2012–13 National First Division
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Season | 2012–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Polokwane City |
Promoted | Mpumalanga Black Aces |
Relegated | F.C. AK Dynamos |
Matches played | 442 |
Goals scored | 543 (1.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lesvin Stoffels and Nkosinathi Mthiyane (14) |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
The 2012–13 National First Division was played from September 2012 until May 2013, and is the second tier of South Africa's professional football. Polokwane City won the league, earning promotion to the 2013–14 South African Premier Division. Santos and Mpumalanga Black Aces finished second and third respectively, qualifying for the 2012–13 PSL Playoff Tournament, which Mpumalanga Black Aces won, also earning them promotion to the 2013–14 South African Premier Division.
Clubs played a varying number of games over the course of the season due to a number of boycotts which took place at the beginning of the season.[1][2]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Polokwane City (C, P) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 49 | Promotion to 2013–14 Premier Soccer League |
2 | Santos | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 49 | Qualification to 2012–13 PSL Playoff Tournament |
3 | Mpumalanga Black Aces (P) | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 48 | |
4 | Thanda Royal Zulu | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 47 | |
5 | Witbank Spurs | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 42 | |
6 | Milano United | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 42 | |
7 | African Warriors | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 42 | |
8 | United FC | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 41 | |
9 | Vasco da Gama | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 40 | |
10 | FC Cape Town | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 35 | |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 32 | |
12 | Roses United | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 30 | |
13 | Sivutsa Stars | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 29 | |
14 | Jomo Cosmos | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 28 | |
15 | FC AK (R) | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 21 | Relegation to SAFA Second Division |
16 | Dynamos F.C. (R) | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 17 |
References
- ^ "National First Division 2012/13 | Soccer Laduma". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "South Africa - National First Division - Results, fixtures, tables, statistics - Futbol24".
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