Saturday night sees Milford host Kruger United in Durban in an early-season clash between the two newly-promoted teams in the Betway Premiership as both clubs look to survive their opening campaign in the top flight.
That is the initial target for the pair, who came up from the Motsepe Foundation Championship for the first time with Kruger United crowned champions and Milford topping the playoffs over Cape Town Spurs and Magesi.
But they could also set their sights higher and try to emulate the achievements of a handful of clubs who have managed to finish in the top eight in their first season after promotion.
Durban City did that in the last campaign with their eighth-placed finish.
There have been 48 teams promoted to the top flight since 1996-97 and only 10 of them finished in the top eight the next season.
No promoted side has finished higher than fifth in the Premiership in their first campaign in the elite league, but City crowned a dream last season with Nedbank Cup success.
Seven Stars (1998-99) and Free State Stars (2007-08) have been the most successful promoted teams, finishing fifth in the season after coming up.
There have been 14 clubs who have gone straight back down to the second tier after only a single season, including Orbit College in May.
Jomo Cosmos have had the worst of it, having been promoted three times between 2010 and 2015 and relegated as the bottom side on each occasion the following season.
AmaZulu have also come up and gone straight back down on two occasions. Thanda Royal Zulu were promoted in the 2017-18 campaign but sold their status immediately to Usuthu and never competed in the elite league.
Five clubs have finished in the playoff positions after being promoted, with three managing to salvage their top-flight status and two heading back to the second tier.
Only twice before have both promoted sides finished in the bottom two places in the Betway Premiership – the first was in 2009/10 when Jomo Cosmos were 16th, and Mpumalanga Black Aces were 15th, though the latter survived the relegation playoffs.
In 2016-17, Baroka FC (15th) also survived the playoffs, but Highlands Park (16th) were automatically relegated.
HOW PROMOTED TEAMS HAVE FARED IN THE PSL ERA
The league finish for promoted teams in their first season in the top flight.
18-TEAM LEAGUE
1997-98: African Wanderers (17th, Relegated), Santos (16th)
1998-99: Dynamos (17th, Relegated), Seven Stars (5th)
1999-00: African Wanderers (16th), Tembisa Classic (9th)
2000-01: Lamontville Golden Arrows (9th), Ria Stars (7th)
2001-02: AmaZulu (17th, Relegated), Black Leopards (8th)
16-TEAM LEAGUE
2002-03: African Wanderers (16th, Relegated), Dynamos (7th)
2003-04: AmaZulu (16th, Relegated), Silver Stars (11th)
2004-05: Bloemfontein Celtic (8th), Umtata Bush Bucks (11th)
2005-06: Free State Stars (16th, Relegated), Tembisa Classic (14th)
2006-07: Benoni Premier United (14th), Wits University (13th)
2007-08: Free State Stars (5th)
2008-09: Bay United (16th, Relegated), Maritzburg United (12th)
2009-10: Jomo Cosmos (16th, Relegated), Mpumalanga Black Aces (15th, Survived Play-Offs)
2010-11: Vasco da Gama (15th, Relegated via Play-Offs)
2011-12: Black Leopards (14th), Jomo Cosmos (16th, Relegated)
2012-13: Chippa United (15th, Relegated via Play-Offs), University of Pretoria (8th)
2013-14: Mpumalanga Black Aces (7th), Polokwane City (15th, Survived Play-Offs)
2014-15: Chippa United (14th)
2015-16: Jomo Cosmos (16th, Relegated), Lamontville Golden Arrows (9th)
2016-17: Baroka (15th, Survived Play-Offs), Highlands Park (16th)
2017-18: Thanda Royal Zulu (sold status to AmaZulu)
2018-19: Black Leopards (13th), Highlands Park (7th)
2019-20: Stellenbosch (10th)
2020-21: Moroka Swallows (6th)
2021-22: Sekhukhune United (11th
2022-23: Richards Bay (13th)
2023-24: Cape Town Spurs (16th, Relegated), Polokwane City (8th)
2024-25: Magesi (13th)
2025-26: Durban City (8th), Orbit College (16th, Relegated)