The Premier Soccer League continues to make great strides and SuperSport will match this with unrivalled coverage of the 2016/17 season, which begins on August 23.

Over 200 matches will be broadcast, including all cup competitions, starting with the quarterfinals in the MTN Supa8.

Football fans won’t have long to wait with 10 live PSL games on the broadcast schedule in week one alone.

With top-class analysts as standard and a wealth of magazine programming, SuperSport’s commitment to the PSL is total. Regular matches will offer visuals from 16 separate camera positions, while derbies and finals will have up to 30 cameras at each fixture, guaranteeing optimal coverage – all in High Definition.

“The PSL is one of SuperSport’s crown jewels,” said Gideon Khobane, CEO of SuperSport. “Games ignite local passions like nothing else and we revel in telling this great story week after week. Yet again, it is shaping as a great season ahead.”

What’s more, a select number of National First Division games will also be broadcast.

PSL BROADCAST SCHEDULE (MATCH DAYS ONE AND TWO)
Tuesday, August 23: Bidvest Wits vs Kaizer Chiefs (SS4, 7.30pm); Chippa United vs Free State Stars (SS Select, 7.30pm); Baroka FC vs Ajax Cape Town (SS9, 7.30pm).
Wednesday, August 24: Orlando Pirates vs Golden Arrows (SS4, 7.30pm); Platinum Stars vs SuperSport United (SS Select, 7.30pm); Bloemfontein Celtic vs Maritzburg United (SS9, 7.30pm).

THE PREMIER LEAGUE
If the hype and hysteria of the previous season is any indication, the looming English Premier League kick-off is bound to be just as captivating with all 380 matches of the new season to be broadcast in High Definition on SuperSport.

At least 300 of the matches will be broadcast live, confirming SuperSport as the destination of choice for viewers across South Africa. The breadth of the coverage, which includes first-class Premier League TV buildups with respected analysts, is unrivalled on the continent.

The season will bring an exciting new dimension with the Premier League scheduling Friday fixtures for the first time. These, too, will be part of SuperSport’s vast Premiership offering.

As ever, Saturdays will be firm football days: simultaneous 4pm kickoffs will see SuperSport carry up to three extra games at a time via SuperSport 3, 5, 6 and 7.

There will be little respite for Premiership fans – there are also five weeks in the season with mid-week games (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). Depending on channel availability, all 10 matches could be broadcast live, as occurred last season.

The season begins on Saturday and concludes on May 21, 2017.

BROADCAST SCHEDULE (WEEK ONE)
Saturday, August 13: Hull City vs Leicester City (SS3/SS11/Max 1, 1.30pm); Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur (SS3/SS11/Max 360, 4pm); Southampton vs Watford (Ch198/Max1, 4pm); Middlesbrough vs Stoke City (SS9, 4pm); Crystal Palace vs West Bromwich Albion (SS3, 5am Sunday, delayed); Burnley vs Swansea City (SS3, 7am Sunday, delayed); Manchester City vs Sunderland (SS3/SS11/Max1, 6.30pm).
Sunday, August 14: AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United (SS3/SS11/Max1, 2pm); Arsenal vs Liverpool (SS3/SS11/Max1, 5pm).
Monday, August 15: Chelsea vs West Ham United (SS3/Max1, 9pm).

LA LIGA
In a major development for both SuperSport and fans of Spanish football, SuperSport 12 will be a dedicated 24-hour La Liga channel, so fans of teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona will have plenty to enthuse about.

This will go live after the Olympic Games.

Thanks to the Spanish league’s staggered kick-off times, up to 80 percent of the 380 matches will be live. The balance of games will be on either SS5 or SS7 on a live or delayed basis.

SuperSport also broadcast this week’s UEFA Super Cup (Real Madrid v Sevilla).

BROADCAST SCHEDULE (WEEK ONE)
Friday, August 19: Deportivo La Coruna vs Eibar (SS9/Max 3, 8.45PM).
Saturday, August 20: Barcelona vs Real Betis (Ch 198/Max3, 6.15pm); Granada vs Villarreal (Ch 198/Max3, 8.15pm); Sevilla vs Espanyol (Ch 198/Max3, 10.15pm).
Sunday, August 21: Sporting Gijin vs Athletic Bilbao (Ch 198/Max3, 6.15pm); Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid (SS3/Max3, 8.15pm); Atletico Madrid vs Alaves (SS3/Max3, 10.15pm).
Monday, August 22: Celta Vigo vs Leganes (SS3/SS12/Max3, 8pm); Valencia vs Las Palmas (SS3/SS12/Max3, 10pm).

AND ALL THE REST
The ever-popular, ever-thrilling Champions League kicks off next month and 100 of the 125 matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport from September 13 until the final next June.

The Europa League will also enjoy wall-to-wall coverage – 205 matches in all with at least 120 live.

Other great football properties on SuperSport include the FA Cup, the Capital ONE Cup, the Spanish Super Cup, Copa Del Rey final and the German Cup.

PLUS . . .
For fans unable to get to a television screen, the online offering will be substantial. Using the SuperSport website as well as the new SuperSport app, both of which offer extensive live streaming options, as well as video highlights, subscribers can enjoy extensive football action from around the globe.

The popular Catch Up service on the DStv Explora will also include highlights of all the major football fixtures.

Additionally, all the latest live scores, results and breaking news can be found at the supersport.com website, app and mobile versions.