2009–10 National First Division

The league is made up of 16 teams, split into 2 streams. Each team plays the other 7 teams in their stream 3 times, for a total of 21 games. Teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 for draw, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the season, the top ranked team from each stream play in a two-legged final, the winner of which is crowned National First Division Champion, and gains automatic promotion to the Premier Soccer League for the next season. The loser of the final, along with the teams which came second in their streams, and the 15th placed PSL team, go into the PSL promotion play-offs. The two teams finishing in last place in their streams are automatically relegated to the Vodacom League. They are replaced by the finalists of the Vodacom League championship game.

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|team1=VAS|name_VAS=Vasco da Gama

|team2=NAT|name_NAT=Nathi Lions

|team3=BAY|name_BAY=Bay United

|team4=CAR|name_CAR=Carara Kicks

|team5=THA|name_THA=Thanda Royal Zulu

|team6=FC |name_FC =F.C. Cape Town

|team7=HAN|name_HAN=Hanover Park

|team8=IKA|name_IKA=Ikapa Sporting

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|win_NAT=9|draw_NAT=9|loss_NAT=3|gf_NAT=31|ga_NAT=19

|win_BAY=10|draw_BAY=5|loss_BAY=6|gf_BAY=20|ga_BAY=19

|win_CAR=7|draw_CAR=6|loss_CAR=8|gf_CAR=30|ga_CAR=30

|win_THA=6|draw_THA=9|loss_THA=6|gf_THA=29|ga_THA=29

|win_FC =6|draw_FC =7|loss_FC =8|gf_FC =21|ga_FC =26

|win_HAN=5|draw_HAN=5|loss_HAN=11|gf_HAN=18|ga_HAN=28

|win_IKA=4|draw_IKA=6|loss_IKA=11|gf_IKA=23|ga_IKA=32

|col_C=green1|text_C=NFD Coastal Stream Champions 2009/2010

|result1=C

|col_QP=yellow1|text_QP=Qualified for PSL promotion play-offs

|result2=QP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to the Vodacom League

|result8=R

|update=complete|source={{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf2010.html|title=South Africa 2009/10|website=RSSSF|accessdate=19 April 2010}}

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|res_col_header=QR

|team1=BLL|name_BLL=Black Leopards

|team2=AFR|name_AFR=African Warriors

|team3=WIT|name_WIT=Witbank Spurs

|team4=BAT|name_BAT=Batau

|team5=DYN|name_DYN=Dynamos

|team6=UNI|name_UNI=University of Pretoria

|team7=UTD|name_UTD=United

|team8=WIN|name_WIN=Winners Park

|win_BLL=13|draw_BLL=2|loss_BLL=6|gf_BLL=42|ga_BLL=22

|win_AFR=12|draw_AFR=4|loss_AFR=5|gf_AFR=29|ga_AFR=22

|win_WIT=10|draw_WIT=4|loss_WIT=7|gf_WIT=32|ga_WIT=28

|win_BAT=7|draw_BAT=7|loss_BAT=7|gf_BAT=29|ga_BAT=25

|win_DYN=7|draw_DYN=5|loss_DYN=9|gf_DYN=21|ga_DYN=29

|win_UNI=7|draw_UNI=4|loss_UNI=10|gf_UNI=23|ga_UNI=29

|win_UTD=6|draw_UTD=7|loss_UTD=8|gf_UTD=21|ga_UTD=29

|win_WIN=5|draw_WIN=3|loss_WIN=13|gf_WIN=26|ga_WIN=39

|adjust_points_UTD=-2|hth_UTD=2 points deducted?

|col_C=green1|text_C=NFD Inland Stream Champions 2009/2010

|result1=C

|col_QP=yellow1|text_QP=Qualified for PSL promotion play-offs

|result2=QP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to the Vodacom League

|result8=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

Vasco da Gama and Black Leopards played a two legged tie to determine the 2009–10 NFD champion, and automatic promotion to the PSL. Vasco da Gama won the tie to become NFD champions, and were promoted to the PSL for the 2010–11 season.{{fact|date=July 2023}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Black Leopards|ZAF|2–3|Vasco da Gama|ZAF|1–1|1–2}}

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Black Leopards (losing finalist), Nathi Lions (2nd in coastal stream), African Warriors (2nd in inland stream), and Mpumalanga Black Aces (15th in PSL), all entered into the promotion playoffs. This playoff competition was played as a cup with two legged matches. The two semifinals were played simultaneously at 17 and 24 March, and the two legged final took place at 3 and 8 April. The two teams to qualify for the final were Black Leopards and Mpumalanga Black Aces, and after ordinary time of the two matches, the aggregate score ended at 3–3, and thus a penalty shoot out. When the first 5 ordinary shots had been completed, there was a winning score of 5–3 to Mpumalanga Black Aces, who thereby had managed to retain their PSL status.{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/14761/gutsy-amazayoni-stay-in-the-psl.php|title=Gutsy AmaZayoni stay in the PSL|author=KickOff|date=7 April 2010}}

Semifinals:

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{{TwoLegResult|Black Leopards|ZAF |6–3| African Warriors|ZAF |4–0|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mpumalanga Black Aces|ZAF |4–2| Nathi Lions|ZAF |2–2|2–0}}

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Promotion Play Off Final:

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mpumalanga Black Aces |ZAF |3–3
(5–3 penalty)| Black Leopards|ZAF |1–2|2 – 1}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100323132320/http://www.psl.co.za/first.asp PSL.co.za]

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