Football league season
The2018–19 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st 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 was completed, the nine winning teams of each regional division entered the playoffs.
JDR Stars won the playoff after defeatingSteenberg United 1-0 in the final. Both teams were promoted to theNational First Division , with JDR Stars earning R1 million, and Steenberg United R500,000, in prize money.[ 1]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Tornado F.C. 28 19 6 3 49 13 +36 63 Playoffs 2 Mthatha Bucks 28 19 5 4 47 16 +31 62 3 Bizano Pondo Chiefs 28 19 3 6 53 22 +31 60 4 PE Stars 28 18 5 5 62 26 +36 59 5 Sibanye FC 29 17 7 5 21 26 −5 58 6 Peace Makers FC 28 13 7 8 41 29 +12 46 7 Yaka United 28 10 5 13 38 44 −6 35 8 Amavarara 28 10 4 14 40 41 −1 34 9 Highbury F.C. 28 9 5 14 40 42 −2 32 10 Swartkops Valley United Brothers 28 8 7 13 25 45 −20 31 11 Matta Milan 28 7 9 12 31 45 −14 30 12 Birmingham City 28 6 6 16 39 69 −30 24 13 Butterworth F.C. 28 6 5 17 18 43 −25 23 14 Bush Bucks 28 6 3 19 28 71 −43 21 15 The Guys 28 3 5 20 13 44 −31 14 16 Future Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Mangaung Unite 30 25 5 0 84 20 +64 80 Playoffs 2 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 30 18 7 5 53 23 +30 61 3 Harmony FC 30 18 6 6 37 26 +11 60 4 Sibanye Golden Stars 30 16 5 9 43 34 +9 53 5 Small Tigers 30 15 7 8 62 40 +22 52 6 Super Eagles 30 13 9 8 44 38 +6 48 7 Central University 30 10 10 10 36 34 +2 40 8 Bloemfontein Celtic Development 30 11 6 13 49 43 +6 39 9 Days FC 30 10 6 14 41 44 −3 36 10 Mphatlalatsane United 30 10 4 16 42 45 −3 34 11 Lijabatho FC 30 10 3 17 38 71 −33 33 12 Dikwena United 30 9 5 16 36 47 −11 32 13 Free State Stars Academy 30 7 10 13 41 46 −5 31 14 Kovsies 30 7 10 13 31 46 −15 31 15 Knowledge Glen 30 8 4 18 38 54 −16 28 16 Dia 2 FC 30 4 1 25 19 83 −64 13
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 JDR Stars 30 18 10 2 52 16 +36 64 Playoffs 2 Baberwa 30 17 10 3 50 23 +27 61 3 Dondol Stars 30 20 6 4 53 19 +34 66 4 Dube Continental 30 17 3 10 50 37 +13 54 5 Alexandra United 30 13 7 10 39 35 +4 46 6 M Tigers 30 13 6 11 41 33 +8 45 7 Swallows 30 9 14 7 34 29 +5 41 8 Pretoria Callies 30 10 11 9 33 31 +2 41 9 Vaal Professionals 30 10 8 12 32 46 −14 38 10 Pele Pele 30 10 6 14 42 37 +5 36 11 African All Stars 40 8 12 20 30 30 0 36 12 Tembisa Sports Centre 30 10 5 15 33 46 −13 35 13 Leruma United 29 8 7 14 36 45 −9 31 14 FC MaLions 29 8 4 17 26 53 −27 28 15 Alexandra Black Aces 30 8 1 21 29 60 −31 25 16 XI Experience 30 2 6 22 26 66 −40 12
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Summerfield Dynamos 28 22 4 2 58 19 +39 70 Playoffs 2 Happy Wanderers 28 18 5 5 57 27 +30 59 3 GWP Friends 27 16 3 8 43 25 +18 51 4 Umvoti 27 15 5 7 47 26 +21 50 5 KwaDabeka Sporting 28 15 5 8 43 28 +15 50 6 Durban FC 28 9 8 11 35 37 −2 35 7 KwaDukuza United 28 8 9 11 32 44 −12 33 8 Natal United 28 9 5 14 29 43 −14 32 9 Rainham Sporting FC 28 7 9 12 21 35 −14 30 10 Edendale Juventus 28 8 6 14 24 39 −15 30 11 Ladysmith United 28 8 6 14 29 53 −24 30 12 XI Experience 28 7 7 14 32 44 −12 28 13 Milford FC 31 9 9 13 22 26 −4 36 14 Maritzburg City 28 7 6 15 26 37 −11 27 15 Ashley United 28 6 9 13 27 42 −15 27
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Mikhado FC 30 16 10 4 59 30 +29 58 Playoffs 2 Polokwane United 30 18 4 8 47 28 +19 58 3 The Dolphins 30 17 6 7 42 28 +14 57 4 Boyne Tigers F.C. 30 13 8 9 45 35 +10 47 5 Berachah Valley F.C. 30 13 8 9 45 35 +10 47 6 Ditlou F.C. 30 11 7 12 37 45 −8 40 7 Magesi F.C. 30 10 8 12 37 43 −6 38 8 Pusela F.C. 30 8 10 12 43 53 −10 34 9 Polokwane City Academy 30 9 7 14 38 50 −12 34 10 Mighty F.C. 30 9 7 14 29 43 −14 34 11 Ollesdas FC 30 9 6 15 50 54 −4 33 12 Ndengeza FC 30 9 5 16 54 65 −11 32 13 Great North F.C. 30 9 5 16 44 56 −12 32 14 TRON F.C. 30 8 7 15 37 50 −13 31 15 Giyani Hotspurs 30 7 5 18 36 66 −30 26 16 Madridtas 30 19 7 4 67 29 +38 2[ a]
^ Madridtas were deducted all points from the 28 matches played with Martin Nsimba in the team after it was discovered that Nsimba had a fraudulent clearance certificate.[ 2] Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Acornbush United 30 23 5 2 73 23 +50 74 Playoffs 2 Tjakastad Junior Shepard 30 20 4 6 49 16 +33 64 3 Witbank Citylads 30 17 6 7 53 24 +29 57 4 Mlambo Royal Cubs 30 16 3 11 37 25 +12 51 5 Barberton City Stars 30 15 4 11 45 39 +6 49 6 FC Zone Mavo 30 13 8 9 42 38 +4 47 7 Nkomazi Royal Eagles 30 12 9 9 43 30 +13 45 8 Lumoja FC 30 11 7 12 48 50 −2 40 9 Bushbuckridge Bohlabela United 30 10 9 11 37 35 +2 39 10 Secunda M Stars 30 9 9 12 37 37 0 36 11 Bakone FC 30 8 9 13 25 38 −13 33 12 Nkomazi Real Aces 30 10 3 17 37 52 −15 33 13 Gemsbok Classic 30 8 9 13 47 64 −17 33 14 F.C Benfica 30 10 0 20 31 64 −33 30 15 Somhlolo United 30 8 4 18 32 60 −28 28 16 Mhluzi Black Rangers 30 4 3 23 22 63 −41 15
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Casric 30 24 5 1 74 23 +51 77 Playoffs 2 Buya Msuthu F.C. 30 23 5 2 68 15 +53 74 3 Young Zebras F.C. 30 22 5 3 61 19 +42 71 4 Polokwane City Rovers 30 17 5 8 58 29 +29 56 5 Orbit College 29 14 7 8 48 35 +13 49 6 Ally's Tigers 30 13 8 9 45 31 +14 47 7 Northwest University 30 13 6 11 35 34 +1 45 8 Stilfontein Real Hearts 30 12 3 15 43 46 −3 39 9 Makapanstad Romans F.C. 30 8 9 13 35 44 −9 33 10 Marauding Class 30 8 7 15 37 48 −11 31 11 Thaba Tshwane FC 29 7 8 14 21 40 −19 29 12 Master Peace 30 7 7 16 35 61 −26 28 13 Glamour Boys 30 7 5 18 39 63 −24 26 14 Lerome Real South 30 6 5 19 26 69 −43 23 15 Phatsima All Stars 30 5 7 18 22 63 −41 22 16 Moretele Gunners 30 4 6 20 27 54 −27 18 17 Tigane Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Hungry Lions 14 9 3 2 34 18 +16 30 Playoffs 2 Tornado FC 14 8 0 6 25 23 +2 24 3 Mainstay United 14 6 3 5 28 28 0 21 4 Kakamas Sundowns 14 5 3 6 22 26 −4 18 5 Tsantshabane Stars FC 14 5 2 7 20 19 +1 17 6 Kakamas Juventus 14 4 5 5 22 27 −5 17 7 Rasta Far Eagles 14 4 4 6 24 32 −8 16 8 Olympics 14 4 2 8 25 27 −2 14
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 United Rovers 12 9 3 0 23 9 +14 30 Playoffs 2 Conville United 12 9 1 2 28 15 +13 28 3 Northern Cape Liverpool 12 8 1 3 24 14 +10 25 4 Olifantshoek Young Stars 12 5 0 7 17 22 −5 15 5 Magareng Young Stars 12 4 0 8 13 20 −7 12 6 Kuruman Kicks F.C. 12 2 1 9 28 15 +13 7 7 Maruping United 12 1 2 9 13 26 −13 5 8 William Prescod A. F.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Steenberg United 30 21 6 3 62 18 +44 69 Playoffs 2 The Magic 30 20 7 3 59 19 +40 67 3 Zizwe United 30 16 11 3 62 26 +36 59 4 Glendene United 30 16 8 6 46 31 +15 56 5 Ikapa Sporting 30 12 10 8 38 33 +5 46 6 Ajax Cape Town Youth 30 13 4 13 53 50 +3 43 7 Morning Stars 30 12 7 11 41 45 −4 43 8 Santos 30 11 8 11 40 37 +3 41 9 Hout Bay United 30 12 4 14 39 40 −1 40 10 Grassy Park United 30 10 9 11 46 48 −2 39 11 Batalion FC 30 11 5 14 31 34 −3 38 12 Jomos Power 30 11 2 17 43 82 −39 35 13 Royal Blues 30 9 7 14 34 43 −9 34 14 FN Rangers 30 7 6 17 39 45 −6 27 15 Ocean View FC 30 2 9 19 25 64 −39 15 16 Mbekweni Cosmos 30 3 5 22 27 70 −43 14
