2025–26 SAFA Second Division

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The 2025–26 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 28th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition was split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition is completed, the nine winning teams of each regional division will enter the playoffs.[2]

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The competition is administered by the South African Football Association.

Due the expulsion of Premiership teams Royal AM, three teams were promoted from the previous season rather than the usual two. The start of the season is again being affected by legal challenges following the decision to conclude the previous season's playoffs with only seven teams, after the exclusion of the Eastern Cape and Limpopo representatives.[3]


Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape Coastal Stream

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Old Grey 18 10 8 0 38 15 +23 38 Qualification for Eastern Cape final
2 Komani United 18 12 2 4 28 13 +15 38
3 Gqeberha United 18 10 3 5 30 22 +8 33
4 Buffalo City Relatives 18 9 2 7 34 25 +9 29
5 Amavarara 18 7 3 8 21 23 −2 24
6 Camdeboo Football Academy 18 7 3 8 26 29 −3 24
7 Makana Rhini United 18 6 2 10 21 33 −12 20
8 Sundays River Valley Academy 18 4 7 7 17 20 −3 19
9 Seven Stars 18 4 4 10 22 31 −9 16
10 Emi 18 2 4 12 11 37 −26 10
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Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15204&stream_id=23316

Eastern Cape Inland Stream

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Ravens 18 14 3 1 42 9 +33 45 Qualification for Eastern Cape final
2 SA Spear of the Nation 18 12 4 2 29 11 +18 40
3 Bizana Pondo City 18 8 4 6 23 19 +4 28
4 Matta Milan 18 7 7 4 14 12 +2 28
5 Sinenkani 18 6 7 5 18 11 +7 25
6 Bush Bucks 18 5 7 6 16 21 −5 22
7 FC Batallion 18 4 4 10 17 32 −15 16
8 Amaxesibe 18 4 4 10 13 28 −15 16
9 Fast Eleven 18 4 3 11 11 27 −16 15
10 Mighty Eagles 18 0 9 9 11 24 −13 9 Relegation to the Hollywoodbets Regional League
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Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15204&stream_id=23315

Eastern Cape final

FC Ravens 1-0 Old Grey
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Free State

In March 2026, Mathaithai pulled out of the league, citing SAFA's failure to pay five years worth of grants, and lack of sponsorship.[5]

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sasolburg United 12 7 2 3 17 13 +4 23 Qualification for Free State final
2 Mangaung Unite 9 6 3 0 17 3 +14 21
3 Mangaung City 12 6 3 3 18 11 +7 21
4 Super Eagles 10 6 2 2 14 9 +5 20
5 Kovsies 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 17
6 Kamele FC 12 5 2 5 20 15 +5 17
7 Tower United 12 4 5 3 17 17 0 17
8 Mathathai 10 4 3 3 11 8 +3 15
9 African Warriors 12 4 3 5 11 16 −5 15
10 Motsomotle 11 3 5 3 14 15 −1 14
11 Free State United 11 4 2 5 17 20 −3 14
12 Welkom Real Stars 11 3 4 4 16 16 0 13
13 Sibanye Stillwater 10 4 1 5 11 14 −3 13
14 Remember Elite Soccer Academy 9 2 5 2 15 15 0 11
15 Brave Eleven 12 2 4 6 12 17 −5 10
16 Central University 8 2 3 3 9 12 −3 9
17 Mountain Eagles 12 2 3 7 13 22 −9 9 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
18 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 11 0 2 9 11 28 −17 2
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Updated to match(es) played on 5 January 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15203&stream_id=-1

Gauteng

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 La Masia 34 20 9 5 47 23 +24 69 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
2 Free Agents 34 19 11 4 48 17 +31 68
3 Tembisa Hollywood Thunder 34 16 13 5 36 22 +14 61
4 Dinoko City 34 16 12 6 51 34 +17 60
5 Mabopane JM 34 17 6 11 45 30 +15 57
6 Rrr Rams 33 17 6 10 48 40 +8 57
7 Orlando Pirates B 34 16 7 11 52 33 +19 55
8 Soweto Super United M-17 34 15 10 9 54 36 +18 55
9 University of Johannesburg 34 14 7 13 39 34 +5 49
10 Young Pirates 34 13 7 14 41 45 −4 46
11 JBM 34 10 10 14 37 43 −6 40
12 Wits University 34 11 7 16 36 46 −10 40
13 Jomo Cosmos 34 9 12 13 38 51 −13 39
14 Tshwane University of Technology 34 9 9 16 35 49 −14 36
15 Mike-1-Stars 34 9 7 18 36 56 −20 34
16 Tshwane South College 34 9 6 19 44 54 −10 33
17 Dube Continental 34 7 10 17 43 56 −13 31 Relegation to Hollywoodbets Regional League
18 Leruma United 33 1 5 27 15 76 −61 8
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Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15254&stream_id=23918
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) playoff.

KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal Stream A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Umvoti 22 19 2 1 43 9 +34 59 Qualification for KwaZulu-Natal final
2 Njampela 22 18 2 2 43 13 +30 56
3 Summerfield Dynamos 22 11 7 4 30 15 +15 40
4 Ulundi United 22 11 7 4 28 17 +11 40
5 Tornado 22 8 7 7 30 24 +6 31
6 Umlazi Young Lions 22 7 7 8 24 23 +1 28
7 Asande 22 8 4 10 21 24 −3 28
8 Durban Pioneers 22 6 4 12 22 32 −10 22
9 Hellenic 22 6 3 13 22 36 −14 21
10 Good Fellas 22 6 2 14 27 43 −16 20
11 University of KwaZulu-Natal 22 5 1 16 21 48 −27 16
12 Umzinto United 22 3 2 17 22 49 −27 11 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
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Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15255&stream_id=23904

KwaZulu-Natal Stream B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mkhambathi 22 17 4 1 42 7 +35 55 Qualification for KwaZulu-Natal final]
2 Msinga United 22 16 5 1 43 9 +34 53
3 Umshwathi United 22 11 7 4 24 13 +11 40
4 Chess 22 11 5 6 22 13 +9 38
5 Falcons 22 10 6 6 28 19 +9 36
6 KwaMashu Durban Knights 22 8 6 8 23 27 −4 30
7 Umgungundlovu United 22 7 8 7 19 17 +2 29
8 Ethekwini Coastal 22 7 1 14 17 43 −26 22
9 Ditlou 22 3 7 12 17 30 −13 16
10 Newcastle All Stars 22 3 5 14 14 31 −17 14
11 Newcastle Warriors 22 2 8 12 15 34 −19 14
12 Drakensberg 22 2 8 12 11 32 −21 14
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Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15255&stream_id=23905

Limpopo

In March, the game between Ngwaabe City Motors and Eleven Fast Tiger was abandoned after a penalty was awarded to Ngwaabe. Tigers felt that the decision was unfair, and that they had had two clear penalties denied, and left the pitch in protest.[6]

Limpopo Stream A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mpheni Home Defenders 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Qualification for Limpopo final
2 Tzaneen United 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
3 Mukondeni Young Chiefs 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
4 The Dolphins 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
5 Phalaborwa United 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
6 Vondwe XI Bullets 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
7 White Vultures 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
8 Baduzah Celtics 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
9 Musina United 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
10 Lebash Football Academy 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
11 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
12 Nkowankowa Continental 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2025. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15205&stream_id=23326

Limpopo Stream B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 City Motors 14 7 4 3 17 5 +12 25 Qualification for Limpopo final
2 Ramatlaohle Mogalakwena United 14 6 6 2 16 12 +4 24
3 Makotopong Bahumi 13 6 4 3 19 14 +5 22
4 Royal Pirates 13 6 2 5 20 15 +5 20
5 Mighty 11 5 4 2 21 18 +3 19
6 Mohlabile United 13 4 7 2 13 14 −1 19
7 Mokopane Pj Stars United 14 5 4 5 17 19 −2 19
8 Ditlou 13 3 8 2 14 11 +3 17
9 Tubatse United 13 4 4 5 12 13 −1 16
10 Eleven Fast Tigers 14 3 5 6 12 16 −4 14
11 Gosebe United 13 2 4 7 14 20 −6 10
12 University of Limpopo Academy 11 0 2 9 6 24 −18 2 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
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Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15205&stream_id=23327

Mpumalanga


Mpumalanga Stream A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Phezulu 22 20 2 0 67 12 +55 62 Qualification for Mpumalanga final
2 Middelburg United 22 13 6 3 39 16 +23 45
3 Shimadel 22 12 6 4 36 17 +19 42
4 Secunda M Stars 22 11 8 3 29 18 +11 41
5 Home Culture Express 22 9 7 6 28 18 +10 34
6 Carolina Young Boys 22 9 6 7 23 16 +7 33
7 KwaNdebele United 21 6 5 10 22 39 −17 23
8 Witbank City Lads 21 5 7 9 18 24 −6 22
9 Amsterdam United 22 5 5 12 14 36 −22 20
10 Home Defenders 22 4 5 13 20 46 −26 17
11 Machidi Lion Brothers 22 3 5 14 19 35 −16 14
12 Tiger Boys 22 1 4 17 11 49 −38 7
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Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15236&stream_id=23576
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) playoff.

Mpumalanga Stream B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fernie Battalion 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6 11 Qualification for Mpumalanga final
2 Luthuli Brigades 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10
3 Liver Brothers 5 2 2 1 4 4 0 8
4 Junior Callies 5 2 1 2 4 7 −3 7
5 Makhonjwa All Stars 5 1 3 1 4 3 +1 6
6 KaMhlushwa Real Madrid 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
7 Sibange Young Bucks 5 1 2 2 5 3 +2 5
8 Acornhoek United 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
9 Zebras 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
10 Dankie Son 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0 Relegation to Hollywoodbets Regional League
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) playoff.

Mpumalanga final

Phezulu v Luthuli Brigades

Northern Cape

Stream A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NC Professionals 8 6 1 1 26 6 +20 19 Qualification for playoffs
2 Amalawus 7 6 0 1 15 6 +9 18
3 Kakamas Juventus 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15
4 Benfica 9 5 0 4 12 12 0 15
5 Rasta Far Eagles 9 5 0 4 11 12 −1 15
6 Olympics 8 3 3 2 18 14 +4 12
7 Kakamas United 7 3 1 3 12 11 +1 10
8 Upington Tornado 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
9 Tsantsabane Stars 8 2 2 4 9 11 −2 8
10 Kakamas Sundowns 8 2 1 5 7 16 −9 7
11 Postmasburg 7 1 0 6 3 17 −14 3
12 Young Ones 9 0 1 8 11 30 −19 1
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15232&stream_id=-1

Stream B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gaza United 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 Qualification for playoffs
2 Pearls United 17 10 5 2 22 10 +12 35
3 Jacksa Spears 13 9 1 3 35 15 +20 28
4 United Rovers 18 7 4 7 33 32 +1 25
5 Mighty Moovers 16 7 3 6 32 34 −2 24
6 G Stasie 14 6 4 4 25 18 +7 22
7 Mighty Reds 18 6 3 9 31 28 +3 21
8 SPU 16 6 1 9 27 29 −2 19
9 Ocean Swallows 16 5 3 8 25 42 −17 18
10 Blues 17 4 4 9 20 34 −14 16
11 Destiny United 14 3 4 7 19 30 −11 13 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
12 Kimberley Saints 14 2 1 11 10 27 −17 7
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15232&stream_id=24252

North West

Stream A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NW Signal 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8 North West final
2 Army Rockets FC 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7
3 Lethabong United 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
4 Kgositlile FC 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
5 Spain FC 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
6 Cheeky Boys 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
7 Thaba Tshwane 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
8 NWU Tawana FC 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
9 Platinum City Rovers 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
10 Jack All Stars 4 0 1 3 3 6 −3 1
11 Bokone NW FC 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1
12 Lerumo Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Hollywoodbets Regional League
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2025. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15235&stream_id=23671

Stream B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Thames 5 4 1 0 11 1 +10 13 North West final
2 Stilfontein Real Hearts 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 11
3 North West University 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10
4 Gm5 United 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9
5 Real Movers 5 3 0 2 11 9 +2 9
6 Milan 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
7 Belligerators 5 2 0 3 6 12 −6 6
8 Montshioa Swallows 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5
9 Nkamodira 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
10 Homeboys United 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 3
11 Indomitable Lions 5 1 0 4 5 10 −5 3
12 Mahika Champions 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9 0 Relegation to Hollywoodbets Regional League
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2025. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15235&stream_id=23672

Western Cape

Prior to the start of the season, in November 2025, Santos were expelled from the league. This came after SAFA had excluded Santos from the Nedbank Cup over outstanding financial obligations. Santos had taken the matter to court, and SAFA were interdicted from going ahead with the Nedbank Cup fixture without Santos, and the matter referred to arbitration. SAFA then expelled Santos from the league.[7] Santos appealed and won, and were reinstated in the league, expanding it to 25 teams.[8]

Stream A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FN Rangers 7 6 1 0 17 5 +12 19 Qualification for Western Cape final
2 Hout Bay United 9 5 2 2 14 5 +9 17
3 Hanover Park 8 4 3 1 13 9 +4 15
4 Seapoint Swifts 7 4 2 1 14 9 +5 14
5 Santos 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 10
6 Vasco da Gama 7 2 3 2 10 8 +2 9
7 Seaside Spurs 7 2 3 2 9 11 −2 9
8 Ubuntu 8 2 3 3 11 16 −5 9
9 Cape Town Spurs 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
10 Inter City 8 2 2 4 7 11 −4 8
11 Young Bafana 9 2 2 5 10 17 −7 8
12 Zizwe United 7 1 0 6 5 11 −6 3
13 Junction Rovers 9 1 0 8 9 21 −12 3
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15233&stream_id=24233

Stream B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ammar Soccer Academy 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Qualification for Western Cape playoff
2 Diadora 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
3 Grassy Park United 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
4 Barcelona 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
5 Batalions FC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
6 Bayhill United 2 1 0 1 8 5 +3 3
7 Hillside 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
8 Royal Blues 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
9 Maties F.C. 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
10 Nanini Na All Stars 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
11 Mbekweni Cosmos 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
12 Ubuntu Spartans 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2025. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15233&stream_id=24234

Promotion play-offs

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