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

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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 association football, football after the South African Premier Division. Both t ...

. Previous sponsors GladAfrica pulled out after three years of their five-year deal, and were replaced by

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, 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. Sekh ...

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Relegated from 2021–22 South African Premier Division * Baroka Promoted from 2021–22 SAFA Second Division * MM Platinum * 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 The National ...

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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 sea ...

Renaming * Cape Town All Stars relocated from Cape Town to Johannesburg at the start of the season, and were renamed All Stars

Purchased statuses

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 i ...

sold their status to Casric Stars

Stadiums and locations

16 teams are competing in the season.

Table

Results

Statistics

Play-offs

References

External links

PSL NFDThe NFD
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2021–22 in South African soccer leagues