2009–10 National First Division

July 2023 July 2023 National First Division 2009–10 Vasco Da Gama Ikapa SportingWinners Park 170 451 2008–09 2010–11 2009–10 National First Division, was the season from August 2009 until February 2010, of South Africa's second tier of professional football. By the end of the season, the Coastal stream champion Vasco da Gama met to play the overall championship final, against the Inland stream champion Black Leopards. Vasco da Gama won the final, and thereby got promoted to Premier Soccer League. The subsequent playoff stage, was contested by the losing finalist, two second ranked teams of the NFD streams, and the second lowest ranked team of PSL. Winner of the playoff stage, and thereby the second promotion to PSL, was the team Mpumalanga Black Aces. Season structure The league is made up of 16 teams, split into 2 streams. Each team plays the other 7 teams in their stream 3 times, for a total of 21 games. Teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 for draw, and 0 for a loss. At the end of the season, the top ranked team from each stream play in a two-legged final, the winner of which is crowned National First Division Champion, and gains automatic promotion to the Premier Soccer League for the next season. The loser of the final, along with the teams which came second in their streams, and the 15th placed PSL team, go into the PSL promotion play-offs. The two teams finishing in last place in their streams are automatically relegated to the Vodacom League. They are replaced by the finalists of the Vodacom League championship game. Clubs Coastal stream Inland stream Team City Team City Bay United Port Elizabeth African Warriors Phuthaditjhaba Carara Kicks Welkom Batau Ermelo FC Cape Town Cape Town Black Leopards Thohoyandou Hanover Park Cape Town Dynamos Polokwane Ikapa Sporting Cape Town University of Pretoria Pretoria Nathi Lions Durban United Kimberley Thanda Royal Zulu Durban Winners Park Polokwane Vasco da Gama Cape Town Witbank Spurs Witbank League standings Coastal Stream main WDL QR VAS Vasco da Gama NAT Nathi Lions BAY Bay United CAR Carara Kicks THA Thanda Royal Zulu FC F.C. Cape Town HAN Hanover Park IKA Ikapa Sporting 11 5 5 31 20 9 9 3 31 19 10 5 6 20 19 7 6 8 30 30 6 9 6 29 29 6 7 8 21 26 5 5 11 18 28 4 6 11 23 32 green1 NFD Coastal Stream Champions 2009/2010 C yellow1 Qualified for PSL promotion play-offs QP red1 Relegated to the Vodacom League R complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf2010.html South Africa 2009/10 RSSSF 19 April 2010 Inland Stream main WDL QR BLL Black Leopards AFR African Warriors WIT Witbank Spurs BAT Batau DYN Dynamos UNI University of Pretoria UTD United WIN Winners Park 13 2 6 42 22 12 4 5 29 22 10 4 7 32 28 7 7 7 29 25 7 5 9 21 29 7 4 10 23 29 6 7 8 21 29 5 3 13 26 39 -2 2 points deducted? green1 NFD Inland Stream Champions 2009/2010 C yellow1 Qualified for PSL promotion play-offs QP red1 Relegated to the Vodacom League R complete Postseason NFD Final Vasco da Gama and Black Leopards played a two legged tie to determine the 2009–10 NFD champion, and automatic promotion to the PSL. Vasco da Gama won the tie to become NFD champions, and were promoted to the PSL for the 2010–11 season.July 2023 Black Leopards ZAF 2–3 Vasco da Gama ZAF 1–1 1–2 Promotion playoffs Black Leopards (losing finalist), Nathi Lions (2nd in coastal stream), African Warriors (2nd in inland stream), and Mpumalanga Black Aces (15th in PSL), all entered into the promotion playoffs. This playoff competition was played as a cup with two legged matches. The two semifinals were played simultaneously at 17 and 24 March, and the two legged final took place at 3 and 8 April. The two teams to qualify for the final were Black Leopards and Mpumalanga Black Aces, and after ordinary time of the two matches, the aggregate score ended at 3–3, and thus a penalty shoot out. When the first 5 ordinary shots had been completed, there was a winning score of 5–3 to Mpumalanga Black Aces, who thereby had managed to retain their PSL status.http://www.kickoff.com/news/14761/gutsy-amazayoni-stay-in-the-psl.php Gutsy AmaZayoni stay in the PSL KickOff 7 April 2010 Semifinals: Black Leopards ZAF 6–3 African Warriors ZAF 4–0 2–3 Mpumalanga Black Aces ZAF 4–2 Nathi Lions ZAF 2–2 2–0 Promotion Play Off Final: Mpumalanga Black Aces ZAF 3–3(5–3 penalty) Black Leopards ZAF 1–2 2 – 1 References External links PSL.co.za Category:National First Division seasons South Category:2009–10 in South African soccer leagues