The Federation Professional League (FPL) was an association football League established in 1969. It was established to allow Black South Africans to participate in a competitive league as the NFL

National Football League (South Africa)

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 league was only available to White South Africans and the SASL

South African Soccer League

The South African Soccer League is a former association football league based in South Africa. It was formed in 1961 and folded in 1967. It was established by the South African Soccer Federation which represented the black African, Coloured and Indian population...

 league had disbanded in 1967.

Previous winners

Year	Winner
FPL League
1969	Verulam Suburbs
1970	Cape Town Spurs
Mainstay League
1971	Cape Town Spurs
1972	Glenville
1973	Cape Town Spurs
1974	Cape Town Spurs
1975	Berea
1976	Cape Town Spurs
1977	Swaraj United
FPL Castle League
1978	Durban City
Seven Seas League
1979	Cape Town Spurs
1980	Glenville
1981	Cape Town Spurs
1982	Glendene
1983	Lightbody's Santos
1984	Lightbody's Santos
Quindrink League
1985	Swaraj United
La Mercy Beach League
1986	Lightbody's Santos
1987	Lightbody's Santos
1988	Lightbody's Santos
1989	Battswood
1990	Lightbody's Santos

When the league folded in December 1990, the six highest ranked teams continued for the next season, at the highest level of South African football, known as NSL Castle League

National Soccer League (South Africa)

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. Those six highest ranked teams were: Real Taj, Tongaat Crusaders United, Bosmont Chelsea, Santos

Santos Football Club (South Africa)

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, Manning Rangers, Dangerous Darkies

Dangerous Darkies

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