1982 NPSL First Division
Football league season
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The 1982 National Professional Soccer League was the fifth 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.
| Season | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Durban City |
| Relegated | AmaZulu, Bloemfontein Celtic, Leicester City |
← 1981 1983 → | |
The other professional league, the non-racial Federation Professional League, continued to function independently.
It was won by Durban City,[1][2] managed by Clive Barker, earning City their first ever title.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban City | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 49 |
| 2 | Wits University | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 48 |
| 3 | Kaizer Chiefs | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 43 |
| 4 | Highlands Park | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 42 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 42 |
| 6 | Hellenic | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 40 |
| 7 | Arcadia Shepherds | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 39 |
| 8 | Dynamos | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 39 |
| 9 | Moroka Swallows | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 39 |
| 10 | Witbank Black Aces | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 36 |
| 11 | African Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 |
| 12 | Mamelodi United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 30 |
| 13 | Benoni United | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 29 |
| 14 | Rangers | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 27 |
| 15 | Durban Bush Bucks | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 26 |
| 16 | AmaZulu (R) | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 26 |
| 17 | Bloemfontein Celtic (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 15 |
| 18 | Leicester City (R) | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 73 | −46 | 12 |