Football league season
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 was split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition was completed, the nine teams were placed into two 'streams', sometimes referred to as the Inland and Coastal streams.
The teams that finish in first place of the stream stage were promoted to the National First Division. They then competed for an overall title with a substantial prize fund.
Regions Eastern Cape 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 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 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 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 JDR Stars 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
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
Kwazulu-Natal 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 Drakensberg F.C. (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/(D) Disqualified
Limpopo 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
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
Mpumalanga 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
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
Northern Cape Stream A 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 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
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
Stream B 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 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Orbit College 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
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
Western Cape Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Steenberg United 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 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
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
National play-offs Group A
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/
13 June 2016 (2016-06-13 )
12:30
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
13 June 2016 (2016-06-13 )
15:00
Steenberg United F.C. 1–0 Tornado F.C.
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
14 June 2016 (2016-06-14 )
12:30
Appolo XI F.C. 1–1 Tornado F.C.
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
14 June 2016 (2016-06-14 )
15:00
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
15 June 2016 (2016-06-15 )
13:00
15 June 2016 (2016-06-15 )
15:00
16 June 2016 (2016-06-16 )
13:00
Appolo XI F.C. 0–4 Steenberg United F.C.
16 June 2016 (2016-06-16 )
15:00
17 June 2016 (2016-06-17 )
12:30
17 June 2016 (2016-06-17 )
12:30
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
Group B
Source: http://www.safaonline.co.za/(P) Promoted
15 June 2016 (2016-06-15 )
09:00
15 June 2016 (2016-06-15 )
11:00
16 June 2016 (2016-06-16 )
09:00
16 June 2016 (2016-06-16 )
11:00
17 June 2016 (2016-06-17 )
15:00
17 June 2016 (2016-06-17 )
15:00
Manco Milano F.C. 1–1 Morester Jeug
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
Championship 19 June 2016 (2016-06-19 )
Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
Magesi were awarded a cheque of R1 million for winning the tournament.[1]
References ^ "Magesi FC Crowned ABC Motsepe League Champions". 19 June 2016.