2004–05 National First Division


The 2004–05 National First Division (known as the Mvela Golden League for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th season of the National First Division, the second tier of South African soccer.

National First Division
Season2004–05
ChampionsFree State Stars
PromotedFree State Stars, Tembisa Classic
RelegatedDangerous Darkies
North-West Tigers
Avendale Athletico
Louisvale Pirates

Under the new sponsor, the two streams, Coastal and Inland, were merged into a single national league.

The champions were Free State Stars, who were promoted to the South African Premier Division. Tembisa Classic also earned promotion, after winning the playoffs.

Four clubs were relegated, as the following 2005–06 National First Division was reduced from 18 to 16 teams.

Basotho Tigers were renamed North-West Tigers, moving to Vryburg from Kimberley and after another change of ownership, to Johannesburg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Free State Stars (C, P) 34 19 10 5 46 23 +23 67 Promoted to 2005–06 Premier Soccer League
2 Durban Stars 34 17 9 8 48 35 +13 60 Promotion Playoff
3 Hellenic 34 18 5 11 60 43 +17 59
4 Tembisa Classic (P) 34 18 5 11 54 41 +13 59
5 Maritzburg United 34 16 9 9 54 36 +18 57
6 Zulu Royals 34 15 8 11 44 31 +13 53
7 Vasco Da Gama 34 14 11 9 43 39 +4 53
8 FC Fortune 34 11 13 10 36 33 +3 46
9 Pietersburg Pillars 34 11 10 13 43 44 −1 43
10 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 34 11 9 14 51 51 0 42
11 Winners Park 34 10 12 12 37 43 −6 42
12 Pretoria University 34 10 11 13 48 44 +4 41
13 Mabopane Young Masters 34 9 11 14 45 51 −6 38
14 Uthukela 34 9 11 14 33 45 −12 38
15 Dangerous Darkies (R) 34 7 15 12 34 45 −11 36 Relegation to 2005–06 SAFA Second Division
16 North-West Tigers (R) 34 7 14 13 27 40 −13 35
17 Avendale Athletico (R) 34 8 8 18 47 65 −18 32
18 Louisvale Pirates (R) 34 6 9 19 22 63 −41 27
Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


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