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ABC Motsepe League
Founded1998
Country South Africa
ConfederationSouth African Football Association
Divisions9
Number of teams144
Promotion toNational First Division
Relegation toU21 SAB Regional League
Domestic cup(s)Nedbank Cup
Most championshipsRoses United
WebsiteOfficial Site
Current: 2017–18 SAFA Second Division

The SAFA Second Division, currently known as ABC Motsepe League[1] for sponsorship reasons, and previously known as the Vodacom League between 1998-2012, was founded in 1998 as the current Second Division and the overall third tier of South African football. The competition is regulated by SAFA, and until 2012 had been sponsored by mobile telecommunications company Vodacom.

Currently it features 144 teams in total, divided into 9 divisions, borderly decided by the 9 geo-political provinces of South Africa: Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu Natal, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West. This means, that each Provincial division contains 16 teams as standard. The winner of each Provincial division qualifies for the annual Promotional Play-offs, where the winners of two streams, will get promoted to the National First Division. In each Province, the two lowest ranked teams by the end of the season, will be relegated to U21 SAB Regional League, which in return will promote two play-off winners from the Regional Championships.

An important rule to note, is that all clubs in South Africa also are allowed to compete with youth teams (U19/U21) and/or a Reserve team in a lower SAFA league. If a club opt to field such teams, the U19 teams will start out at the fifth level in the U19 National League, while U21 teams or Reserve teams will start out at the fourth level in the U21 SAB Regional League. If any U19 team win promotion for U21 SAB Regional League or SAFA Second Division, this promotion is fully accepted. No club are however entitled to field two teams at the same level, and rule 4.6.4 of the SAFA regulations states, that if the mother club play in the National First Division or Premier Soccer League, then the highest level these additional Youth/Reserve teams are allowed to compete, will be the SAFA Second Division. In such cases, where a non-promotable team manage to win their regional division, the ticket for the promotional playoffs will instead be handed over to the second best team in the division.[2]

In the 2010–11 season these promotional restrictions mean, that: Ajax Cape Town U19, Bay Academy, Bid Boys, Celtic Colts, SuperSport T.H. Academy and Mitchells Plain United, were all accepted to play in the league, but without any possibility of further promotion.

In March 2014, the Motsepe Foundation signed a five-year deal for the naming rights of the competition worth 40,000,000 ZAR. Patrice Motsepe named the competition in honour of his late father, Augustine Butana Chaane Motsepe.[3]

Provincial divisions

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The 9 geographical provinces of South Africa, each have a local division in the SAFA Second Division. These divisions belong either to the Inland Stream or Coastal Stream, which are used to place the provincial winners into two round robin groups, at the promotional play-off stage by the end of the season. The Coastal Stream comprises: Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Western Cape; while the Inland Stream comprises: Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North-West. In previous years, until August 2008, the Free State province belonged to the Inland Stream.

Map of the two streams in the SAFA Second Division.

Provincial winners

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Coastal Stream

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Coastal Stream / Inland Stream

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Free State belonged to the Inland Stream in 1998-2008,
but was transferred to the Coastal Stream for subsequent seasons.

Free State

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Season Winner Runner-Up
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01 Welkom Stars Maholosiane
2001–02 Maholosiane Roses United
2002–03 Roses United Dikoena
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07 African Warriors
2007–08 Carara Kicks F.C. Mafube United F.C.
2008–09 United
2009–10 Roses United Maluti Fet College
2010–11 Roses United Botshabelo
2011–12 Roses United
2012-13 Maluti FET College
2013–14 Sibanye Golden Stars
2014–15 Roses United
2015–16 Manco Milano

Inland Stream

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In the seasons from 1998–2003, the four best teams from the Vodacom League -determined by annual playoffs among the winners and runners-up of the 9 provinces in South Africa- won promotion for the National First Division. The playoff system divided the teams into an Inland stream and Coastal Stream, where the best two teams from each stream won promotion.

In the seasons after 2003, the number of annually promoted teams decreased to 2. The concept of the playoff system however remained the same, in regards of dividing the teams into a Coastal Stream and Inland Stream, but now of course only to reward the winner of both streams with promotion. Both promoted teams will then finally also meet to play the overall final, where the overall league championship trophy is at stake.

The list below show all the promoted teams, since 1998.

Promoted Teams
Season Inland Stream Coastal Stream
1998–99 Arcadia Shepherds
Mapate Silver Stars
Premier United
Blackburn Rovers
1999–00 Ledwaba Power Stars
Alexandra United
Maritzburg City
Basotho Tigers
2000–01 Welkom Stars
Mamelodi Juventus
William Prescod
PE Technikon
2001–02 Maholosiane
Peoples Bank Spurs
Moja United
Juventus (Western Cape)
2002–03 Winners Park
FC Sporting
Vasco da Gama
Blackburn Rovers
Promoted Teams
Season Winner Runner-up
2003–04 Pretoria University Louisvale Pirates
2004–05 Witbank Spurs PJ Stars Kings
2005–06 OR Tambo DC Garankuwa United
2006–07 African Warriors Hanover Park
2007–08 Vasco da Gama Carara Kicks
2008–09 United Batau
2009–10 FC AK Blackburn Rovers
2010–11 Chippa United Sivutsa Stars
2011–12 Roses United F.C. Milano United F.C.
2012–13 Baroka FC Maluti FET College
2013–14 Cape Town All Stars Highlands Park
2014–15 Mbombela United Mthatha Bucks
2015–16 Kings United Magezi F.C

Previous logos

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References

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  1. ^ "SAFA ABC Motsepe League - SAFA". www.safa.net. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ SAFA. "Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Motsepe Foundation sponsor Second Division". SuperSport. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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Stadiums and locations (section)

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Stadiums and locations

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Standings (section)

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns (Q) 28 17 5 6 46 23 +23 56 Qualification for 2019 CAF Champions League
2 Orlando Pirates (Q) 28 14 10 4 39 24 +15 52
3 Maritzburg United 28 11 10 7 35 20 +15 43 Qualification for 2019 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Kaizer Chiefs 28 10 12 6 23 21 +2 42
5 Free State Stars 28 10 9 9 28 29 −1 39
6 Cape Town City 28 10 7 11 25 26 −1 37
7 Chippa United 28 7 14 7 25 24 +1 35
8 AmaZulu 28 8 11 9 27 32 −5 35
9 Bloemfontein Celtic 28 8 11 9 23 30 −7 35
10 Golden Arrows 28 7 13 8 32 31 +1 34
11 Baroka 28 7 12 9 30 35 −5 33
12 Bidvest Wits 28 8 9 11 24 33 −9 33
13 Polokwane City 28 6 14 8 30 33 −3 32
14 SuperSport United 28 7 11 10 23 29 −6 32
15 Ajax Cape Town 28 8 7 13 25 28 −3 31 PSL Playoff Tournament
16 Platinum Stars (R) 28 4 9 15 18 35 −17 21 2018–19 National First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2018. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Top scorers (section)

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Top scorers

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As of 16 April 2018
Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 South Africa Rodney Ramagalela Polokwane City 11
1
South Africa Percy Tau Mamelodi Sundowns 11
3 South Africa Gift Motupa Baroka 9
4 Zimbabwe Evans Rusike Supersport United 8
5 Zimbabwe Khama Billiat Mamelodi Sundowns 7
6 South Africa Mhlengi Cele AmaZulu 6
6 South Africa Siphelele Magubane Golden Arrows 6
6 South Africa Lehlohonolo Majoro Bidvest Wits 6
6 South Africa Aubrey Modiba Supersport United 6
6 Zimbabwe Walter Musona Polokwane 6

2009-10 SAFA Second Division

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Vodacom League
Season2009–10
ChampionsFC AK
PromotedFC AK and Blackburn Rovers

The 2009–10 SAFA Second Division season, also known as Vodacom League due to a sponsoring deal at the time, took place in South Africa between August and April. The season was scheduled to begin and end one month earlier than normal, due to the country's 2010 FIFA World Cup preparation. The league is the third tier of South African football, and is divided geographically into five divisions in the Coastal Stream and four divisions in the Inland Stream.

Coastal Stream

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Eastern Cape Province

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Eastern Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blackburn Rovers 30 23 3 4 65 21 +44 72
2 Tornado 30 20 6 4 52 25 +27 66
3 Bush Bucks 30 18 7 5 66 19 +47 61
4 O.R. Tambo D.C. 30 15 7 8 43 24 +19 52
5 Young Stars 30 13 7 10 37 42 −5 46
6 Bay Academy 30 11 9 10 32 32 0 42
7 Royals 30 11 8 11 38 33 +5 41
8 Hotspurs (new name: Matta Milan) 30 10 8 12 38 41 −3 38
9 Tembu Royals 30 10 8 12 29 33 −4 38
10 Manchester United 30 10 7 13 38 51 −13 37
11 Cloud 9 30 10 6 14 28 41 −13 36
12 Mthata Liverpool 30 9 5 16 24 43 −19 32
13 Matat Professionals 30 6 11 13 30 45 −15 29
14 The Guys (new name: Buffalo) 30 5 12 13 32 46 −14 27
15 Mighty Greens 30 6 6 18 35 61 −26 24
16 African Juventus 30 4 8 18 31 61 −30 20
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: Blackburn Rovers (promoted), African Juventus (relegated).
Joining for 2010-11: Happy Brothers (promoted), Kokstad Liverpool (promoted).

Free State Province

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Free State within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Roses United 30 26 4 0 73 15 +58 82
2 Maluti Fet College 30 22 6 2 69 25 +44 72
3 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 30 17 6 7 50 29 +21 57
4 Tower United 30 14 7 9 60 46 +14 49
5 Hellas (new name: Celtic Colts) 30 13 5 12 49 39 +10 44
6 Botshabelo 30 11 10 9 48 44 +4 43
7 Harmony 30 12 6 12 36 29 +7 42
8 Moving Spurs 30 13 2 15 40 45 −5 41
9 Sasolburg Juventus 30 11 8 11 41 47 −6 41
10 Mangaung City 30 11 7 12 49 60 −11 40
11 Super Eagles 30 10 6 14 38 47 −9 36
12 Free State Arsenal (new name: Free State Champs) 30 8 5 17 27 55 −28 29
13 Liverpool BTX 30 7 7 16 32 44 −12 28
14 Harrismith United 30 7 4 19 24 53 −29 25
15 Welkom Real Hearts 30 7 3 20 26 57 −31 24
16 Milan United 30 5 6 19 22 49 −27 21
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: Welkom Real Hearts (relegated), Milan United (relegated).
Joining for 2010-11: Bubchu United (promoted), United All Tigers (promoted).

KwaZulu-Natal Province

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KwaZulu-Natal within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Island 30 22 4 4 70 26 +44 70
2 African Wanderers 30 21 5 4 61 23 +38 68
3 Newcastle Sicilians 30 17 6 7 48 30 +18 57
4 Amajuba United Killers 30 14 7 9 45 36 +9 49
5 KwaMashu All Stars 30 13 8 9 47 36 +11 47
6 Wembezi Juventus 30 14 2 14 42 41 +1 44
7 Sobantu Shooting Stars 30 12 5 13 36 32 +4 41
8 Rangers (new name: Real Classic) 30 11 6 13 36 37 −1 39
9 Durban Warriors 30 10 9 11 23 25 −2 39
10 Abaqulusi 30 10 8 12 36 48 −12 38
11 Dundee XI Experience 30 10 7 13 42 47 −5 37
12 Globe City (new name: Durban Stars) 30 10 7 13 35 43 −8 37
13 Bright Stars 30 10 6 14 41 47 −6 36
14 Maritzburg City 30 10 3 17 34 50 −16 33
15 Brazil 30 8 8 14 29 49 −20 32
16 Durban Stars (will merge with Globe City) 30 2 1 27 17 72 −55 7
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: Brazil (relegated), Durban Stars (2nd team will disband).
Joining for 2010-11: SAPS Callies (promoted), Gqikazi All Stars (promoted).

Northern Cape Province

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Northern Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kakamas Sundowns 30 19 6 5 56 22 +34 63
2 Wings United 30 18 8 4 61 28 +33 62
3 Real Madrid 30 18 5 7 57 34 +23 59
4 Olympics 30 16 7 7 51 28 +23 55
5 Young Pirates 30 15 10 5 43 21 +22 55
6 Steach United 30 16 6 8 59 43 +16 54
7 William Prescod 30 11 9 10 49 39 +10 42
8 Kakamas Juventus 30 10 12 8 57 55 +2 42
9 Charlton 30 10 10 10 44 37 +7 40
10 Morester Jeug 30 10 7 13 44 68 −24 37
11 Wanderers 30 9 6 15 49 69 −20 33
12 Kakamas Cosmos 30 7 8 15 33 48 −15 29
13 Amalawus 30 8 5 17 28 48 −20 29
14 Louisvale Pirates 30 7 3 20 31 62 −31 24
15 Namaqua Stars 30 4 9 17 29 42 −13 21
16 Kuruman Rovers 30 5 3 22 34 81 −47 18
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: Namaqua Stars (relegated), Kuruman Rovers (relegated).
Joining for 2010-11: North East Celtics (promoted), Ray Madrid (promoted).

Western Cape Province

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Western Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mitchells Plain United 30 21 7 2 71 25 +46 70
2 Milano United 30 21 5 4 64 23 +41 68
3 WP United 30 14 7 9 45 33 +12 49
4 Mr Price Parkhurst (new name: Cape Town All Stars) 30 14 7 9 44 33 +11 49
5 Old Mutual Academy 30 12 9 9 47 40 +7 45
6 Baltic Rangers 30 11 9 10 56 44 +12 42
7 Mbekweni United 30 10 9 11 35 42 −7 39
8 Knysna Bafana 30 10 9 11 42 58 −16 39
9 Kuils River (new name: Tygerberg) 30 10 8 12 32 35 −3 38
10 Ajax Cape Town U19 30 10 7 13 52 54 −2 37
11 Battswood 30 11 4 15 34 37 −3 37
12 Royal Blues 30 10 6 14 36 55 −19 36
13 Mbekweni Cosmos (new name: Chippa United) 30 10 5 15 48 48 0 35
14 Steenberg United 30 9 8 13 32 36 −4 35
15 Stellenbosch University 30 7 10 13 37 46 −9 31
16 Briton Stars 30 4 2 24 23 89 −66 14
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: Stellenbosch University (relegated), Briton Stars (relegated).
Joining for 2010-11: Beaufortwest City (promoted), Jomo Powers (promoted), Ikapa Sporting (relegated).

Inland Stream

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Gauteng Province

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Gauteng within the Republic of South Africa
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
FC AK 32 23 7 2 68 32 +36 76
M Tigers 32 22 6 4 52 29 +23 72
Soweto Panthers 32 18 8 6 59 31 +28 62
Trabzon 32 15 8 9 48 36 +12 53
City Tigers (new name: The Vardos) 32 15 8 9 36 35 +1 53
Highlands Park 32 13 10 9 38 32 +6 49
Bid Boys 32 12 10 10 53 47 +6 46
Lusitano (new name: Blackpool) 32 14 4 14 28 35 −7 46
Yebo Yes United 32 11 7 14 46 40 +6 40
African All Stars 32 10 9 13 52 53 −1 39
Arcadia Shepherds 32 10 8 14 44 48 −4 38
Berea - Albion 32 7 15 10 33 37 −4 36
Real Barcelona 32 9 8 15 35 45 −10 35
Alexandra United 32 7 12 13 29 41 −12 33
Benoni Premier United 32 7 8 17 32 60 −28 29
Senaoana Blackpool 32 7 1 24 27 59 −32 22
Abakah 32 6 3 23 28 48 −20 21
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: FC AK (promoted), Senaoana Blackpool (relegated), Abakah (relegated).
Joining for 2010-11: Supersport United 2nd team (promoted), Lesedi Shooting Stars (promoted).

Limpopo Province

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Limpopo within the Republic of South Africa
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Peace Lovers 30 26 3 1 95 18 +77 81
Limpopo United (new name: Phalaborwa Real Rovers) 30 24 4 2 75 13 +62 76
All Nation Shining Stars (new name: Vhembe) 30 23 4 3 58 20 +38 73
Naughty Boys 30 20 2 8 57 21 +36 62
Baroka 30 16 6 8 59 28 +31 54
Dundee United (new name: Phungo All Stars) 30 13 8 9 52 42 +10 47
The Dolphins 30 10 8 12 34 35 −1 38
Mighty 30 11 4 15 38 47 −9 37
Modimolle Aces 30 10 4 16 40 45 −5 34
Lephalale Young Killers 30 10 4 16 37 46 −9 34
Lephalale Young Cosmos (new name: Nobela All Stars) 30 10 4 16 51 64 −13 34
Fanang Diatla 30 8 5 17 26 60 −34 29
Mahwelereng United (new name: Karee Young Stars) 30 7 6 17 31 73 −42 27
Tebcon 30 6 3 21 25 80 −55 21
Bahwiti 30 5 5 20 33 87 −54 20
Z. Mathote Elephants 30 3 6 21 14 46 −32 15
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: Tebcon (relegated), Bahwiti (relegated), Z. Mathote Elephants (relegated).
Joining for 2010-11: Blue Rocks (promoted), Maniini All Blacks (promoted), Winners Park (relegated).

Mpumalanga Province

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Mpumalanga within the Republic of South Africa
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mologadi 30 21 2 7 63 20 +43 65
Barberton City Stars 30 16 9 5 68 39 +29 57
Secunda Stars 29 17 6 6 58 37 +21 57
Mighty Mega Force 30 16 8 6 47 22 +25 56
Witbank Citylads (new name: Calaska) 30 15 4 11 47 43 +4 49
Aces Academy (new name: Amazayoni) 30 13 8 9 44 27 +17 47
Manchester (new name: Sivutsa Stars) 30 12 8 10 46 43 +3 44
Benfica 29 11 10 8 41 38 +3 43
ELB Movers (new name: Mbombela United) 30 11 3 16 37 46 −9 36
Middleburg Mighty Saints 30 10 5 15 42 50 −8 35
MP Highlanders 30 10 5 15 32 60 −28 35
Sekhukhune Lions 30 7 10 13 27 38 −11 31
Enhlanzeni Barcelona (new name: Phiva Young Stars) 30 7 9 14 42 60 −18 30
Henemat 30 8 4 18 34 60 −26 28
Citizen 30 7 6 17 32 57 −25 27
York 30 6 7 17 35 55 −20 25
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: Citizen (relegated), York (relegated).
Joining for 2010-11: Lynville All Stars (promoted), Thabo All Stars (promoted).

North-West Province

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North West within the Republic of South Africa
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Garankuwa United 30 20 6 4 72 20 +52 66
City of Matlosana United 30 19 6 5 78 33 +45 63
North West University 30 16 7 7 54 33 +21 55
North West Shining Stars 30 14 10 6 44 29 +15 52
Als Puk Tawana 30 12 11 7 66 37 +29 47
Impala Warriors 30 10 13 7 36 38 −2 43
Inter SA 30 12 6 12 42 46 −4 42
RNB 54 (new name: Soshanguve Sunshine) 30 11 8 11 60 66 −6 41
Kgale United (new name: Rustenburg Sea Eagles) 30 11 8 11 59 72 −13 41
Klerksdorp Digagabi (new name: Real Stars) 30 10 9 11 45 41 +4 39
Southern NW Stars 30 9 5 16 43 62 −19 32
Moretele United 30 8 7 15 41 48 −7 31
Mothupi Birds Utd 30 9 3 18 38 51 −13 30
Oxygen 30 7 8 15 37 55 −18 29
Sea Rovers 30 5 10 15 39 74 −35 25
Bophirima NW Stars 30 5 7 18 31 80 −49 22
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2010-11: Sea Rovers (relegated), Bophirima NW Stars (relegated).
Joining for 2010-11: Mamusa United (promoted), Bakubung BK (promoted).

Playoff stage

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The nine provincial winners were drawn into a round robin stage. The five Coastal stream teams and four Inland stream teams were put respectively into Group A and Group B. All the playoff matches were played from April 6–12, at two big stadiums in the Mpumalanga region: Themba Senamela Stadium in Mhluzi, Middelburg and Ackerville Stadium in eMalahleni. The respective winners of the two groups, would both gain promotion to the National First Division, beside meeting each other in a last show-off final, where only the champion honour was at stake.[2][3]

Group A (Coastal)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blackburn Rovers (Eastern Cape) 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9
2 Mitchells Plain United (Western Cape) 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
3 Roses United (Free State) 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
4 Island (KwaZulu-Natal) 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4
5 Kakamas Sundowns (Northern Cape) 4 0 1 3 4 19 −15 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group B (Inland)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC AK (Gauteng) 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
2 Peace Lovers (Limpopo) 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
3 Mologadi (Mpumalanga) 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 Garankuwa United (North West) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

Playoff final

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FC AK3 - 2Blackburn Rovers
Report
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References

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  1. ^ "Goalscorers". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ Kick Off Magazine (31 March 2010). "Vodacom League play offs begin next week".
  3. ^ SAFA (10 April 2010). "2010 Vodacom League National Play Offs Fixtures And Results".

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Vodacom League
Season2010–11
ChampionsChippa United
PromotedChippa United and Sivutsa Stars

The 2010–11 SAFA Second Division season, also known as Vodacom League due to a sponsoring deal, took place in South Africa between the months of September and May. The league is the third tier of South African football, and is divided geographically into 5 divisions in the Coastal Stream and 4 divisions in the Inland Stream.[1]

Coastal Stream

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Eastern Cape Province

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Map indicating the extent of Eastern Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of Eastern Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Buffalo 30 21 5 4 60 18 +42 68
2 Tornado 30 18 8 4 63 28 +35 62
3 Mthata Liverpool 30 17 6 7 61 30 +31 57
4 Manchester United 30 17 5 8 50 38 +12 56
5 Happy Brothers 30 15 7 8 42 32 +10 52
6 Bay Academy 30 13 11 6 39 24 +15 50
7 Matta Milan 30 14 7 9 36 37 −1 49
8 Tembu Royals 30 12 9 9 34 29 +5 45
9 Kokstad Liverpool 30 10 6 14 32 52 −20 36
10 Cloud 9 (Aka African Winners) 30 10 5 15 41 41 0 35
11 O.R. Tambo D.C. 30 8 9 13 42 56 −14 33
12 Matat Professionals 30 7 9 14 31 44 −13 30
13 Bush Bucks 30 9 3 18 38 55 −17 30
14 Mighty Greens 30 7 8 15 36 44 −8 29
15 Young Stars 30 6 8 16 31 49 −18 26
16 Royals 30 1 4 25 25 84 −59 7
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Young Stars (relegated), Royals (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Two promoted teams from SAB Regional League.

Team name Stadium City
Buffalo Jan Smuts Stadium East London
Bay Academy NU 2 Stadium Port Elizabeth
Bush Bucks Jan Smuts Stadium East London
Cloud 9 (Aka African Winners) Bredbach Sport Field Breidbach
Happy Brothers Rotary Stadium Mthatha
Kokstad Liverpool Bongweni Sports Field Bongweni
Manchester United Ward 4 Sports Fields Mthonjaneni
Matat Professionals Matatiele Stadium Matatiele
Matta Milan Dutywa Stadium Dutywa
Mighty Greens Kwezi Naledi Stadium Lady Grey
Mthata Liverpool Rotary Stadium Mthatha
O.R. Tambo D.C. Jan Smuts Stadium East London
Royals Dutywa Stadium Dutywa
Tembu Royals Rotary Stadium Mthatha
Tornado Jan Smuts Stadium East London
Young Stars Sauer Park Aliwal North

Free State Province

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Map indicating the extent of Free State within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of Free State within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Roses United 30 25 4 1 91 19 +72 79
2 Botshabelo 30 25 2 3 82 26 +56 77
3 Maluti Fet College 30 21 6 3 61 20 +41 69
4 Super Eagles 30 18 2 10 52 27 +25 56
5 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 29 17 3 9 59 36 +23 54
6 Moving Spurs 30 13 6 11 59 45 +14 45
7 Harmony 30 12 7 11 38 39 −1 43
8 Liverpool BTX 30 10 9 11 36 41 −5 39
9 Bubchu United 29 10 7 12 54 67 −13 37
10 Celtic Colts 30 9 6 15 46 46 0 33
11 Tower United 29 9 5 15 30 52 −22 32
12 Sasolburg Juventus 30 7 5 18 35 62 −27 26
13 United All Tigers 30 7 4 19 25 57 −32 25
14 Free State Champs 30 6 6 18 30 50 −20 24
15 Mangaung City 30 7 3 20 31 85 −54 24
16 Harrismith United 29 4 1 24 19 76 −57 13
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Mangaung City (relegated), Harrismith United (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Two promoted teams from SAB Regional League.

Team name Stadium City
Bloemfontein Young Tigers Tempe Military Base Bloemfontein
Botshabelo Botshabelo Stadium Botshabelo
Bubchu United Clive Solomons Stadium Bloemfontein
Celtic Colts Westdene Stadium Bloemfontein
Free State Champs Zamdela Stadium Sasolburg
Harmony Zuka Baloyi Stadium Welkom
Harrismith United Tshiame Stadium Harrismith
Liverpool BTX Zuka Baloyi Stadium Welkom
Maluti Fet College Platberg Stadium Harrismith
Mangaung City Selosesha Stadium Thaba Nchu
Moving Spurs Phuthaditjhaba Stadium Phuthaditjhaba
Roses United Westdene Stadium Bloemfontein
Sasolburg Juventus Flavius Mareka Sports Ground Sasolburg
Super Eagles Bohlokong Stadium Bohlokong
Tower United Botshabelo Stadium Botshabelo
United All Tigers Excelsior Stadium Excelsior

KwaZulu-Natal Province

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Map indicating the extent of KwaZulu-Natal within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of KwaZulu-Natal within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Durban Stars 30 21 7 2 57 20 +37 70
2 Sobantu Shooting Stars 30 16 7 7 45 34 +11 55
3 Real Classic 30 16 5 9 53 28 +25 53
4 Island 30 16 3 11 60 46 +14 51
5 Amajuba United Killers 30 15 4 11 45 40 +5 49
6 Dundee XI Experience 30 13 6 11 52 48 +4 45
7 Durban Warriors 30 11 7 12 41 42 −1 40
8 SAPS Callies 30 10 10 10 45 47 −2 40
9 KwaMashu All Stars 30 10 8 12 32 34 −2 38
10 Wembezi Juventus 29 10 5 14 25 39 −14 35
11 Newcastle Sicilians 30 9 7 14 39 49 −10 34
12 Gqikazi All Stars 30 10 4 16 43 60 −17 34
13 African Wanderers 29 9 6 14 33 41 −8 33
14 Maritzburg City 30 10 3 17 36 50 −14 33
15 Abaqulusi 30 9 6 15 36 54 −18 33
16 Bright Stars 30 9 2 19 36 46 −10 29
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Abaqulusi (relegated), Bright Stars (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Two promoted teams from SAB Regional League.

Team name Stadium City
Abaqulusi Kandahar Sports Fields Ladysmith
African Wanderers SJ Smith Stadium Durban (Chatsworth)
Amajuba United Killers Osizweni Stadium Osizweni
Bright Stars Richards Bay Stadium Richards Bay
Dundee XI Experience Mpumelelo Stadium Dundee
Durban Stars SJ Smith Stadium Durban (Chatsworth)
Durban Warriors Princess Magogo Stadium Durban (KwaMashu)
Gqikazi All Stars Ulundi Stadium Ulundi
Island Ulundi Stadium Ulundi
Kwa-Mashu All Stars Makhehleni Ground 1 Durban (KwaMashu)
Maritzburg City Wadley Stadium Pietermaritzburg
Newcastle Sicilians Arbor Park Newcastle
Real Classic Richards Bay Stadium Richards Bay
SAPS Callies Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre Port Shepstone
Sobantu Shooting Stars Sobantu Stadium Pietermaritzburg
Wembezi Juventus AG Magubane Stadium Ladysmith

Northern Cape Province

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Map indicating the extent of Northern Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of Northern Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real Madrid 30 23 6 1 92 14 +78 75
2 Steach United 30 23 5 2 106 21 +85 74
3 Olympics 30 16 5 9 44 34 +10 53
4 William Prescod 30 15 6 9 50 32 +18 51
5 Kakamas Juventus 29 13 8 8 48 39 +9 47
6 Young Pirates 30 12 10 8 35 28 +7 46
7 Charlton 30 13 7 10 55 54 +1 46
8 Wanderers 30 14 2 14 44 46 −2 44
9 Kakamas Sundowns 30 13 3 14 35 57 −22 42
10 Wings United 30 11 5 14 41 44 −3 38
11 Morester Jeug 30 10 5 15 49 58 −9 35
12 North East Celtics 30 9 4 17 38 47 −9 31
13 Louisvale Pirates 30 9 4 17 33 58 −25 31
14 Ray Madrid 30 9 2 19 45 91 −46 29
15 Kakamas Cosmos 29 8 3 18 34 65 −31 27
16 Amalawus 30 2 3 25 23 84 −61 9
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Kakamas Cosmos (relegated), Amalawus (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Two promoted teams from SAB Regional League.

Team name Stadium City
Amalawus Pabellelo Stadium Upington
Charlton Douglas Stadium Douglas
Kakamas Cosmos Langverwagt Stadium Kakamas
Kakamas Juventus Langverwagt Stadium Kakamas
Kakamas Sundowns Langverwagt Stadium Kakamas
Louisvale Pirates Louisvale Stadium Upington
Morester Jeug Union Ground Stadium Upington
North East Celtics Pabellelo Stadium Upington
Olympics Okiep Stadium Okiep
Ray Madrid Okiep Stadium Okiep
Real Madrid Galeshewe Stadium Kimberley
Steach United Galeshewe Stadium Kimberley
Wanderers Bakgat Stadium Kimberley
William Prescod Bakgat Stadium Kimberley
Wings United Pabellelo Stadium Upington
Young Pirates Greenpoint Stadium Kimberley

Western Cape Province

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Map indicating the extent of Western Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of Western Cape within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chippa United 32 26 5 1 96 18 +78 83
2 Milano United 32 25 5 2 102 24 +78 80
3 Mitchells Plain United 32 17 11 4 65 30 +35 62
4 Steenberg United 32 16 7 9 64 42 +22 55
5 Tygerberg 32 16 6 10 53 38 +15 54
6 Cape Town All Stars 32 15 5 12 48 40 +8 50
7 Beaufortwest City 32 12 9 11 37 42 −5 45
8 Ajax Cape Town U19 32 12 8 12 59 50 +9 44
9 Jomo Powers 32 11 9 12 48 58 −10 42
10 Old Mutual Academy 32 9 11 12 44 55 −11 38
11 Mbekweni United 32 10 6 16 31 65 −34 36
12 Baltic Rangers 32 9 7 16 44 50 −6 34
13 Royal Blues 32 9 7 16 34 61 −27 34
14 Ikapa Sporting 32 8 7 17 40 64 −24 31
15 Knysna Bafana 32 7 8 17 39 71 −32 29
16 Battswood 32 7 5 20 31 55 −24 26
17 Western Province United 32 4 2 26 26 98 −72 14
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Chippa United (promoted), Battswood (relegated), WP United (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Hanover Park (relegated), Two promoted teams from SAB Regional League.

Team name Stadium City
Ajax Cape Town U19 Ikamva Stadium Cape Town (Parow)
Baltic Rangers Youngsfield Military Base Cape Town (Ottery)
Battswood William Herbert Cape Town (Wynberg)
Beaufortwest City Rustdene Stadium Beaufort West
Cape Town All Stars Inyanga Stadium Cape Town (Crossroads)
Chippa United Philippi Stadium Cape Town (Philippi)
Ikapa Sporting (unknown stadium in 2010-11) Cape Town (Belhar)
Jomo Powers Robinvale Sport Field Atlantis
Knysna Bafana Knysna Stadium Knysna
Mbekweni United Mbekweni Stadium Wellington
Milano United Rooikrans Sports Complex Cape Town (Grassy Park)
Mitchells Plain United Lansdowne Academy Cape Town (Lansdowne)
Old Mutual Academy Mutual Park Cape Town (Pinelands)
Royal Blues Rustdene Stadium Beaufort West
Steenberg United Rooikrans Sports Complex Cape Town (Grassy Park)
Tygerberg Symphony Park Cape Town (Belhar)
Western Province United Western Cape Sports School Cape Town (Kuils River)

Inland Stream

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Gauteng Province

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Map indicating the extent of Gauteng within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of Gauteng within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Highlands Park 30 20 7 3 65 30 +35 67
2 Blackpool 30 18 7 5 46 26 +20 61
3 Alexandra United 30 17 4 9 53 34 +19 55
4 Soweto Panthers 30 14 7 9 47 35 +12 49
5 The Vardos 30 14 5 11 42 45 −3 47
6 Berea - Albion 30 12 8 10 51 45 +6 44
7 Arcadia Shepherds 30 10 11 9 44 48 −4 41
8 SuperSport T.H. Academy 30 11 7 12 39 43 −4 40
9 M Tigers 30 9 12 9 39 38 +1 39
10 Bid Boys 30 9 10 11 59 54 +5 37
11 Yebo Yes United 30 8 11 11 43 45 −2 35
12 African All Stars 30 8 10 12 40 45 −5 34
13 Trabzon 30 8 9 13 25 35 −10 33
14 Benoni Premier United 30 8 7 15 35 48 −13 31
15 Real Barcelona 30 4 9 17 34 53 −19 21
16 Lesedi Shooting Stars 30 4 8 18 19 57 −38 20
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Real Barcelona (relegated), Lesedi Shooting Stars (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Two promoted teams from SAB Regional League.

Team name Stadium City
African All Stars KwaThema Stadium KwaThema
Alexandra United Alexandra Stadium Alexandra
Arcadia Shepherds Caledonian Stadium Pretoria
Benoni Premier United Sinaba Stadium Benoni
Berea - Albion Martimo Sports Ground Pretoria
Bid Boys Bidvest Stadium Johannesburg
Blackpool Cecil Payne Stadium Johannesburg
Highlands Park Modderfontein Stadium Johannesburg
Lesedi Shooting Stars Zone 15 Hostel, Sebokeng Sebokeng
M Tigers Mehlareng Stadium Tembisa
Real Barcelona George Thabe Stadium Sharpeville
Soweto Panthers Highveld College, 17 Shaft Soweto
SuperSport T.H. Academy Pilditch Stadium Pretoria
The Vardos Makhulong Stadium Tembisa
Trabzon Mohlakeng Stadium Randfontein
Yebo Yes United Arthur Block Park Johannesburg

Limpopo Province

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Map indicating the extent of Limpopo within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of Limpopo within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Baroka 30 25 3 2 68 17 +51 78
2 Winners Park 30 19 6 5 59 30 +29 63
3 Modimolle Aces 30 19 3 8 59 36 +23 60
4 Vhembe 30 17 5 8 62 33 +29 56
5 Blue Rocks 30 14 4 12 54 42 +12 46
6 Maniini All Blacks 30 13 5 12 44 44 0 44
7 Fanang Diatla 30 11 6 13 46 50 −4 39
8 Lephalale Young Killers 30 11 6 13 43 48 −5 39
9 Mighty 30 11 6 13 34 45 −11 39
10 The Dolphins 30 11 4 15 35 52 −17 37
11 Nobela All Stars 30 8 12 10 41 47 −6 36
12 Peace Lovers 30 11 3 16 37 46 −9 36
13 Naughty Boys 30 10 4 16 33 50 −17 34
14 Phungo All Stars 30 9 6 15 30 42 −12 33
15 Karee Young Stars 30 7 8 15 42 43 −1 29
16 Phalaborwa Real Rovers 30 3 1 26 25 87 −62 10
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Karee Young Stars (relegated), Phalaborwa Real Rovers (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Super Eagles (promoted), Davhana Shooting Stars (promoted).[2]

Team name Stadium City
Baroka Ngwana Mohube Sports Ground Ga-Mphahlele
Blue Rocks Nkowa-Nkowa Stadium Tzaneen
Fanang Diatla Lebowakgomo Stadium Lebowakgomo
Karee Young Stars Seshego Stadium Seshego
Lephalale Young Killers Mogoi Club Stadium Lephalale
Maniini All Blacks Makwarela Stadium Makwarela
Mighty Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane
Modimolle Aces Ephraim Mohale Stadium Modimolle
Naughty Boys Seshego Stadium Seshego
Nobela All Stars Bungeni Stadium Bungeni
Peace Lovers Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane
Phalaborwa Real Rovers Namakgale Stadium Phalaborwa (Namakgale)
Phungo All Stars Malamulele Stadium Malamulele
The Dolphins Seshego Stadium Seshego
Vhembe Makwarela Stadium Makwarela
Winners Park Mookgopong Grounds Mookgopong

Mpumalanga Province

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Map indicating the extent of Mpumalanga within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of Mpumalanga within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sivutsa Stars 30 22 3 5 74 27 +47 69
2 Mighty Mega Force 30 20 6 4 55 21 +34 66
3 Phiva Young Stars 30 12 8 10 59 52 +7 44
4 Mbombela United 30 12 7 11 57 51 +6 43
5 Benfica 30 11 9 10 44 53 −9 42
6 Sekhukhune Lions 30 11 8 11 42 37 +5 41
7 Middleburg Mighty Saints 30 12 5 13 42 46 −4 41
8 Lynville All Stars 30 12 5 13 40 46 −6 41
9 Thabo All Stars 30 10 10 10 42 43 −1 40
10 Amazayoni 30 9 11 10 34 34 0 38
11 Henemat 30 10 6 14 43 55 −12 36
12 Calaska 30 8 10 12 45 52 −7 34
13 Barberton City Stars 30 9 6 15 41 51 −10 33
14 MP Highlanders 30 9 6 15 41 67 −26 33
15 Mologadi 30 7 10 13 30 39 −9 31
16 Secunda Stars 30 7 8 15 31 46 −15 29
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Sivutsa Stars (promoted), Mologadi (relegated), Secunda Stars (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Batau (relegated), Two promoted teams from SAB Regional League.

Team name Stadium City
Amazayoni Kriel Mine Stadium Kriel
Barberton City Stars Barberton Prison Farm Barberton
Benfica Thulamahashe Old Stadium Bushbuckridge (Thulamahashe)
Calaska Ackerville Stadium Witbank (Ackerville)
Henemat Mpumalanga Stadium Ermelo
Lynville All Stars Lynnville Stadium Witbank (Lynnville)
Mbombela United KaNyamazane Stadium Nelspruit (KaNyamazane)
Middleburg Mighty Saints Mhluzi Stadium Middelburg
Mighty Mega Force Kriel Mine Stadium Kriel
Mologadi AJ Swanepoel Stadium Ermelo
MP Highlanders Thulamahashe New Stadium Bushbuckridge (Thulamahashe)
Phiva Young Stars Driekoppies Stadium Driekoppies
Secunda Stars Embalenhle Stadium Secunda (Embalenhle)
Sekhukhune Lions AJ Swanepoel Stadium Ermelo
Sivutsa Stars Kabokweni Stadium Nelspruit (Kabokweni)
Thabo All Stars KaNyamazane Stadium Nelspruit (KaNyamazane)

North-West Province

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Map indicating the extent of North West within the Republic of South Africa
Map indicating the extent of North West within the Republic of South Africa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Garankuwa United 30 19 6 5 61 22 +39 63
2 North West Shining Stars 29 19 5 5 55 33 +22 62
3 Soshanguve Sunshine 29 18 7 4 65 32 +33 61
4 Real Stars 30 14 7 9 65 61 +4 49
5 Als Puk Tawana 30 14 3 13 59 45 +14 45
6 Inter SA 30 12 6 12 41 36 +5 42
7 Impala Warriors 30 12 6 12 48 49 −1 42
8 North West University 29 10 11 8 37 27 +10 41
9 Southern NW Stars 30 11 6 13 44 45 −1 39
10 Mamusa United 30 11 6 13 52 54 −2 39
11 Bakubung BK United 29 10 7 12 49 60 −11 37
12 City of Matlosana 30 10 6 14 41 54 −13 36
13 Moretele United 30 9 7 14 42 54 −12 34
14 Rustenburg Sea Eagles 30 10 3 17 36 53 −17 33
15 Oxygen 30 7 9 14 39 48 −9 30
16 Mothupi Birds United 30 3 3 24 26 87 −61 12
Source: [citation needed]

Leaving for 2011-12: Oxygen (relegated), Mothupi Birds United (relegated).
Joining for 2011-12: Two promoted teams from SAB Regional League.

Team name Stadium City
Als Puk Tawana NWU Potchefstroom Campus Potchefstroom
Bakubung BK United Mogwase Stadium Mogwase
City of Matlosana Oppenheimer Stadium Orkney
Garankuwa United Pilditch Stadium Pretoria[nb 1]
Impala Warriors Rustenburg Hostel 8 Rustenburg
Inter SA ACPP Sports Grounds Pretoria[nb 1]
Mamusa United Huhudi Stadium Vryburg
Moretele United Eersterust Stadium Pretoria[nb 1]
Mothupi Birds United Lehurutshe Stadium Zeerust (Lehurutshe)
North West Shining Stars Letlhabile Stadium Brits (Lethlabile)
North West University NWU Mafikeng Campus Mafikeng
Oxygen Itsoseng Stadium Itsoseng
Real Stars Matlosana Stadium Klerksdorp
Rustenburg Sea Eagles Olympia Stadium Rustenburg
Soshanguve Sunshine Giant Stadium Pretoria (Soshanguve)[nb 1]
Southern NW Stars Bafokeng Sports Campus Phokeng
  1. ^ a b c d Four teams were allowed to play outside the borders of North West Province, at stadiums in Pretoria.

Provincial winners decided by appeal cases

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The first 4 out of 9 provincial winners, were decided without any appeal case being involved, after the last round of Vodacom League in April 2011. For the other five divisions in Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Limpopo and North-West, the provincial winners were only found by 5 June, after the SAFA disciplinary committee and Sports Court had judged one or several appeal cases in each division. The list below summarizes the final outcome of all those cases.

  • In the Eastern Cape division: An appeal was filed by runner-up Tornado (62p), asking SAFA to deduct FC Buffalo (68p) minimum 6p, for the alleged use of an ineligible player. This appeal was however rejected by SAFA.[3][4]
  • In the Northern Cape division: The appeal was about the initial 2-2 result, of a match played between the two log leaders Real Madrid (75p) and Steach United (74p). If SAFA had decided to award a "disciplinary defeat" for Real Madrid, then it would have been Steach United to be crowned as divisional winner. The decision however was, to let the result achieved on the playing field stand, and thus Real Madrid managed to win the division with 1p ahead of Steach United.
  • In the Free State division: The first important appeal concerned an undecided match, between the runner-up Botshabelo against one of the other teams in the division. As Botshabelo managed to win their appeal, they gained 3 additional points and thus moved up to become the new winner of the division, ahead of Roses United. At the same time, Roses United however had appealed their 2-1 defeat against Sasolburg Juventus, asking for the result to be changed into a victory for Roses United, due to the match being unfairly abrupt after 75 minutes, when several rugby fans suddenly invaded the pitch.[5] This last appeal was upheld by SAFA, awarding a 2-0 victory to Roses United, and thus they managed to win the division ahead of Botshabelo.[6]
  • In the Limpopo division: After Baroka had won the division by 15p over Winners Park, the runner-up lodged an appeal claiming Baroka had fielded an ineligible player, and thus should be deducted minimum 15 points. This appeal was however rejected by SAFA.[4]
  • In the North-West division: All top-3 teams were each involved in two or three appeal cases. As Soshanguve Sunshine did not win any of their appeals, while the other two teams each managed to win one of their appeals, the log ended at 15 May, with Garankuwa United (63p) as 1st, NW Shining Stars (62p) as 2nd, and Soshanguve Sunshine (61p) as 3rd. Around 31 May, the appeal drama was however reignited, as two of the previously solved cases involving NW Shining Stars, result-wise were reverted to "a pending matter". The two unsolved appealed matches for the team, was a 2-0 win against Oxygen from 16 April, and a 2-3 defeat against Real Stars from 26 February. The Sports Court made a final decision at 1 June, to upheld the result of the first match, and award a new 2-0 result for NW Shining Stars in the second match against Real Stars; as the former result was ruled to be "unfairly achieved". Thus, the arbitration by the Sports Court, had now moved NW Shining Stars up at 65p in the log, which at this point of time meant, that they were now at a position to win the division.
    SAFA however announced at 2 June, that the team now also was involved in a third appeal. This time it was Soshanguve Sunshine pushing forward a final appeal to the Sports Court, to overrule the initial disciplinary decision by SAFA, for the imposed 0-2 defeat against NW Shining Stars. The case arose after allegations by NW Shining Stars, that Soshanguve Sunshine had fielded an unregistered player (Benjamin Nthethe) in the match between the two log leaders at 19 March, and thus had achieved their victory at the playing field by unfair means. SAFA initially agreed. If the Sports Court decide to nullify SAFAs decision, it will however mean, that the initial win for Soshanguve Sunshine will stand. In that case, Soshanguve will be crowned as the final winner of the division, with a total of 64p in the log, while NW Shining Stars has to settle with only 62p and a second place. If the court settle the case between the two opponents as a draw -i.e. due to disciplinary violations committed by both teams in the match-, then we have a tight situation, with Garankuwa United taking the final win of the division, with 63p and a better goal score than NW Shining Stars.[7] The result of this last appeal was apparently decided at 5 June, with Garankuwa as the new final winner of the division. No references have yet been published to confirm the exact details about the final decision of the Sports Court.

Playoff Stage

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At the playoff stage, a round robin format with two groups, comprising respectively the 5 provincial winners from the Coastal stream and the 4 provincial winners from the Inland stream, were set to decide the two promoting teams for the National First Division. A final match to decide the overall Vodacom League champion, will finally also be arranged between the two promoted group winners. The playoffs were planned to take place at 7–12 June 2011 in Cape Town, at the venues Erica Park and Philippi Stadium.[3] Upon inspection of the fields at 6 June, the quality at Erica Park was however found to be inadequate. SAFA therefore decided, instead to organise all matches at Philippi Stadium and the nearby UWC Stadium.[8]

Group A (Coastal)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chippa United (Western Cape) 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10
2 Buffalo (Eastern Cape) 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 8
3 Roses United (Free State) 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 7
4 Durban Stars (KwaZulu-Natal) 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 3
5 Real Madrid (Northern Cape) 4 0 0 4 1 7 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]

Match results:

Durban Stars0 – 1Roses United
report Kenoshi Motshegwa
Philippi Stadium


Chippa United0 – 0Buffalo
report
Philippi Stadium


Chippa United2 – 0Real Madrid
Andile Mbenyane (2) report
UWC Stadium


Buffalo1 – 1Roses United
Loyolo Mbiko Nomdlelo report Alex Ngomane
Philippi Stadium


Real Madrid0 – 1Roses United
report Alex Ngomane
UWC Stadium


Buffalo3 – 1Durban Stars
Matseothata November
Lesly Baloyi
Pikolomzi Noqazo
report Khulakani Magubane
Philippi Stadium


Roses United1 – 4Chippa United
Lebohang Kukame report Roscoe Pieterson
Clayton Edem
Diego Brown (2)
Philippi Stadium


Durban Stars1 – 0Real Madrid
Khulekani Magubane report
UWC Stadium


Real Madrid1 – 3Buffalo
Tshepo Modise report Mfondo Bonyongo
Solomzi Makholwa (2)
Philippi Stadium


Chippa United1 – 0Durban Stars
Diego Brown report
UWC Stadium

Group B (Inland)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sivutsa Stars (Mpumalanga) 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
2 Baroka (Limpopo) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 Garankuwa United (North-West) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4 Highlands Park (Gauteng) 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

Match results:

Baroka2 – 0Highlands Park
Katlego Mashego
Thobani Mncwango
report
Philippi Stadium


Garankuwa United0 – 2Sivutsa Stars
report Ennocent Mkhabela
Bongani Masinga
UWC Stadium


Baroka0 – 1Sivutsa Stars
report Velile Zitha
Philippi Stadium


Highlands Park1 – 1Garankuwa United
Professor Ramorwasi report Lebogang Moilewa
UWC Stadium


Sivutsa Stars1 – 0Highlands Park
Velile Zitha report
UWC Stadium


Garankuwa United2 – 3Baroka
Tshepang Mabatla
Mutomi Mosena
report Msimeli Baloyi
Johannes Ramatsela (2)
Philippi Stadium

Playoff Final

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Chippa United1 – 0Sivutsa Stars
Robin Rhode report

Playoff Honours

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A number of awards were issued at the concluding ceremony.[9]

Best referee Robert Sithole
Best coach Michael Lukhubeni (Chippa United)
Best goalkeeper Vusumuzi Magagula (Sivutsa Stars)
Top goal scorer Diego Brown (Chippa United, 3 goals)
Best overall player Andile Mbeyane (Chippa United)
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References

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2010-11 3 South

SAFA Second Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsMagesi F.C.
Promoted

The 2015–16 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier league for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition is split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition has completed, the nine teams are placed into two 'streams', sometimes referred to as the Inland and Coastal streams.

The teams that finish in first place of the stream stage are promoted to the National First Division. They, then compete for an overall title with a substantial prize fund.

Regions

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Eastern Cape

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tornado 28 21 4 3 77 20 +57 67 Playoffs
2 Lion City F.C. 28 18 4 6 50 26 +24 58
3 Zimbane Killers F.C. 28 15 7 6 54 24 +30 52
4 FC Elliot 28 14 9 5 46 31 +15 51
5 EC Bees F.C. 28 13 10 5 42 30 +12 49
6 FC Buffalo 28 13 6 9 45 32 +13 45
7 Young Ideas F.C. 28 10 11 7 26 24 +2 41
8 Kokstad Liverpool F.C. 28 10 6 12 35 37 −2 36
9 Mthatha City 28 9 6 13 37 38 −1 33
10 Matta Milan 28 9 5 14 31 53 −22 32
11 Future Tigers F.C. 28 8 8 12 32 62 −30 32
12 Morning Stars F.C. 28 7 4 17 28 63 −35 25
13 Highbury F.C. 28 5 6 17 27 43 −16 21
14 Swartkops Valley United Brothers 28 5 6 17 25 52 −27 21
15 Emperors F.C. 28 5 4 19 39 59 −20 19
16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
(D) Disqualified

Free State

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manco Milan F.C. 28 21 2 5 58 18 +40 65 Playoffs
2 Mangaung Unite 28 18 6 4 54 31 +23 60
3 Central University 28 17 6 5 45 22 +23 57
4 Celtic Colts 28 15 7 6 52 26 +26 52
5 FC Hunters 28 14 7 7 38 26 +12 49
6 Bloemfontein Young Tigers F.C. 28 14 6 8 43 32 +11 48
7 Dikwena United F.C. 28 13 7 8 45 38 +7 46
8 Bubchu United 28 13 5 10 52 45 +7 44
9 Super Eagles 28 10 7 11 42 39 +3 37
10 Sibanye Golden Stars F.C. 28 9 10 9 28 30 −2 37
11 FS Development Academy 28 10 4 14 42 47 −5 34
12 Dinonyana F.C. 28 8 2 18 28 46 −18 26
13 Harmony F.C. 28 5 6 17 34 49 −15 21
14 Shamrock Flowers F.C. 28 3 2 23 17 77 −60 11
15 Maluti TVET College 28 1 1 26 20 72 −52 4
16 Bye (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
(D) Disqualified

Gauteng

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 JDR Stars F.C. 32 20 8 4 52 29 +23 68 Playoffs
2 AmaBEE F.C. 32 20 6 6 52 31 +21 66
3 Alexandra United 32 18 11 3 48 20 +28 65
4 Maccabi F.C. 32 17 7 8 56 31 +25 58
5 African All Stars 32 18 3 11 52 30 +22 57
6 Munsieville Stars F.C. 32 14 8 10 36 37 −1 50
7 M. Tigers 32 14 6 12 63 49 +14 48
8 Garankuwa United 32 12 9 11 47 39 +8 45
9 Tornado F.C. 32 12 6 14 40 41 −1 42
10 Orange Vaal Profesionals F.C. 32 11 7 14 40 46 −6 40
11 Valencia F.C. 32 9 12 11 40 40 0 39
12 Soweto Panthers F.C. 32 10 5 17 39 60 −21 35
13 Leruma United F.C. 32 8 9 15 30 38 −8 33
14 PUBS F.C. 32 8 8 16 38 54 −16 32
15 Yebo Yes United 32 8 4 20 25 56 −31 28
16 Diphiri F.C. 32 5 9 18 27 57 −30 24
17 Vaal University of Technology 32 4 10 18 32 59 −27 22

Kwazulu-Natal

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Kings F.C. 32 25 5 2 89 27 +62 80 Playoffs
2 Uthongathi F.C. 32 21 7 4 56 19 +37 70
3 Umvoti 31 19 5 7 49 26 +23 62
4 Natal United F.C. 32 19 2 11 56 34 +22 59
5 Maritzburg City 32 16 3 13 45 34 +11 51
6 Durban F.C. 31 14 6 11 60 41 +19 48
7 Milford F.C. 30 13 7 10 42 33 +9 46
8 Dundee Rangers 32 13 6 13 55 59 −4 45
9 Sobantu Shooting Stars F.C. 27 12 8 7 41 34 +7 44
10 Amajuba United F.C. 30 9 10 11 34 38 −4 37
11 KwaMashu All Stars 30 10 6 14 34 53 −19 36
12 Mtata Fast XI 29 9 6 14 42 46 −4 33
13 GWP Friends 31 10 2 19 44 62 −18 32
14 Sgcino Cosmos F.C. 32 9 3 20 47 69 −22 30
15 Gamalakhe United 31 8 5 18 34 63 −29 29
16 Matimatolo Stars 32 7 7 18 44 67 −23 28
17 Wembezi Juventus 30 3 2 25 20 87 −67 11
18 Drakensburg F.C. (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
(D) Disqualified

Limpopo

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Magesi F.C. 30 28 1 1 73 15 +58 85 Playoffs
2 The Dolphins 30 22 4 4 55 21 +34 70
3 Bellevue Village Winners Park 30 17 3 10 47 26 +21 54
4 Boyne Tigers F.C. 30 15 6 9 57 32 +25 51
5 Great North F.C. 30 15 4 11 55 41 +14 49
6 Joe Express F.C. 30 15 2 13 45 36 +9 47
7 Lephalale Young Killers 30 13 5 12 45 51 −6 44
8 Nkowa Nkowa Barcelona F.C. 30 12 7 11 41 36 +5 43
9 Gawula Classic F.C. 30 10 6 14 38 46 −8 36
10 Polokwane Academy F.C. 30 10 4 16 40 41 −1 34
11 Polokwane United 30 10 4 16 49 51 −2 34
12 Mighty F.C. 30 10 2 18 35 61 −26 32
13 Bilika All Stars 30 7 8 15 34 52 −18 29
14 Giyani Hotspurs F.C. 30 8 5 17 32 58 −26 29
15 Terrors F.C. 30 8 3 19 28 68 −40 27
16 Mosesetjane All Stars F.C. 30 7 2 21 31 70 −39 23

Mpumalanga

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Appolo XI F.C. 30 20 6 4 56 26 +30 66 Playoffs
2 Acornbush United F.C. 30 19 8 3 70 25 +45 65
3 Phiva Young Stars F.C. 30 15 7 8 54 39 +15 52
4 Tjakastaad Junior Sheppards 30 14 9 7 53 40 +13 51
5 Mapulaneng United F.C. 30 15 2 13 55 52 +3 47
6 Forek Academy F.C. 30 12 8 10 52 38 +14 44
7 TS Galaxy F.C. 30 13 5 12 51 47 +4 44
8 Mlambo Royal Cubs F.C. 30 11 7 12 46 43 +3 40
9 Witbank Citylads F.C. 30 11 6 13 44 43 +1 39
10 Lumoja F.C. 30 8 14 8 29 31 −2 38
11 Justicia Celtics F.C. 30 10 8 12 43 49 −6 38
12 Secunda Stars F.C. 30 7 11 12 35 47 −12 32
13 F.C Benfica 30 10 2 18 37 75 −38 32
14 Mhluzi Black Rangers F.C. 30 7 9 14 39 60 −21 30
15 Barberton City Stars F.C. 29 6 9 14 47 60 −13 27
16 Godchosen F.C. 29 3 5 21 28 64 −36 14

Northern Cape

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Stream A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Morester Jeug 14 10 2 2 32 8 +24 32 Playoffs
2 Olympics 14 8 5 1 25 14 +11 29
3 Mainstay United 14 7 6 1 27 14 +13 27
4 Hungry Lions F.C. 14 5 3 6 19 24 −5 18
5 NE Celtics 14 4 3 7 24 32 −8 15
6 Rasta Fa Eagles 14 3 5 6 21 23 −2 14
7 Kakamas Juventus 14 3 4 7 26 32 −6 13
8 Kakamas Cosmos 14 0 4 10 5 32 −27 4

Stream B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Conville United 12 8 1 3 31 19 +12 25
2 Kuruman Kicks F.C. 12 7 1 4 28 22 +6 22
3 Juventus F.C. 12 6 3 3 20 16 +4 21
4 Young Stars F.C. 12 6 1 5 21 13 +8 19
5 Northern Cape Liverpool 12 4 3 5 23 27 −4 15
6 William Prescod A. F.C. 11 4 1 6 12 17 −5 13
7 Young Pirates 11 1 0 10 7 28 −21 3
8 Steach United (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
(D) Disqualified

North-West

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Orbit College F.C. 30 21 7 2 59 20 +39 70 Playoffs
2 Polokwane City Rovers F.C. 30 21 5 4 75 25 +50 68
3 Moretele Gunners F.C. 30 20 6 4 51 22 +29 66
4 Junior Brothers F.C. 30 17 7 6 57 34 +23 58
5 Northwest Shining Stars F.C. 30 17 5 8 49 33 +16 56
6 FC Palmeros 30 13 8 9 52 37 +15 47
7 Amalia F.C. 30 12 4 14 33 51 −18 40
8 North West University F.C. 30 11 3 16 53 54 −1 36
9 Orkney Benfica F.C. 30 10 5 15 38 47 −9 35
10 United Scientist F.C. 30 9 8 13 29 44 −15 35
11 Garona F.C. 30 9 6 15 33 50 −17 33
12 Phatsima All Stars 30 8 6 16 30 45 −15 30
13 Platimun Stars Development 30 7 8 15 34 46 −12 29
14 Mamusa United F.C. 30 8 5 17 32 54 −22 29
15 Stilfontein Real Hearts 30 7 6 17 35 55 −20 27
16 Keleku F.C. 30 3 5 22 30 73 −43 14

Western Cape

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steenberg United F.C. 30 20 6 4 54 27 +27 66 Playoffs
2 Glendene United F.C. 30 19 8 3 67 28 +39 65
3 Barcelona F.C.. 30 17 7 6 57 32 +25 58
4 Hellenic 30 16 9 5 61 28 +33 57
5 Grassy Park United 30 15 7 8 53 36 +17 52
6 Zizwe United 30 14 8 8 50 37 +13 50
7 Ikapa Sporting 30 13 5 12 43 41 +2 44
8 Milano United F.C. 30 12 7 11 40 33 +7 43
9 The Magic 30 12 6 12 39 35 +4 42
10 Ramblers F.C. 30 11 6 13 36 43 −7 39
11 RC Athletico F.C. 30 9 8 13 34 36 −2 35
12 Ajax Cape Town 30 9 5 16 37 48 −11 32
13 Crystal Palace F.C. 30 7 8 15 29 52 −23 29
14 Atlantic Nacional 30 5 7 18 27 55 −28 22
15 Mitchells Plain 30 4 5 21 24 58 −34 17
16 Black Cats 30 5 2 23 23 85 −62 17

National play-offs

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Group A

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Pos Lge Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 KWZ Real Kings F.C. 4 3 1 0 9 6 +3 10 Promoted to 2016–17 National First Division
2 WC Steenberg United F.C. 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9
3 MPU Apollo XI F.C. 4 1 2 1 4 7 −3 5
4 NW Orbit College F.C. 4 1 0 3 1 4 −3 3
5 EC Tornado 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
Orbit College F.C.0–1Appolo XI F.C.
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
Steenberg United F.C.1–0Tornado F.C.
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
Appolo XI F.C.1–1Tornado F.C.
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
Steenberg United F.C.3–4Real Kings F.C.
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
Tornado F.C.0–1Orbit College F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Real Kings F.C.2–2Appolo XI F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Appolo XI F.C.0–4Steenberg United F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Real Kings F.C.1–0Orbit College F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Real Kings F.C.2–1Tornado F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Orbit College F.C.0–2Steenberg United F.C.
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium

Group B

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Pos Lge Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 LIM Magesi F.C. (P) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Promoted to 2016–17 National First Division
2 FS Manco Milan F.C. 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 GAU JDR Stars F.C. 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 NC Morester Jeug 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
(P) Promoted
Morester Jeug0–4Magesi F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Manco Milano F.C.1–0JDR Stars F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Morester Jeug1–2JDR Stars F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Manco Milano F.C.0–1Magesi F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Magesi F.C.2–1JDR Stars F.C.
Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
Manco Milano F.C.1–1Morester Jeug
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium

Championship

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Magesi F.C.1–1Kings United
report
Penalties
5–3
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium

Magesi were awarded a cheque of R1 million for winning the tournament.[1]

References

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Category:SAFA Second Division seasons 3

Source: https://www.mysafa.net/public[1]

Premier Soccer League
Season2018–19
Matches played0
Goals scored0
Top goalscorer0 goals
All statistics correct as of 17 April 2018.

The 2018-19 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 23nd season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.

Teams

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Teams

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Highlands Park was promoted from the 2017-18 National First Division without needing to play in the Playoff Tournament.

Teams relegated to the 2018-19 National First Division

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Stadiums and locations

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Personnel and kits

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Managerial changes

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League table

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Stadiums and locations

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AmaZulu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2019 CAF Champions League
2 Bloemfontein Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bidvest Wits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2019 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Cape Town City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chippa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Free State Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Golden Arrows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Highlands Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kaizer Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mamelodi Sundowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Maritzburg United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Orlando Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PSL Playoff Tournament
16 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2019–20 National First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2018. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff

Results (section)

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Results

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Home \ Away AMA BLO BID CTC CHI FFS GOL HIG KAI MAM MAR ORL TBD TBD TBD TBD
AmaZulu
Bloemfontein Celtic
Bidvest Wits
Cape Town City
Chippa United
Free State Stars
Golden Arrows
Highlands Park
Kaizer Chiefs
Mamelodi Sundowns
Maritzburg United
Orlando Pirates
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2018. Source: Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 13 April 2018

Results

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Home \ Away ARS BOU BHA BUR CHE CRY EVE HUD LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW SOU STK SWA TOT WAT WBA WHU
Arsenal 3–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 5–1 5–0 4–3 3–3 0–3 1–3 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 4–1
Bournemouth 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–2 2–1 3–3
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–4 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1
Burnley 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–1
Chelsea 0–0 0–3 2–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 5–0 1–0 1–3 4–2 3–0 1–1
Crystal Palace 2–3 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–2
Everton 2–5 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–3 3–2 1–1 4–0
Huddersfield Town 4–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–4
Leicester City 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1
Liverpool 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–3 0–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 2–2 5–0 0–0 4–1
Manchester City 3–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 5–1 5–0 2–3 3–1 2–1 7–2 5–0 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–1
Manchester United a 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–0
Newcastle United 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 3–0
Southampton 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–2
Stoke City 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–3
Swansea City 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–4 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 4–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 4–1 1–3 2–0 5–2 5–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Watford 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–4 2–1 3–3 0–6 2–4 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0
West Bromwich Albion 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–4 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0
West Ham United 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–3 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 2–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2018. Source: Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
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This page covers the major events of 2017 in rugby union.

International tournaments

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Club tournaments

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Northern hemisphere clubs

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Southern hemisphere clubs

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Rugby sevens

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Headlines

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  • 13 March – The two Paris-based clubs in the Top 14, Racing 92 and Stade Français, announced plans to merge into a single club, effective with the 2017–18 season.[11]
  • 16 March – World Rugby announced details of a new global rugby calendar taking effect after the 2019 Rugby World Cup and running until 2032. Highlights include:[12]
    • The June Test window will be shifted to July, allowing Super Rugby to conduct an uninterrupted season.
    • The windows for November Tests and the Rugby World Cup will move forward by a week.
    • The new July Test window will include opportunities for "Tier 2" nations, among them Canada, Georgia, Japan, the Pacific islands, Romania, and the U.S., to host tours by Tier 1 national teams. WR stated that the number of annual matches between Tier 1 and Tier 2 national teams would increase by nearly 40 percent.
    • In the years following Rugby World Cups, SANZAAR nations (Rugby Championship participants) will only play two July Tests.
  • 19 March – Racing 92 and Stade Français announced that their planned merger had collapsed following major resistance, including a strike by Stade players.[13]
  • 9 April – Super Rugby organiser SANZAAR announced that the competition would drop three of its 18 teams after the 2017 season. Australia will lose one of its five teams, and South Africa two of its six. The affected unions were to determine which franchises would be axed.[14]
  • 10 April – RugbyWA, the governing body for the sport in Western Australia and operator of the Western Force, one of two Australian sides in danger of being axed from Super Rugby, announced that it had brought legal action against the Australian Rugby Union regarding the process of determining the franchise to be contracted.[15]
  • 10 May – World Rugby announced significant reform of its Regulation 8, which covers international eligibility:[16]
    • From 31 December 2020 forward, the required period of continuous residency in a country for purposes of international eligibility will increase from three years to five.
    • Effective immediately, individuals with 10 years of cumulative residency in a country who are not previously tied to another national team will be eligible for that country as long as they meet the continuous residency requirement.
    • Effective 1 January 2018, a member union cannot nominate its under-20 national team as its "A" side. This means that playing on a U-20 national team will not bind the player to that country at senior level.
    • Effective 1 July 2017, rugby sevens players will not be tied to a national union until either of the following events occurs:
      • They play for a senior national sevens team after reaching age 20.
      • They represent a national team in the Olympic sevens tournament or Rugby World Cup Sevens after reaching the age of majority in said country.
  • 30 June – BBC Wales reported that the Cheetahs and Southern Kings, the two most likely South African teams to be dropped from Super Rugby, would join the European Pro12 competition as early as the 2017–18 season.[17]
  • 7 July – The South African Rugby Union announced that the Cheetahs and Kings would be dropped from Super Rugby.[18]
  • 1 August – Pro12 organiser Celtic Rugby Limited announced that the Cheetahs and Southern Kings would be added to the renamed Pro14 competition from the 2017–18 season forward.[19]
  • 10 November – The 2017 induction class of the World Rugby Hall of Fame was enshrined at a ceremony held at the Hall's facility in Rugby. Inductees were:[20]
  • 15 November – World Rugby announced that France would host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[21]
  • 26 November – The 2017 World Rugby Awards were presented at a gala in Monaco:[22]

Significant deaths

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International tournaments

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Northern hemisphere national teams

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Southern hemisphere national teams

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Club tournaments

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Northern hemisphere clubs

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Southern hemisphere clubs

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Headlines

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Deaths

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International tournaments

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Northern hemisphere national teams

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Southern hemisphere national teams

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Club tournaments

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Northern hemisphere clubs

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Southern hemisphere clubs

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Headlines

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Deaths

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International tournaments

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Northern hemisphere tournaments

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Southern hemisphere tournaments

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Club tournaments

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Northern hemisphere clubs

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Southern hemisphere clubs

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Headlines

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Deaths

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Deaths in South Africa in 2018 (section)

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Deaths

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12 February

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2 April

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Louis Brittz is a South African singer and songwriter of Christian music, as well as a worship leader. He is also a lawyer by training. He has recorded 13 CD's, which contains self-written songs as well as some well-known praise and worship material from around the world.[40][41] He sings in his native language, Afrikaans, as well as in English. He is also the CEO of Merchant Music, a South African record label that records, markets and distributes music.

Louis is married to Hettie, and they have three children, Idalise, Pero and Simoné.[41]

I want to make a page for Retief Burger, South African gospel singer

Eskom
Company typePublic utility
JSE: BIESKM
IndustryEnergy industry
Founded1 March 1923; 101 years ago (1923-03-01)
HeadquartersSunninghill, South Africa
Key people
Jabu Mabuza
(Board Chairman)
Phakamani Hadebe
(Interim Group Chief Executive)
Calib Cassim
(Acting Chief Financial Officer)
Khulu Phasiwe
(Company Spokesperson)
ServicesElectricity
RevenueZAR 163,395 million (FY2016)[42]
ZAR 4,617 million (FY2016)[42]
Total assetsZAR 660,685 million (FY2016)[42]
Number of employees
47,978 (FY2016)[43]
Websitewww.eskom.co.za

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  5. ^ WR's 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy Page
  6. ^ WR's 2017 Women's Six Nations Championship Page
  7. ^ WR's 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Page
  8. ^ WR's 2017 Six Nations Championship Page
  9. ^ WR's 2017 Rugby Europe Championship Page
  10. ^ WR's 2017 Asia Rugby Championship TOP 3 Page
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