2022–23 National First Division

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Use South African English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox football league season

| image =

| pixels =

| caption =

| competition =National First Division

| season =2022–23

| winners = Polokwane City

| promoted = Cape Town Spurs

| relegated =

| matches =79

| league topscorer = (15 goals)
Ashley Cupido (Cape Town Spurs )

| total goals =

| biggest home win = JDR Stars 6-0 Magesi
13 September 2022

| biggest away win = Platinum City Rovers 1-4 Tshakhuma
(14 September 2022)

| highest scoring =JDR Stars 6-0 Magesi
13 September 2022


TUKS 3-3 Black Leopards
21 October 2022

| longest unbeaten =

| longest wins =

| prevseason = 2021–22

| nextseason = 2023–24

}}

The 2022–23 National First Division (called the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the season from September 2022 to June 2023 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division.

Previous sponsors GladAfrica pulled out after three years of their five-year deal, and were replaced by Patrice Motsepe, with the competition being renamed the Motsepe Foundation Championship.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=Motsepe Foundation Sponsor The PSL's National First Division |url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/motsepe-foundation-sponsor-the-psl-s-national-first-division/719876 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Soccer Laduma}}{{Cite web |title=MOTSEPE FOUNDATION NEW NFD SPONSOR - The NFD |url=https://www.thenfd.co.za/motsepe-foundation-new-nfd-sponsor |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.thenfd.co.za}}

Teams

=Team changes=

The following teams changed division since the 2021–22 season.

Promoted to 2022–23 South African Premier Division

  • Richards Bay{{Cite web |title=Richards Bay secure PSL promotion after clinching NFD title - Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/richards-bay-secure-psl-promotion-after-clinching-nfd-title/blt22bb72da3d150087 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.goal.com}}

Relegated from 2021 to 2022 South African Premier Division

  • Baroka{{Cite web |title=Baroka relegated to NFD after six years in the PSL |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/sport/soccer/2022-05-21-baroka-relegated-to-nfd-after-six-years-in-the-psl/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}

Promoted from 2021–22 SAFA Second Division

  • MM Platinum
  • Magesi{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Impressive MM Platinum are the champions of the ABC Motsepe National Playoffs |url=https://www.safa.net/2022/06/19/impressive-mm-platinum-are-the-champions-of-the-abc-motsepe-national-playoffs/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=SAFA.net |language=en-US}}

Relegated from 2021–22 National First Division

  • TS Sporting{{Cite web |last=Squad |first=Mgosi |date=2022-05-16 |title=TS Sporting to buy their way back to GladAfrica Championship |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/local-soccer/mgosi/3099264/ts-sporting-buy-their-way-back-gladafrica-championship/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}
  • Jomo Cosmos{{Cite web |title=Jomo Cosmos relegated from SA football professional ranks |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/soccer/2022-04-30-jomo-cosmos-relegated-from-sa-football-professional-ranks/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=SowetanLIVE |language=en-ZA}}

Renaming

  • Cape Town All Stars relocated from Cape Town to Johannesburg at the start of the season, and were renamed All Stars{{Cite web |last=Pillay |first=Byron |date=2022-07-09 |title=Premier Soccer League approves Cape Town club's application to relocate |url=https://sportsbrief.com/football/19762-premier-soccer-league-officially-approves-cape-town-all-stars-relocation-renaming-application/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=SportsBrief - Sport news. |language=en}}

==Purchased statuses==

  • Free State Stars sold their status to Casric Stars{{Cite web |last=Makhaya |first=Ernest |date=2022-08-04 |title=Free State Stars sold for R12 million, set to relocate - report |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-africa/free-state-stars-sold-for-r12-million-set-to-relocate-who-are-the-new-owner-bucks-mthombeni-kwamhlanga-mpumalanga-casric-fc-report-thursday-4-august-2022-breaking/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=The South African |language=en-ZA}}

=Stadiums and locations=

{{Location map+ |South Africa |float=right |width=440 |caption=Location of teams in the 2022–23 National First division. |places=

{{location map~ |South Africa |mark=Blue pog.svg|lat=-26.231886 |long=27.922806|label=Johannesburg|position=right}}

{{location map~ |South Africa |mark=Blue pog.svg|lat=-25.4446 |long=28.1117|label=Pretoria|position=left}}

{{location map~ |South Africa |lat=-23.824753 |long=29.468788 |label=Baroka |position=left}}

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

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

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-25.532 |long=28.708 |label=Casric Stars |position=right}}

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

{{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=-22.982613 |long=30.467342 |label=TTM |position=top}}

{{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}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=-31.15 |long=26.6 |

|label=Johannesburg and Pretoria teams

All Stars

JDR Stars

Pretoria Callies

University of Pretoria|position=right}}|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/20222023/regular-season/r69345/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=us.soccerway.com}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Location

! Stadium

! Capacity

All Stars

| Brakpan{{Cite web |title=Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website |url=https://www.psl.co.za/club/All_Stars?league=national-first-division |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=www.psl.co.za}}

| Tsakane Stadium

align="center" |
Baroka

| Polokwane

| Old Peter Mokaba Stadium

| align="center" | 15,000

Black Leopards

| Polokwane

| Pietersburg Stadium

| align="center" | 15,000

Cape Town Spurs

| Cape Town

| Athlone Stadium

align="center"| 34,000
Casric Stars

| KwaMhlanga {{Cite web |title=Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website |url=https://www.psl.co.za/club/Casric_Stars?league=national-first-division |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=www.psl.co.za}}

| Solomon Mahlangu Stadium

| align="center" |

Hungry Lions

| Kathu

| Sivos Training Centre Stadium

| align="center" | 1,500

JDR Stars

| Pretoria {{small|(Soshanguve)}}

| Giant Stadium

| align="center" | 18,000

Magesi

| Moletši

| TT Cholo Sports Ground

| align="center" | 15,000

MM Platinum (La Masia)

| Johannesburg

| Bidvest Stadium

| align="center" | 5,000

Platinum City

| Potchefstroom

| Olën Park

| align="center" | 22,000

Polokwane City

| Polokwane

| Pietersburg Stadium

| align="center" | 15,000

Pretoria Callies

| Pretoria

| Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

| align="center" | 28,900

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila

| Thohoyandou

| Thohoyandou Stadium

| align="center" | 20,000

University of Pretoria

| Pretoria

| Tuks Stadium

| align="center" | 8,000

Uthongathi

| Durban {{small|(KwaMashu)}}

| Princess Magogo Stadium

| align="center" | 12,000

Venda Football Academy

| Thohoyandou

| Thohoyandou Stadium

| align="center" | 20,000

Table

{{Updated|9 June 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website |url=https://www.psl.co.za/matchcentre?type=log |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.psl.co.za}}{{Cite web |title=Soccerladuma - national first division |url=https://livescoressoccerladuma.snl24.com/football/south-africa/league/national-first-division/29252/teams_table |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=livescoressoccerladuma.snl24.com}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|source=[http://www.psl.co.za/matchcentre?log National First Division]

|team1 =PLK

|team3 =CAS

|team5 =HUL

|team6 =JDR

|team2 =CTS

|team8 =TUKS

|team7 =UTH

|team4 =ALS

|team15 =TTM

|team12 =MAG

|team14 =PCR

|team13 =LAM

|team9 =BAR

|team16 =BLP

|team11 =VFA

|team10 =PTC

|update = Complete

|win_ALS=12 |draw_ALS=12 |loss_ALS=6 |gf_ALS=37 |ga_ALS=25

|win_BLP=4 |draw_BLP=10 |loss_BLP=16 |gf_BLP=21 |ga_BLP=39

|win_CTS=17 |draw_CTS=6 |loss_CTS=7 |gf_CTS=42 |ga_CTS=27

|win_CAS=15 |draw_CAS=11 |loss_CAS=4 |gf_CAS=37 |ga_CAS=25

|win_HUL=13 |draw_HUL=8 |loss_HUL=9 |gf_HUL=30 |ga_HUL=28 |

|win_JDR=12 |draw_JDR=9 |loss_JDR=9 |gf_JDR=40 |ga_JDR=25

|win_LAM=8 |draw_LAM=8 |loss_LAM=14 |gf_LAM=33 |ga_LAM=39

|win_MAG=10 |draw_MAG=7 |loss_MAG=13 |gf_MAG=22 |ga_MAG=32

|win_PCR=7 |draw_PCR=9 |loss_PCR=14 |gf_PCR=21 |ga_PCR=37

|win_PLK=17 |draw_PLK=6 |loss_PLK=7 |gf_PLK=44 |ga_PLK=24

|win_PTC=10 |draw_PTC=9 |loss_PTC=11 |gf_PTC=27 |ga_PTC=29

|win_TTM=6 |draw_TTM=5 |loss_TTM=19 |gf_TTM=25 |ga_TTM=46

|win_BAR=11 |draw_BAR=6 |loss_BAR=13 |gf_BAR=37 |ga_BAR=37

|win_TUKS=9 |draw_TUKS=13 |loss_TUKS=8 |gf_TUKS=32 |ga_TUKS=31

|win_UTH=10 |draw_UTH=11 |loss_UTH=9 |gf_UTH=33 |ga_UTH=30

|win_VFA=10 |draw_VFA=8 |loss_VFA=12 |gf_VFA=26 |ga_VFA=33

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

|name_ALS=All Stars

|name_BAR= Baroka

|name_BLP= Black Leopards

|name_CTS= Cape Town Spurs

|name_CAS= Casric Stars

|name_TUKS= TUKS

|name_TTM= Tshakhuma

|name_PLK= Polokwane City

|name_UTH=Uthongathi

|name_HUL=Hungry Lions

|name_JDR=JDR Stars

|name_MAG=Magesi

|name_VFA=Venda FA

|name_PTC=Pretoria Callies

|name_PCR=Platinum City Rovers

|name_LAM=La Masia

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_PRO= green1 |text_PRO= Promotion to 2023-24 Premiership

|col_PLA= yellow1 |text_PLA= Promotion Play-offs

|col_REL= red1 |text_REL= Relegation to 2023-24 SAFA Second Division

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

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

| update = 4 November 2022

| a_note = yes

| matches_style =FBR

| team1 = ALS | team2 = BAR

| team3 = BLP | team4 = CTS

| team5 = CAS | team6 = HUL

| team7 = JDR | team8 = LAM

| team9 = MAG | team10= PLK

| team11= PCR | team12= PCL

| team13= TTM | team14= TUKS | team15= UTH | team16= VFA

| name_ALS =All Stars

| name_BAR =Baroka

| name_BLP= Black Leopards

| name_CTS= Cape Town Spurs

| name_CAS=Casric Stars

| name_HUL=Hungry Lions

| name_JDR= JDR Stars

| name_LAM= La Masia

| name_MAG= Magesi

| name_PLK= Polokwane City

| name_PCR= Platinum CR

| name_PCL= Pretoria Callies

| name_TTM= Tshakhuma

| name_TUKS= TUKS

| name_UTH= Uthongathi

| name_VFA= Venda FA

| match_ALS_BAR = 2-1

| match_ALS_BLP = 0-0

| match_ALS_CTS = 0-0

| match_ALS_CAS = 2-2

| match_ALS_HUL = 3-0

| match_ALS_JDR = 1-1

| match_ALS_LAM = 2-1

| match_ALS_MAG = 2-2

| match_ALS_PLK = 2-1

| match_ALS_PCR = 1-1

| match_ALS_PCL = 0-0

| match_ALS_TTM = 2-0

| match_ALS_TUKS = 1–3

| match_ALS_UTH = 0-0

|match_ALS_VFA = 4–0

| match_BAR_ALS = 0-0

| match_BAR_BLP = 1-0

| match_BAR_CAS = 1-2

| match_BAR_CTS = 2-3

| match_BAR_HUL = 1-0

| match_BAR_JDR = 0-1

| match_BAR_LAM = 1-1

| match_BAR_MAG = 1-1

| match_BAR_PLK = 3-1

| match_BAR_PCR = 2-1

| match_BAR_PCL = 3-1

| match_BAR_TTM = 1-2

| match_BAR_TUKS = 2-1

| match_BAR_UTH = 1-2

| match_BAR_VFA = 3–1

| match_BLP_ALS = 1-3

| match_BLP_BAR = 0-1

| match_BLP_CAS = 1-1

| match_BLP_CTS = 0-1

| match_BLP_HUL = 0-1

| match_BLP_JDR = 0-0

| match_BLP_LAM = 1-0

| match_BLP_MAG = 0-0

| match_BLP_PLK = 0-2

| match_BLP_PCR = 1-2

| match_BLP_PCL = 1-2

| match_BLP_TTM = 2-0

| match_BLP_TUKS = 2-2

| match_BLP_UTH = 1-2

| match_BLP_VFA = 1–1

| match_CAS_ALS = 0-0

| match_CAS_BAR = 2-1

| match_CAS_BLP = 3-1

| match_CAS_CTS = 1-0

| match_CAS_HUL = 2-0

| match_CAS_JDR = 2-1

| match_CAS_LAM = 1-0

| match_CAS_MAG = 0-0

| match_CAS_PLK = 1-3

| match_CAS_PCR = 2-1

| match_CAS_PCL = 2-1

| match_CAS_TTM = 2-0

| match_CAS_TUKS = 1-0

| match_CAS_UTH = 1-0

| match_CAS_VFA = 1-1

| match_CTS_ALS = 2-0

| match_CTS_BAR = 3-2

| match_CTS_BLP = 2-1

| match_CTS_CAS = 2-0

| match_CTS_HUL = 1-0

| match_CTS_JDR = 0-1

| match_CTS_LAM = 3-1

| match_CTS_MAG = 1-0

| match_CTS_PLK = 2-0

| match_CTS_PCR = 2-0

| match_CTS_PCL = 1-2

| match_CTS_TTM = 3-2

| match_CTS_TUKS = 1-1

| match_CTS_UTH = 2-0

| match_CTS_VFA = 2–1

| match_HUL_ALS = 1-1

| match_HUL_BAR = 1-0

| match_HUL_BLP = 0-0

| match_HUL_CAS = 0-0

| match_HUL_CTS = 1-1

| match_HUL_JDR = 2-1

| match_HUL_LAM = 1-0

| match_HUL_MAG = 1-2

| match_HUL_PLK = 2-1

| match_HUL_PCR = 3-2

| match_HUL_PCL= 1-1

| match_HUL_TTM = 3-0

| match_HUL_TUKS = 1-1

| match_HUL_UTH = 1-0

| match_HUL_VFA = 2–0

| match_JDR_ALS = 2-1

| match_JDR_BAR = 1-0

| match_JDR_BLP = 0-0

| match_JDR_CAS = 0-0

| match_JDR_CTS = 2-0

| match_JDR_HUL = 1-2

| match_JDR_LAM = 1-1

| match_JDR_MAG = 6-0

| match_JDR_PLK = 2-2

| match_JDR_PCR = 5-0

| match_JDR_PCL = 1-0

| match_JDR_TTM = 1-0

| match_JDR_TUKS = 0-2

| match_JDR_UTH = 1-3

| match_JDR_VFA = 2–0

| match_LAM_ALS = 1-2

| match_LAM_BAR = 4-2

| match_LAM_BLP = 2-0

| match_LAM_CAS = 2-1

| match_LAM_CTS = 1-2

| match_LAM_HUL = 2-0

| match_LAM_MAG = 0-1

| match_LAM_JDR = 2-0

| match_LAM_PLK = 1-2

| match_LAM_PCR = 0-0

| match_LAM_PCL = 2-1

| match_LAM_TTM = 0-0

| match_LAM_TUKS = 1-1

| match_LAM_UTH = 1-1

| match_LAM_VFA = 1-0

|

| match_MAG_ALS = 1-0

| match_MAG_BAR = 1-2

| match_MAG_BLP = 0-1

| match_MAG_CTS = 1-2

| match_MAG_CAS = 2-1

| match_MAG_HUL = 2-1

| match_MAG_JDR = 0-1

| match_MAG_LAM = 2-0

| match_MAG_PLK = 0-2

| match_MAG_PCR = 1-0

| match_MAG_PCL = 1-2

| match_MAG_TTM = 1-1

| match_MAG_TUKS = 1-1

| match_MAG_UTH = 0-0

| match_MAG_VFA = 1–0

| match_PLK_ALS = 2-1

| match_PLK_BAR = 0-0

| match_PLK_BLP = 3-0

| match_PLK_CTS = 0-0

| match_PLK_CAS = 0-1

| match_PLK_HUL = 2-0

| match_PLK_JDR = 2-1

| match_PLK_MAG = 1-0

| match_PLK_LAM = 2-1

| match_PLK_PCR = 0-0

| match_PLK_PCL = 4-0

| match_PLK_TTM = 2-1

| match_PLK_TUKS = 0-0

| match_PLK_UTH = 0-1

| match_PLK_VFA = 1–0

| match_PCR_ALS = 0-1

| match_PCR_BAR = 1-1

| match_PCR_BLP = 2-0

| match_PCR_CTS = 1-1

| match_PCR_CAS = 1-1

| match_PCR_HUL = 0-0

| match_PCR_JDR = 1-1

| match_PCR_MAG = 1-0

| match_PCR_LAM = 0-2

| match_PCR_PLK = 0-2

| match_PCR_PCL = 0-0

| match_PCR_TTM = 1-4

| match_PCR_TUKS = 0-1

| match_PCR_UTH = 1-0

| match_PCR_VFA = 0-1

| match_PCL_ALS = 0-1

| match_PCL_BAR = 1-1

| match_PCL_BLP = 2-1

| match_PCL_CTS = 1-1

| match_PCL_CAS = 1-1

| match_PCL_JDR = 1-0

| match_PCL_MAG = 2-0

| match_PCL_HUL = 0-1

| match_PCL_LAM = 2-1

| match_PCL_PLK = 0-1

| match_PCL_PCR = 0-0

| match_PCL_TTM = 0-0

| match_PCL_TUKS = 0-1

| match_PCL_VFA = 1-0

| match_PCL_UTH = 1–2

| match_TTM_ALS = 2-2

| match_TTM_BAR = 0-1

| match_TTM_BLP = 0-1

| match_TTM_CTS = 1-0

| match_TTM_CAS = 1-1

| match_TTM_JDR = 0-5

| match_TTM_MAG = 2-0

| match_TTM_HUL = 1-2

| match_TTM_LAM = 2-0

| match_TTM_PLK = 0-2

| match_TTM_PCL = 0-1

| match_TTM_PCR = 1-2

| match_TTM_TUKS = 1-2

| match_TTM_VFA = 2-0

| match_TTM_UTH = 1-2

| match_TUKS_ALS = 1-0

| match_TUKS_BAR= 1-3

| match_TUKS_BLP = 3-3

| match_TUKS_CAS = 1-2

| match_TUKS_CTS = 3-2

| match_TUKS_JDR = 0-0

| match_TUKS_MAG = 0-1

| match_TUKS_HUL = 1-2

| match_TUKS_LAM = 1-1

| match_TUKS_PLK = 0-0

| match_TUKS_PCL = 0-3

| match_TUKS_PCR = 0-1

| match_TUKS_TTM = 2-0

| match_TUKS_VFA = 1-1

| match_TUKS_UTH = 2–1

| match_UTH_ALS = 0-2

| match_UTH_BAR = 2-0

| match_UTH_BLP = 2-2

| match_UTH_CAS = 1-2

| match_UTH_CTS = 0-1

| match_UTH_HUL = 1-0

| match_UTH_LAM = 4-4

| match_UTH_JDR = 1-1

| match_UTH_MAG = 1-0

| match_UTH_PLK = 1-1

| match_UTH_PCL =1-1

| match_UTH_TTM = 3-0

| match_UTH_PCR = 0-1

| match_UTH_TUKS = 0-0

| match_UTH_VFA = 1–1

| match_VFA_ALS = 0-1

| match_VFA_BLP= 1-0

| match_VFA_BAR = 1-0

| match_VFA_CAS = 1-1

| match_VFA_CTS = 2-1

| match_VFA_HUL = 1-1

| match_VFA_LAM = 3-0

| match_VFA_JDR = 2-1

| match_VFA_MAG = 0-1

| match_VFA_PCR = 1-0

| match_VFA_PLK = 3-2

| match_VFA_TTM = 2-1

| match_VFA_PCL = 1-0

| match_VFA_UTH = 1-1

| match_VFA_TUKS = 0–0

}}

Statistics

{{Updated|15 June 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable" stye="text-align:centre"
Rank

!Player

!Club

! Goals

1

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Ashley Cupido

|Cape Town Spurs

!15

rowspan=2|2

|align=left|{{fbaicon|RSA}} Kgomotso Mosadi

|align =left|Casric Stars

!rowspan=2|12

align="left"|{{fbaicon|ZIM}} Ishmael Wadi

|align="left"|JDR Stars

{{Cite web |title=Top Scorers - The NFD |url=https://thenfd.co.za/top-scorers |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=thenfd.co.za}}

Play-offs

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

|showteam =

|update = 13 June 2023

|source = https://thenfd.co.za/promotional-playoffs-2023-update

|result1=PRO

|team1=CTS

|team2=MAR

|team3=CAS

|win_CTS=3 |draw_CTS=1 |loss_CTS=0 |gf_CTS=3 |ga_CTS=0 |status_CTS=P

|win_MAR=2 |draw_MAR=1 |loss_MAR=1 |gf_MAR=4 |ga_MAR=1 |status_MAR=

|win_CAS=0 |draw_CAS=0 |loss_CAS=4 |gf_CAS=0 |ga_CAS=6 |status_CAS=

|name_MAR=Maritzburg United

|name_CTS=Cape Town Spurs

|name_CAS=Casric Stars

|show_groups=yes

|group_header=Lge

|group_CTS=NFD

|group_MAR=PRE

|group_CAS=NFD

|show_limit =

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

|res_col_header = Q

|col_PRO = green1 |text_PRO = Promoted to the 2023-24 South African Premier Division

}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}