2017–18 SAFA Second Division

The 2017–18 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition was split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition was completed, the nine winning teams of each regional division entered the playoffs.

SAFA Second Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsMaccabi F.C.
Promoted

It was won by Maccabi F.C., who beat TS Sporting 5-4 on penalties.[1] Both teams were promoted to the 2018-19 National First Division[2]

Regions

Eastern Cape
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tornado F.C. 26 24 1 1 70 20 +50 73 Playoffs
2 EC Bees 26 13 10 3 51 22 +29 49
3 PE Stars 26 13 7 6 46 21 +25 46
4 Spears F.C. 26 12 5 9 35 27 +8 41
5 Bizano Pondo Chiefs 26 12 2 12 53 46 +7 38
6 Future Tigers 26 12 1 13 30 33 −3 37
7 City Lads 26 9 6 11 37 43 −6 33
8 Matta Milan 26 8 9 9 35 43 −8 33
9 Highbury F.C. 26 8 6 12 38 51 −13 30
10 Swartkops Valley United Brothers 26 7 7 12 34 45 −11 28
11 Sibanye F.C. 26 7 6 13 28 38 −10 27
12 Lions City 26 7 5 14 30 38 −8 26
13 Butterworth F.C. 26 6 8 12 23 36 −13 26
14 Try Again F.C. 26 5 5 16 25 61 −36 20
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-league-eastern-cape-20172018/

F.C. Buffalo and Mthatha City were both expelled from the league.

Free State
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mangaung Unite 28 20 4 4 64 22 +42 64 Playoffs
2 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 28 20 4 4 50 14 +36 64
3 Tshiame All Stars 28 16 4 8 47 26 +21 52
4 Bloemfontein Celtic Development 28 14 6 8 44 34 +10 48
5 Harmony FC 28 10 10 8 36 32 +4 40
6 Central University 28 9 8 11 35 38 −3 35
7 Lijabatho FC 28 10 5 13 36 42 −6 35
8 Sibanye Golden Stars 28 8 11 9 35 43 −8 35
9 Free State Stars Academy 28 9 6 13 40 39 +1 33
10 Kovsies 28 8 9 11 37 38 −1 33
11 Dikwena United 28 8 9 11 37 48 −11 33
12 Dia 2 FC 28 8 5 15 24 51 −27 29
13 Days FC 28 8 3 17 27 48 −21 27
14 African Warriors 28 6 8 14 27 44 −17 26
15 Kingston FC 28 6 8 14 14 35 −21 26
16 Young Masters (expelled) 0 0 0 0 0 61 −61 0
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-free-state-20172018/

Young Masters were expelled from the league.

Gauteng
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi FC 30 19 7 4 50 18 +32 64 Playoffs
2 JDR Stars 30 18 9 3 39 21 +18 63
3 Dondol Stars 29 17 2 10 36 25 +11 53
4 Alexandra United 30 15 7 8 34 20 +14 52
5 African All Stars 30 15 6 9 42 22 +20 51
6 Swallows 30 13 10 7 39 32 +7 49
7 Vaal Professionals 30 12 10 8 29 28 +1 46
8 Baberwa 30 11 11 8 43 38 +5 44
9 M Tigers 30 10 13 7 45 28 +17 43
10 Pretoria Callies 30 9 6 15 37 49 −12 33
11 Dube Continental 30 8 7 15 29 38 −9 31
12 Tembisa Sports Centre 30 7 10 13 28 41 −13 31
13 Valencia FC 30 8 7 15 37 51 −14 31
14 Alexandra Black Aces 30 8 5 17 36 54 −18 29
15 Leruma United 30 5 12 13 33 41 −8 27
16 Garankuwa United 30 1 5 24 12 68 −56 8
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-league-gauteng-20172018/

Kwazulu-Natal
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Umvoti 28 23 4 1 44 11 +33 73 Playoffs
2 Milford FC 28 16 6 6 39 23 +16 54
3 Happy Wanderers 28 16 5 7 52 19 +33 53
4 Ashley United 28 16 5 7 39 27 +12 53
5 GWP Friends 28 13 5 10 37 36 +1 44
6 Natal United 28 12 6 10 41 29 +12 42
7 Summerfield Dynamos 28 11 6 11 31 29 +2 39
8 KwaDukuza United 28 9 8 11 34 34 0 35
9 Durban FC 28 10 5 13 35 39 −4 35
10 Maritzburg City 28 10 4 14 28 30 −2 34
11 Edendale Juventus 28 9 6 13 31 38 −7 33
12 Ladysmith United 28 7 8 13 28 33 −5 29
13 Seskhona FC 28 7 5 16 20 54 −34 26
14 KwaMashu All Stars 28 5 6 17 13 38 −25 21
15 Phenduka FC 28 5 3 20 14 46 −32 18
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-kwazulu-natal-log-20172018/

Limpopo
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 The Dolphins 30 21 5 4 55 20 +35 68 Playoffs
2 Boyne Tigers F.C. 30 16 9 5 58 29 +29 57
3 Polokwane United 30 16 6 8 56 32 +24 54
4 Great North F.C. 30 15 9 6 41 26 +15 54
5 Ndengeza FC 30 15 5 10 61 44 +17 50
6 Ollestads FC 30 12 7 11 34 32 +2 43
7 Polokwane City Academy 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 43
8 Mikhado FC 30 11 6 13 42 42 0 39
9 Madridtas 20 1 6 13 40 50 −10 9
10 Molemole Academy 30 9 9 12 36 44 −8 36
11 Ditlou F.C. 30 8 11 11 34 38 −4 35
12 Magesi F.C. 30 9 7 14 40 48 −8 34
13 Mighty F.C. 30 9 7 14 27 43 −16 34
14 Ablex FC 29 9 4 16 41 58 −17 31
15 Musina United FC 29 7 4 18 33 58 −25 25
16 Giyani Hotspurs 30 5 5 20 35 67 −32 20
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-league-limpopo-20172018/

Mpumalanga
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 TS Sporting FC 97 20 75 2 52 15 +37 135 Playoffs
2 Mlambo Royal Cubs 30 14 9 7 50 28 +22 51
3 Tjakastad Junior Shepard 30 15 4 11 46 41 +5 49
4 Witbank Citylads 30 12 9 9 35 34 +1 45
5 TS Galaxy 30 13 5 12 44 29 +15 44
6 City Rangers 29 13 5 11 46 43 +3 44
7 FC Zone Mavo 30 13 4 13 44 45 −1 43
8 Phiva Young Stars 29 22 7 0 66 15 +51 73
9 Nkomazi Real Aces 29 10 5 14 38 50 −12 35
10 Mhluzi Black Rangers 30 9 7 14 26 46 −20 34
11 F.C Benfica 30 9 4 17 41 70 −29 31
12 Barberton City Stars 27 8 6 13 25 35 −10 30
13 Secunda M Stars 30 7 8 15 35 50 −15 29
14 Lumoja FC 29 8 5 16 29 47 −18 29
15 Mapulaneng United 28 8 3 17 33 41 −8 27
16 Bushbuckridge Eagles 30 6 8 16 39 60 −21 26
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-league-mpumalanga-20172018/

Stream A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hungry Lions 14 8 3 3 26 16 +10 27 Playoffs
2 Olympics 14 7 5 2 31 13 +18 26
3 Kakamas Juventus 14 6 8 0 34 26 +8 26
4 Kakamas Sundowns 14 7 5 2 28 21 +7 26
5 Mainstay United 14 3 6 5 28 32 −4 15
6 Tornado FC 14 4 2 8 25 27 −2 14
7 Rasta Far Eagles 14 2 3 9 22 30 −8 9
8 Morester Jeug 14 2 2 10 21 50 −29 8
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-league-northern-cape-stream-a-20172018/

Stream B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Magareng Young Stars 12 8 3 1 27 6 +21 27 Playoffs
2 United Rovers 12 8 3 1 28 10 +18 27
3 Northern Cape Liverpool 12 5 5 2 22 13 +9 20
4 Coville United 12 6 2 4 24 19 +5 20
5 William Prescod A. F.C. 12 4 1 7 11 16 −5 13
6 Olifantshoek Young Stars 12 1 3 8 17 41 −24 6
7 Kuruman Kicks F.C. 12 1 1 10 9 33 −24 4
8 Young Pirates (expelled) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-league-northern-cape-stream-b-20172018/

North-West
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Buya Msuthu F.C. 30 26 3 1 68 14 +54 81 Playoffs
2 Polokwane City Rovers F.C. 30 23 6 1 77 23 +54 75
3 FC Palmeros 30 21 5 4 49 20 +29 68
4 Orbit College 30 18 3 9 53 31 +22 57
5 Moretele Gunners 30 14 6 10 35 37 −2 48
6 Northwest University 30 14 4 12 56 36 +20 46
7 Matlosana United 30 14 6 10 35 37 −2 48
8 Ally's Tigers 30 7 13 10 35 36 −1 34
9 Makapanstad Romans F.C. 30 8 7 15 36 54 −18 31
10 Tigane Chelsea 30 7 9 14 34 53 −19 30
11 Phatsima All Stars 30 6 12 12 20 39 −19 30
12 Marauding Classic 30 9 2 19 34 39 −5 29
13 Glamour Boys 30 7 7 16 28 50 −22 28
14 Thaba Tshwane FC 30 6 7 17 38 56 −18 25
15 AC Milan 30 5 8 17 38 85 −47 23
16 Platinum Stars Development 30 5 7 18 22 48 −26 22
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-league-north-west-20172018/

Western Cape
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steenberg United 30 22 5 3 63 26 +37 71 Playoffs
2 The Magic 30 20 4 6 58 26 +32 64
3 Ace F.C 30 19 7 4 55 25 +30 64
4 Grassy Park United 30 15 7 8 51 40 +11 52
5 Hout Bay United 30 14 6 10 52 35 +17 48
6 Santos 30 11 11 8 33 23 +10 44
7 Glendene United 30 12 7 11 45 44 +1 43
8 Ajax Cape Town Youth 30 11 6 13 44 47 −3 39
9 Zizwe United 30 10 7 13 37 39 −2 37
10 D&G Orient 30 10 6 14 44 54 −10 36
11 Barcelona 30 9 7 14 34 48 −14 34
12 Ikapa Sporting 30 9 5 16 37 41 −4 32
13 Royal Blues 30 8 6 16 34 49 −15 30
14 Jomos Power 30 8 4 18 35 72 −37 28
15 Atlantic Nacional 30 5 9 16 24 45 −21 24
16 United FC 30 5 7 18 33 65 −32 22
Source: https://diskizone.com/table/abc-motsepe-league-western-cape-20172018/

References
  1. Mazibuko, Thabang (9 June 2018). "Maccabi crowned ABC Motsepe League champions". mysafa.net. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "2018 Motsepe League National Playoffs" (PDF). safa.net. Retrieved 12 August 2018.


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