The 2022–23 National First Division (called the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the season from September 2022 to June 2023 of South Africa's second tier of professional
soccer, the
National First Division
The National First Division (NFD), officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African club football after the South African Premier Division. Both the NFD and South Afric ...
.
Previous sponsors GladAfrica pulled out after three years of their five-year deal, and were replaced by
Patrice Motsepe
Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe (born 28 January 1962) is a South African mining billionaire businessman. Since 12 March 2021, he has been serving as the President of the Confederation of African Football. He is the founder and executive chairman of ...
, with the competition being renamed the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
Teams
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 2021–22 season.
Promoted to
2022–23 South African Premier Division
The 2022–23 South African Premier Division from 5 August 2022 to 20 May 2023 is the 27th consecutive season of the PSL. Mamelodi Sundowns are the 5-time defending champions, having won the title from the 2017–18 season to 2021–22. Sekhuk ...
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Richards Bay
Richards Bay ( af, Richardsbaai) is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on a 30 square kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, which makes it one of the country's largest harbours. Richards Bay also has the deepest natural h ...
Relegated from 2021–22 South African Premier Division
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Baroka
Promoted from
2021–22 SAFA Second Division
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MM Platinum
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Magesi
Relegated from
2021–22 National First Division
The 2021–22 National First Division (called the GladAfrica Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the season from 21 August 2021 to 15 May 2022 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division.
Teams Stadium ...
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TS Sporting
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Jomo Cosmos
Jomo Cosmos are a South African association football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the National First Division. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono.
In the 2021-2022 National First Division seas ...
Renaming
* Cape Town All Stars relocated from Cape Town to Johannesburg at the start of the season, and were renamed
All Stars
Purchased statuses
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Free State Stars
Free State Stars Football club is a South African professional football club based in Bethlehem, Free State that plays in the National First Division. Formerly known as Makwane Computer Stars and Qwa Qwa Stars, their most significant honour ...
sold their status to
Casric Stars
Stadiums and locations
16 teams are competing in the season.
Table
Results
Statistics
Play-offs
See also
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2022-23 South African Premier Division
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References
External links
PSL NFDThe NFD
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National First Division seasons
South
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...
2021–22 in South African soccer leagues