league topscorer=

|biggest home win=

|biggest away win=

|highest scoring=

|longest wins=

|longest unbeaten=

|longest losses=

|matches=

|total goals=

|highest attendance= 28,886{{Cite web|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/were-losing-the-fans-record-low-crowd-watch-battle-of-zim-showdown/|title = WE'RE LOSING THE FANS…record low crowd watch Battle of Zim showdown}} Dynamos versus Highlanders

|prevseason=2011

|nextseason=2013

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The 2012 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League season (known as the Castle Larger Premier Soccer League for sponsorship reasons) will be the thirty second season of the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1980. The season began on 31 March 2012.

Dynamos are the defending champions, having won the previous 2011 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League season. The season will feature 12 teams from the 2011 ZPSL season and four new teams promoted from the 2011 Zifa Division One League: Buffaloes, Harare City, Hardbody and Quelaton who replace relegated Kiglon, Masvingo United, Shooting Stars and Zimbabwe Saints.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2011 season and four promoted from the 2011 Zifa Division One League.

=Stadiums and locations=

Football teams in South Africa tend to use multiple stadiums over the course of a season for their home games. The following table will only indicate the stadium used most often by the club for their home games

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! City

! Home venue

! Capacity

Black Mambas

| Harare

| Morris Depot Police Camp

| 5000

Blue Rangers

| Harare

| Gwanzura Stadium

| 10000

Buffaloes

| Mutare

| Sakubva Stadium

| 10000

CAPS United

| Harare

| National Sports Stadium

| 60000

Chicken Inn

| Bulawayo

| Luveve Stadium

| 8000

Dynamos

| Harare

| Rufaro Stadium

| 35000

FC Platinum

| Zvishavane

| Mandava Stadium

| 3000

Gunners

| Mabvuku

| Lafarge Stadium

| 10000

Harare City

| Harare

| Rufaro Stadium

| 35000

Hardbody

| Gweru

| Ascot Stadium

| 5000

Highlanders

| Bulawayo

| Barbourfields Stadium

| 32000

Hwange

| Hwange

| Colliery Stadium

| 15000

Monomotapa United

| Harare

| Gwanzura Stadium

| 10000

Motor Action

| Harare

| Motor Action Sports Club

| 1000

Quelaton

| Bulawayo

| Luveve Stadium

| 8000

Shabanie Mine

| Zvishavane

| Maglas Stadium

| 5000

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Black Mambas

Blue Rangers

Dynamos

Gunners

Harare City

Motor Action

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League table

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|team1=DYN|name_DYN=Dynamos

|team2=HIG|name_HIG=Highlanders

|team3=CIN|name_CIN=Chicken Inn

|team4=MON|name_MON=Monomotapa United

|team5=SMI|name_SMI=Shabanie Mine

|team6=BUF|name_BUF=Buffaloes

|team7=PLA|name_PLA=FC Platinum

|team8=MOT|name_MOT=Motor Action

|team9=HCI|name_HCI=Harare City

|team10=CAP|name_CAP=CAPS United

|team11=HWA|name_HWA=Hwange

|team12=BMA|name_BMA=Black Mambas

|team13=GUN|name_GUN=Gunners

|team14=BRA|name_BRA=Blue Rangers

|team15=HBD|name_HBD=Hardbody

|team16=QUE|name_QUE=Quelaton

|win_DYN=21|draw_DYN=6|loss_DYN=3|gf_DYN=58|ga_DYN=15|status_DYN=C

|win_HIG=20|draw_HIG=9|loss_HIG=1|gf_HIG=49|ga_HIG=15

|win_CIN=13|draw_CIN=10|loss_CIN=7|gf_CIN=39|ga_CIN=23

|win_MON=15|draw_MON=5|loss_MON=10|gf_MON=42|ga_MON=33

|win_SMI=12|draw_SMI=10|loss_SMI=8|gf_SMI=35|ga_SMI=30

|win_BUF=11|draw_BUF=11|loss_BUF=8|gf_BUF=25|ga_BUF=24

|win_PLA=12|draw_PLA=7|loss_PLA=11|gf_PLA=40|ga_PLA=39

|win_MOT=12|draw_MOT=6|loss_MOT=12|gf_MOT=35|ga_MOT=28

|win_HCI=9|draw_HCI=13|loss_HCI=8|gf_HCI=24|ga_HCI=24

|win_CAP=10|draw_CAP=9|loss_CAP=11|gf_CAP=28|ga_CAP=30

|win_HWA=10|draw_HWA=6|loss_HWA=14|gf_HWA=49|ga_HWA=47

|win_BMA=9|draw_BMA=7|loss_BMA=14|gf_BMA=34|ga_BMA=42

|win_GUN=10|draw_GUN=4|loss_GUN=16|gf_GUN=27|ga_GUN=36|status_GUN=R

|win_BRA=6|draw_BRA=7|loss_BRA=17|gf_BRA=30|ga_BRA=64|status_BRA=R

|win_HBD=6|draw_HBD=6|loss_HBD=18|gf_HBD=26|ga_HBD=48|status_HBD=R

|win_QUE=3|draw_QUE=5|loss_QUE=22|gf_QUE=15|ga_QUE=58|adjust_points_QUE=-3|status_QUE=R

|note_HIG=Highlanders could not represent Zimbabwe in the 2013 CAF Champions League as they were subject of a three-year ban for withdrawing from the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.

|hth_QUE=Quelaton deducted 3 points

|col_CCL=#D0F0C0|text_CCL=Qualification for 2013 CAF Champions League

|result1=CCL

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to Zifa Division One League

|result13=R|result14=R|result15=R|result16=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=18 November 2012

|source= [https://web.archive.org/web/20070626100141/http://fifa.com/associations/association=zim/nationalleague/standings.html fifa.com]

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