结果

日期 R 主队 vs 客队 -
03/10 13:30 21 巴洛卡 vs 文达足球学院 0-1
03/09 13:30 21 [10] JDR星 vs 米尔福德FC [13] 1-0
03/09 13:30 21 [3] Orbit College vs 马里茨堡联 [9] 0-0
03/09 13:30 21 乌平通城 vs Marumo Gallants 1-1
03/09 13:30 21 [14] 白金城流浪者 vs 比勒陀利亚·卡利斯 [11] 0-4
03/09 13:30 21 Casric Stars FC vs NB拉玛西亚FC 2-2
03/09 13:30 21 [7] 黑罗帕德 vs Magesi FC [2] 0-1
03/08 13:30 21 [3] 比勒陀利亚大学 vs Hungry Lions FC [6] 2-1
03/03 13:30 20 [16] 白金城流浪者 vs 比勒陀利亚大学 [2] 0-0
03/03 13:30 20 [3] Magesi FC vs 巴洛卡 [4] 2-0
03/02 13:30 20 文达足球学院 vs Orbit College 1-2
03/02 13:30 20 [12] 比勒陀利亚·卡利斯 vs Marumo Gallants [14] 1-0

The National First Division (NFD), officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African club football after the South African Premier Division. Both the NFD and South African Premier Division are organised by the Premier Soccer League.

History

The first non-racial second level of South African football, was established in March 1987 as the OK League. This league served as the competing place, for promotion/relegation to and from the topflight NSL. In the former years from 1978–1986, a topflight non-racial First Level had already been established, after the merger of the NFL and NPSL, to form the new common topflight NPSL. In the early years from 1978–1986 relegation/promotion to and from the topflight league, according to official records actually did happen, but apparently it happened from a Second Level league structure, still divided into whites/blacks/coloureds.

When the new topflight Premier Soccer League was established in 1996, the organizers at the same time for the Second Level, replaced the former OK League with the new National First Division. Apart from being covered by a better sponsor deal, the most significant change -both at the First and Second Level- was to change the fixtures from yearly seasons, into the more Internationally adapted: September–May football season.

The first sponsors were United Bank who sponsored the league in 1997 and 1998. From November 1998 until the end of the 2001/2001 season, the league was sponsored by MTN. It was reported that MTN withdrew from sponsorship the First Division as they were unhappy with their treatment from the PSL - the division organisers. MTN had been rebuffed by the PSL in their efforts to sponsor the PSL-organised Charity Cup because Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs would refuse to play in the tournament as the two clubs were sponsored by MTN's telecommunication rivals, Vodacom. The First Division could not find a new sponsor until May 2004.

From 2004 until 2007 the league was sponsored by business magnate Tokyo Sexwale's Mvelaphanda Group and known as Mvela Golden League. For those three seasons, there was no geographical split and all 16 teams played in one division. The league was then initially unable to find a sponsor, and there was again a geographical split into two or four streams until the 2011–12 season.

Streams
Year Western Cape Natal/Eastern/Cape Northern Southern
Winner Winner Winner Winner
1996–97 Santos African Wanderers Black Leopards Tembisa Classic
Streams
Year Coastal Inland
Winner Runner-up Winner Runner-up
1997–98 Seven Stars Michau Warriors Dynamos Witbank Aces
1998–99 African Wanderers Avendale Athletico Tembisa Classic Ria Stars
1999–2000 Golden Arrows Avendale Athletico Ria Stars Dynamos
2000–01 Amazulu Park United Black Leopards Bloemfontein Young Tigers
2001–02 African Wanderers Avendale Athletico Dynamos Silver Stars
2002–03 AmaZulu Premier United Silver Stars Bloem Celtic
2003–04 Bush Bucks Avendale Athletico Bloemfontein Celtic Free State Stars
National
Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place
2004–05 Free State Stars Durban Stars Hellenic Tembisa Classic
2005–06 Wits University City Pillars Vasco Da Gama Benoni Premier United
2006–07 Free State Stars Winners Park Pretoria University FC AK
Streams
Year Coastal Inland
Winner Runner-up Winner Runner-up
2007–08 Maritzburg United Bay United FC AK Dynamos
2008–09 Carara Kicks FC Cape Town Jomo Cosmos Mpumalanga Black Aces
2009–10 Vasco Da Gama Nathi Lions Black Leopards African Warriors
2010–11 Bay United Thanda Royal Zulu Jomo Cosmos Black Leopards
National
Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place
2011–12 Pretoria University Chippa United Thanda Royal Zulu Blackburn Rovers
2012–13 Polokwane City Santos Mpumalanga Black Aces Thanda Royal Zulu
2013–14 Chippa United Black Leopards Maritzburg United Baroka
2014–15 Lamontville Golden Arrows Jomo Cosmos Black Leopards Thanda Zulu Royal
2015–16 Baroka Highlands Park Mbombela United Witbank Spurs
2016–17 Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. Black Leopards Stellenbosch Royal Eagles
2017–18 Highlands Park Black Leopards Jomo Cosmos Real Kings
2018–19 Stellenbosch Royal Eagles Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila Ajax Cape Town
2019–20 Moroka Swallows Ajax Cape Town Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila Real Kings
2020–21 Sekhukhune United Royal AM Richards Bay TS Sporting
2021–22 Richards Bay Tuks Cape Town All Stars JDR Stars
2022–23 Polokwane City Cape Town Spurs Casric Stars All Stars
Notes
南非国家甲级联赛(South African National Premier Soccer League)是南非顶级足球联赛,也是非洲最古老的足球联赛之一。联赛成立于1970年,每年赛季都会吸引来自南非和其他国家的众多球迷关注。

南非国家甲级联赛的参赛队伍数量在16-20支之间,每个赛季都会进行34轮比赛,总共有52场比赛。联赛采用主客场双循环赛制,每支队伍与其他队伍各交手两次,主客场各一次。这样不仅保证了比赛的激烈和精彩,还能让每个队伍都有机会展现自己的实力。

南非国家甲级联赛的冠军将获得参加南非超级联赛的资格,而排名靠前的几支队伍也会获得参加非洲冠军联赛的机会。此外,联赛中表现优异的球员有机会进入南非国家队,代表祖国征战国际赛事。

南非国家甲级联赛以其悠久的历史和高质量的比赛吸引了众多球迷和赞助商。除了在电视上观看比赛外,球迷还可以前往现场观看比赛,感受现场氛围。联赛的丰富多样性和激烈的竞争性使得它成为全球足球迷和球员都热衷的赛事之一。