2016–17 National First Division
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{{Infobox football league season
| image =
| caption =
| competition = National First Division
| season = 2016–17
| winners = Thanda Royal Zulu
| promoted = AmaZulu
| matches = 240
| total goals = 610
| average goals =
| prevseason = 2015–16
| nextseason = 2017–18
}}
The 2016–17 National First Division was the season from August 2016 to May 2017 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division.
League table
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|team1=THA
|team2=BLA
|team3=STE
|team4=ROY
|team5=AMA
|team6=MBO
|team7=WIT
|team8=MTH
|team9=CAP
|team10=JOM
|team11=REA
|team12=UNI
|team13=FC
|team14=MIL
|team15=MAG
|team16=SAN
|win_THA=17 |draw_THA=11 |loss_THA=2 |gf_THA=52 |ga_THA=24 |status_THA=C
|win_BLA=14 |draw_BLA=8 |loss_BLA=8 |gf_BLA=44 |ga_BLA=37 |status_BLA=Q
|win_STE=14 |draw_STE=7 |loss_STE=9 |gf_STE=39 |ga_STE=29 |status_STE=Q
|win_ROY=13 |draw_ROY=9 |loss_ROY=8 |gf_ROY=52 |ga_ROY=37 |status_ROY=
|win_AMA=14 |draw_AMA=5 |loss_AMA=11 |gf_AMA=52 |ga_AMA=37 |status_AMA=P
|win_MBO=12 |draw_MBO=8 |loss_MBO=10 |gf_MBO=43 |ga_MBO=30 |status_MBO=
|win_WIT=12 |draw_WIT=8 |loss_WIT=10 |gf_WIT=40 |ga_WIT=39 |status_WIT=
|win_MTH=10 |draw_MTH=13 |loss_MTH=7 |gf_MTH=39 |ga_MTH=36 |status_MTH=
|win_CAP=9 |draw_CAP=11 |loss_CAP=10 |gf_CAP=27 |ga_CAP=29 |status_CAP=
|win_JOM=10 |draw_JOM=8 |loss_JOM=12 |gf_JOM=33 |ga_JOM=36 |status_JOM=
|win_REA=9 |draw_REA=9 |loss_REA=12 |gf_REA=36 |ga_REA=40 |status_REA=
|win_UNI=10 |draw_UNI=6 |loss_UNI=14 |gf_UNI=32 |ga_UNI=42 |status_UNI=
|win_FC =8 |draw_FC =10 |loss_FC =12 |gf_FC =35 |ga_FC =49 |status_FC =
|win_MIL=10 |draw_MIL=2 |loss_MIL=18 |gf_MIL=36 |ga_MIL=59 |status_MIL=
|win_MAG=8 |draw_MAG=7 |loss_MAG=15 |gf_MAG=34 |ga_MAG=46 |status_MAG=R
|win_SAN=4 |draw_SAN=10 |loss_SAN=16 |gf_SAN=16 |ga_SAN=40 |status_SAN=R
|name_AMA=AmaZulu
|name_BLA=Black Leopards
|name_CAP=Cape Town All Stars
|name_FC=F.C. Cape Town
|name_JOM=Jomo Cosmos
|name_MAG=Magesi F.C.
|name_MBO=Mbombela United
|name_MIL=Milano United A.F.C.
|name_MTH=Mthatha Bucks
|name_REA=Real Kings F.C.
|name_ROY=Royal Eagles
|name_SAN =Santos
|name_STE=Stellenbosch F.C.
|name_THA=Thanda Royal Zulu
|name_UNI=University of Pretoria
|name_WIT=Witbank Spurs
|note_STE=Vasco da Gama was re-worked as Stellenbosch F.C. prior to the beginning of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/67713/-vasco-da-gama-renamed-stellenbosch-football-club|title=Vasco da Gama renamed Stellenbosch Football Club|work=Kick Off Magazine (South Africa)|date=3 June 2016}}
|note_AMA=Amazulu's owner purchased Thanda Royal Zulu's league status upon completion of the season. Amazulu were effectively promoted.
|note_THA=At the end of the season, Thanda Royal Zulu was extinguished and replaced with a newly formed club Richards Bay F.C.
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|res_col_header = PQR
|col_PRO = green1 |text_PRO = Promotion to 2017–18 South African Premier Division
|col_PLA = yellow1 |text_PLA = Qualification to Promotion play-offs
|col_REL = red1 |text_REL = Relegation to 2017–18 SAFA Second Division
}}
Play-offs
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|team1=BAR
|team2=BLA
|team3=STE
|win_BAR=2 |draw_BAR=2 |loss_BAR=0 |gf_BAR=7 |ga_BAR=4 |status_BAR=P
|win_BLA=1 |draw_BLA=2 |loss_BLA=1 |gf_BLA=5 |ga_BLA=4 |status_BLA=
|win_STE=0 |draw_STE=2 |loss_STE=2 |gf_STE=3 |ga_STE=7 |status_STE=
|name_BAR=Baroka
|name_BLA=Black Leopards
|name_STE=Stellenbosch F.C.
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Lge
|group_BAR=PRE
|group_BLA=NFD
|group_STE=NFD
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|res_col_header = Q
|col_PRO = green1 |text_PRO = Promotion to 2017–18 South African Premier Division
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100323132320/http://www.psl.co.za/first.asp PSL.co.za]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170710151718/http://psl.co.za/log.asp?id=879 NFD Log]
{{South African soccer seasons}}
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