1986 NPSL First Division
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use South African English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = National Premier Soccer League
| image =
| pixels =
| season = 1986
| winners =
| relegated =
| prevseason = 1985
| nextseason = 1987
| updated =
}}
The 1986 National Professional Soccer League of South Africa was divided into divisions known as streams.
Streams
="A" Stream=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|team1=VAA
|team2=PIR
|team3=CEL
|team4=MID
|team5=BEN
|team6=INT
|team7=CON
|team8=ADR
|name_BEN=Benoni United
|name_INT=Inter Lincoln
|name_VAA=Vaal Professionals (Sharpeville)
|name_PIR=Orlando Pirates (Soweto)
|name_CEL=Pretoria Home Celtics (Mamelodi).
|name_MID=Midway Toyota (Thokoza)
|name_CON=Continentals (Witbank)
|name_ADR=Adriatica (Johannesburg)
|win_VAA=14 |draw_VAA=3 |loss_VAA=1 |gf_VAA=44 |ga_VAA=11
|win_PIR=14 |draw_PIR=2 |loss_PIR=2 |gf_PIR=56 |ga_PIR=23
|win_CEL=12 |draw_CEL=3 |loss_CEL=3 |gf_CEL=63 |ga_CEL=22
|win_MID=7 |draw_MID=4 |loss_MID=7 |gf_MID=34 |ga_MID=32
|win_BEN=3 |draw_BEN=9 |loss_BEN=6 |gf_BEN=25 |ga_BEN=31
|win_INT=4 |draw_INT=5 |loss_INT=9 |gf_INT=22 |ga_INT=36
|win_CON=4 |draw_CON=3 |loss_CON=11 |gf_CON=30 |ga_CON=43
|win_ADR=4 |draw_ADR=2 |loss_ADR=12 |gf_ADR=25 |ga_ADR=46
|winpoints=2
|update=complete
|source={{cite book|title=City Press Soccer Annual '88|publisher=City Press}}
}}
="B" Stream=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|team1=TIG
|team2=SEC
|team3=PEA
|team4=BIR
|team5=NOR
|team6=CHI
|team7=MAH
|team8=NEW
|team9=MAM
|team10=ACE
|team11=BOK
|name_ACE=Ace Mates (Soweto)
|name_BIR=Birds
|name_BOK=Boksburg United
|name_CHI=Chipako
|name_MAM=Mamelodi United
|name_MAH=Maholosiane FC
|name_NEW=Newcastle United (Newcastle)
|name_NOR=North Stars
|name_PEA=Peace Makers
|name_SEC=Secunda Aces
|name_TIG=Bloemfontein Young Tigers (Bloemfontein)
|win_TIG=16 |draw_TIG=4 |loss_TIG=2 |gf_TIG=55 |ga_TIG=23
|win_SEC=15 |draw_SEC=5 |loss_SEC=2 |gf_SEC=46 |ga_SEC=14
|win_PEA=12 |draw_PEA=5 |loss_PEA=5 |gf_PEA=50 |ga_PEA=37
|win_BIR=9 |draw_BIR=5 |loss_BIR=8 |gf_BIR=53 |ga_BIR=33
|win_NOR=8 |draw_NOR=4 |loss_NOR=11 |gf_NOR=32 |ga_NOR=36
|win_CHI=7 |draw_CHI=5 |loss_CHI=10 |gf_CHI=32 |ga_CHI=40
|win_MAH=8 |draw_MAH=2 |loss_MAH=12 |gf_MAH=33 |ga_MAH=35
|win_NEW=5 |draw_NEW=7 |loss_NEW=10 |gf_NEW=24 |ga_NEW=26
|win_MAM=5 |draw_MAM=6 |loss_MAM=11 |gf_MAM=29 |ga_MAM=38
|win_ACE=5 |draw_ACE=3 |loss_ACE=14 |gf_ACE=25 |ga_ACE=39
|win_BOK=3 |draw_BOK=1 |loss_BOK=18 |gf_BOK=22 |ga_BOK=69
|winpoints=2
|update=complete