Oh the permutations...

Seven years is a long time for one of the country's mostly widely supported football clubs to go without a championship.  It came down to the last day of the Absa Premiership, but Orlando Pirates did the deed against Golden Arrows, edging them  2-1 in a contest that went right down to the wire with a late goal from Isaac Chansa ensuring the trophy would head back to the Orlando Stadium.

There are those who will say that neighbours and fierce rivals Kaizer Chiefs handed them the victory on 7 May when they drubbed the eventual second placers Ajax Cape Town 4-0. Whatever the case, the Chiefs showed their class by being among the first to congratulate the Bucks on their achievement.

Ultimately, it comes down to Ajax's lapse in focus on the 7th and also on the final day of the season.  A 2-2 draw was all they could muster at home against a Maritzburg United team that finished only three points above the relegation places. When titles come down to goal difference, you really only have yourself to blame.