2020–21 National First Division

National First Division
Season2020–21
ChampionsSekhukhune United
RelegatedBizana Pondo Chiefs
Matches played240
Goals scored143 (0.6 per match)

The 2020–21 National First Division (called the GladAfrica Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the season from November 2020 to May 2021 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division.

Teams

16 teams competed in the season.[1]

Stadium and Locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bizana Pondo Chiefs Mhlanga Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000
Cape Town Spurs Cape Town (Green Point) Cape Town Stadium 55,000
Cape Town All Stars F.C. Cape Town Athlone Stadium 34,000
Cape United Cape Town (Cape Flats) Athlone Stadium 35,000
Free State Stars Bethlehem Goble Park 20,000
JDR Stars Pretoria (Soshanguve) Giant Stadium 18,000
Jomo Cosmos Potchefstroom Olën Park 22,000
Polokwane City Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,500
Pretoria Callies Pretoria Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium 28,900
Real Kings Durban Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 6,500
Richards Bay Richards Bay Richards Bay Stadium 8,000
Sekhukhune United Johannesburg (Tembisa) Makhulong Stadium 10,000
Steenberg United Cape Town (Cape Flats) Athlone Stadium 34,000
TS Sporting Kabokweni Kabokweni Stadium 8,000
University of Pretoria Pretoria Tuks Stadium 8,000
Uthongathi Durban (KwaMashu) Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sekhukhune United 30 14 11 5 41 20 +21 53 Promotion to 2021-22 Premiership
2 Royal AM 30 13 12 5 34 25 +9 51 Qualification to Promotion Play-offs
3 Richards Bay 30 13 10 7 41 27 +14 49
4 TS Sporting 30 13 10 7 41 28 +13 49
5 Free State Stars 30 12 9 9 37 32 +5 45
6 JDR Stars 30 11 11 8 33 32 +1 44
7 Cape Umoya United 30 10 11 9 31 24 +7 41
8 Pretoria Callies 30 11 8 11 24 26 −2 41
9 Jomo Cosmos 30 9 11 10 25 27 −2 38
10 Cape Town All Stars F.C. 30 9 10 11 28 32 −4 37
11 Uthongathi 30 9 10 11 28 33 −5 37
12 TUKS 30 9 8 13 27 30 −3 35
13 Polokwane City 30 8 11 11 25 30 −5 35
14 Cape Town Spurs 30 8 9 13 22 38 −16 33
15 Steenberg United 30 7 9 14 27 41 −14 30 Relegation to 2021-22 SAFA Second Division
16 Bizana Pondo Chiefs 30 5 8 17 24 43 −19 23
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: rsssf-South Africa 2020/21

Play-offs

The playoffs were won by Chippa United, who retained their place in the 2021-22 South African Premier Division. Royal AM refused to participate, instead buying their way into the top tier by purchasing the franchise of Bloemfontein Celtic.[2]

Pos Lge Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PRE Chippa United (P) 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Retain their place in the 2021-22 South African Premier Division
2 NFD Richards Bay 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 PRE Royal AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf2021.html#prorel
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(P) Promoted

See also

References

  1. ^ "Summary - 1st Division - South Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Bloemfontein Celtic sold: Renamed Royal AM". Africa Top Sports. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.