14 ‘romantic’ Valentine’s Day PSL stats and facts

It’s Valentine’s Day this Saturday (for those who celebrate), and we’ve dug up some fascinating stats and facts to commemorate the occasion.

Here are 14 Valentine’s Day PSL stats (league only).

History

15 – Fifteen different PSL seasons have seen league games played on Valentine’s Day, starting with the inaugural 1996/97 season and ending with the 2021/22 campaign.

Goals scored

50 – Fifty goals have been scored on Valentine’s Day in PSL league matches, with the first coming in the inaugural 1996/97 season.

10 – The 2014/15 season saw 10 goals scored on 14 February 2025, the most of any Valentine’s Day in PSL history.

Teams

6 – SuperSport United scored more league goals on Valentine’s Day than any other team (6), while Moroka Swallows have conceded the most goals on this day (5).

3 – AmaZulu have played three league games on Valentine’s Day (1999, 2009, and 2021) and failed to score in all three. No team has played so many games on Valentine’s Day and failed to score in any.

Players

0 – No player has scored a hat-trick on Valentine’s Day, but two players have scored twice – Edzai Kasinauyo (for Hellenic vs Ajax in 2000) and Erwin Isaacs (for Santos vs Supersport in 2007).

2 – Rhulani Manzini is the only player to score on Valentine’s Day in two different seasons – doing so in 2015/16 against Celtic & 2016/17 against Sundowns.

1 – Rhulani Manzini is also the only player in PSL history to score on Valentine’s Day both home (2017) and away (2016).

1 – Jean-Marc Makusu (for Orlando Pirates 2021) & Sula Matovu (for Kaizer Chiefs in 2016) scored one goal for their PSL clubs. They are the only players in PSL history whose solitary goal for their clubs was scored on Valentine’s Day.

15 – Lerato Chabangu (nicknamed All You Need is Love) scored for Mamelodi Sundowns on Valentine’s Day, in a 2-1 win over Orlando Pirates in 2007.

Red cards

1 – Daniel Mudau received his first red card as a Mamelodi Sundowns player in the PSL era on Valentine’s Day in 1999 (vs Manning Rangers).

Coaches

4 – Gordon Igesund is the only coach to win on Valentine’s Day with 4 different clubs (Manning Rangers, Free State Stars, Sundowns, and Black Aces).

4 – No coach has won more league games on this day than Gordon Igesund (4), while Roger De Sa and Steve Komphela are the only others with more than one win.

0 – Steve Komphela is unbeaten as a coach on Valentine’s Day, winning two and drawing two of his matches – all four results have come with 4 different clubs – Dynamos (W), Free State Stars (W), Maritzburg (D) & Kaizer Chiefs (D).