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2023–24 SAFA Second Division

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Football league season

SAFA Second Division
Season	2023–24
Champions	Highbury F.C.
Promoted	Kruger United
←2022–23 2024–25 →

The2023–24 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons)^[1] was the 26th season of theSAFA 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 is completed, the nine winning teams of each regional division entered the playoffs.^[2]

Highbury F.C. from the Eastern Cape, andKruger United from Mpumalanga qualified for the final, with both earning promotion to the2024–25 National First Division.

Highbury F.C. defeatedKruger United 2-0 in the final, with Highbury taking R1.2 million in prize money, and Kruger United R600,000.^[3]

The competition is administered by theSouth African Football Association.^[4]

In January 2024, a game in the Limpopo A stream between Madridtas FC and Vondwe XI Bullets in Tshifudi outsideThohoyandou resulted in a referee being attacked.^[5]

In May 2024, three officials were suspended for soliciting bribes.^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sinenkani	16	14	2	0	47	11	+36	44	Playoffs
2	FC Ravens	16	13	3	0	40	7	+33	42
3	Amavarara	16	9	1	6	30	22	+8	28
4	FC Buffalo City Relatives	16	5	3	8	22	32	−10	18
5	Peace Makers FC	16	4	4	8	17	28	−11	16
6	Bush Bucks	16	3	5	8	15	28	−13	14
7	Young Challengers FC	16	3	4	9	11	27	−16	13
8	Camdeboo Football Academy Development	16	3	4	9	17	40	−23	13
9	Hanley FC	16	2	6	8	15	19	−4	12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Highbury FC	16	13	2	1	44	9	+35	41	Playoffs
2	Matta Milan	16	9	1	6	24	14	+10	28
3	AmaMpondo United	16	7	4	5	19	16	+3	25
4	FC Siyanda	16	7	4	5	20	21	−1	25
5	Ayliff City FC	16	7	2	7	18	22	−4	23
6	Emi FC	16	4	5	7	18	23	−5	17
7	Amaxesibe FC	16	3	7	6	16	28	−12	16
8	Bush Pirates	16	3	5	8	12	21	−9	14
9	Seven Stars	16	3	2	11	13	30	−17	11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	D General FC	18	11	6	1	39	20	+19	39
2	Bloemfontein Celtic	18	11	5	2	29	11	+18	38
3	Dikgosi FC	18	10	4	4	25	19	+6	34
4	Dikwena United	18	7	5	6	27	21	+6	26
5	Sibanye Golden Stars	18	7	3	8	22	25	−3	24
6	Super Eagles	18	7	2	9	21	20	+1	23
7	Central University of FS	18	6	3	9	28	29	−1	21
8	Peace Lovers	18	6	2	10	27	36	−9	20
9	Bloemfontein Young Tigers	18	5	3	10	20	33	−13	18
10	FC Matjhabeng	18	2	3	13	19	43	−24	9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mangaung Unite	16	11	5	0	33	7	+26	38	Playoffs
2	Mathaithai	16	9	5	2	24	13	+11	32
3	Kovsies FC	16	7	6	3	17	9	+8	27
4	FC Spartans	16	6	5	5	17	13	+4	23
5	African Warriors	16	5	6	5	24	22	+2	21
6	Buffalo FC	16	4	6	6	17	20	−3	18
7	FC Blackcross	16	4	1	11	17	27	−10	13
8	Dynamos FC	16	3	3	10	13	37	−24	12
9	Ixias	16	2	5	9	14	28	−14	11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dondol Stars	34	24	5	5	69	23	+46	77	Playoffs
2	Highlands Park	34	21	8	5	47	16	+31	71
3	Pele Pele	34	19	10	5	54	31	+23	67
4	Jomo Cosmos	34	20	6	8	45	18	+27	66
5	African All Stars	34	20	6	8	54	31	+23	66
6	Tembisa Sports Centre	34	18	9	7	45	28	+17	63
7	Wits University	34	16	4	14	44	41	+3	52
8	Tembisa Hollywood Thunder	34	13	10	11	52	29	+23	49
9	M Tigers	34	12	13	9	47	36	+11	49
10	Dube Continental	34	13	8	13	49	47	+2	47
11	University of Johannesburg	34	12	7	15	43	38	+5	43
12	Soweto Super United	34	10	10	14	40	39	+1	40
13	JBM FC	34	10	7	17	38	54	−16	37
14	Thelray United	34	10	7	17	24	41	−17	37
15	Mike-1-Stars	34	10	7	17	40	61	−21	37
16	Sk FC	34	5	9	20	23	52	−29	24
17	Pretoria Ally's Tigers	34	3	6	25	27	77	−50	15
18	Senaoane Gunners	34	3	2	29	21	100	−79	11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Njampela FC	16	12	2	2	32	9	+23	38	Playoffs
2	Mkhumbane Classic	16	11	3	2	30	8	+22	36
3	Summerfield Dynamos	16	7	6	3	30	16	+14	27
4	Midlands Wanderers	16	6	6	4	23	19	+4	24
5	Muzi King Masters	16	5	6	5	21	19	+2	21
6	Hellenic FC	16	4	4	8	13	25	−12	16
7	Asande FC	16	3	4	9	12	24	−12	13
8	Playoffs	16	2	6	8	12	28	−16	12
9	Stone Breakers	16	1	5	10	7	32	−25	8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Msinga United	18	13	4	1	29	7	+22	43	Playoffs
2	Mkhambathi FC	18	13	3	2	31	10	+21	42
3	FC Drakensberg	18	12	3	3	27	10	+17	39
4	Umvoti FC	18	9	5	4	29	14	+15	32
5	Remax Address Friends	18	6	3	9	22	25	−3	21
6	Chess FC	18	6	1	11	19	25	−6	19
7	Newcastle All Stars	18	5	4	9	16	23	−7	19
8	Ethekwini Coastal	18	5	4	9	14	29	−15	19
9	Swayimane United	18	4	1	13	16	39	−23	13
10	Titanic FC	18	1	4	13	17	38	−21	7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mpheni Home Defenders	18	10	7	1	16	5	+11	37	Playoffs
2	Emmanuel FC	18	8	7	3	18	9	+9	31
3	Munaca FC	18	8	5	5	19	15	+4	29
4	United Artists	18	7	7	4	15	11	+4	28
5	Maruleng Celtic FC	18	8	3	7	18	15	+3	27
6	Vondwe XI Bullets	18	6	7	5	21	14	+7	25
7	Madritas FC	18	6	3	9	15	16	−1	21
8	Winners Park (Bellevue Village)	18	6	3	9	20	28	−8	21
9	Giyani Happy Boys	18	4	5	9	10	20	−10	17
10	Musina United	18	1	5	12	10	29	−19	8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Tzaneen United	18	14	3	1	35	11	+24	45	Playoffs
2	Ditlou F.C.	18	8	5	5	25	19	+6	29
3	City Motors FC	18	6	7	5	27	23	+4	25
4	Nkowankowa Continental	18	6	7	5	18	17	+1	25
5	Mighty F.C.	18	7	4	7	18	26	−8	25
6	Mokopane Pj Stars FC	18	7	3	8	19	22	−3	24
7	The Dolphins	18	5	7	6	15	13	+2	22
8	Tubatse United	18	6	3	9	21	22	−1	21
9	Sun Rise FC	18	6	1	11	18	29	−11	19
10	Eleven Fast Tigers	18	4	2	12	19	33	−14	14

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kruger United	28	17	8	3	42	14	+28	59	Playoffs
2	Ehlanzeni United FC	28	16	7	5	38	21	+17	55
3	Destiny College	28	13	10	5	33	19	+14	49
4	Phezulu FC	28	13	7	8	41	28	+13	46
5	Middelburg United	28	11	8	9	27	23	+4	41
6	Secunda M Stars	28	11	8	9	31	28	+3	41
7	Witbank City Lads	28	11	6	11	35	32	+3	39
8	Fernie Battalion FC	28	9	10	9	30	34	−4	37
9	FC Sivutsa NPC	28	8	10	10	32	31	+1	34
10	Mpumalanga Football Academy	28	10	3	15	31	35	−4	33
11	The Bees	28	8	9	11	29	33	−4	33
12	Sibange Young Bucks	28	8	7	13	32	43	−11	31
13	Phaphama FC	28	7	8	13	28	38	−10	29
14	Mpumalanga Future United FC	28	7	8	13	24	42	−18	29
15	Bakoena Chiefs	28	4	5	19	17	49	−32	17

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Army Rockets FC	16	12	3	1	40	8	+32	39	Playoffs
2	Lerumo Lions	15	8	4	3	30	14	+16	28
3	Kgositlile FC	16	9	1	6	31	24	+7	28
4	Spain FC	15	8	2	5	21	13	+8	26
5	Thaba Tshwane FC	16	6	4	6	19	20	−1	22
6	TUT FC	16	5	5	6	25	25	0	20
7	NWU Tawana FC	16	4	3	9	19	30	−11	15
8	Black Eagles	16	3	2	11	19	29	−10	11
9	North West Super Stars FC	16	2	4	10	12	53	−41	10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Thames FC	16	11	3	2	41	18	+23	36	Playoffs
2	Mahika Champions	16	8	5	3	27	15	+12	29
3	Montshioa Swallows FC	16	8	5	3	30	23	+7	29
4	North West University	15	6	5	4	21	11	+10	23
5	Stilfontein Real Hearts	15	6	3	6	17	16	+1	21
6	NW Signal	16	5	4	7	20	22	−2	19
7	Indomitable Lions FC	16	5	3	8	25	27	−2	18
8	City Rovers FC	16	3	7	6	19	27	−8	16
9	Taung Mega Stars	16	1	1	14	16	57	−41	4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Clarewood	16	11	3	2	31	15	+16	36	Playoffs
2	Grassy Park United	16	9	4	3	30	18	+12	31
3	Maties F.C.	16	9	1	6	22	22	0	28
4	Oriented Birds	16	6	5	5	29	28	+1	23
5	Hout Bay United	16	6	4	6	30	25	+5	22
6	Zizwe United	15	4	5	6	20	19	+1	17
7	Cape Town Spurs Youth	16	5	2	9	31	35	−4	17
8	City Kings	16	3	5	8	13	23	−10	14
9	Batalions FC	15	3	1	11	12	33	−21	10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	NC Professionals	16	13	3	0	41	8	+33	42	Playoffs
2	Kakamas Juventus	16	10	5	1	33	18	+15	35
3	Olifantshoek Sporting	16	9	3	4	26	22	+4	30
4	Upington Tornado	16	6	3	7	27	25	+2	21
5	Benfica FC	16	5	4	7	22	24	−2	19
6	Kakamas Sundowns	16	4	4	8	18	22	−4	16
7	Olympics	16	4	4	8	26	32	−6	16
8	Amaeleven FC	16	3	3	10	25	38	−13	12
9	Olifantshoek Young Stars	16	2	3	11	20	49	−29	9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Saints FC	16	12	3	1	39	16	+23	39	Playoffs
2	Jacksa Spears	16	11	4	1	42	13	+29	37
3	Tsantshabane Stars FC	16	9	3	4	21	13	+8	30
4	Postmasburg FC	16	7	1	8	16	18	−2	22
5	United Rovers	16	5	3	8	30	34	−4	18
6	Diamond City	16	4	5	7	18	31	−13	17
7	Kuruman Scorpions	16	4	3	9	13	34	−21	15
8	Mighty Moovers	16	4	1	11	26	32	−6	13
9	Rasta Far Eagles	16	3	3	10	14	28	−14	12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FN Rangers	16	12	4	0	37	11	+26	40	Playoffs
2	Ikapa Sporting	16	9	3	4	27	21	+6	30
3	Hanover Park	16	8	5	3	36	22	+14	29
4	Santos	16	9	2	5	28	19	+9	29
5	Junction Rovers	16	6	3	7	32	35	−3	21
6	Ubuntu Football Club	16	6	2	8	44	32	+12	20
7	Young Bafana	16	5	1	10	21	34	−13	16
8	Royal Blues	16	3	3	10	17	40	−23	12
9	Ukhanya United	16	2	1	13	13	41	−28	7

v t e Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams(2025–26)	AmaZulu Chippa United Durban City Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Orbit College Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch Siwelele TS Galaxy
First Division teams(2025–26)	Baroka The Bees Black Leopards Cape Town City Casric Stars Gomora United Highbury Hungry Lions Kruger United Leicesterford City Lerumo Lions Midlands Wanderers Milford University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
Premiership	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
South African Cup (Life Challenge Cup / Benson and Hedges Trophy / Mainstay Cup / Bob Save Superbowl / ABSA Cup / Nedbank Cup)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Top 8 (BP Top 8 / MTN 8)	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
League Cup (Datsun Challenge / JPS Knockout Cup / Coca-Cola Cup / Rothmans Cup / Telkom Knockout / Carling Knockout Cup)	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024 2025
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 2022
National Football League	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
NPSL (1971-1977)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NPSL (1978-1984)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
NPSL (1985-1995)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1984 1992 1983 1994 1995
National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
SASF Cup	1961 1962 1963 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

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Regions

Eastern Cape

Stream A

Stream B

Free State

Stream A

Stream B

Gauteng

Kwazulu-Natal

Stream A

Stream B

Limpopo

Stream A

Stream B

Mpumalanga

North West

Stream A

Stream B

Northern Cape

Stream A

Stream B

Western Cape

Stream A

Stream B

Playoffs

Group A

Group B

Group C

Semi-finals

Final

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