The midweek win over the University of Pretoria puts Sundowns on the throne again but only for a fourth time in the last 10 years.
It is a second title for coach Pitso Mosimane, who also guided the club to success in 2014 in his first campaign in charge of the big-spending club.
Mosimane is now among the top 15 coaches in the history of South African professional football in terms of league success. His two titles equal the achievements of Stuart Baxter, Elkiam ‘Pro’ Khumalo, Kaizer Motaung, Chris ‘Speak-it’ Ngcobo, Stanley ‘Screamer’ Tshabalala, Mario Tuani and Butch Webster.
Jeff Butler, Ted Dumitru and Gordon Igesund have won four championships and Clive Barker, Alex Forbes, Joe Frickleton and Gavin Hunt three each.
Mosimane will be heavily fancied to join their ranks after next season as all-conquering Sundowns look set to dominate the local scene for some time to come.
They are two titles away from matching Chiefs as the club with the most championship wins. Orlando Pirates are now in third place alone with nine league titles followed in a distant fourth by SuperSport United with three.
But while Chiefs won the first of their 12 league titles in 1974 and Pirates were inaugural National Professional Soccer League winners in 1971, Sundowns only claimed their first championship in 1988, which means they have been the country’s most successful side over the last three decades.
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