2010–11 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.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

Coastal Stream (excl. Northern Cape):

Inland Stream (incl. Northern Cape):

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| Black Leopards || Thohoyandou || Limpopo || Stadium || {{Nts|}}

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| Dynamos || Polokwane || Limpopo || Stadium || {{Nts|}}

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| FC AK || Johannesburg || Gauteng || Stadium || {{Nts|}}

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| Jomo Cosmos || Johannesburg || Gauteng || Stadium || {{Nts|}}

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| University of Pretoria || Pretoria || Gauteng || Stadium || {{Nts|}}

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| United || Kimberley || Northern Cape || Stadium || {{Nts|}}

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| Witbank Spurs || Witbank || Mpumalanga || Stadium || {{Nts|}}

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|team2=THA|name_THA=Thanda Royal Zulu

|team3=CAR|name_CAR=Carara Kicks

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|team5=FC |name_FC =F.C. Cape Town

|team6=BBR|name_BBR=Blackburn Rovers

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|update=complete|source={{cite web|url=http://www.psl.co.za/log.asp?id=917|title=NFD Coastal Stream log|access-date=2010-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728105615/http://www.psl.co.za/log.asp?id=917|archive-date=2010-07-28|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/league/first-division/logs/|title=Logs - 2010/11 First Division|access-date=2010-11-07|archive-date=2010-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112102211/http://www.kickoff.com/league/first-division/logs/|url-status=dead}}

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|team2=BLA|name_BLA=Black Leopards

|team3=UNI|name_UNI=University of Pretoria

|team4=AK|name_AK=F.C. AK

|team5=WIT|name_WIT=Witbank Spurs

|team6=DYN|name_DYN=Dynamos

|team7=UTD|name_UTD=United

|team8=BAT|name_BAT=Batau

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|hth_UNI=Pretoria University initially won 2nd place in the Inland stream, due to a 3p penalty hitting Black Leopards, for fielding an unregistered player at one of their victories in the spring. Few days later the penalty was however reverted, as Black Leopards managed to win the appeal case. The log therefore ended to award the second place for Black Leopards.{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/21804/black-leopards-look-set-for-psl-promotional-playoffs.php|title=Black Leopards look set for PSL promotional playoffs -Leopards win appeal against PSL ruling

|author=KickOff|date=2011-05-17}}

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|update=complete|source=

}}

The winner of the two streams, Bay United and Jomo Cosmos will meet and play a two legged tie, on 14 May and 22 May, to determine the overall 2010–11 NFD championship. The NFD champion will gain an automatic promotion to the PSL. While the looser of the NFD Final will get a second chance to promote to PSL, at the Promotion Play Offs.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bay United|ZAF| 0–0
(penalty 4–5) |Jomo Cosmos|ZAF| 0–0
[http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp%3Fid%3D417426 report] | 0–0
[http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp%3Fid%3D418438 report]}}

{{end}}

The losing team of the NFD Final (Bay United), together with both runner-ups of the NFD streams (Thanda Royal Zulu and Black Leopards), and finally the second lowest ranked team of PSL (Vasco da Gama), entered into the promotion playoffs. This playoff competition was played as a cup with two legged matches, with an unseeded draw to decide the fixtures.{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/21643/first-division-promotional-play-off-draw-held.php|title=NFD Play-off draw completed|author=KickOff|date=2011-05-09}}

The two semifinals were scheduled to be played simultaneously at 25 and 29 May. Due to Black Leopards having qualified for the 2011 Nedbank Cup final at 28 May, the two semifinals were however rescheduled, to be played at 8 and 11 June. A two legged final with the two winning teams from the semifinal, was played on 15 and 18 June.{{cite web|url=http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp?id=418141|title=Leopards change play-off fixture|author=PSL|date=2011-05-20|access-date=2011-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314015859/http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp?id=418141|archive-date=2012-03-14|url-status=dead}} Only the winner of the promotion playoff final was get promoted to play the next season in PSL.{{fact|date=July 2023}}

Semifinals:

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bay United|ZAF | 4–1 | Thanda Royal Zulu|ZAF |0–0
[http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp%3Fid%3D420551 report]|4–1
[http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp%3Fid%3D420987 report]}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vasco da Gama|ZAF |2–4| Black Leopards|ZAF |1–1
[http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp%3Fid%3D420587 report] |1–3
[http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp%3Fid%3D420953 report]}}

{{end}}

Promotion playoff final:

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bay United|ZAF |0–2 | Black Leopards|ZAF | 0–0
[http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp%3Fid%3D421493 report] | 0–2
[http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp%3Fid%3D421807 report] }}

{{end}}

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