1998–99 National First Division

The 1998–99 National First Division was the 3rd season of the second tier of South African soccer since the reorganisation in 1996.

National First Division
Season1998–99
ChampionsThembisa Classic (Inland)
African Wanderers (Coastal)
PromotedThembisa Classic, African Wanderers

It consisted of two streams, an Inland stream of 16 teams, and a Coastal stream of 14 teams, reduced from 20 teams apiece the previous season.[1][2]

The Coastal stream was won by African Wanderers and the Inland stream by Thembisa Classic, with both earning promotion to the 1999–2000 Premier Soccer League.[3][4]


Coastal stream

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 African Wanderers (C, P) 26 17 4 5 40 20 +20 55 Promoted to 1999–2000 Premier Soccer League
2 Avendale Athletico 26 16 3 7 40 23 +17 51
3 Golden Arrows 26 11 10 5 41 25 +16 43
4 Saxon Rovers 26 12 7 7 37 25 +12 43
5 Durban United 26 11 8 7 38 22 +16 41
6 Cape Town City 26 11 7 8 42 31 +11 40
7 Newtowns 26 9 11 6 31 32 −1 38
8 Park United 26 9 7 10 41 39 +2 34
9 Phoenix City 26 7 10 9 32 37 −5 31
10 Royal Tigers 26 8 5 13 27 32 −5 29
11 Trinitarians 26 7 8 11 22 30 −8 29
12 FC Fortune 26 7 8 11 32 44 −12 29
13 Bush Bucks 26 7 5 14 22 36 −14 26
14 Tornado (R) 26 2 3 21 18 67 −49 9 Relegation to 1999–2000 SAFA Second Division
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 Thembisa Classic (C, P) 30 21 3 6 55 25 +30 66 Promoted to 2000–01 Premier Soccer League
2 Ria Stars 30 16 10 4 48 24 +24 58
3 Real Rovers 30 17 5 8 54 34 +20 56
4 Unisaints 30 15 6 9 46 28 +18 51
5 Young Tigers 30 12 9 9 42 22 +20 45
6 Sporting 30 14 2 14 47 49 −2 44
7 Giant Aces 30 13 4 13 35 38 −3 43
8 Spartak 30 13 3 14 40 36 +4 42
9 Black Leopards 30 12 6 12 39 37 +2 42
10 Witbank Aces 30 11 8 11 44 42 +2 41
11 All Nations 30 11 8 11 29 30 −1 41
12 Morning Stars 30 9 7 14 36 39 −3 34
13 City Sharks 30 8 9 13 43 44 −1 33
14 Mkhuhlu United (R) 30 6 9 15 31 55 −24 27 Relegation to 2000–01 SAFA Second Division
15 Giant Killers (R) 30 7 4 19 36 76 −40 25
16 Tsakane Aces (R) 30 2 7 21 11 57 −46 13
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


References
  1. "Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website". www.psl.co.za. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. "South Africa 1998/99". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. Alzheimers, Captain. "Remembering Former Professional Teams (Part Two)". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/kick-off/20190201/281599536706176. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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