2016–17 SAFA Second Division

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SAFA Second Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsUthongathi
Promoted

The 2016–17 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier league for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition is split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition was completed, the nine teams are placed into two 'streams', sometimes referred to as the Inland and Coastal streams.

It was won by Uthongathi, who beat Super Eagles 1-0 in the playoff final. Both teams were promoted to the 2017-18 National First Division.[1] [2]

Results[edit]

Eastern Cape[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 EC Bees 30 23 5 2 51 16 +35 74 Playoffs
2 Future Tigers 30 23 3 4 51 21 +30 72
3 Lions City 30 17 9 4 37 16 +21 60
4 Mthatha City F.C. 30 15 8 7 48 31 +17 53
5 Tornado F.C. 30 14 7 9 56 40 +16 49
6 Callies F.C. 30 13 5 12 50 43 +7 44
7 Matatile Professionals 30 11 8 11 43 37 +6 41
8 Walter Sisulu University F.C. 30 12 5 13 40 40 0 41
9 City Lads 30 10 6 14 45 52 −7 36
10 Mdantsane Might Bucks F.C. 30 8 7 15 30 44 −14 31
11 Highbury F.C. 30 7 9 14 40 52 −12 30
12 Matta Milan 30 6 12 12 37 51 −14 30
13 FC Buffalo 30 8 4 18 36 56 −20 28
14 Swartkops Valley United Brothers 30 7 7 16 32 59 −27 28
15 Morning Stars FC 30 6 7 17 42 59 −17 25
16 Young Ideas FC 30 5 8 17 38 59 −21 23

Free State[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Super Eagles 30 21 6 3 55 20 +35 69 Playoffs
2 Harmony FC 30 20 1 9 50 36 +14 61
3 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 30 17 8 5 59 24 +35 59
4 Bubchu United 30 18 3 9 51 34 +17 57
5 Mangaung Unite 30 15 9 6 48 29 +19 54
6 Sibanye Golden Stars 30 14 5 11 32 40 −8 47
7 Dikwena United 30 13 7 10 54 40 +14 46
8 Central University 30 12 6 12 44 32 +12 42
9 Tshiame All Stars 30 12 5 13 40 49 −9 41
10 Bloemfontein Celtic Development 30 11 7 12 41 33 +8 40
11 FC Hunters 30 10 5 15 34 43 −9 35
12 African Warriors 30 8 8 14 38 44 −6 32
13 Free State Stars Academy 30 7 8 15 34 44 −10 29
14 Lijabatho FC 30 6 6 18 23 57 −34 24
15 Dia 2 FC 30 6 5 19 37 73 −36 23
16 Dinonyana FC 30 3 5 22 28 70 −42 14

Gauteng[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi FC 30 19 5 6 57 36 +21 62 Playoffs
2 Orange Vaal Professionals 30 17 10 3 16 25 −9 61
3 JDR Stars 30 18 7 5 50 25 +25 61
4 Baberwa 30 13 10 7 37 31 +6 49
5 Valencia FC 30 14 5 11 49 44 +5 47
6 Alexandra Black Aces 30 12 10 8 43 32 +11 46
7 Alexandra United 30 10 12 8 43 32 +11 42
8 AmaBEE FC 30 10 11 9 28 31 −3 41
9 Dondol Stars 30 10 9 11 41 36 +5 39
10 Leruma United 30 9 9 12 31 41 −10 36
11 African All Stars 30 9 6 15 38 40 −2 33
12 Vaal Professionals 30 7 8 15 32 40 −8 29
13 Garankuwa United 30 6 10 14 26 38 −12 28
14 M Tigers 30 5 13 12 30 49 −19 28
15 Mofolo BT Stars 30 8 3 19 39 71 −32 27
16 Moroka Swallows 30 4 10 16 29 51 −22 22

KwaZulu-Natal[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Uthongathi FC 32 23 7 2 59 12 +47 76 Playoffs
2 Umvoti 32 21 5 6 48 19 +29 68
3 Milford FC 32 18 8 6 46 28 +18 62
4 Happy Wanderers 32 16 8 8 67 38 +29 56
5 Uthukela FC 32 15 7 10 38 30 +8 52
6 KwaDukuza United 32 15 7 10 38 33 +5 52
7 Drakensburg FC 32 15 5 12 41 40 +1 50
8 Durban FC 32 11 7 14 51 42 +9 40
9 GWP Friends 32 11 7 14 43 51 −8 40
10 Sobantu Shooting Stars FC 32 11 6 15 29 37 −8 39
11 Maritzburg City 32 10 7 15 37 44 −7 37
12 Amajuba United FC 32 10 7 15 32 46 −14 37
13 Ashley United 32 8 11 13 45 50 −5 35
14 Matimatolo Stars 32 9 6 17 36 66 −30 33
15 KwaMashu All Stars 32 8 5 19 40 63 −23 29
16 Gamalakhe United 32 4 12 16 27 46 −19 24
17 Dondotha All Stars 32 3 13 16 30 62 −32 22


Limpopo[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 The Dolphins 30 21 7 2 63 20 +43 70 Playoffs
2 Bellevue Village Winners Park 30 21 4 5 67 19 +48 67
3 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 30 16 9 5 65 34 +31 57
4 Great North F.C. 30 17 5 8 60 40 +20 56
5 Boyne Tigers F.C. 30 15 5 10 63 36 +27 50
6 Molemole Academy 30 14 5 11 46 44 +2 47
7 Madridtas 30 13 7 10 43 39 +4 46
8 Polokwane City Academy 30 11 6 13 36 35 +1 39
9 Polokwane United 30 11 4 15 34 52 −18 37
10 Joe Maweja FC 30 10 6 14 36 51 −15 36
11 Gawula Classic FC. 30 9 8 13 34 54 −20 35
12 Giyani Hotspurs 30 7 12 11 47 58 −11 33
13 Mighty F.C. 30 9 4 17 36 61 −25 31
14 Mokopane Ratanang 30 7 8 15 36 44 −8 29
15 Terrors FC 30 6 6 18 32 68 −36 24
16 Lephalale Young Killers 30 2 6 22 23 66 −43 12

Mpumalanga[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Acornbush United FC 30 24 4 2 89 24 +65 76 Playoffs
2 TS Galaxy 30 18 8 4 50 21 +29 62
3 Witbank Citylads 30 14 8 8 57 39 +18 50
4 Phiva Young Stars 29 14 8 7 43 27 +16 50
5 Mlambo Royal Cubs 30 13 7 10 56 39 +17 46
6 Witbank Shepard 30 12 7 11 45 45 0 43
7 Mapulaneng United 30 12 6 12 39 49 −10 42
8 FC Zone Mavo 30 10 10 10 55 51 +4 40
9 Lumoja FC 30 10 8 12 48 51 −3 38
10 Forek Academy FC 30 11 5 14 39 46 −7 38
11 F.C Benfica 30 10 4 16 36 71 −35 34
12 Secunda M Stars 30 8 9 13 26 40 −14 33
13 Mhluzi Black Rangers 30 7 11 12 36 41 −5 32
14 Barberton City Stars 30 9 4 17 35 49 −14 31
15 Mphakathi Academy 30 7 9 14 32 51 −19 30
16 Premier United FC 29 3 6 20 28 70 −42 15

North-West[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Buya Msuthu F.C. 28 23 2 3 59 16 +43 71 Playoffs
2 Polokwane City Rovers F.C. 28 21 4 3 58 19 +39 67
3 FC Palmeros 28 17 6 5 45 21 +24 57
4 Moretele Gunners 28 15 6 7 41 23 +18 51
5 Orbit College 28 13 3 12 41 45 −4 42
6 Glamour Boys 28 10 9 9 39 36 +3 39
7 Thaba Tshwane FC 28 10 7 11 45 37 +8 37
8 North West University 28 9 8 11 53 40 +13 35
9 Phatsima All Stars 28 9 6 13 30 37 −7 33
10 Ally's Tigers 28 9 5 14 30 39 −9 32
11 Tigane Chelsea 28 8 7 13 37 55 −18 31
12 Makapanstad Romans F.C. 28 8 6 14 32 50 −18 30
13 Matlosana United 28 8 3 17 26 49 −23 27
14 Platinum Stars Development 28 6 6 16 27 48 −21 24
15 Brits Pioneers 28 3 4 21 24 72 −48 13
16 Junior Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Western Cape[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zizwe United 30 22 7 1 79 19 +60 73 Playoffs
2 Steenberg United 30 21 8 1 73 21 +52 71
3 Glendene United 30 18 6 6 53 29 +24 60
4 The Magic 30 17 5 8 48 31 +17 56
5 Grassy Park United 30 14 8 8 41 32 +9 50
6 Ikapa Sporting 30 11 12 7 44 35 +9 45
7 Ajax Cape Town Youth 30 11 9 10 42 42 0 42
8 Barcelona F.C 30 10 7 13 46 40 +6 37
9 Crystal Palace F.C. 30 9 9 12 53 49 +4 36
10 United FC 30 10 5 15 46 58 −12 35
11 Jomos Power 30 9 6 15 42 53 −11 33
12 Atlantic Nacional 30 8 9 13 38 49 −11 33
13 FC Cape Town Development 30 8 8 14 41 51 −10 32
14 Milano F.C. 30 7 9 14 33 54 −21 30
15 Cultural Roots 30 5 8 17 37 66 −29 23
16 Devonshire Rovers 30 1 2 27 24 111 −87 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Uthongathi Crowned ABC Motsepe League Champions". South African soccer news. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Two ABC Motsepe League Teams Promoted To The NFD". South African soccer news. Retrieved 26 July 2019.