Soccer in South Africa - League System

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)
2 National First Division NFD
(16) teams)
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
  • Alfred Nzo
  • Amathole
  • Cacadu
  • Chris Hani
  • Nelson Mandela Bay
  • OR Tambo
  • Ukhahlamba
  • Amajuba
  • Ethekwini
  • iLembe
  • Sisonke
  • Ugu
  • Umgungundlovu
  • Umkhanyakude
  • Umzinyathi
  • Uthukela
  • Uthungulu
  • Zululand
  • Frances Baard
  • Kgalagadi
  • Namakwa
  • Pixley-Ka-Seme
  • Siyanda
  • Boland
  • Cape Town
  • Central Karoo
  • Eden
  • Overberg
  • West Coast
  • Fezile Dabi
  • Lejweleputswa
  • Motheo
  • Thabo Mofutsanyana
  • Xhariep
  • Ekurhuleni
  • Johannesburg
  • Metsweding
  • Sedibeng
  • Tshwane
  • West Rand
  • Capricorn
  • Mopani
  • Sekhukhune
  • Vhembe
  • Waterberg
  • Ehlanzeni
  • Gert Sibande
  • Nkangala
  • Bojanala
  • Bophirima
  • Central
  • Southern

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