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
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}}
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 !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 |
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}}
External links
- [http://www.psl.co.za/tournament/national-first-division PSL NFD]
- [https://www.thenfd.co.za/ The NFD]
{{South African soccer seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 National First Division}}