1997–98 National First Division

The 1997–98 National First Division was the 2nd season of the second tier of South African soccer since the reorganisation in 1996.

National First Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsDynamos (Inland)
Seven Stars (Coastal)
PromotedDynamos, Seven Stars

With a new sponsor, United Bank, the number of stream was cut from four to two, an Inland stream and a Coastal stream of 20 teams each.[1][2]

The Coastal stream was won by Dynamos and the Inland stream by Seven Stars, with both earning promotion to the 1998–99 Premier Soccer League.[3]

The number of teams was again reduced at the end of the season, with the Coastal stream being reduced to 14 teams, and the Inland stream to 16 teams, in the 1998–99 season.[1]


Coastal stream

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Seven Stars (C, P) 38 30 8 0 94 16 +78 98 Promoted to 1998–99 Premier Soccer League
2 Warriors 38 29 7 2 93 24 +69 94
3 Wynberg St Johns 38 20 9 9 66 31 +35 69
4 Saxon Rovers 38 19 8 11 82 55 +27 65
5 Golden Arrows 38 17 12 9 55 42 +13 63
6 Avendale Athletico 38 17 10 11 67 45 +22 61
7 Park United 38 15 13 10 57 43 +14 58
8 Royal Tigers 38 17 7 14 60 57 +3 58
9 Milano 38 14 11 13 58 49 +9 53
10 Trinitarians 38 14 9 15 45 57 −12 51
11 Bush Bucks 38 13 9 16 39 54 −15 48
12 Vasco da Gama 38 11 14 13 57 55 +2 47
13 FN Rangers 38 13 8 17 47 57 −10 47
14 Maritzburg United 38 12 6 20 67 98 −31 42
15 Blackburn Rovers (R) 38 10 11 17 28 46 −18 41 Relegation to 1998–99 SAFA Second Division
16 Leeds United (R) 38 10 10 18 52 79 −27 40
17 Newcastle Blizzards (R) 38 8 13 17 41 62 −21 37
18 Mitchells Plain United (R) 38 6 8 24 31 65 −34 26
19 Stanger United (R) 38 4 11 23 30 84 −54 23
20 Blues United (R) 38 4 10 24 34 97 −63 22
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Inland stream

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dynamos F.C. (C, P) 92 28 5 59 91 34 +57 89 Promoted to 1998–99 Premier Soccer League
2 Witbank Aces 38 24 7 7 89 41 +48 79
3 Thembisa Classic 38 23 7 8 96 39 +57 76
4 Ria Stars 38 22 6 10 60 43 +17 72
5 All Nations 38 19 9 10 64 47 +17 66
6 Spartak 38 17 13 8 53 37 +16 64
7 Unisaints 38 20 3 15 70 59 +11 63
8 Black Leopards 38 17 10 11 76 57 +19 61
9 Tsakane Aces 38 15 14 9 48 45 +3 59
10 Morning Stars 38 15 12 11 69 58 +11 57
11 Sporting 38 13 15 10 47 51 −4 54
12 Publican Brothers 38 14 8 16 64 66 −2 50
13 RP Mines 38 11 13 14 59 60 −1 46
14 Rockridge 45 11 13 21 60 63 −3 46
15 Robertsham Callies (R) 38 8 15 15 57 65 −8 39 Relegation to 1998–99 SAFA Second Division
16 Black Bees (R) 38 7 8 23 40 70 −30 23
17 Mighty Birds (R) 38 5 8 25 45 99 −54 23
18 Makhanda (R) 38 5 6 27 44 100 −56 21
19 Mighty FC (R) 38 4 6 28 42 117 −75 18
20 Unknown (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References
  1. "Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website". www.psl.co.za. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. "South Africa 1998/99". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. "PSL Clubs since 1994". Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via PressReader.
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