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The 1978 National Professional Soccer League was the first season of the newly-formed multi-racial South African National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). The league was a merger of the previous NPSL, which due to the country's apartheid policies were for black teams only, and the National Football League, for white teams only.
In 1978, the NPSL merged with the National Football League (NFL), which previously had been organised only for White South African players in 1959–1977. The two leagues together formed a new topflight multi-racial football league in 1978–1984 (also named NPSL), where teams were still designated as white or black, but the white teams were allowed to field a maximum of three black players.
Association football, or soccer, as it is usually called in South Africa, is the nation's most popular sport followed by rugby union and cricket.The governing body is the South African Football Association (SAFA), [1] while the Premier Soccer League is the organisation responsible for running the country's two professional divisions, namely the South African Premiership and the National First ...
The National Soccer League (NSL) was a South African football (soccer) league established in 1985, as a response to boardroom disagreements in the non-racial NPSL. [1] The NPSL had been established in 1978 after a merger between the NFL and the previous racial NPSL for African people.
Lusitano FC is a South African football (soccer) club based in Johannesburg that plays in the Vodacom League. They won the Castle Cup in 1977 as well as the 1978 NPSL First Division, the first season of the multi-racial top flight league, the National Professional Soccer League. [1] [2]
The 1977 National Football League was the final season of the South African National Football League before it folded [1] into the non-racial National Professional Soccer League. It was won by Highlands Park .
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Cape Town City F.C. 28 18 7 3 53 24 +29 43 Champion of the League 2 Highlands Park F.C. 28 18 6 4 59 24 +35
This is a list of association football or soccer clubs in South Africa For a complete list see Category: ... (South Africa) Emmanuel F.C. ... a non-profit organization.