League structure Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away
round-robin format in the league phase. At the conclusion of the league stage, the top three teams qualified for the playoffs, with the team that topped the table after the league phase progressing to the final as the home team and the second and third placed teams played against each other in a play-off match, with the winner advancing to the final.
Player draft Franchises acquired players by means of a player draft. A series of marquee players from the South African national team were drafted first, and teams could also select one international marquee player. After these picks, teams were allocated fourteen picks each with player salaries determined by the round in which they were selected. ==Teams==