National First Division
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The National First Division is South Africa’s second-tier professional football league, sitting just below the top-flight Premiership in the country’s soccer pyramid.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football league
ⓘ
second-tier football league ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Motsepe Foundation Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NFD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionScope | national ⓘ |
| competitionType | league ⓘ |
| confederation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| domesticCup |
Carling Knockout Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MTN 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nedbank Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1996 ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingAssociation | South African Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Premier Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueSystem | South African football league system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | 2 ⓘ |
| lowerDivisionBelow | SAFA Second Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| matchOutcomeTiebreakers | goal difference ⓘ |
| matchOutcomeTiebreakers | goals scored ⓘ |
| matchOutcomeTiebreakers | head-to-head record ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| organiser | Premier Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffSpots |
2nd place
ⓘ
3rd place ⓘ |
| pointsForDraw | 1 ⓘ |
| pointsForLoss | 0 ⓘ |
| pointsForWin | 3 ⓘ |
| previousName |
GladAfrica Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mvela Golden League NERFINISHED ⓘ National First Division Coastal Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ National First Division Inland Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professional | true ⓘ |
| promotionPlaces | 1 ⓘ |
| promotionPlayoffsAgainst | 15th-placed Premier Division team ⓘ |
| promotionTo | South African Premier Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| relegationPlaces | 2 ⓘ |
| relegationTo | SAFA Second Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonFormat | double round-robin ⓘ |
| seasonPeriod | August–May ⓘ |
| sponsor | Motsepe Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| teamType | club teams ⓘ |
| topDivisionAbove | South African Premier Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.psl.co.za ⓘ |
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