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

| relegated = Santos
Magezi

| matches = 240

| total goals = 610

| average goals =

| prevseason = 2015–16

| nextseason = 2017–18

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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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|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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|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

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Play-offs

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|win_STE=0 |draw_STE=2 |loss_STE=2 |gf_STE=3 |ga_STE=7 |status_STE=

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|name_STE=Stellenbosch F.C.

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|group_header=Lge

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|group_BLA=NFD

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See also

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