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National First Division (NFD) is the second-highest league of South African professional club football after the Premier Soccer League's Absa Premiership. From 2004 until 2007 it was sponsored by the Mvelaphanda Group and known as Mvela Golden League.
The restructured NFD is divided into two streams, one inland and another coastal - each of which consists of 8 teams. The winners of the two streams play against each other in a 'final' at the end of the season - the victor of which is promoted to the PSL.
The loser of the 'final' plays in a mini-tournament/play-offs against the two second-placed teams in each stream and the 15th-placed team on the PSL log. The winner of this tournament is also be automatically promoted to the top flight.
Member clubs 2008-09
Coastal stream
African Warriors
Carara Kicks
Durban Stars
FC Cape Town
Hanover Park
Ikapa Sporting
Nathi Lions
Vasco Da Gama
Inland stream
Black Leopards
Dynamos
FC AK
Jomo Cosmos
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Pretoria University
Winners Park
Witbank Spurs
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