2018–19 National First Division

National First Division
Season	2018–19
Champions	Stellenbosch FC
Promoted	Stellenbosch FC
Relegated	Ubuntu Cape Town Witbank Spurs
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 National First Division was the season from August 2018 to May 2019 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division. Stellenbosch FC were crowned champions on the final day, following a 0–0 draw with Maccabi FC.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Stellenbosch F.C. (C, P)	30	16	8	6	45	21	+24	56	Promotion to 2019–20 South African Premier Division
2	Royal Eagles	30	15	8	7	42	22	+20	53	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3	Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila	30	14	9	7	39	26	+13	51	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4	Ajax Cape Town	30	15	6	9	41	29	+12	51
5	Uthongathi	30	11	11	8	30	24	+6	44
6	Mbombela United	30	12	8	10	34	30	+4	44
7	Richards Bay	30	11	9	10	28	34	−6	42
8	TS Galaxy	30	9	11	10	31	28	+3	38
9	TS Sporting	30	10	8	12	26	32	−6	38
10	Cape Umoya United	30	9	10	11	26	28	−2	37
11	Maccabi F.C.	30	9	9	12	33	36	−3	36
12	Real Kings F.C.	30	9	9	12	31	34	−3	36
13	Jomo Cosmos	30	8	11	11	27	29	−2	35
14	University of Pretoria	30	9	8	13	28	49	−21	35
15	Ubuntu Cape Town (R)	30	9	7	14	31	38	−7	34	Relegation to 2019–20 SAFA Second Division
16	Witbank Spurs (R)	30	5	6	19	23	55	−32	21	Relegation to 2019–20 SAFA Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source: https://nl.soccerway.com/national/south-africa/1st-division/20182019/regular-season/r47549/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maritzburg United (P)	4	4	0	7	1	+6	12	Retain their place in the 2018–19 South African Premier Division
2	Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila	4	1	3	3	6	−3	3
3	Royal Eagles	4	1	3	2	5	−3	3

Source: http://www.psl.co.za/tournament/nfd-playoffs
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(P) Promoted

References

External links

PSL.co.za

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