The 2008–09 National First Division was the 13th season of the

National First Division The South African Championship, officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African football after the South African Premiership. Both the South African Championship and ...

, the second tier of South African

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, and took place between 29 August 2008 and 2 May 2009. The champions were

Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos is a South African soccer club based in Johannesburg that plays in the ABC Motsepe League. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono. At the end of the 2021–22 National First Division season, the ...

, who were promoted to the South African Premier Division alongside play-off victors

Mpumalanga Black Aces Black Aces was a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg. History The original club was founded in 1937 by ...

. FC AK and Durban Stars were relegated SAFA Second Division.

Inland stream

League table

Coastal stream

League table

Championship play-off

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Promotion play-off

Semi-finals

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Final

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References

External links

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2008–09 in South African soccer leagues