National First Division South Africa 2026/2027

Current stage: Regular Season 20.08.2026 - 09.05.2027

Category South Africa

Participants 16

Stats Table Fixtures Top Scorers Predictions Transfers

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South African Championship Stat

Matches played 80/240 33%

Home Wins 31 39%

Draws 23 28%

Home Lost 26 33%

Over 1.5 goals

61%

Over 2.5 goals

34%

Goals

166

Goals per match

2.08

Goals per match (Home)

1.05

Goals per match (Away)

1.03

Both team scored

44%

Under 2.5

66%

Results

University of Pretoria - Gomora United 07 nov 2026, 08:30 University of Pretoria

2 : 2

Gomora United Upington City - Cape Town City FC 07 nov 2026, 08:30 Upington City

1 : 1

Cape Town City FC NWU Soccer Institute - Highbury 07 nov 2026, 08:30 NWU Soccer Institute

3 : 1

Highbury Hope - Hungry Lions FC 07 nov 2026, 08:30 Hope

1 : 0

Hungry Lions FC Leicesterford - Casric Stars FC 07 nov 2026, 08:30 Leicesterford

0 : 2

Casric Stars FC Venda - The Bees 07 nov 2026, 08:30 Venda

0 : 0

The Bees Magesi FC - Orbit College 07 nov 2026, 08:30 Magesi FC

1 : 1

Orbit College Midlands Wand. - Lerumo Lions 07 nov 2026, 08:30 Midlands Wand.

1 : 2

Lerumo Lions Cape Town City FC - Magesi FC 02 nov 2026, 12:30 Cape Town City FC

1 : 0

Magesi FC Highbury - Leicesterford 01 nov 2026, 08:30 Highbury

2 : 1

Leicesterford

Fixtures National First Division South Africa

Highbury - University of Pretoria 20 nov 2026, 08:30 Highbury

- : -

University of Pretoria Orbit College - Gomora United 21 nov 2026, 08:30 Orbit College

- : -

Gomora United Lerumo Lions - Cape Town City FC 21 nov 2026, 08:30 Lerumo Lions

- : -

Cape Town City FC

Full schedule

South African Championship Table

№	Team	MP	W	D	L	G	Diff	Form	Points
1	Cape Town City FC	10	6	3	1	16-9	7	21.11.26 08:30 Lerumo Lions - Cape Town City FC 07.11.26 Upington City 1 : 1 Cape Town City FC 02.11.26 Cape Town City FC 1 : 0 Magesi FC 23.10.26 Orbit College 1 : 2 Cape Town City FC 16.10.26 Gomora United 2 : 3 Cape Town City FC 13.10.26 Cape Town City FC 3 : 1 The Bees	21
2	Magesi FC	10	6	3	1	13-6	7	21.11.26 08:30 Upington City - Magesi FC 07.11.26 Magesi FC 1 : 1 Orbit College 02.11.26 Cape Town City FC 1 : 0 Magesi FC 24.10.26 Magesi FC 2 : 1 Gomora United 17.10.26 Venda 1 : 3 Magesi FC 09.10.26 Magesi FC 0 : 0 NWU Soccer Institute	21
3	Lerumo Lions	10	6	2	2	16-8	8	21.11.26 08:30 Lerumo Lions - Cape Town City FC 07.11.26 Midlands Wand. 1 : 2 Lerumo Lions 31.10.26 Lerumo Lions 3 : 1 University of Pretoria 24.10.26 Leicesterford 0 : 3 Lerumo Lions 16.10.26 Highbury 1 : 2 Lerumo Lions 09.10.26 Lerumo Lions 1 : 1 Hope	20
4	Casric Stars FC	10	6	2	2	13-8	5	21.11.26 08:30 Hope - Casric Stars FC 07.11.26 Leicesterford 0 : 2 Casric Stars FC 30.10.26 Casric Stars FC 2 : 2 NWU Soccer Institute 23.10.26 Casric Stars FC 1 : 1 Highbury 17.10.26 The Bees 0 : 1 Casric Stars FC 10.10.26 Hungry Lions FC 2 : 0 Casric Stars FC	20
5	Hope	10	6	2	2	10-5	5	21.11.26 08:30 Hope - Casric Stars FC 07.11.26 Hope 1 : 0 Hungry Lions FC 31.10.26 Gomora United 0 : 3 Hope 23.10.26 Hope 1 : 0 The Bees 15.10.26 Hope 1 : 1 Midlands Wand. 09.10.26 Lerumo Lions 1 : 1 Hope	20

Full table

№	Player	Team	Player Goals / Team Goals	Contribution
1	Leletu Skelem	Casric Stars FC	4 13	31%
2	Kayden Francis	Cape Town City FC	3 16	19%
3	Kagiso Ndlovu	Highbury	2 11	18%
4	Rai Vloet	Cape Town City FC	2 16	13%
5	Therlo Moosa	Cape Town City FC	2 16	13%
6	Nyakala Raphadu	Magesi FC	2 13	15%
7	Gabriel Amato	Cape Town City FC	2 16	13%
8	Emile Witbooi	Cape Town City FC	2 16	13%
9	Prins Menelik Tjiueza	Cape Town City FC	1 16	6%
10	Daweron Van Rhyn	Upington City	1 14	7%

Winners of National First Division South Africa

Season Champion

National First Division South Africa 2024/2025

Durban City

National First Division South Africa 2023/2024

Magesi FC

National First Division South Africa 2022/2023

Polokwane City

National First Division South Africa 2021/2022

Richards Bay

National First Division South Africa 2020/2021

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandil

About the tournament

Top Teams

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Other tournaments in the country

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National First Division South Africa Latest News

Football news Yesterday, 16:13 Official! South African club sacks head coach

Football news 06 oct 2026, 13:59 Emile Witbooi still keeping European dream after failed Poland move

Football news 16 aug 2026, 14:07 Cape Town City reportedly 'reject' Polish offer for sensational midfielder Emile Witbooi

Football news 10 may 2026, 12:27 National First Division Champions Kruger United confirmed as Motsepe Foundation Champions

Football news 02 may 2026, 11:35 Kruger United secure promotion to the South African Betway Premiership

Miguel Timm speaks for the first time as a Cape Town City player following his move from Betway Premiership side Sekhukhune United

Football news 06 jan 2026, 12:48 Miguel Timm speaks for the first time as a Cape Town City player following his move from Betway Premiership side Sekhukhune United

Football news 04 jan 2026, 15:35 Motsepe Foundation Championship side Cape Town City announces Miguel Timm as their new signing

Cape Town City continue to make known their intentions of returning to the Betway Premiership with the pursuit of Sekhukhune United's Miguel Timm

Football news 28 dec 2025, 07:03 Cape Town City continue to make known their intentions of returning to the Betway Premiership with the pursuit of Sekhukhune United's Miguel Timm

Football news 19 nov 2025, 07:15 Cape Town City face Upington City this weekend as the National First Division matches resume

National First Division

Data	Details
Also known as	GladAfrica Championship, Motsepe Foundation Championship
Year of foundation	1985
Country	South Africa
League level	Second
Number of teams	16
Format	Double round-robin
Season starts	Usually August
Duration	Approximately 9 months
Organizer	South African Football Association (SAFA)
League official website	https://www.safa.net/
Qualifier for	Promotion to Premier Soccer League (PSL)
Related competitions	Nedbank Cup (qualification for teams below a certain league position)
Known teams	Magesi FC, University of Pretoria, Baroka FC, Maritzburg United
Where to watch, broadcast	Limited broadcasts, mainly on SuperSport
Previous winner	Richards Bay FC (2022-2023 season)
List of sponsors	GladAfrica