2010–11 National First Division, is the season from September 2010 until May 2011, of South Africa's second tier of professional football. By the end of the season, the overall NFD champion will get promoted to the first level, known as Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...

 (PSL). While the losing team of the championship final, will face a round rubin playoff stage, against the second lowest ranked team of PSL and the two second ranked teams of the NFD streams.

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.

Club and stadium information

Coastal Stream (excl. Northern Cape):

Club	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
African Warriors	Phuthaditjhaba Phuthaditjhaba Phuthaditjhaba is a town in the Free State province of South Africa. The frequent snow on the Drakensberg mountain peaks surrounding the town led the San to call the region Qwa-Qwa . It was known as Witsiehoek to the European settlers. The area was then turned into the bantustan or homeland of...	Free State Free State The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...	Charles Mopeli Stadium Charles Mopeli Stadium Charles Mopeli Stadium is located in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa. It is mostly used by the PSL club Free State Stars and the National First Division club African Warriors. The Stadium has a capacity of 35,000....	35,000
Bay United	Port Elizabeth	Eastern Cape Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...	Gelvandale Stadium Gelvandale Stadium Gelvandale Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home ground of National First Division club, Bay United. The stadium is also equipped with an athletics track....	3,000
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers FC (South Africa) Blackburn Rovers are a South African football club from East London, Eastern Cape who play in the National First Division.In 2010 they gained promotion to the National First Division after winning the Vodacom League Eastern Cape League and finishing the season as the division's overall runner-up....	East London	Eastern Cape Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...	Buffalo City Stadium Buffalo City Stadium Buffalo City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs...	16,000
Carara Kicks	Welkom Welkom Welkom is a city in the Free State province of South Africa, located 160 kilometres northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital. Welkom received municipal status in 1961 and was declared a city in 1968 on the 14th of February...	Free State Free State The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...	Goble Park Goble Park Goble Park is a multi-use stadium in Bethlehem, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches. In 2010-11 it was used as home venue by both Free State Stars F.C. in the Premier Soccer League, and Carara Kicks in the National First Division. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000...	20,000
FC Cape Town	Cape Town (Parow)	Western Cape Western Cape The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...	NNK Rugby Stadium NNK Rugby Stadium NNK Rugby Stadium is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Parow suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Previously it was mostly used for rugby matches. Since September 2010, where the stadium became the new home venue for the National First Division club FC Cape Town, it...
Hanover Park Hanover Park F.C. Hanover Park is a South African football club based in the suburb Hanover Park of Cape Town. They currently play in the National First Division, Coastal Stream, with a home venue at the nearby Wynberg Military Base Stadium, situated in the suburb Wynberg.-External links:**...	Cape Town (Wynberg) Wynberg, Cape Town Wynberg is a southern suburb of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated between Plumstead and Kenilworth, and is a main transport hub for the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town.- Geography :...	Western Cape Western Cape The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...	Wynberg Military Base Stadium Wynberg Military Base Stadium Wynberg Military Base Stadium is a floodlit football stadium, situated in Wynberg suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. It is basically a part of the Wynberg Military Base, or to be more exact, a part of the Wynberg Military Base Sports Facilities...
Nathi Lions Nathi Lions Nathi Lions was a South African football club based in KwaMashu, roughly 30 kilometers North of Durban. The team franchise was renamed Atlie FC in 2011.-External links:**...	Durban (KwaMashu) KwaMashu KwaMashu is a township twenty miles north of Durban, South Africa with very high levels of poverty and crime.-History:The township was formed by the apartheid state to house the mass resettlement of Africans that were living in Cato Manor during 1958-65. It is the largest of 3 townships in the area...	KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....	Princess Magogo Stadium Princess Magogo Stadium Princess Magogo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in KwaMashu, a suburb of Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA...	12,000
Thanda Royal Zulu Thanda Royal Zulu Thanda Royal Zulu is a South African football club based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal that currently plays in the National First Division.-History:...	Richards Bay	KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....	Richards Bay Stadium Richards Bay Stadium Richards Bay Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is used mostly for football matches, and is currently home venue for National First Division club Thanda Royal Zulu, and for the Vodacom League clubs Bright Stars and Real Classic.-External link:*...	8,000

Inland Stream (incl. Northern Cape):

Club	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Batau	Ermelo Ermelo, Mpumalanga Ermelo is the educational, industrial and commercial centre of the 7,750 km² Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga province, Republic of South Africa. Mixed farming and anthracite, coal and torbanite mining take place here...	Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...	Stadium
Black Leopards	Thohoyandou Thohoyandou Thohoyandou is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre of Vhembe District Municipality and Thulamela Local Municipality. It is also known for being the former capital of the bantustan of Venda....	Limpopo Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal...	Stadium
Dynamos	Polokwane Polokwane Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population...	Limpopo Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. The capital is Polokwane, formerly named Pietersburg. The province was formed from the northern region of Transvaal Province in 1994, and initially named Northern Transvaal...	Stadium
FC AK	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...	Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...	Stadium
Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos is a South African football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend Jomo "Black Prince" Sono....	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...	Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...	Stadium
University of Pretoria	Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...	Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...	Stadium
United United FC (South Africa) United FC is a South African football club based in Kroonstad that plays in the National First Division.-External links:**...	Kimberley Kimberley, Northern Cape Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War...	Northern Cape Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of an international park shared with Botswana...	Stadium
Witbank Spurs Witbank Spurs Witbank Spurs are a South African football club based in Witbank, Mpumalanga that competes in the National First Division, Inland Stream.-External links:***...	Witbank Witbank Witbank , also known as eMalahleni is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the eMalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for White Ridge and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested...	Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...	Stadium

Coastal Stream

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	width=140Team									Promotion or Relegation
1	Bay United	21	11	7	3	29	13
40	NFD National First Division The National First Division is the second-highest league of South African club football after the Premier Soccer League . Both the NFD and PSL are organised by the National Soccer League.-For seasons in 2007-11:...  Coastal Stream Champions 2010/2011
2	Thanda Royal Zulu	21	12	3	6	38	27
39	Qualification for PSL promotion play-offs
3	Carara Kicks	21	7	11	3	32	31
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4	African Warriors African Warriors F.C. African Warriors are a South African football club based in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State that participates in the National First Division, Coastal Stream.-External links:**...	21	7	9	5	29	25
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5	F.C. Cape Town F.C. Cape Town FC Cape Town is a South African football club based in the Parow suburb of Cape Town. The club currently plays in the National First Division....	21	4	11	6	23	20
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6	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers FC (South Africa) Blackburn Rovers are a South African football club from East London, Eastern Cape who play in the National First Division.In 2010 they gained promotion to the National First Division after winning the Vodacom League Eastern Cape League and finishing the season as the division's overall runner-up....	21	6	5	10	21	32
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7	Nathi Lions Nathi Lions Nathi Lions was a South African football club based in KwaMashu, roughly 30 kilometers North of Durban. The team franchise was renamed Atlie FC in 2011.-External links:**...	21	3	9	9	27	31
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8	Hanover Park Hanover Park F.C. Hanover Park is a South African football club based in the suburb Hanover Park of Cape Town. They currently play in the National First Division, Coastal Stream, with a home venue at the nearby Wynberg Military Base Stadium, situated in the suburb Wynberg.-External links:**...	21	4	5	12	23	43
17	Relegation to the Vodacom League Vodacom League Vodacom League, sometimes also referred to as Vodacom Promotional League, 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 sponsored by mobile telecommunications company Vodacom...

Updated 8 May 2011:

Inland Stream

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	width=140Team									Promotion or Relegation
1	Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos is a South African football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend Jomo "Black Prince" Sono....	21	14	5	2	29	14
47	NFD National First Division The National First Division is the second-highest league of South African club football after the Premier Soccer League . Both the NFD and PSL are organised by the National Soccer League.-For seasons in 2007-11:...  Inland Stream Champions 2010/2011
2	Black Leopards	21	11	5	5	33	21
38	Qualification for PSL promotion play-offs
3	University of Pretoria	21	10	7	4	29	18
37
4	F.C. AK	21	7	6	8	27	24
27
5	Witbank Spurs Witbank Spurs Witbank Spurs are a South African football club based in Witbank, Mpumalanga that competes in the National First Division, Inland Stream.-External links:***...	21	6	6	9	22	26
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6	Dynamos	21	6	3	12	21	37
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7	United United FC (South Africa) United FC is a South African football club based in Kroonstad that plays in the National First Division.-External links:**...	21	6	5	10	17	24
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8	Batau	21	4	3	14	31	45
15	Relegation to the Vodacom League Vodacom League Vodacom League, sometimes also referred to as Vodacom Promotional League, 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 sponsored by mobile telecommunications company Vodacom...

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Note: Pretoria University initially won 2nd place in the Inland stream, due to a 3p penalty hitting Black Leopards, for fielding an unregistered player at one of their victories in the spring. Few days later the penalty was however reverted, as Black Leopards managed to win the appeal case. The log therefore ended to award the second place for Black Leopards.

NFD Final

The winner of the two streams, Bay United and Jomo Cosmos

Jomo Cosmos

Jomo Cosmos is a South African football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend Jomo "Black Prince" Sono....

 will meet and play a two legged tie, on May 14 and May 22, to determine the overall 2010-11 NFD championship. The NFD champion will gain an automatic promotion to the PSL

Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...

. While the looser of the NFD Final will get a second chance to promote to PSL, at the Promotion Play Offs.
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Promotion play offs

The losing team of the NFD Final (Bay United), together with both runnerups of the NFD streams (Thanda Royal Zulu and Black Leopards), and finaly the second lowest ranked team of PSL (Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama (South Africa)

Vasco da Gama is a South African football club based in Parow, Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Coming from the lower ranks, the club has its roots entrenched in the local Portuguese South African community. The club is named after Brazilian club CR Vasco da Gama.-History:Vasco...

), will enter into the Promotion play offs. This play off competition, is played as a cup with two legged matches, with an unseeded draw to decide the fixtures.
The two semifinals were scheduled to be played simultaneously at May 25 and 29. Due to Black Leopards having qualified for the 2011 Nedbank Cup final at May 28, the two semifinals were however rescheduled, to be played at June 8 and 11. A two legged final with the two winning teams from the semifinal, will be played at June 15 and 18. Only the winner of the Promotion play off final, will get promoted to play the next season in PSL.
Semifinals:
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Promotion Play Off Final:
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