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 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 ...

. 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

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Relegated from 2021 to 2022 South African Premier Division * Baroka Promoted from

2021–22 SAFA Second Division The 2021–22 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the SAFA Second Division The SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons, and previously the ...

* MM Platinum * Magesi Relegated from

2021–22 National First Division The 2021–22 National First Division (called the GladAfrica Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the season from 21 August 2021 to 15 May 2022 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division. Teams Stadiu ...

* TS Sporting *

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 ...

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

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Purchased statuses

Free State Stars Free State Stars Football club was a South African professional soccer club based in Bethlehem, Free State that played in the National First Division. Formerly known as Makwane Computer Stars, Fairway Stars and Qwa Qwa Stars, their most signi ...

sold their status to Casric Stars

Stadiums and locations

16 teams are competing in the season.

Table

Results

Statistics

Play-offs

References

External links

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2021–22 in South African soccer leagues