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2001–02 National First Division
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South African soccer season
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National First Division 2001–02 African Wanderers (Coastal)Dynamos (Inland) African Wanderers, Dynamos 2000–01 2002–03
The 2001–02 National First Division was the 6th season of the second tier of South African soccer since the reorganisation in 1996.
It consisted of two streams, an Inland stream of 16 teams, and a Coastal stream of 14 teams.
The Coastal stream was won by African Wanderers1 Feb 2019 PSL clubs since 1994 https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/kick-off/20190201/281599536706176 2023-08-17 Kick Off PressReader and the Inland stream by Dynamos, with both earning promotion to the 2002–03 Premier Soccer League.
Two seasons after setting a number of records for worst performing team in the Premier Division, Mother City were relegated from the Coastal Stream, finishing bottom.2021-10-22 HISTORY: The PSL from 1996 to 2002 – FARPost https://farpost.co.za/history-the-psl-from-1996-to-2002/ 2023-08-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20211022043804/https://farpost.co.za/history-the-psl-from-1996-to-2002/ 22 October 2021
Bribery allegations
The manager of promotion-chasing Avendale Athletico, Trevor Heinrich, along with the coach, David Byrne, claimed to have been approached shortly before the club's game against William Pescod by a man offering that he could arrange for the game to go their way, for R6,000. The man claimed that another club, also in the promotion race, had offered the referee R4,500. Avendale refused the offer, and the game was drawn 1-1, with Avendale having a goal disallowed in the last minute.2002-03-21 New soccer bribe claim https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/new-soccer-bribe-claim-508523 2023-09-07 IOL
League winners Wanderers defeated Avendale Athletico 1–0 in another key game, with a goal controversially disallowed amongst allegations of bribery and corruption.About the NFD https://www.psl.co.za/content/16306 2023-08-17 www.psl.co.za
Coastal stream
League table
main WDL PQR complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf02.html South Africa 2001/02 LOU African Wanderers AVE Avendale Athletico ZUL Maritzburg City BEN Park United MAR Saxon Rovers WIT Rainbow Stars TIG Basotho Tigers WIN William Pescod PRE PE Technikon CIT Premier United DUR Royal Tigers FC FC Fortune PJ Newtons VAS Mother City 16 7 3 45 21 CP 13 9 4 48 23 13 6 6 37 18 11 9 6 32 28 10 11 5 41 35 10 8 8 37 38 10 6 10 39 38 8 8 10 34 39 8 8 10 24 32 7 8 11 33 38 6 10 10 27 41 6 9 11 30 43 5 5 15 25 37 R 1 10 15 20 41 R CHM REL REL green1 Promoted to 2002–03 Premier Soccer League red1 Relegation to 2002–03 SAFA Second Division
Inland stream
League table
main WDL PQR complete WIT Dynamos SPU Silver Stars CIT Pietersburg Pillars DUR Bloemfontein Celtic BLO Bloemfontein Young Tigers MAR Welkom Stars MAB Mabopane Young Masters FC Spartak MAN City Sharks ZUL Ledwaba Power Stars PJ Alexandra United BEN Dobsonville All Nations NAT Sporting WIN Witbank Black Aces VAS Katlehong City PRE Mamelodi Juventus 19 8 3 51 22 CP 18 7 5 52 32 19 3 8 53 29 17 8 5 48 29 14 7 9 44 29 14 5 11 53 48 14 4 12 37 30 12 5 13 48 41 11 8 11 37 41 10 7 13 49 48 8 9 13 37 45 9 5 16 43 55 8 6 16 35 53 7 6 17 38 56 5 8 17 28 56 R 4 6 20 29 68 R CHM REL REL green1 Promoted to 2002–03 Premier Soccer League red1 Relegation to 2002–03 SAFA Second Division
References
Category:National First Division seasons
Category:2001–02 in South African soccer