The 2021–22 National First Division (called the GladAfrica Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the season from 21 August 2021 to 15 May 2022 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division.
Season | 2021–22 |
---|---|
Champions | Richards Bay F.C. |
Relegated | TS Sporting |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 488 (2.03 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Khuda Muyaba (10 goals) |
Biggest home win | Pretoria Callies 6 - 1Cape Town Spurs (17 October 2021) |
Biggest away win | Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. 0-4 Cape Town Spurs F.C. (26 September 2021)) |
Highest scoring | Pretoria Callies 6-1 Cape Town Spurs (17 October 2021) Richards Bay F.C. 5-2 Platinum City F.C. (27 November 2021) |
Longest winning run | JDR Stars Richards Bay F.C. (4 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Richards Bay F.C. (12 games) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Teams
editStadiums and locations
edit16 teams are competing in the season.[1]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Black Leopards | Polokwane | Pietersburg Stadium | 15,000 |
Cape Town All Stars F.C. | Stellenbosch | Idas Valley Stadium | 2,500 |
Cape Town Spurs | Cape Town | Athlone Stadium | 34,000 |
Free State Stars | Bethlehem | Goble Park | 5,000 |
Hungry Lions | Kathu | Sivos Training Centre Stadium | 1,500 |
JDR Stars | Pretoria (Soshanguve) | Giant Stadium | 18,000 |
Jomo Cosmos | Tsakane | Tsakane Stadium | 25,000 |
Platinum City | Potchefstroom | Olën Park | 22,000 |
Polokwane City | Polokwane | Pietersburg Stadium | 15,000 |
Pretoria Callies | Pretoria | Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium | 28,900 |
Richards Bay | Richards Bay | Richards Bay Stadium | 8,000 |
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila | Thohoyandou | Thohoyandou Stadium | 20,000 |
TS Sporting | Kabokweni | Kabokweni Stadium | 8,000 |
University of Pretoria | Pretoria | Tuks Stadium | 8,000 |
Uthongathi | Durban (KwaMashu) | Princess Magogo Stadium | 12,000 |
Venda Football Academy | Thohoyandou | Thohoyandou Stadium | 20,000 |
Table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richards Bay | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 54 | Promotion to 2022-23 Premiership |
2 | TUKS | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 52 | Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
3 | Cape Town All Stars | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 48 | |
4 | JDR Stars | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 45 | |
5 | Venda | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 44 | |
6 | Polokwane City | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 41 | |
7 | Free State Stars | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 41 | |
8 | Uthongathi | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 39 | |
9 | Black Leopards | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 39 | |
10 | Platinum City | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 38 | |
11 | Hungry Lions | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 36 | |
12 | Pretoria Callies | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 35 | |
13 | Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 34 | |
14 | Cape Town Spurs | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 33 | |
15 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 28 | Relegation to 2022-23 SAFA Second Division |
16 | TS Sporting | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 28 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: [1]
Results
editPlay-offs
editPos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PRE | Swallows (P) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Retain their place in the 2022-23 South African Premier Division |
2 | NFD | University of Pretoria F.C. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | NFD | Cape Town All Stars | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf2022.html
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(P) Promoted
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Summary - 1st Division - South Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.