League System
South Africa has a number of different football leagues, controlled by different organisations. The top two leagues are professional or semi-professional, and run by the PSL. The lower leagues are mostly amateur, and run by SAFA.
| 1 | Premier Soccer League | ABSA Premiership (16 teams) |
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| 2 | National First Division | NFD (16) teams) |
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| 3 | Vodacom League | Eastern Cape Province (16 teams) |
KwaZulu-Natal Province (16 teams) |
Northern Cape Province (16 teams) |
Western Cape Province (16 teams) |
Free State Province (16 teams) |
Gauteng Province (16 teams) |
Limpopo Province (16 teams) |
Mpumalanga Province (16 teams) |
North-West Province (16 teams) |
| 4 | SAFA Regional League |
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