1986 NSL First Division

NSL First Division

Season	1986
Champions	Rangers
Relegated	Klerksdorp City Pretoria Callies
Matches played	306
Goals scored	861 (2.81 per match)
← 1985 1987 →

Table

The 1986 National Soccer League First Division was the second season of the NSL First Division in South Africa. It was won by Rangers.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Rangers (C)	34	21	9	4	63	31	+32	51
2	Bush Bucks	34	20	7	7	60	38	+22	47
3	AmaZulu F.C.	34	19	7	8	63	37	+26	45
4	Kaizer Chiefs	34	17	10	7	57	39	+18	44
5	Moroka Swallows	34	16	9	9	70	41	+29	41
6	Arcadia	34	16	9	9	65	43	+22	41
7	Mamelodi Sundowns	34	16	7	11	44	40	+4	39
8	Wits University	34	13	11	10	49	37	+12	37
9	Hellenic	34	14	7	13	47	39	+8	35
10	Bloemfontein Celtic	34	13	8	13	47	39	+8	34
11	Witbank Aces	34	12	8	14	50	45	+5	32
12	Jomo Cosmos	34	12	8	14	49	45	+4	32
13	Orlando Pirates	34	9	10	15	43	60	−17	28
14	Qwa Qwa Stars	34	9	9	16	40	54	−14	27
15	Durban City	33	5	14	14	49	59	−10	24
16	African Wanderers	34	9	5	20	33	60	−27	23
17	Klerksdorp City (R)	34	6	6	22	35	81	−46	18	Relegation to NSL Second Division
18	Pretoria Callies (R)	34	3	7	24	33	94	−61	13

Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated