1996–97 National First Division
South African soccer season
Football league season
Season | 1996–97 |
---|---|
Champions | Black Leopards, (Northern) Tembisa Classic (Southern) Santos (Western Cape) African Wanderers (Natal/Eastern Cape) |
1997–98 → |
The 1996–97 National First Division was the 1st season of the second tier of South African soccer since the reorganisation in 1996.
It consisted of 76 clubs in four streams; Northern, Southern, Western Cape and Natal/Eastern Cape, with the winners being Black Leopards, (Northern), Tembisa Classic (Southern), Santos (Western Cape) and African Wanderers (Natal/Eastern Cape) respectively.[1][2][3]
At the end of the season, the division was reduced to two stream of 20 teams each.[1]
Northern Stream
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Black Leopards (C) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 88 | Promoted to 1998–99 Premier Soccer League |
2 | Ria Stars | 41 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 85 | |
3 | Dynamos F.C. | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 93 | 42 | +51 | 83 | |
4 | RP Mines | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 80 | |
5 | Morning Stars | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 75 | |
6 | Pretoria Callies | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 75 | |
7 | Tsakane Aces | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 75 | |
8 | Acornbush | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 72 | |
9 | Ravens | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 71 | |
10 | Benfica | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 71 | |
11 | Oriental (R) | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 66 | Relegation to 1998–99 SAFA Second Division |
12 | Ferrometals (R) | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 63 | |
13 | Middelburg (R) | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 62 | |
14 | Witbank All Stars (R) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 52 | |
15 | Witbank City (R) | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 49 | |
16 | Barberton (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 81 | −30 | 44 | |
17 | Highlanders (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 70 | −28 | 41 | |
18 | Barcelona (R) | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 36 | |
19 | BA XI (R) | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 49 | 99 | −50 | 36 | |
20 | Tihabane Swallows (R) | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 102 | −67 | 30 | |
21 | Messina Kaizer XI (R) | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 25 | |
22 | Rabali (R) | 42 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 57 | −37 | 15 |
Western Cape Stream
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Santos (C, P) | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 19 | +69 | 79 | Qualified for playoffs |
2 | Seven Stars | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 23 | +54 | 75 | |
3 | Trinitarians | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 56 | |
4 | Avendale Athletico | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 52 | |
5 | Wynberg St Johns | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 50 | |
6 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 44 | |
7 | Saxon Rovers | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 43 | |
8 | FNB Rangers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 41 | |
9 | Mutual (R) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 40 | Relegation to 1997–98 SAFA Second Division |
10 | Edgemead (R) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 36 | |
11 | Battswood (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 35 | |
12 | Bellville (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 31 | |
13 | Camps Bay (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 28 | |
14 | Newtons (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 24 | |
15 | Norway Parks (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 23 | |
16 | Stephanians (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 74 | −51 | 15 |
References
- ^ a b "Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website". www.psl.co.za. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "South Africa 1996/97". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "PSL Clubs since 1994". Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via PressReader.
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