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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
HIGHLANDERS players picked up 54 yellow cards in 34 games of the 2017 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season.
The team’s indiscipline was bettered only by army side Black Rhinos, who received 58 yellow cards, while Bulawayo City picked up the least number of yellow cards, 30, according to the PSL’s 2017 Fair Play table.
Bosso picked up a single red card, while How Mine received six followed by relegated Hwange, who picked up four.
The most undisciplined team in the league was former champions Caps United, who got 43 yellow cards and two red cards. The bulk of their 685 points came from disciplinary fines, which stood at 450 points.
Bosso were the second worst side with 460 points, emanating from the 54 yellow and one red card as well as 180 points in disciplinary fines.
A yellow card carried five points, a red card 10 points, while a financial charge of $499.99 or less carried 10 points and 30 points for fines of $500 and above.
Only three sides, Triangle United, How Mine and Bulawayo City, did not incur fines.
Champions FC Platinum were the second best disciplined side after Triangle United, getting 32 yellow cards and no red card. Their other 30 points came from monetary fines.
FAIR PLAY TABLE 2017
G YC RC DF PTS
Triangle 34 165 20 0 185
FC Platinum 34 160 0 30 190
Chapungu 34 205 0 10 215
Harare City 34 185 0 30 215
Bantu 34 190 10 20 220
Hwange F.C 34 150 40 40 230
Shabanie Mine 34 180 0 60 240
Yadah FC 34 245 0 10 255
ZPC Kariba 34 245 0 10 255
Tsholotsho 34 185 10 70 265
Bulawayo 34 250 20 0 275
How Mine FC 34 225 60 0 285
Ngezi 34 210 10 60 290
Dynamos FC 34 230 10 80 320
Black Rhino 34 290 20 20 330
Chicken Inn 34 230 30 160 420
Highlanders 34 270 10 180 460
Caps United 34 215 20 450 605
G = GAMES
YC=YELLOW CARDS (5 POINTS)
RC=RED CARDS (5 POINTS)
DF=DISCIPLINARY FINES
Charge Of $499.99 Or Less (10 Points)
Charge Of $500.00 And Above (30 Points)
Home Ground Suspende (30 Points
Cautioned (5 Points)
PTS=POINTS
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