1996–97 National First Division

National First Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsBlack Leopards, (Northern)
Tembisa Classic (Southern)
Santos (Western Cape)
African Wanderers (Natal/Eastern Cape)

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
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ a b "Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website". www.psl.co.za. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "South Africa 1996/97". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ "PSL Clubs since 1994". Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via PressReader.