2004–05 National First Division
{{Short description|South African soccer season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use South African English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = National First Division
| logo =
| season = 2004–05
| dates =
| winners = Free State Stars
| promoted = Free State Stars, Tembisa Classic
| relegated = Dangerous Darkies
North-West Tigers
Avendale Athletico
Louisvale Pirateshttps://allafrica.com/stories/200505250050.html
| matches =
| total goals =
| prevseason = 2003–04
| nextseason = 2005–06
}}
The 2004–05 National First Division (known as the Mvela Golden League for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th season of the National First Division, the second tier of South African soccer.
Under the new sponsor, the two streams, Coastal and Inland, were merged into a single national league.{{Cite web |date=2004-08-26 |title=Clubs to strike gold |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2004-08-27-clubs-to-strike-gold/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}
The champions were Free State Stars, who were promoted to the South African Premier Division. Tembisa Classic also earned promotion, after winning the playoffs.{{Cite web |title=Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website |url=https://www.psl.co.za/content/16306 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.psl.co.za}}
Four clubs were relegated, as the following 2005–06 National First Division was reduced from 18 to 16 teams.
Basotho Tigers were renamed North-West Tigers, moving to Vryburg from Kimberley and after another change of ownership, to Johannesburg.
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|team1=SPU |name_SPU = Free State Stars
|team2=DUR |name_DUR = Durban Stars
|team3=BEN |name_BEN = Hellenic
|team4=WIT |name_WIT = Tembisa Classic
|team5=MAR |name_MAR = Maritzburg United
|team6=ZUL |name_ZUL = Zulu Royals
|team7=VAS |name_VAS = Vasco Da Gama
|team8=FC |name_FC = FC Fortune
|team9=CIT |name_CIT = Pietersburg Pillars
|team10=BLO |name_BLO = Bloemfontein Young Tigers
|team11=WIN |name_WIN = Winners Park
|team12=PRE |name_PRE = Pretoria University
|team13=MAB |name_MAB = Mabopane Young Masters
|team14=PJ |name_PJ = Uthukela
|team15=NAT |name_NAT = Dangerous Darkies
|team16=MAN |name_MAN = North-West Tigers
|team17=AVE |name_AVE = Avendale Athletico
|team18=LOU |name_LOU = Louisvale Pirates
|win_SPU = 19 |draw_SPU = 10 |loss_SPU = 5 |gf_SPU = 46 |ga_SPU = 23|status_SPU=CP
|win_DUR = 17 |draw_DUR = 9 |loss_DUR = 8 |gf_DUR = 48 |ga_DUR = 35
|win_BEN = 18 |draw_BEN = 5 |loss_BEN = 11 |gf_BEN = 60 |ga_BEN = 43
|win_WIT = 18 |draw_WIT = 5 |loss_WIT = 11 |gf_WIT = 54 |ga_WIT = 41 |status_WIT=P
|win_MAR = 16 |draw_MAR = 9 |loss_MAR = 9 |gf_MAR = 54 |ga_MAR = 36
|win_ZUL = 15 |draw_ZUL = 8 |loss_ZUL = 11 |gf_ZUL = 44 |ga_ZUL = 31
|win_VAS = 14 |draw_VAS = 11 |loss_VAS = 9 |gf_VAS = 43 |ga_VAS = 39
|win_FC = 11 |draw_FC = 13 |loss_FC = 10 |gf_FC = 36 |ga_FC = 33
|win_CIT = 11 |draw_CIT = 10 |loss_CIT = 13 |gf_CIT = 43 |ga_CIT = 44
|win_BLO = 11 |draw_BLO = 9 |loss_BLO = 14 |gf_BLO = 51 |ga_BLO = 51
|win_WIN = 10 |draw_WIN = 12 |loss_WIN = 12 |gf_WIN = 37 |ga_WIN = 43
|win_PRE = 10 |draw_PRE = 11 |loss_PRE = 13 |gf_PRE = 48 |ga_PRE = 44
|win_MAB = 9 |draw_MAB = 11 |loss_MAB = 14 |gf_MAB = 45 |ga_MAB = 51
|win_PJ = 9 |draw_PJ = 11 |loss_PJ = 14 |gf_PJ = 33 |ga_PJ = 45
|win_NAT = 7 |draw_NAT = 15 |loss_NAT = 12 |gf_NAT = 34 |ga_NAT = 45|status_NAT=R
|win_MAN = 7 |draw_MAN = 14 |loss_MAN = 13 |gf_MAN = 27 |ga_MAN = 40|status_MAN=R
|win_AVE = 8 |draw_AVE = 8 |loss_AVE = 18 |gf_AVE = 47 |ga_AVE = 65|status_AVE=R
|win_LOU = 6 |draw_LOU = 9 |loss_LOU = 19 |gf_LOU = 22 |ga_LOU = 63|status_LOU=R
|result1=CHM
|result2=PRO
|result3=PRO
|result4=PRO
|result15=REL
|result16=REL
|result17=REL
|result18=REL
|col_CHM=green1 |text_CHM=Promoted to 2005–06 Premier Soccer League
|col_PRO=blue1 |text_PRO=Promotion Playoff
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to 2005–06 SAFA Second Division
}}
Promotion play-off
=Semi-finals=
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|date = {{Start date|2005|06|04|df=y}}
|time =
|event =
|round = First leg
|team1 = Tembisa Classic
|score1 = 2
|team2 = Durban Stars
|score2 = 1
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2005|06|12|df=y}}
|time =
|event =
|round = Second leg
|team1 = Durban Stars
|score1 = 1
|team2 = Tembisa Classic
|score2 = 1
}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2005|06|05|df=y}}
|time =
|event =
|round = First leg
|team1 = Hellenic
|score1 = 3
|team2 = Manning Rangers
|score2 = 1
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2005|06|11|df=y}}
|time =
|event =
|round = Second leg
|team1 = Manning Rangers
|score1 = 2
|team2 = Hellenic
|score2 = 3
}}
Manning Rangers, who finished 15th in the 2004–05 Premier Soccer League, were relegated to the 2005–06 National First Division
=Final=
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2005|06|19|df=y}}
|time =
|event =
|round = First leg
|team1 = Tembisa Classic
|score1 = 3
|team2 = Hellenic
|score2 = 0
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2005|06|25|df=y}}
|time =
|event =
|round = Second leg
|team1 = Hellenic
|score1 = 2
|team2 = Tembisa Classic
|score2 = 1
}}
Tembisa Classic earned promotion to the 2006–07 Premier Soccer League.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{South African soccer seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2004-05 National First Division}}