1985 NSL First Division

Football league season
  • Benoni United
  • Cape Town Spurs
Matches played306Goals scored699 (2.28 per match)
1986 →

The 1985 National Soccer League First Division was the first edition of the NSL First Division in South Africa. It was won by Durban-based Bush Bucks.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Bush Bucks (C) 34 21 11 2 74 34 +40 53
2 Rangers 34 20 10 4 60 32 +28 50
3 Bloemfontein Celtic 34 14 15 5 50 28 +22 43
4 Jomo Cosmos 34 17 8 9 47 31 +16 42
5 Arcadia 34 16 8 10 49 45 +4 40
6 Wits University 34 14 9 11 59 46 +13 37
7 Durban City 34 15 7 12 50 46 +4 37
8 Kaizer Chiefs 34 13 10 11 45 33 +12 36
9 Moroka Swallows 34 13 9 12 53 54 −1 35
10 Witbank Aces 34 14 7 13 52 53 −1 35
11 Mamelodi Sundowns 34 10 11 13 34 42 −8 31
12 Hellenic 34 11 9 14 35 47 −12 31
13 AmaZulu 34 7 11 16 31 47 −16 25
14 Pretoria Callies 34 7 11 16 23 40 −17 25
15 Orlando Pirates 34 5 14 15 30 49 −19 24
16 African Wanderers 34 6 11 17 27 46 −19 23
17 Benoni United (R) 34 5 13 16 26 49 −23 23 Relegation to NSL Second Division
18 Cape Town Spurs (R) 34 6 10 18 44 67 −23 22
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ "South Africa 1985".
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