The 1997–98 National First Division was the 2nd season of
the second tier of South African
soccer
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since the reorganisation in 1996.
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.
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.
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.
Coastal stream
League table
Inland stream
League table
References
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National First Division seasons
1998–99 in South African soccer