2013–14 National First Division

The 2013–14 National First Division was played from September 2013 until May 2014, and is the second tier of South Africa's professional football. Chippa United won the league, earning promotion to the 2014–15 Premier Soccer League. Black Leopards and Milano United finished second and third, thus qualifying for the promotion/relegation play-offs against Polokwane City, which had finished 15th in the Premier Division. Polokwane City won the play-off, retaining the Premier Division place. Roses United and Blackburn Rovers were relegated to the ABC Motsepe League following their 15th and 16th-place finishes.

National First Division
Season2013–14
ChampionsChippa United
PromotedChippa United
RelegatedRoses United
Blackburn Rovers
Matches played240
Goals scored595 (2.48 per match)
Average goals/game2.47 per match
Top goalscorerDavid Zulu (16)

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chippa United (C, P) 30 17 7 6 54 36 +18 58 Promotion to 2014–15 South African Premier Division
2 Black Leopards 30 14 8 8 53 37 +16 50 Qualification to 2013–14 PSL Playoff Tournament
3 Milano United 30 14 8 8 41 26 +15 50
4 Baroka 30 14 8 8 45 33 +12 50
5 Santos 30 11 14 5 34 25 +9 47
6 Jomo Cosmos 30 12 10 8 32 25 +7 46
7 United FC 30 11 10 9 44 30 +14 43
8 African Warriors 30 12 6 12 43 41 +2 42
9 Vasco da Gama 30 11 8 11 33 36 −3 41
10 Witbank Spurs 30 10 9 11 33 40 −7 39
11 Thanda Royal Zulu 30 9 11 10 33 41 −8 38
12 FC Cape Town 30 8 11 11 35 41 −6 35
13 Sivutsa Stars 30 7 13 10 28 36 −8 34
14 Maluti FET College 30 6 12 12 44 59 −15 30
15 Roses United (R) 30 4 11 15 22 42 −20 23 Relegation to SAFA Second Division
16 Blackburn Rovers (R) 30 4 6 20 22 48 −26 18
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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