2021–22 National First Division

{{Location map+ |South Africa |float=right |width=440 |caption=Location of teams in the 2021–22 National First division. |places=

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-23.924267 |long=29.464643 |label=Black Leopards |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-33.920870 |long=18.886790 |label=Cape Town All Stars F.C. |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-33.965390 |long=18.507220 |label=Cape Town Spurs |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-28.233220 |long=28.309960 |label=Free State Stars |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-27.702604 |long=23.057671 |label=Hungry Lions |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-25.516598 |long=28.089819 |label=JDR Stars |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-26.349093 |long=28.374688 |label=Jomo Cosmos |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-26.709405 |long=27.089835 |label=Platinum City |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-23.924267 |long=29.464643 |label=Polokwane City |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-25.775648 |long=28.073028 |label=Pretoria Callies |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-28.739683 |long=32.064138 |label=Richards Bay |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-22.982613 |long=30.467342 |label=Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-25.340267 |long=31.137458 |label=TS Sporting |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-25.750275 |long=28.253261 |label=University of Pretoria |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-29.743780 |long=30.974414 |label=Uthongathi |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-22.982613 |long=30.467342 |label=Venda Football Academy |position=right}}

}}

16 teams are competing in the season.{{Cite web |title=Summary - 1st Division - South Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/south-africa/1st-division/20212022/regular-season/r63500/ |access-date=2021-09-04 |website=us.soccerway.com}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://supersport.com/football/national-first-division/logs]

|team13=TTM |team7=FFS ||team15=JOM |team8=UTH

|team10=PLA |team1=RB |team16=TSS |team6=PLK |team4=JDR |team11=HUL |team5=VEN |team12=PCL |team14=CTS |team3=CTA |team2=UNP |team9=BLA

|update= 15 May 2022

|win_UNP=13 |draw_UNP=13 |loss_UNP=4 |gf_UNP=40 |ga_UNP=26

|win_RB=14 |draw_RB=12 |loss_RB=4 |gf_RB=39 |ga_RB=22

|win_PLK=11 |draw_PLK=8 |loss_PLK=11 |gf_PLK=42 |ga_PLK=37

|win_JDR=12 |draw_JDR=9 |loss_JDR=9 |gf_JDR=32 |ga_JDR=28

|win_CTA=12 |draw_CTA=12 |loss_CTA=6 |gf_CTA=37 |ga_CTA=26

|win_VEN=10 |draw_VEN=14 |loss_VEN=6 |gf_VEN=25 |ga_VEN=24

|win_FFS=10 |draw_FFS=11 |loss_FFS=9 |gf_FFS=26 |ga_FFS=24

|win_PLA=10 |draw_PLA=8 |loss_PLA=12 |gf_PLA=30 |ga_PLA=46

|win_UTH=8 |draw_UTH=15 |loss_UTH=7 |gf_UTH=27 |ga_UTH=25

|win_HUL=8 |draw_HUL=12 |loss_HUL=10 |gf_HUL=27 |ga_HUL=27

|win_PCL=10 |draw_PCL=5 |loss_PCL=15 |gf_PCL=33 |ga_PCL=33

|win_TTM=9 |draw_TTM=7 |loss_TTM=14 |gf_TTM=26 |ga_TTM=45

|win_CTS=6 |draw_CTS=15 |loss_CTS=9 |gf_CTS=27 |ga_CTS=32

|win_TSS=7 |draw_TSS=7 |loss_TSS=16 |gf_TSS=22 |ga_TSS=34

|win_JOM=5 |draw_JOM=13 |loss_JOM=12 |gf_JOM=27 |ga_JOM=34

|win_BLA=10 |draw_BLA=9 |loss_BLA=11 |gf_BLA=30 |ga_BLA=29

|result1=PRO |result2=PLA |result3=PLA |result15=REL |result16=REL

|res_col_header = PQR

|col_PRO= green1 |text_PRO = Promotion to 2022-23 Premiership

|col_PLA= yellow1 |text_PLA= Qualification to Promotion Play-offs

|col_REL= red1 |text_REL= Relegation to 2022-23 SAFA Second Division

|name_JDR=JDR Stars

|name_RB=Richards Bay

|name_UNP=TUKS

|name_UTH=Uthongathi

|name_PLK=Polokwane City

|name_VEN=Venda

|name_PLA=Platinum City

|name_CTA=Cape Town All Stars

|name_FFS=Free State Stars

|name_HUL=Hungry Lions

|name_TTM=Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila

|name_TSS=TS Sporting

|name_PCL=Pretoria Callies

|name_CTS=Cape Town Spurs

|name_BLA=Black Leopards

|name_JOM=Jomo Cosmos

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.thenfd.co.za/results National First Division]

| update = 20 February 2025

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=BLA |team2=CTA |team3=CTS |team4=FFS |team5=HUL |team6=JDR |team7=JOM |team8=PLA |team9=PLK |team10=PCL |team11=RB |team12=TSS |team13=TTM |team14=UNP |team15=UTH |team16=VEN

| name_BLA = Black Leopards

| name_CTA = Cape Town All Stars F.C.

| name_CTS = Cape Town Spurs

| name_FFS = Free State Stars

| name_HUL = Hungry Lions

| name_JDR = JDR Stars

| name_JOM = Jomo Cosmos

| name_PLA = Platinum City

| name_PLK = Polokwane City

| name_PCL = Pretoria Callies

| name_RB = Richards Bay

| name_TSS = TS Sporting

| name_TTM = Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila

| name_UNP = TUKS

| name_UTH = Uthongathi

| name_VEN = Venda

| match_BLA_CTA = 1-1

| match_BLA_CTS = 2-1

| match_BLA_FFS = 0-1

| match_BLA_HUL = 0-9

| match_BLA_JDR = 0-1

| match_BLA_JOM = 2-0

| match_BLA_PLA = 2-1

| match_BLA_PLK = 1-1

| match_BLA_PCL = 1-0

| match_BLA_RB = 1-1

| match_BLA_TSS = 0-1

| match_BLA_TTM = 2-1

| match_BLA_UNP = 0-0

| match_BLA_UTH = 0-0

| match_BLA_VEN =1-1

| match_CTA_BLA = 1-0

| match_CTA_CTS = 1-0

| match_CTA_FFS = 1-0

| match_CTA_HUL = 1-1

| match_CTA_JDR =0-1

| match_CTA_JOM = 2-2

| match_CTA_PLA = 1-2

| match_CTA_PLK = 2-1

| match_CTA_PCL = 0-0

| match_CTA_RB = 0-0

| match_CTA_TSS = 3-2

| match_CTA_TTM = 5-0

| match_CTA_UNP = 1-1

| match_CTA_UTH = 3-1

| match_CTA_VEN = 3-0

| match_CTS_BLA = 2-0

| match_CTS_CTA = 1-1

| match_CTS_FFS = 1-2

| match_CTS_HUL = 1-1

| match_CTS_JDR = 1-1

| match_CTS_JOM = 1-1

| match_CTS_PLA = 0-0

| match_CTS_PLK = 1-1

| match_CTS_PCL = 1-0

| match_CTS_RB = 1-2

| match_CTS_TSS = 2-1

| match_CTS_TTM = 1-0

| match_CTS_UNP =2-2

| match_CTS_UTH = 0-1

| match_CTS_VEN = 0-0

| match_FFS_BLA =0-1

| match_FFS_CTA =1-0

| match_FFS_CTS = 0-0

| match_FFS_HUL =0-0

| match_FFS_JDR = 1-0

| match_FFS_JOM =2-0

| match_FFS_PLA =0-1

| match_FFS_PLK = 2-1

| match_FFS_PCL = 2-2

| match_FFS_RB = 0-0

| match_FFS_TSS = 2-1

| match_FFS_TTM = 0-1

| match_FFS_UNP = 1-2

| match_FFS_UTH = 2-2

| match_FFS_VEN = 1-0

| match_HUL_BLA = 2-0

| match_HUL_CTA =0-0

| match_HUL_CTS = 0-0

| match_HUL_FFS = 1-0

| match_HUL_JDR =2-0

| match_HUL_JOM = 2-1

| match_HUL_PLA =4-0

| match_HUL_PLK =0-4

| match_HUL_PCL =0-0

| match_HUL_RB = 0-2

| match_HUL_TSS = 0-1

| match_HUL_TTM =4-0

| match_HUL_UNP = 1-1

| match_HUL_UTH = 0-0

| match_HUL_VEN = 0-1

| match_JDR_BLA = 1-0

| match_JDR_CTA = 0-1

| match_JDR_CTS =2-3

| match_JDR_FFS =0-0

| match_JDR_HUL = 1-0

| match_JDR_JOM = 3-2

| match_JDR_PLA =1-2

| match_JDR_PLK = 2-3

| match_JDR_PCL =0-1

| match_JDR_RB = 1-1

| match_JDR_TSS = 2-0

| match_JDR_TTM = 2-0

| match_JDR_UNP = 1-0

| match_JDR_UTH =1-1

| match_JDR_VEN = 1-0

| match_JOM_BLA = 2-0

| match_JOM_CTA = 1-1

| match_JOM_CTS = 0-0

| match_JOM_FFS =1-1

| match_JOM_HUL =0-0

| match_JOM_JDR = 0-1

| match_JOM_PLA =2-0

| match_JOM_PLK =3-1

| match_JOM_PCL = 1-2

| match_JOM_RB = 0-1

| match_JOM_TSS =1-1

| match_JOM_TTM = 0-1

| match_JOM_UNP =0-0

| match_JOM_UTH = 1-3

| match_JOM_VEN =2-3

| match_PLA_BLA =0-5

| match_PLA_CTA = 0-1

| match_PLA_CTS =1-0

| match_PLA_FFS =2-2

| match_PLA_HUL = 5-1

| match_PLA_JDR = 3-2

| match_PLA_JOM = 0-0

| match_PLA_PLK = 2-1

| match_PLA_PCL = 0-2

| match_PLA_RB =1-5

| match_PLA_TSS =0-1

| match_PLA_TTM =2-2

| match_PLA_UNP =0-2

| match_PLA_UTH = 1-1

| match_PLA_VEN = 0-1

| match_PLK_BLA =3-4

| match_PLK_CTA = 0-1

| match_PLK_CTS = 2-0

| match_PLK_FFS = 1-0

| match_PLK_HUL = 3-1

| match_PLK_JDR =1-1

| match_PLK_JOM = 0-0

| match_PLK_PLA =0-0

| match_PLK_PCL =0-2

| match_PLK_RB = 4-0

| match_PLK_TSS = 2-1

| match_PLK_TTM =4-2

| match_PLK_UNP = 1-0

| match_PLK_UTH =2-0

| match_PLK_VEN =2-3

| match_PCL_BLA =2-0

| match_PCL_CTA =1-2

| match_PCL_CTS = 6-1

| match_PCL_FFS = 0-1

| match_PCL_HUL = 1-2

| match_PCL_JDR = 1-2

| match_PCL_JOM =1-2

| match_PCL_PLA = 1-2

| match_PCL_PLK = 0-1

| match_PCL_RB =1-1

| match_PCL_TSS =1-0

| match_PCL_TTM = 2-1

| match_PCL_UNP = 1-2

| match_PCL_UTH =1-0

| match_PCL_VEN =1-1

| match_RB_BLA = 0-2

| match_RB_CTA =2-0

| match_RB_CTS =0-0

| match_RB_FFS = 0-0

| match_RB_HUL = 2-1

| match_RB_JDR =0-0

| match_RB_JOM =1-1

| match_RB_PLA = 5-2

| match_RB_PLK =0-0

| match_RB_PCL = 1-0

| match_RB_TSS = 2-0

| match_RB_TTM = 4-0

| match_RB_UNP = 2-1

| match_RB_UTH =2-2

| match_RB_VEN = 1-1

| match_TSS_BLA =1-2

| match_TSS_CTA =1-1

| match_TSS_CTS =0-0

| match_TSS_FFS = 0-2

| match_TSS_HUL = 2-1

| match_TSS_JDR =1-2

| match_TSS_JOM = 0-1

| match_TSS_PLA = 0-1

| match_TSS_PLK = 0-2

| match_TSS_PCL = 1-0

| match_TSS_RB =1-2

| match_TSS_TTM =0-0

| match_TSS_UNP = 0-0

| match_TSS_UTH = 1-1

| match_TSS_VEN = 1-1

| match_TTM_BLA = 1-1

| match_TTM_CTA = 3-1

| match_TTM_CTS = 0-4

| match_TTM_FFS =2-1

| match_TTM_HUL = 0-0

| match_TTM_JDR =1-1

| match_TTM_JOM =3-2

| match_TTM_PLA = 0-0

| match_TTM_PLK = 2-0

| match_TTM_PCL =2-1

| match_TTM_RB = 0-1

| match_TTM_TSS = 0-1

| match_TTM_UNP =1-2

| match_TTM_UTH =1-0

| match_TTM_VEN =1-3

| match_UNP_BLA =1-0

| match_UNP_CTA = 3-2

| match_UNP_CTS = 4-2

| match_UNP_FFS =3-1

| match_UNP_HUL =0-0

| match_UNP_JDR =1-1

| match_UNP_JOM = 1-0

| match_UNP_PLA = 4-1

| match_UNP_PLK = 2-2

| match_UNP_PCL = 1-2

| match_UNP_RB =1-0

| match_UNP_TSS =2-1

| match_UNP_TTM = 0-0

| match_UNP_UTH = 0-0

| match_UNP_VEN =1-0

| match_UTH_BLA = 1-1

| match_UTH_CTA = 0-0

| match_UTH_CTS =0-0

| match_UTH_FFS =0-0

| match_UTH_HUL =2-1

| match_UTH_JDR = 1-0

| match_UTH_JOM =1-1

| match_UTH_PLA = 0-1

| match_UTH_PLK = 3-1

| match_UTH_PCL = 3-1

| match_UTH_RB = 1-0

| match_UTH_TSS =1-0

| match_UTH_TTM = 0-1

| match_UTH_UNP =2-2

| match_UTH_VEN =0-0

| match_VEN_BLA = 2-1

| match_VEN_CTA = 1-1

| match_VEN_CTS =1-1

| match_VEN_FFS =1-1

| match_VEN_HUL = 1-0

| match_VEN_JDR =1-1

| match_VEN_JOM = 0-0

| match_VEN_PLA =0-0

| match_VEN_PLK = 0-0

| match_VEN_PCL = 1-0

| match_VEN_RB =0-1

| match_VEN_TSS =0-2

| match_VEN_TTM = 1-0

| match_VEN_UNP = 1-1

| match_VEN_UTH = 1-0

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|showteam =

|update = complete

|source = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf2022.html

|result1=PRO

|team1=SWA

|team2=TUK

|team3=CTA

|win_SWA=2 |draw_SWA=1 |loss_SWA=1 |gf_SWA=4 |ga_SWA=3 |status_SWA=P

|win_TUK=1 |draw_TUK=2 |loss_TUK=1 |gf_TUK=4 |ga_TUK=3 |status_TUK=

|win_CTA=1 |draw_CTA=1 |loss_CTA=2 |gf_CTA=5 |ga_CTA=7 |status_CTA=

|name_SWA=Swallows

|name_CTA=Cape Town All Stars

|name_TUK=University of Pretoria F.C.

|show_groups=yes

|group_header=Lge

|group_SWA=PRE

|group_TUK=NFD

|group_CTA=NFD

|show_limit =

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

|res_col_header = Q

|col_PRO = green1 |text_PRO = Retain their place in the 2022-23 South African Premier Division

}}

• 2021-22 South African Premiership
• 2021-22 Nedbank Cup

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.psl.co.za/tournament/national-first-division PSL.co.za]
• [https://www.thenfd.co.za/]
• https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2021-09-17-richards-bay-fc-handed-two-year-ban-from-home-stadium-by-psl-dc/

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