2024–25 National First Division

Motsepe Foundation Championship
Season	2024–25
Matches played	222
Goals scored	472 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	Muzomuhle Khanyi (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Venda F.C. 5-1 Baroka ; (1 February 2025)
Biggest away win	Leruma United F.C. 1-4 Kruger United; ( 3 November 2024)
Highest scoring	University of Pretoria F.C. 4-3 Black Leopards ; (1 December 2024)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 National First Division (called the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the season from 23 August 2024 to June 2025 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the Motsepe Foundation Championship.

Teams

Team changes

The following teams changes have taken place since the 2023–24 season.

Promoted to 2024–25 Premiership

Magesi^[1]

Relegated from 2023–24 Premiership

Cape Town Spurs^[2]

Promoted from 2023–24 SAFA Second Division

Relegated from 2023–24 National First Division

Name changes

Maritzburg United changed their name to Durban City after moving their home location to Durban.^[5]

Purchases

Leruma United purchased the status of Marumo Gallants, and so will replace them in the division. Marumo Gallants purchased their way into the Premiership by buying the status of Moroka Swallows.^[6]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Durban City	26	14	7	5	36	19	+17	49	Promotion to 2025–26 Betway Premiership
2	Orbit College	28	13	10	5	31	19	+12	49	Promotion Play-offs
3	Casric Stars	28	12	8	8	34	27	+7	44	Promotion Play-offs
4	Black Leopards	28	12	8	8	39	32	+7	44
5	Kruger United	28	12	8	8	32	28	+4	44
6	JDR Stars	27	10	10	7	28	28	0	40
7	Milford	27	11	6	10	31	33	−2	39
8	University of Pretoria	28	9	11	8	27	27	0	38
9	Baroka	28	9	11	8	38	40	−2	38
10	Highbury	28	9	8	11	28	27	+1	35
11	Pretoria Callies	28	9	6	13	21	33	−12	33
12	Hungry Lions	28	8	8	12	33	32	+1	32
13	Venda	28	7	8	13	27	31	−4	29
14	Upington City	28	6	11	11	25	30	−5	29
15	Cape Town Spurs	28	6	11	11	23	28	−5	29	Relegation to 2025–26 ABC Motsepe League
16	Leruma United	28	6	7	15	19	38	−19	25	Relegation to 2025–26 ABC Motsepe League

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2025. Source: National First Division

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	BLP	CTS	CAS	DUC	HIG	HUL	JDR	KRU	LER	MIL	ORB	PTC	TUK	UPI	VDA
Baroka	—	4–2		0–0	2–1		1–1		1–0	3–1	2–3	1–1		1–1		4–2
Black Leopards		—	3–0	0–1	2–1		1–1	2–2	0–0	2–0	1–1	1–0	2–0		1–1
Cape Town Spurs	1–1	1–2	—	1–0		2–1	2–1	0–1			2–2				1–1	1–0
Casric Stars				—	1–0	1–0		3–1	2–2			2–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	2–3
Durban City	1–0		1–0	2–1	—	1–1	4–2	5–2	1–0	3–0				0–1
Highbury		1–1	1–0			—	1–0	1–0			5–1	0–1		2–0	1–3
Hungry Lions	0–1			3–0	1–2	3–1	—		1–1	2–0	2–1		0–0		1–1	3–1
JDR Stars	3–3	3–1	0–0	0–2		0–0	1–0	—		2–1			1–0		1–0	2–1
Kruger United			1–0	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–0	—		1–3	1–1	1–0	2–0
Leruma United	0–0	1–0	2–0	1–0		0–0	2–3	0–3	1–4	—		0–1	0–1		0–1
Milford			0–0	0–1	1–2	2–1		1–0		3–0	—	1–2			1–0	1–0
Orbit College		0–1	2–0	2–2	1–1		0–2	0–0			3–0	—		1–0	1–1	0–0
Pretoria Callies	1–0	2–1	2–1		0–0	0–3			3–1		0–0	2–3	—	0–1	1–2
University of Pretoria	1–1	4–3	0–0			1–1	3–2	0–1	2–3	1–0	1–1		1–0	—		1–1
Upington City	4–1		2–2	2–2	1–3				1–3	0–1		1–2	0–0	0–0	—	1–0
Venda	5–1	2–0			0–0	1–2			1–0	0–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–0		—

Source: thenfd.co.za
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchday timelines

Matchday 1

23 August 2024	Highbury	1–1	Black Leopards	Gqeberha
15:00 SAST	Mabeba 64'		Makgetlwa 68'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela University Stadium

23 August 2024	Durban City	2–1	Casric Stars	Durban
19:30 SAST	Kamatuka 55' Mkhize 65'		Sebetlela 24'	Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium

24 August 2024	Hungry Lions	1–1	Kruger United	Kimberley
15:00 SAST	Khanyi 82'		Zitha 66'	Stadium: Suzuki Stadium

24 August 2024	JDR Stars	1–0	Upington City	Soshanguve
	Segopa 35'			Stadium: Giant Stadium

24 August 2024	Leruma United	0–1	Pretoria Callies	Pretoria
15:00 SAST			Saketso 26'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium

24 August 2024	Venda	0-2	Milford	Thohoyandou
15:00 SAST			Mbhele 87' (pen.) Ndlabi 89'	Stadium: Thohoyandou Stadium

25 August 2024	Baroka	1–1	Orbit College	Lebowakgomo
	Gebhardt 28'		Khoto 9'	Stadium: Baroka FC Village

25 August 2024

University of Pretoria

0-0

Cape Town Spurs

Pretoria

Matchday 2

30 August 2024	Casric Stars	1-0	Highbury	KwaMhlanga
15:00 SAST	Skelem 28'			Stadium: Solomon Mahlangu Stadium

30 August 2024	Cape Town Spurs	1-0	Venda	Cape Town
19:30 SAST	Boji 90+6' (pen.)			Stadium: UWC Sports Stadium

31 August 2024	Black Leopards	2-0	Leruma United	Thohoyandou
15:00 SAST	Matsimbi 47' Mudau 68'			Stadium: Thohoyandou Stadium

31 August 2024	Milford	1-0	JDR Stars	Durban
15:00 SAST	Masilela 84' (o.g.)			Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium

31 August 2024	Pretoria Callies	0-1	University of Pretoria	Pretoria
15:00 SAST			Mosadi 59'	Stadium: TUT Stadium

31 August 2024	Upington City	4-1	Baroka	Upington
	Rakosa 30' , 33' Mokwena 46' Leepile 66' (pen.)		Mthembu 74'	Stadium: Mxolisi Dicky Jacobs Stadium

1 September 2024	Kruger United	1-2	Durban City	Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga
	Matlhoko 37'		Kamatuka 64' Jodwana 90+5'

1 September 2024	Orbit College	0-2	Hungry Lions	Rustenburg
			Ndlovu 59' Van Neel 90+2'	Stadium: Olympia Park

Matchday 3

14 September 2024	Black Leopards	0-1	Casric Stars	Thohoyandou
15:00 SAST				Stadium: Thohoyandou Stadium

14 September 2024	Highbury	0-1	Orbit College	Gqeberha
15:00 SAST				Stadium: Nelson Mandela University Stadium

14 September 2024	Hungry Lions	0-1	Baroka	Kimberley
15:00 SAST				Stadium: Griqua Park

14 September 2024	Kruger United	1-0	Pretoria Callies	Nelspruit
15:00 SAST				Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

14 September 2024	Milford	0-0	Cape Town Spurs	Durban
15:00 CEST				Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium

15 September 2024	Leruma United	0-1	Upington City	Pretoria
15:00 SAST				Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

15 September 2024	University of Pretoria	0-1	JDR Stars	Pretoria
15:00 SAST				Stadium: Tuks Stadium

15 September 2024	Venda	0-0	Durban City	Thohoyandou
15:00 SAST				Stadium: Thohoyandou Stadium

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 9 March 2025^[7]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Muzomuhle Khanyi	Hungry Lions	14
2	Joslin Kamatuka	Durban City	10
3	Bokang Mokwena	Upington City	8
4	Kgomotso Mosadi	University of Pretoria	8
5	Prince Nxumalo	JDR Stars	6

References

^ "Magesi book promotion, but playoff picture is murky". SuperSport. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Relegated Cape Town Spurs deny Kaizer Chiefs a top-eight spot". SABC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ Raophala, Mauwane (23 June 2024). "Highbury FC crowned ABC Motsepe League National Playoffs champions". FARPost. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "PLATINUM CITY ROVERS AND NB LA MASIA RELEGATED FROM MFC". thenfd.co.za. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ Sithole, Sinethemba (9 August 2024). "Maritzburg United to be rebranded to Durban City, PSL approves". FARPost. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ Munyai, Ofhani (27 July 2024). "New club confirmed as PSL release first division draft fixtures". FARPost. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
^ "South Africa First League Live Score, 24-25 Schedule, Standings". aiscore.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

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[1] "Magesi book promotion, but playoff picture is murky". SuperSport. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[2] "Relegated Cape Town Spurs deny Kaizer Chiefs a top-eight spot". SABC. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[3] Raophala, Mauwane (23 June 2024). "Highbury FC crowned ABC Motsepe League National Playoffs champions". FARPost. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[4] "PLATINUM CITY ROVERS AND NB LA MASIA RELEGATED FROM MFC". thenfd.co.za. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[5] Sithole, Sinethemba (9 August 2024). "Maritzburg United to be rebranded to Durban City, PSL approves". FARPost. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[6] Munyai, Ofhani (27 July 2024). "New club confirmed as PSL release first division draft fixtures". FARPost. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

[7] "South Africa First League Live Score, 24-25 Schedule, Standings". aiscore.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

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