1979 NPSL First Division
Football league season
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The 1979 National Professional Soccer League was the second season of the multi-racial South African National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). The league was a merger of the previous NPSL, which due to the country's apartheid policies were for black teams only, and the National Football League, for white teams only. It was won by Kaizer Chiefs.[1][2]
Season1979
ChampionsKaizer Chiefs
| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kaizer Chiefs |
← 1978 1980 → | |
The year saw Keith Broad joining Orlando Pirates to become the first white player to play for a black team.[3]
The third professional league, the non-racial Federation Professional League, continued to function independently.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 54 |
| 2 | Arcadia Shepherds | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 52 |
| 3 | Highlands Park | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 51 |
| 4 | Hellenic | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 49 |
| 5 | Dynamos | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 46 |
| 6 | Durban City | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 45 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 41 |
| 8 | Witbank Black Aces | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 36 |
| 9 | Orlando Pirates | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 34 |
| 10 | Moroka Swallows | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 29 |
| 11 | Pretoria Callies | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 29 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 29 |
| 13 | Wits University | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 28 |
| 14 | Lusitano | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 25 |
| 15 | Benoni United | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 21 |
| 16 | Welkom Real Hearts | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 19 |
| 17 | Vaal Professionals (R) | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 15 |
| 18 | African Wanderers (R) | 34 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 97 | −84 | 6 |