2025-26 SAFA Second Division

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ABC Motsepe League
Season2025–26
ChampionsHope FC / Sea Point Swifts
PromotedHope FC / Sea Point Swifts, NWU Soccer Institute

The 2025–26 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 28th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition was split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition is completed, the nine winning teams of each regional division will enter the playoffs.[2]

The competition is administered by the South African Football Association.

Due the expulsion of Premiership team Royal AM, three teams were promoted from the previous season rather than the usual two. The start of the season was again affected by legal challenges following the decision to conclude the previous season's playoffs with only seven teams, after the exclusion of the Eastern Cape and Limpopo representatives.[3]

Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape Coastal Stream

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Old Grey 18 10 8 0 38 15 +23 38 Qualification for Eastern Cape final
2 Komani United 18 12 2 4 28 13 +15 38
3 Gqeberha United 18 10 3 5 30 22 +8 33
4 Buffalo City Relatives 18 9 2 7 34 25 +9 29
5 Amavarara 18 7 3 8 21 23 −2 24
6 Camdeboo Football Academy 18 7 3 8 26 29 −3 24
7 Makana Rhini United 18 6 2 10 21 33 −12 20
8 Sundays River Valley Academy 18 4 7 7 17 20 −3 19
9 Seven Stars 18 4 4 10 22 31 −9 16
10 Emi 18 2 4 12 11 37 −26 10

Eastern Cape Inland Stream

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Ravens 18 14 3 1 42 9 +33 45 Qualification for Eastern Cape final
2 SA Spear of the Nation 18 12 4 2 29 11 +18 40
3 Bizana Pondo City 18 8 4 6 23 19 +4 28
4 Matta Milan 18 7 7 4 14 12 +2 28
5 Sinenkani 18 6 7 5 18 11 +7 25
6 Bush Bucks 18 5 7 6 16 21 −5 22
7 FC Batallion 18 4 4 10 17 32 −15 16
8 Amaxesibe 18 4 4 10 13 28 −15 16
9 Fast Eleven 18 4 3 11 11 27 −16 15
10 Mighty Eagles 18 0 9 9 11 24 −13 9 Relegation to the Hollywoodbets Regional League

Eastern Cape final

FC Ravens v Old Grey
FC Ravens 1-0 Old Grey
Report

[4]

Free State

In March 2026, Mathaithai pulled out of the league, citing SAFA's failure to pay five years worth of grants, and lack of sponsorship.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mangaung Unite 33 25 7 1 75 20 +55 82 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
2 Mangaung City 33 19 9 5 57 30 +27 66
3 Sasolburg United 33 19 8 6 47 30 +17 65
4 Kovsies 33 17 7 9 61 37 +24 58
5 Super Eagles 33 16 9 8 51 32 +19 57
6 African Warriors 33 15 7 11 44 46 −2 52
7 Kamele FC 33 15 5 13 52 39 +13 50
8 Tower United 33 13 10 10 57 53 +4 49
9 Welkom Real Stars 33 10 12 11 51 52 −1 42
10 Sibanye Stillwater 33 12 5 16 47 54 −7 41
11 Motsomotle 33 9 11 13 46 50 −4 38
12 Free State United 32 10 7 15 47 55 −8 37
13 Central University 33 9 7 17 44 61 −17 34
14 Remember Elite Soccer Academy 33 7 10 16 39 60 −21 31
15 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 32 7 6 19 45 71 −26 27
16 Mathathai 17 6 4 7 18 21 −3 22
17 Brave Eleven 33 4 10 19 36 59 −23 22 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
18 Mountain Eagles 33 4 8 21 28 75 −47 20

Gauteng

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 La Masia 34 20 9 5 47 23 +24 69 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
2 Free Agents 34 19 11 4 48 17 +31 68
3 Tembisa Hollywood Thunder 34 16 13 5 36 22 +14 61
4 Dinoko City 34 16 12 6 51 34 +17 60
5 Mabopane JM 34 17 6 11 45 30 +15 57
6 Rrr Rams 34 18 6 10 51 40 +11 60
7 Orlando Pirates B 34 16 7 11 52 33 +19 55
8 Soweto Super United M-17 34 15 10 9 54 36 +18 55
9 University of Johannesburg 34 14 7 13 39 34 +5 49
10 Young Pirates 34 13 7 14 41 45 −4 46
11 JBM 34 10 10 14 37 43 −6 40
12 Wits University 34 11 7 16 36 46 −10 40
13 Jomo Cosmos 34 9 12 13 38 51 −13 39
14 Tshwane University of Technology 34 9 9 16 35 49 −14 36
15 Mike-1-Stars 34 9 7 18 36 56 −20 34
16 Tshwane South College 34 9 6 19 44 54 −10 33
17 Dube Continental 34 7 10 17 43 56 −13 31 Relegation to Hollywoodbets Regional League
18 Leruma United 34 1 5 28 15 79 −64 8
Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15254&stream_id=23918
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) playoff.

KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal Stream A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Umvoti 22 19 2 1 43 9 +34 59 Qualification for KwaZulu-Natal final
2 Njampela 22 18 2 2 43 13 +30 56
3 Summerfield Dynamos 22 11 7 4 30 15 +15 40
4 Ulundi United 22 11 7 4 28 17 +11 40
5 Tornado 22 8 7 7 30 24 +6 31
6 Umlazi Young Lions 22 7 7 8 24 23 +1 28
7 Asande 22 8 4 10 21 24 −3 28
8 Durban Pioneers 22 6 4 12 22 32 −10 22
9 Hellenic 22 6 3 13 22 36 −14 21
10 Good Fellas 22 6 2 14 27 43 −16 20
11 University of KwaZulu-Natal 22 5 1 16 21 48 −27 16
12 Umzinto United 22 3 2 17 22 49 −27 11 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League

KwaZulu-Natal Stream B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mkhambathi 22 17 4 1 42 7 +35 55 Qualification for KwaZulu-Natal final]
2 Msinga United 22 16 5 1 43 9 +34 53
3 Umshwathi United 22 11 7 4 24 13 +11 40
4 Chess 22 11 5 6 22 13 +9 38
5 Falcons 22 10 6 6 28 19 +9 36
6 KwaMashu Durban Knights 22 8 6 8 23 27 −4 30
7 Umgungundlovu United 22 7 8 7 19 17 +2 29
8 Ethekwini Coastal 22 7 1 14 17 43 −26 22
9 Ditlou 22 3 7 12 17 30 −13 16
10 Newcastle All Stars 22 3 5 14 14 31 −17 14
11 Newcastle Warriors 22 2 8 12 15 34 −19 14
12 Drakensberg 22 2 8 12 11 32 −21 14

KwaZulu-Natal final

Umvoti v Mkhambathi
Umvoti 0–1 Mkhambathi

[6][7]

Limpopo

In March, the game between Ngwaabe City Motors and Eleven Fast Tiger was abandoned after a penalty was awarded to Ngwaabe. Tigers felt that the decision was unfair, and that they had had two clear penalties denied, and left the pitch in protest.[8]

Limpopo Stream A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mpheni Home Defenders 22 14 6 2 43 14 +29 48 Qualification for Limpopo final
2 Tzaneen United 22 13 4 5 40 26 +14 43
3 The Dolphins 22 12 6 4 29 19 +10 42
4 Mukondeni Young Chiefs 22 9 9 4 27 21 +6 36
5 White Vultures 22 8 9 5 34 28 +6 33
6 Musina United 22 7 7 8 24 28 −4 28
7 Vondwe XI Bullets 22 8 4 10 17 23 −6 28
8 Phalaborwa United 22 6 7 9 21 23 −2 25
9 Nkowankowa Continental 22 6 4 12 25 35 −10 22
10 Baduzah Celtics 22 4 9 9 22 28 −6 21
11 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 21 3 7 11 18 36 −18 16
12 Lebash Football Academy 21 3 4 14 22 41 −19 13 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15205&stream_id=23326

Limpopo Stream B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 City Motors 22 12 6 4 30 10 +20 42 Qualification for Limpopo final
2 Makotopong Bahumi 22 11 6 5 33 21 +12 39
3 Mohlabile United 22 9 9 4 24 22 +2 36
4 Mighty 22 10 6 6 33 33 0 36
5 Ramatlaohle Mogalakwena United 22 9 7 6 29 26 +3 34
6 Mokopane Pj Stars United 22 8 5 9 25 27 −2 29
7 Eleven Fast Tigers 22 7 7 8 26 26 0 28
8 Royal Pirates 22 8 3 11 30 31 −1 27
9 Ditlou 22 5 11 6 19 20 −1 26
10 Tubatse United 21 7 5 9 21 27 −6 26
11 Gosebe United 22 6 5 11 30 34 −4 23
12 University of Limpopo Academy 21 1 6 14 16 39 −23 9 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15205&stream_id=23327

Limpopo final

Mpheni Home Defenders v City Motors
16 May 2026 Mpheni Home Defenders 1–0 City Motors Seshego Stadium, Seshego

[9]

Mpumalanga


Mpumalanga Stream A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Phezulu 22 20 2 0 67 12 +55 62 Qualification for Mpumalanga final
2 Middelburg United 22 13 6 3 39 16 +23 45
3 Shimadel 22 12 6 4 36 17 +19 42
4 Secunda M Stars 22 11 8 3 29 18 +11 41
5 Home Culture Express 22 9 7 6 28 18 +10 34
6 Carolina Young Boys 22 9 6 7 23 16 +7 33
7 KwaNdebele United 21 6 5 10 22 39 −17 23
8 Witbank City Lads 21 5 7 9 18 24 −6 22
9 Amsterdam United 22 5 5 12 14 36 −22 20
10 Home Defenders 22 4 5 13 20 46 −26 17
11 Machidi Lion Brothers 22 3 5 14 19 35 −16 14
12 Tiger Boys 22 1 4 17 11 49 −38 7
Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15236&stream_id=23576
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) playoff.

Mpumalanga Stream B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Luthuli Brigades 18 13 3 2 31 9 +22 42 Qualification for Mpumalanga final
2 Fernie Battalion 18 11 4 3 29 8 +21 37
3 KaMhlushwa Real Madrid 18 11 4 3 25 11 +14 37
4 Liver Brothers 18 7 6 5 18 16 +2 27
5 Junior Callies 18 4 8 6 15 19 −4 20
6 Makhonjwa All Stars 18 4 7 7 16 21 −5 19
7 Dankie Son 18 4 6 8 14 28 −14 18
8 Zebras 18 3 7 8 15 23 −8 16
9 Sibange Young Bucks 18 2 8 8 10 19 −9 14
10 Acornhoek United 18 2 5 11 12 31 −19 11 Relegation to Hollywoodbets Regional League
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) playoff.

Mpumalanga final

Phezulu v Luthuli Brigades
Phezulu v Luthuli Brigades

Northern Cape

Northern Cape Stream A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NC Professionals 8 6 1 1 26 6 +20 19 Qualification for Northern Cape final
2 Amalawus 7 6 0 1 15 6 +9 18
3 Kakamas Juventus 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15
4 Benfica 9 5 0 4 12 12 0 15
5 Rasta Far Eagles 9 5 0 4 11 12 −1 15
6 Olympics 8 3 3 2 18 14 +4 12
7 Kakamas United 7 3 1 3 12 11 +1 10
8 Upington Tornado 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
9 Tsantsabane Stars 8 2 2 4 9 11 −2 8
10 Kakamas Sundowns 8 2 1 5 7 16 −9 7
11 Postmasburg 7 1 0 6 3 17 −14 3
12 Young Ones 9 0 1 8 11 30 −19 1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15232&stream_id=-1

Northern Cape Stream B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gaza United 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 Qualification for Northern Cape final
2 Pearls United 17 10 5 2 22 10 +12 35
3 Jacksa Spears 13 9 1 3 35 15 +20 28
4 United Rovers 18 7 4 7 33 32 +1 25
5 Mighty Moovers 16 7 3 6 32 34 −2 24
6 G Stasie 14 6 4 4 25 18 +7 22
7 Mighty Reds 18 6 3 9 31 28 +3 21
8 SPU 16 6 1 9 27 29 −2 19
9 Ocean Swallows 16 5 3 8 25 42 −17 18
10 Blues 17 4 4 9 20 34 −14 16
11 Destiny United 14 3 4 7 19 30 −11 13 Relegation to the SAFA Regional League
12 Kimberley Saints 14 2 1 11 10 27 −17 7
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15232&stream_id=24252

Northern Cape final

NC Professionals v Jacksa Spears
NC Professionals 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Jacksa Spears

[10][11]

North West

North West Stream A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Army Rockets FC 21 15 4 2 50 11 +39 49 North West final
2 Kgositlile FC 21 12 5 4 40 26 +14 41
3 Lerumo Lions 21 11 7 3 32 23 +9 40
4 Cheeky Boys 21 11 6 4 36 21 +15 39
5 Thaba Tshwane 20 9 6 5 34 20 +14 33
6 Platinum City Rovers 20 9 4 7 24 21 +3 31
7 NW Signal 21 8 7 6 27 25 +2 31
8 Spain FC 21 5 8 8 27 20 +7 23
9 NWU Tawana FC 21 4 7 10 16 30 −14 19
10 Bokone NW FC 20 4 3 13 15 28 −13 15
11 Jack All Stars 21 3 2 16 17 50 −33 11
12 Lethabong United 20 3 1 16 13 56 −43 10 Relegation to Hollywoodbets Regional League
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2026. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15235&stream_id=23671

North West Stream B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Thames 5 4 1 0 11 1 +10 13 North West final
2 Stilfontein Real Hearts 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 11
3 North West University 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10
4 Gm5 United 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9
5 Real Movers 5 3 0 2 11 9 +2 9
6 Milan 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
7 Belligerators 5 2 0 3 6 12 −6 6
8 Montshioa Swallows 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5
9 Nkamodira 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
10 Homeboys United 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 3
11 Indomitable Lions 5 1 0 4 5 10 −5 3
12 Mahika Champions 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9 0 Relegation to Hollywoodbets Regional League
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2025. Source: https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=15235&stream_id=23672

North West final

North West University Soccer Institute v Army Rockets
North West University Soccer Institute 1–0 Army Rockets Potchefstroom
Stadium: Fanie Du Toit Sportsground

[12]

Western Cape

Prior to the start of the season, in November 2025, Santos were expelled from the league. This came after SAFA had excluded Santos from the Nedbank Cup over outstanding financial obligations. Santos had taken the matter to court, and SAFA were interdicted from going ahead with the Nedbank Cup fixture without Santos, and the matter referred to arbitration. SAFA then expelled Santos from the league.[13] Santos appealed and won, and were reinstated in the league, expanding it to 25 teams.[14]

During the campaign, Sea Point Swifts were renamed Hope FC.[15]

Western Cape Stream A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Seapoint Swifts / Hope FC 24 16 5 3 43 17 +26 53 Qualification for Western Cape final
2 Hanover Park 24 14 6 4 37 27 +10 48
3 Cape Town Spurs 24 13 4 7 36 25 +11 43
4 Hout Bay United 24 13 3 8 40 18 +22 42
5 FN Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 27 +10 41
6 Santos 24 10 7 7 35 32 +3 37
7 Vasco da Gama 24 9 7 8 34 25 +9 34
8 Seaside Spurs 24 9 4 11 33 42 −9 31
9 Ubuntu 24 7 5 12 33 41 −8 26
10 Zizwe United 24 8 1 15 21 31 −10 25
11 Young Bafana 24 6 7 11 25 35 −10 25
12 Inter City 24 6 5 13 20 31 −11 23
13 Junction Rovers 24 2 3 19 20 61 −41 9

Western Cape Stream B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Diadora 22 14 5 3 60 28 +32 47 Qualification for Western Cape final
2 Ammar Soccer Academy 22 13 4 5 54 21 +33 43
3 Grassy Park United 22 12 5 5 43 17 +26 41
4 Royal Blues 22 11 6 5 34 27 +7 39
5 Maties F.C. 22 10 5 7 22 17 +5 35
6 Barcelona 22 9 6 7 33 36 −3 33
7 Ubuntu Spartans 22 10 3 9 36 40 −4 33
8 Batalions FC 22 9 4 9 34 34 0 31
9 Nanini Na All Stars 22 9 2 11 31 42 −11 29
10 Mbekweni Cosmos 22 5 4 13 19 32 −13 19
11 Bayhill United 22 3 4 15 18 42 −24 13
12 Hillside 22 2 2 18 17 65 −48 8

Western Cape final

Hope FC v Diadora
Hope FC 1–0 Diadora

[16]

Promotion play-offs

Group A

  • NWU Soccer Institute (North West)
  • La Masia (Gauteng)
  • Luthuli Brigades (Mpumalanga)

[17][18]

Results

Luthuli Brigades v NWU Soccer Institute
2 June 2026 Luthuli Brigades 0–0 NWU Soccer Institute Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
Luthuli Brigades v La Masia
3 June 2026 Luthuli Brigades 2–1 La Masia Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
La Masia v NWU Soccer Institute
4 June 2026 La Masia 0–0 NWU Soccer Institute Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha

[19][20]

Group B

  • Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts (Western Cape)
  • FC Ravens (Eastern Cape)
  • Mangaung Unite (Free State)

[17]

Results

Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts v FC Ravens
2 June 2026 Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts 3–1 FC Ravens Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
FC Ravens v Mangaung Unite
3 June 2026 FC Ravens 2–1 Mangaung Unite Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
Mangaung Unite v Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts
4 June 2026 Mangaung Unite 1–1 Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha

[19][20]

Group C

  • NC Professionals (Northern Cape)
  • Mpheni Defenders (Limpopo)
  • Mkhambathi FC (KwaZulu-Natal)

[17]

Results

NC Professionals v Mpheni Defenders
2 June 2026 NC Professionals 2–0 Mpheni Defenders Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
Mpheni Defenders v Mkhambathi FC
3 June 2026 Mpheni Defenders 0–2 Mkhambathi FC Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
Mkhambathi FC v NC Professionals
4 June 2026 Mkhambathi FC 0–0 NC Professionals Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha

[19][20]

Semi-finals

Mkhambathi FC v NWU Soccer Institute
6 June 2026 Mkhambathi FC 1–2 NWU Soccer Institute Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
11:00 SAST
NC Professionals v Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts
6 June 2026 NC Professionals 1–4 Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
15:00 SAST

[21][22]

Final

Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts v NWU Soccer Institute
7 June 2026 Hope FC / Sea Point Swifts 1–1
(5–3 p)		 NWU Soccer Institute Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
15:00 SAST

[23]

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