2006–07 National First Division

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 second tier of South African soccer.

National First Division
Season2006–07
ChampionsFree State Stars
PromotedFree State Stars
RelegatedOR Tambo District
PJ Stars Kings

The champions were Free State Stars, who finished eighteen points ahead of their nearest rivals, and were promoted to the South African Premier Division.[1][2]

Points deductions

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PJ Stars Kings were deducted 15 points by SAFA for using unregistered players, and as a result suffered relegation to the SAFA Second Division. Nathi Lions and City Pillars were deducted 1 point and 4 points respectively for the same reason.[3][4]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Free State Stars 30 22 4 4 74 26 +48 70 Promoted to the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League
2 Winners Park 30 13 13 4 51 34 +17 52 Qualification to Promotion play-off
3 University of Pretoria 30 13 12 5 44 28 +16 51
4 FC AK 30 14 6 10 42 30 +12 48
5 City Pillars 30 13 10 7 53 39 +14 45
6 Dynamos 30 13 6 11 45 36 +9 45
7 Durban Stars 30 12 6 12 39 46 −7 42
8 Witbank Spurs 30 12 5 13 39 44 −5 41
9 Fidentia Rangers 30 12 4 14 43 42 +1 40
10 Nathi Lions 30 10 8 12 33 37 −4 37
11 Ga-Rankuwa United 30 8 11 11 35 38 −3 35
12 Vasco da Gama 30 9 8 13 39 51 −12 35
13 Bay United 30 7 12 11 32 43 −11 33
14 Western Province United 30 6 7 17 35 60 −25 25
15 OR Tambo District (R) 30 6 4 20 29 63 −34 22 Relegation to SAFA Second Division
16 PJ Stars Kings (R) 30 8 8 14 32 48 −16 17
Source: [3]
(R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "Ready to take PSL by storm". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website". www.psl.co.za. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "South Africa 2006/07". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ "MGL kickoff delayed". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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