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
soccer
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, 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 ...
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Previous sponsors GladAfrica pulled out after three years of their five-year deal, and were replaced by
Patrice Motsepe
Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe (born 28 January 1962) is a South African billionaire businessman and football administrator. Patrice Motsepe was born to
Kgosi Augustine Motsepe, a chief of the Mmakau branch of the Tswana people. Since March 2021, ...
, 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
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Richards Bay
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Relegated from 2021 to 2022 South African Premier Division
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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
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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 ...
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TS Sporting
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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
All Stars
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All-star or All Star may also refer to:
Awards
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** Camogie All Stars Awards
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Purchased statuses
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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
See also
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2022-23 South African Premiership
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2022-23 Nedbank Cup
References
External links
PSL NFDThe NFD
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 National First Division
National First Division seasons
South
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Etymology
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2021–22 in South African soccer leagues