The 2006–07 National First Division (known as the Mvela Golden League for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the

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 football after the South African Premier Division. Both the NFD and South Afr ...

, the second tier of South African soccer. The champions were

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 ...

, who finished eighteen points ahead of their nearest rivals, and were promoted to the

South African Premier Division The South African Premier Division, officially referred to as the DStv Premiership for sponsorship purposes, is the premier men's professional football/soccer league and the highest division in the league system of South Africa, organized sinc ...

Points deductions

PJ Stars Kings were deducted 15 points by SAFA for using unregistered players, and as a result suffered relegation to the

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 ...

Nathi Lions Nathi Lions was a South African football club based in KwaMashu, roughly 30 km north of Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), ...

and City Pillars were deducted 1 point and 4 points respectively for the same reason.

League table

References

External links

South Africa 2007/08
at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:2006-07 National First Division National First Division seasons

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...