2022–23 National First Division

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}}

• 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}}

{{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}}

{{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

}}

{{#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

}}

{{Updated|15 June 2023}}

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

{{#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

}}

• 2022-23 South African Premiership
• 2022-23 Nedbank Cup

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.psl.co.za/tournament/national-first-division PSL NFD]
• [https://www.thenfd.co.za/ The NFD]

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