Wikipedia - SAFA Second Division

The SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons, and previously the Vodacom League between 1998 and 2012, was founded in 1998 as the overall third tier of South African football. The competition is regulated by SAFA, and until 2012 had been sponsored by mobile telecommunications company Vodacom.

It features 144 teams in total, divided into 9 divisions, borders decided by the 9 geo-political provinces of South Africa: Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu Natal, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West. Each provincial division contains 16 teams. The winner of each provincial division qualifies for the annual promotional playoffs, where the winners of two streams are promoted to the National First Division. In each province, the two lowest-ranked teams by the end of the season, are relegated to the fourth tier U21 SAB Regional League, which in return will promote two playoff winners from the Regional Championships.

All clubs in South Africa also are allowed to compete with youth teams (U19/U21) and/or a reserve team in a lower SAFA league. If a club opt to field such teams, the U19 teams will start out at the fifth level in the U19 National League, while U21 teams or reserve teams will start out at the fourth level in the U21 SAB Regional League. If any U19 team win promotion for U21 SAB Regional League or SAFA Second Division, this promotion is fully accepted. No club are entitled to field two teams at the same level, and rule 4.6.4 of the SAFA regulations states that if the mother club play in the National First Division or Premier Soccer League, then the highest level these additional Youth/Reserve teams are allowed to compete will be the SAFA Second Division. In such cases, where a non-promotable team manage to win their regional division, the ticket for the promotional playoffs will instead be handed over to the second-best team in the division.

In March 2014, the Motsepe Foundation signed a five-year deal for the naming rights of the competition worth 40 million ZAR. Patrice Motsepe named the competition in honour of his late father, Augustine Butana Chaane Motsepe. The sponsorship was renewed for five years in 2018.

南非國家乙級聯賽是南非最高級別的足球聯賽之一,也是該國最受歡迎和最具競爭力的足球賽事之一。該聯賽由南非足球協會(SAFA)主辦,每年舉辦一次。

南非國家乙級聯賽吸引了來自全國各地的頂尖球隊參賽,這些球隊代表了不同城市和地區。比賽通常在南非各地的足球場舉行,吸引了大量的觀眾和球迷。

該聯賽的比賽水平非常高,球隊之間的競爭激烈。球員們展現出技術和戰術的精湛,為觀眾帶來了精彩的比賽。這些比賽也是球員展示自己才華和爭取進入南非國家足球隊的機會。

南非國家乙級聯賽不僅是一個足球比賽,也是一個重要的社會和文化活動。比賽期間,球迷們熱情高漲,為自己支持的球隊加油助威。這種熱情和激情燃燒的氛圍使得比賽更加精彩和難忘。

南非國家乙級聯賽為南非足球的發展和提高水平做出了重要貢獻。它為年輕球員提供了一個展示自己才華的平台,同時也為南非足球培養了未來的明星球員。

無論是球迷還是足球愛好者,南非國家乙級聯賽都是一個不容錯過的精彩賽事。它展示了南非足球的魅力和潛力,同時也為觀眾帶來了無盡的足球樂趣。