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2015–16 SAFA Second Division
The 2015–16 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier league 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 teams were placed into two 'streams', sometimes referred to as the Inland and Coastal streams. The teams that finish in first place of the stream stage were promoted to the National First Division. They then competed for an overall title with a substantial prize fund. Regions Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape Stream A Stream B North-West Western Cape National play-offs Group A Group B Championship Magesi were awarded a cheque of R1 million for winning the tournament. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAFA Second Division
The ABC Motsepe League, previously known as the Vodacom League between 1998 and 2012, was founded in 1998 as the current Second Division and the overall third tier of South African football. The competition is regulated by SAFA, and until 2012 had been sponsored by mobile telecommunications company Vodacom. It features 144 teams in total, divided into 9 divisions, borders decided by the 9 geo-political provinces of South Africa: Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu Natal, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West. Each provincial division contains 16 teams. The winner of each provincial division qualifies for the annual promotional playoffs, where the winners of two streams are promoted to the National First Division. In each province, the two lowest-ranked teams by the end of the season, are relegated to the fourth tier U21 SAB Regional League, which in return will promote two playoff winners from the Regional Championships. All clubs in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
