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2017–18 SAFA Second Division
The 2017–18 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the SAFA 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. It was won by Maccabi F.C. Moroka Swallows Football Club (often known as simply Swallows or The Birds) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Soweto in the city of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province. Founded in 1947, Swallows are on ..., who beat TS Sporting 5-4 on penalties. Both teams were promoted to the 2018-19 National First Division Regions Eastern Cape F.C. Buffalo and Mthatha City were both expelled from the league. Free State Young Masters were expelled from ... [...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 South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
