2017–18 National First Division
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{{Use South African English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football league season
| image =
| caption =
| competition = National First Division
| season = 2017–18
| winners = Highlands Park
| promoted = Highlands Park
Black Leopards
| relegated = Mthatha Bucks
Super Eagles F.C.
| matches = 240
| total goals = 547
| average goals =
| prevseason = 2016–17
| nextseason = 2018–19
}}
The 2017–18 National First Division was the season from August 2017 to May 2018 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division.{{Cite web|url=https://www.supersport.com/football/national-first-division/news/170814/201718_NFD_kicks_off_on_Saturday|title = 2017/18 NFD kicks off on Saturday}}
League table
|update =
|source = https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/league/south-african-national-first-division/table
|result1=PRO |result2=PLA |result3=PLA |result15=REL |result16=REL
|team2=BLA
|team7=CAP
|team1=HIG
|team3=JOM
|team13=MBO
|team16=MTH
|team4=REA
|team12=RIC
|team9=ROY
|team8=STE
|team15=SUP
|team6=TSH
|team14=UBU
|team10=UNI
|team11=UTH
|team5=WIT
|win_BLA=14 |draw_BLA=8 |loss_BLA=8 |gf_BLA=42 |ga_BLA=21 |status_BLA=
|win_CAP=9 |draw_CAP=13 |loss_CAP=8 |gf_CAP=29 |ga_CAP=26 |status_CAP=
|win_HIG=21 |draw_HIG=6 |loss_HIG=3 |gf_HIG=65 |ga_HIG=13 |status_HIG=
|win_JOM=14 |draw_JOM=7 |loss_JOM=9 |gf_JOM=46 |ga_JOM=35 |status_JOM=
|win_MBO=10 |draw_MBO=6 |loss_MBO=14 |gf_MBO=28 |ga_MBO=40 |status_MBO=
|win_MTH=4 |draw_MTH=10 |loss_MTH=16 |gf_MTH=27 |ga_MTH=47 |status_MTH=
|win_REA=11 |draw_REA=12 |loss_REA=7 |gf_REA=34 |ga_REA=25 |status_REA=
|win_RIC=8 |draw_RIC=10 |loss_RIC=12 |gf_RIC=27 |ga_RIC=40 |status_RIC=
|win_ROY=8 |draw_ROY=12 |loss_ROY=10 |gf_ROY=40 |ga_ROY=41 |status_ROY=
|win_STE=10 |draw_STE=10 |loss_STE=10 |gf_STE=29 |ga_STE=36 |status_STE=
|win_SUP=7 |draw_SUP=11 |loss_SUP=12 |gf_SUP=26 |ga_SUP=40 |status_SUP=
|win_TSH=11 |draw_TSH=8 |loss_TSH=11 |gf_TSH=32 |ga_TSH=44 |status_TSH=
|win_UBU=7 |draw_UBU=11 |loss_UBU=12 |gf_UBU=31 |ga_UBU=38 |status_UBU=
|win_UNI=9 |draw_UNI=9 |loss_UNI=12 |gf_UNI=35 |ga_UNI=46 |status_UNI=
|win_UTH=7 |draw_UTH=13 |loss_UTH=10 |gf_UTH=21 |ga_UTH=25 |status_UTH=
|win_WIT=11 |draw_WIT=12 |loss_WIT=7 |gf_WIT=35 |ga_WIT=30 |status_WIT=
|note_UBU=The first season for Ubuntu Cape Town F.C., the club was created following the purchase of the league license of F.C. Cape Town
|note_RIC=The first season for Richards Bay F.C., the club was created following the sale of the league license to AmaZulu F.C.
|note_TSH=The league license for Milano United F.C. was purchased by ABC Motsepe franchise Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. after the fixtures had been announced but before the fixtures had taken place.
|name_BLA=Black Leopards
|name_CAP=Cape Town All Stars
|name_HIG=Highlands Park
|name_JOM=Jomo Cosmos
|name_MBO=Mbombela United
|name_MTH=Mthatha Bucks
|name_REA=Real Kings F.C.
|name_RIC=Richards Bay
|name_ROY=Royal Eagles
|name_STE=Stellenbosch F.C.
|name_SUP=Super Eagles F.C.
|name_TSH=Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila
|name_UBU=Ubuntu Cape Town
|name_UNI=University of Pretoria
|name_UTH=Uthongathi
|name_WIT=Witbank Spurs
|show_limit =
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
|res_col_header = PQR
|col_PRO = green1 |text_PRO = Promotion to 2018–19 South African Premier Division
|col_PLA = yellow1 |text_PLA = Qualification to Promotion play-offs
|col_REL = red1 |text_REL = Relegation to 2018–19 SAFA Second Division
}}
Playoffs
|section=Playoffs
|update =
|source =
|result1=PRO |result2= |result3=REL
|team1=BLA
|team2=JOM
|team3=PLA
|show_groups=yes
|group_header=Lge
|group_PLA=PRE
|group_BLA=NFD
|group_JOM=NFD
|win_BLA=2 |draw_BLA=2 |loss_BLA=0 |gf_BLA=6 |ga_BLA=4 |status_BLA=P
|win_JOM=1 |draw_JOM=2 |loss_JOM=1 |gf_JOM=4 |ga_JOM=4 |status_JOM=
|win_PLA=0 |draw_PLA=2 |loss_PLA=2 |gf_PLA=3 |ga_PLA=5 |status_PLA=R
|name_BLA=Black Leopards
|name_PLA=Platinum Stars
|name_JOM=Jomo Cosmos
|show_limit =
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
|res_col_header = PR
|col_PRO = green1 |text_PRO = Promotion to 2018–19 South African Premier Division
|col_REL = red1 |text_REL = Relegation to 2018–19 National First Division
}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.psl.co.za/tournament/national-first-division PSL.co.za]
{{South African soccer seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 National First Division}}