Английская Википедия:2007–08 National First Division
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox football league season The 2007–08 National First Division was the 12th season of the National First Division, the second tier of South African soccer.
Due to a lack of sponsorship, the previously national league was split into two streams, a coastal stream and an inland stream, with the winners of each meeting in a final.[1]
The champions were Maritzburg United, who were promoted to the South African Premier Division in their first season in the second tier following relegation from the 2006–07 Premier Soccer League,[2] alongside play-off victors Bay United. Ga-Rankuwa United and Western Province United were relegated to the SAFA Second Division.[3][4]
Inland Stream champions FC AK were initially found guilty of bribery and docked 15 points, but after a protracted appeals process, the sanction was reversed, and FC AK took their place in the championship final.[5][6]
After winning the league, Maritzburg coach Ian Palmer parted ways with the club.[7]
Inland stream
League table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=PQR |team1=FCA|name_FCA=FC AK |team2=DYN|name_DYN=Dynamos |team3=WIN|name_WIN=Winners Park |team4=JOM|name_JOM=African Warriors |team5=MPH|name_MPH=Mpumalanga Black Aces |team6=WIT|name_WIT=Witbank Spurs |team7=UNI|name_UNI=University of Pretoria |team8=BLL|name_BLL=Ga-Rankuwa United|status_BLL=R
|win_FCA=10|draw_FCA=7|loss_FCA=4|gf_FCA=21|ga_FCA=19 |win_DYN=9|draw_DYN=4|loss_DYN=8|gf_DYN=31|ga_DYN=23 |win_WIN=9|draw_WIN=4|loss_WIN=8|gf_WIN=25|ga_WIN=24 |win_JOM=8|draw_JOM=5|loss_JOM=8|gf_JOM=20|ga_JOM=21 |win_MPH=7|draw_MPH=7|loss_MPH=7|gf_MPH=26|ga_MPH=23 |win_WIT=6|draw_WIT=8|loss_WIT=7|gf_WIT=21|ga_WIT=21 |win_UNI=6|draw_UNI=7|loss_UNI=8|gf_UNI=23|ga_UNI=27 |win_BLL=5|draw_BLL=6|loss_BLL=10|gf_BLL=22|ga_BLL=31
|result1=C |col_C=green1 |text_C=Qualification to Championship play-off |result2=P |col_P=yellow1 |text_P=Qualification to Promotion play-off |result8=R |col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to SAFA Second Division |update=complete |source=[8] }}
Coastal stream
League table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=PQR
|team1=CAR|name_CAR=Maritzburg United |team2=AFR|name_AFR=Bay United |team3=NAT|name_NAT=Nathi Lions |team4=FCC|name_FCC=FC Cape Town |team5=IKA|name_IKA=Ikapa Sporting |team6=DUR|name_DUR=Durban Stars |status_DUR=R |team7=HAN|name_HAN=Hanover Park |team8=VAS|name_VAS=Western Province United
|win_CAR=14|draw_CAR=5|loss_CAR=2|gf_CAR=31|ga_CAR=13 |win_AFR=14|draw_AFR=3|loss_AFR=4|gf_AFR=30|ga_AFR=10 |win_NAT=8|draw_NAT=10|loss_NAT=3|gf_NAT=22|ga_NAT=13 |win_FCC=6|draw_FCC=8|loss_FCC=7|gf_FCC=24|ga_FCC=24 |win_IKA=5|draw_IKA=6|loss_IKA=10|gf_IKA=25|ga_IKA=30 |win_DUR=5|draw_DUR=6|loss_DUR=10|gf_DUR=19|ga_DUR=31 |win_HAN=5|draw_HAN=4|loss_HAN=12|gf_HAN=22|ga_HAN=32 |win_VAS=2|draw_VAS=8|loss_VAS=11|gf_VAS=20|ga_VAS=40
|result1=C |col_C=green1 |text_C=Qualification to Championship play-off |result2=P |col_P=yellow1 |text_P=Qualification to Promotion play-off |result8=R |col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to SAFA Second Division |update=complete |source=[8] }}
Championship play-off
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Maritzburg United win the championship and earn promotion, FC AK go through to the promotion playoffs
Source:[8]
Promotion play-off
Semi-finals
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Black Leopards, who finished 15th in the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League, were relegated to the 2008–09 National First Division
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box
Final
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Bay United were promoted to the 2008–09 Premier Soccer League.
Source:[8]
References
External links
- South Africa 2008/09 at RSSSF
Шаблон:South African soccer seasons Шаблон:2007-08 in African Football (CAF)
