1st Division
2026/2027In progressNext · Matchday 11
kick-off times UTC- 20 Nov
HighburyH13:30
University of Pretoria - 21 Nov
Venda FC
13:30LLeicesterford - 21 Nov
Upington City
13:30
Magesi - 21 Nov
Orbit College
13:30GUGomora United - 21 Nov
NWU Soccer InstituteNI13:30TBThe Bees
- 21 Nov
Midlands Wand.MW13:30
Hungry Lions - 21 Nov
Lerumo LionsLL13:30
Cape Town City - 21 Nov
HopeH13:30
Casric Stars
Matchday 10 of 30
- 7 Nov
Upington City
1-1
Cape Town City - 7 Nov
University of Pretoria
2-2GUGomora United - 7 Nov
NWU Soccer InstituteNI3-1HHighbury
- 7 Nov
Midlands Wand.MW1-2LLLerumo Lions
- 7 Nov
Magesi
1-1
Orbit College - 7 Nov
LeicesterfordL0-2
Casric Stars - 7 Nov
HopeH1-0
Hungry Lions - 7 Nov
Venda FC
0-0TBThe Bees
Table
after matchday 10 of 30| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 21 | WWWWD | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 21 | DWWLD | |
| 3 | LERLerumo Lions | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 20 | DWWWW |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 20 | LWDDW | |
| 5 | HOPHope | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 20 | DDWWW |
| 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 16 | WWWDL | |
| 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | LWWDD | |
| 8 | HIGHighbury | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | DLDWL |
| 9 | NSINWU Soccer Institute | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 14 | DWWDW |
| 10 | GOMGomora United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 12 | WLLLD |
| 11 | LEILeicesterford | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 | LLLLL |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | WLLLD | |
| 13 | MIDMidlands Wand. | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 8 | WDLLL |
| 14 | THEThe Bees | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 7 | LLLWD |
| 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 5 | DLLDD | |
| 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 3 | LLLDD |
PromotionPromotion Play-offRelegationForm = last five by date, oldest first
Title race
points · top 6- 21CTC10 gp
- 21MAG10 gp
- 20LER10 gp
- 20CAS10 gp
- 20HOP10 gp
- 16HUN10 gp
Relegation line · points from safety
- 13MWMidlands Wand.8+1
- 14TBThe Bees70
- 15
Orbit College5-2 - 16
Venda FC3-4
What stands out
2026/2027- 0Cape Town City and Magesi are level on 21 points at the top.
- 39%Home teams won 31 of 80 matches; away teams won 26 and 23 ended level.
- 1-4Biggest win: Gomora United 1-4 Leicesterford (League, 12 Sep).
Season in numbers
all 80 matches playedPlayer leaders
top 10 of each ranking| # | Player | Team | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EWE. Witbooi | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | BBBafedile Baloyi | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | LNLerato Ntamane | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | NDNeo Dikgale | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Apps = appearances · G = goals · A = assists · Rating = average match rating
Goals
166 in 80 matches · extra time included, shootouts notGoals by matchdaybottom line = per match
- 1712.13
- 1221.50
- 1632.00
- 1842.25
- 1351.63
- 1862.25
- 2072.50
- 1782.13
- 1792.13
- 18102.25
Matches by total goals80 matches
- 8010%
- 23128.8%
- 22227.5%
- 14317.5%
- 9411.3%
- 353.8%
- 16+1.3%
Two or three goals in 36 of 80 matches (45%).
Most common scorelineswinner first
- 1-02329%
- 2-01215%
- 2-11215%
- 1-11013%
- 0-0810%
- 3-156%
- 2-245%
- 3-023%
Biggest wins
- Gomora United 1-4 Leicesterford12 Sep
- Leicesterford 0-3 Lerumo Lions24 Oct
- Gomora United 0-3 Hope31 Oct
Team rankings
16 teams · all roundsGoals scored per matchbest attacks
- LLLerumo Lions1.6016 in 10
Cape Town City1.6016 in 10
Upington City1.4014 in 10
Casric Stars1.3013 in 10
Magesi1.3013 in 10- GUGomora United1.2012 in 10
Goals conceded per matchbest defences
- HHope0.505 in 10
Magesi0.606 in 10
Hungry Lions0.606 in 10- LLLerumo Lions0.808 in 10
Casric Stars0.808 in 10
Cape Town City0.909 in 10
Most conceded: Gomora United, 1.70 per match (17 in 10).
Clean sheetsmatches without conceding
Hungry Lions6in 10- HHope6in 10
Casric Stars5in 10
Magesi4in 10
Cape Town City3in 10- TBThe Bees3in 10
Longest unbeaten runsconsecutive matches
Cape Town City9ongoing
Magesi8- NINWU Soccer Institute7ongoing
- HHope6ongoing
Hungry Lions6- LLLerumo Lions5ongoing
A match decided on penalties counts as a draw.
Latest transfers
- Gladwin Shitolo · Golden Arrows → University of PretoriaFree Transfer · 2026-08-20
- V. Sibiya · University of Pretoria → MagesiFree Transfer · 2026-08-01
- Sekhoane Moerane · Orbit College → GalaxyTransfer · 2026-07-31
- Wayde Jooste · Stellenbosch → HighburyFree Transfer · 2026-07-09
- Marcelo Suárez · Always Ready → Cape Town CityTransfer · 2026-07-03
- L. Mashiane · Polokwane City → MagesiFree Transfer · 2026-01-27
- Ben Motshwari · AmaZulu → Orbit CollegeFree Transfer · 2026-01-01
Other matchdays
72 played · 152 to come · newest first · times UTCMatchday 98 matches
- 30 Oct
Casric Stars
2-2NINWU Soccer Institute - 30 Oct
Orbit College
0-0
Venda FC - 31 Oct
The BeesTB2-0MWMidlands Wand.
- 31 Oct
Lerumo LionsLL3-1
University of Pretoria - 31 Oct
Hungry Lions
0-0
Upington City - 31 Oct
Gomora UnitedGU0-3HHope
- 1 Nov
HighburyH2-1LLeicesterford
- 2 Nov
Cape Town City
1-0
Magesi
Matchday 88 matches
- 23 Oct
HopeH1-0TBThe Bees
- 23 Oct
Midlands Wand.MW0-1
Upington City - 23 Oct
Casric Stars
1-1HHighbury - 23 Oct
Orbit College
1-2
Cape Town City - 24 Oct
NWU Soccer InstituteNI2-1
University of Pretoria - 24 Oct
Magesi
2-1GUGomora United - 24 Oct
LeicesterfordL0-3LLLerumo Lions
- 24 Oct
Hungry Lions
1-0
Venda FC
Matchday 78 matches
- 15 Oct
HopeH1-1MWMidlands Wand.
- 16 Oct
HighburyH1-2LLLerumo Lions
- 16 Oct
Gomora UnitedGU2-3
Cape Town City - 17 Oct
Upington City
2-0
Orbit College - 17 Oct
University of Pretoria
0-2
Hungry Lions - 17 Oct
The BeesTB0-1
Casric Stars - 17 Oct
LeicesterfordL0-1NINWU Soccer Institute
- 17 Oct
Venda FC
1-3
Magesi
Matchday 68 matches
- 9 Oct
Magesi
0-0NINWU Soccer Institute - 9 Oct
Lerumo LionsLL1-1HHope
- 10 Oct
University of Pretoria
2-0LLeicesterford - 10 Oct
Midlands Wand.MW1-0
Venda FC - 10 Oct
Hungry Lions
2-0
Casric Stars - 10 Oct
Orbit College
2-2HHighbury - 11 Oct
Gomora UnitedGU2-1
Upington City - 13 Oct
Cape Town City
3-1TBThe Bees
Matchday 58 matches
- 18 Sep
HighburyH0-0GUGomora United
- 18 Sep
Casric Stars
2-0
Venda FC - 19 Sep
Upington City
3-3
University of Pretoria - 19 Sep
The BeesTB1-0LLLerumo Lions
- 19 Sep
NWU Soccer InstituteNI0-0
Cape Town City - 19 Sep
LeicesterfordL1-0MWMidlands Wand.
- 19 Sep
HopeH1-0
Orbit College - 20 Sep
Magesi
1-1
Hungry Lions
Matchday 48 matches
- 12 Sep
University of Pretoria
0-0
Orbit College - 12 Sep
Midlands Wand.MW1-1NINWU Soccer Institute
- 12 Sep
Lerumo LionsLL0-1
Casric Stars - 12 Sep
Hungry Lions
2-0TBThe Bees - 12 Sep
Venda FC
2-3
Upington City - 12 Sep
Gomora UnitedGU1-4LLeicesterford
- 13 Sep
HopeH0-2
Cape Town City - 13 Sep
HighburyH0-1
Magesi
Matchday 38 matches
- 4 Sep
Casric Stars
1-0MWMidlands Wand. - 5 Sep
Upington City
0-1HHighbury - 5 Sep
NWU Soccer InstituteNI0-1HHope
- 5 Sep
LeicesterfordL1-3
Magesi - 5 Sep
Venda FC
0-2
University of Pretoria - 6 Sep
The BeesTB0-1GUGomora United
- 6 Sep
Cape Town City
2-1
Hungry Lions - 8 Sep
Orbit College
1-2LLLerumo Lions
Matchday 28 matches
- 28 Aug
HighburyH1-0HHope
- 28 Aug
Orbit College
0-0
Hungry Lions - 29 Aug
Upington City
2-1
Casric Stars - 29 Aug
University of Pretoria
0-2MWMidlands Wand. - 29 Aug
Lerumo LionsLL2-0NINWU Soccer Institute
- 29 Aug
Magesi
1-0TBThe Bees - 29 Aug
Gomora UnitedGU1-0
Venda FC - 2 Sep
Cape Town City
1-1LLeicesterford
Matchday 18 matches
- 21 Aug
Venda FC
1-1LLLerumo Lions - 21 Aug
Casric Stars
2-1
Cape Town City - 22 Aug
The BeesTB1-2HHighbury
- 22 Aug
NWU Soccer InstituteNI1-1
Upington City - 22 Aug
Midlands Wand.MW0-1
Magesi - 22 Aug
LeicesterfordL1-0
Orbit College - 22 Aug
Hungry Lions
2-2GUGomora United - 22 Aug
HopeH1-0
University of Pretoria
Matchday 128 matches
- 27 Nov
Casric Stars
13:30
University of Pretoria - 27 Nov
Orbit College
17:30NINWU Soccer Institute - 28 Nov
The BeesTB13:30
Upington City - 28 Nov
Magesi
13:30LLLerumo Lions - 28 Nov
LeicesterfordL13:30HHope
- 28 Nov
Hungry Lions
13:30HHighbury - 28 Nov
Cape Town City
13:30
Venda FC - 28 Nov
Gomora UnitedGU13:30MWMidlands Wand.
Matchday 138 matches
- 4 Dec
Lerumo LionsLL13:30GUGomora United
- 4 Dec
HighburyH13:30
Venda FC - 4 Dec
Casric Stars
13:30
Orbit College - 5 Dec
University of Pretoria
13:30
Magesi - 5 Dec
NWU Soccer InstituteNI13:30
Hungry Lions - 5 Dec
Midlands Wand.MW13:30
Cape Town City - 5 Dec
LeicesterfordL13:30TBThe Bees
- 5 Dec
HopeH13:30
Upington City
Matchday 148 matches
- 11 Dec
Hungry Lions
13:30LLeicesterford - 11 Dec
Cape Town City
17:30HHighbury - 11 Dec
Orbit College
17:30MWMidlands Wand. - 12 Dec
Venda FC
13:30NINWU Soccer Institute - 12 Dec
Upington City
13:30LLLerumo Lions - 12 Dec
The BeesTB13:30
University of Pretoria - 12 Dec
Magesi
13:30HHope - 12 Dec
Gomora UnitedGU13:30
Casric Stars
Matchday 158 matches
- 15 Dec
Upington City
13:30LLeicesterford - 15 Dec
Venda FC
13:30HHope - 15 Dec
Magesi
13:30
Casric Stars - 15 Dec
Gomora UnitedGU13:30NINWU Soccer Institute
- 15 Dec
Cape Town City
17:30
University of Pretoria - 16 Dec
The BeesTB13:30
Orbit College - 16 Dec
Midlands Wand.MW13:30HHighbury
- 16 Dec
Hungry Lions
13:30LLLerumo Lions
Matchday 168 matches
- 12 Jan
University of Pretoria
13:30
Venda FC - 12 Jan
LeicesterfordL13:30
Cape Town City - 12 Jan
HopeH13:30GUGomora United
- 12 Jan
HighburyH13:30
Hungry Lions - 12 Jan
Casric Stars
13:30
Upington City - 13 Jan
Orbit College
13:30
Magesi - 13 Jan
NWU Soccer InstituteNI13:30MWMidlands Wand.
- 13 Jan
Lerumo LionsLL13:30TBThe Bees
Matchday 178 matches
- 15 Jan
University of Pretoria
13:30
Upington City - 15 Jan
Cape Town City
13:30GUGomora United - 16 Jan
NWU Soccer InstituteNI13:30
Magesi - 16 Jan
Lerumo LionsLL13:30MWMidlands Wand.
- 16 Jan
Hungry Lions
13:30HHope - 16 Jan
Casric Stars
13:30TBThe Bees - 16 Jan
LeicesterfordL13:30
Venda FC - 17 Jan
HighburyH13:30
Orbit College
Show all 224 matches
Matchday 188 matches
- 22 Jan
Gomora United13:30Lerumo Lions
- 22 Jan
Cape Town City13:30Hope
- 23 Jan
The Bees13:30Leicesterford
- 23 Jan
Midlands Wand.13:30University of Pretoria
- 23 Jan
Magesi13:30Highbury
- 23 Jan
Hungry Lions13:30Orbit College
- 23 Jan
Venda FC13:30Casric Stars
- 24 Jan
Upington City13:30NWU Soccer Institute
Matchday 198 matches
- 5 Feb
Highbury13:30Cape Town City
- 5 Feb
Casric Stars13:30Magesi
- 5 Feb
Orbit College17:30The Bees
- 6 Feb
Upington City13:30Gomora United
- 6 Feb
University of Pretoria13:30NWU Soccer Institute
- 6 Feb
Midlands Wand.13:30Leicesterford
- 6 Feb
Hope13:30Lerumo Lions
- 6 Feb
Venda FC13:30Hungry Lions
Matchday 208 matches
- 12 Feb
Leicesterford13:30University of Pretoria
- 12 Feb
Gomora United13:30Highbury
- 12 Feb
Orbit College17:30Casric Stars
- 13 Feb
The Bees13:30Hope
- 13 Feb
Lerumo Lions13:30Magesi
- 13 Feb
Hungry Lions13:30Midlands Wand.
- 13 Feb
Cape Town City13:30Upington City
- 14 Feb
NWU Soccer Institute13:30Venda FC
Matchday 218 matches
- 26 Feb
University of Pretoria13:30Cape Town City
- 26 Feb
Casric Stars13:30Gomora United
- 27 Feb
The Bees13:30Hungry Lions
- 27 Feb
NWU Soccer Institute13:30Orbit College
- 27 Feb
Magesi13:30Leicesterford
- 27 Feb
Lerumo Lions13:30Upington City
- 27 Feb
Hope13:30Highbury
- 27 Feb
Venda FC13:30Midlands Wand.
Matchday 228 matches
- 5 Mar
Gomora United13:30Magesi
- 5 Mar
Orbit College17:30University of Pretoria
- 6 Mar
Upington City13:30Venda FC
- 6 Mar
Midlands Wand.13:30Casric Stars
- 6 Mar
Leicesterford13:30Hungry Lions
- 6 Mar
Cape Town City13:30Lerumo Lions
- 7 Mar
Hope13:30NWU Soccer Institute
- 7 Mar
Highbury13:30The Bees
Matchday 238 matches
- 12 Mar
Casric Stars13:30Hope
- 13 Mar
University of Pretoria13:30Highbury
- 13 Mar
NWU Soccer Institute13:30Leicesterford
- 13 Mar
Midlands Wand.13:30The Bees
- 13 Mar
Magesi13:30Upington City
- 13 Mar
Lerumo Lions13:30Orbit College
- 13 Mar
Hungry Lions13:30Cape Town City
- 13 Mar
Venda FC13:30Gomora United
Matchday 248 matches
- 19 Mar
Orbit College17:30Upington City
- 20 Mar
University of Pretoria13:30Hope
- 20 Mar
The Bees13:30Venda FC
- 20 Mar
NWU Soccer Institute13:30Lerumo Lions
- 20 Mar
Leicesterford13:30Gomora United
- 20 Mar
Hungry Lions13:30Magesi
- 20 Mar
Cape Town City13:30Midlands Wand.
- 21 Mar
Highbury13:30Casric Stars
Matchday 258 matches
- 6 Apr
Venda FC13:00Orbit College
- 6 Apr
The Bees13:00NWU Soccer Institute
- 6 Apr
Magesi13:00Cape Town City
- 6 Apr
Lerumo Lions13:00Highbury
- 6 Apr
Hope13:00Leicesterford
- 6 Apr
Gomora United13:00University of Pretoria
- 7 Apr
Upington City13:00Midlands Wand.
- 7 Apr
Casric Stars13:00Hungry Lions
Matchday 268 matches
- 9 Apr
Venda FC13:00Cape Town City
- 9 Apr
Magesi13:00University of Pretoria
- 9 Apr
Leicesterford13:00Highbury
- 9 Apr
Gomora United13:00Orbit College
- 10 Apr
Upington City13:00The Bees
- 10 Apr
NWU Soccer Institute13:00Casric Stars
- 10 Apr
Midlands Wand.13:00Hope
- 10 Apr
Lerumo Lions13:00Hungry Lions
Matchday 278 matches
- 16 Apr
Orbit College17:30Leicesterford
- 17 Apr
University of Pretoria13:00Lerumo Lions
- 17 Apr
The Bees13:00Magesi
- 17 Apr
Midlands Wand.13:00Gomora United
- 17 Apr
Hungry Lions13:00NWU Soccer Institute
- 17 Apr
Cape Town City13:00Casric Stars
- 18 Apr
Hope13:00Venda FC
- 18 Apr
Highbury13:00Upington City
Matchday 288 matches
- 23 Apr
Gomora United13:00Hungry Lions
- 23 Apr
Casric Stars13:00Leicesterford
- 24 Apr
Upington City13:00Hope
- 24 Apr
University of Pretoria13:00The Bees
- 24 Apr
Magesi13:00Midlands Wand.
- 24 Apr
Lerumo Lions13:00Venda FC
- 24 Apr
Cape Town City13:00Orbit College
- 25 Apr
Highbury13:00NWU Soccer Institute
Matchday 298 matches
- 2 May
Venda FC13:00Highbury
- 2 May
The Bees13:00Cape Town City
- 2 May
NWU Soccer Institute13:00Gomora United
- 2 May
Midlands Wand.13:00Orbit College
- 2 May
Leicesterford13:00Upington City
- 2 May
Hungry Lions13:00University of Pretoria
- 2 May
Hope13:00Magesi
- 2 May
Casric Stars13:00Lerumo Lions
Matchday 308 matches
- 9 May
Upington City13:00Hungry Lions
- 9 May
University of Pretoria13:00Casric Stars
- 9 May
Orbit College13:00Hope
- 9 May
Magesi13:00Venda FC
- 9 May
Lerumo Lions13:00Leicesterford
- 9 May
Highbury13:00Midlands Wand.
- 9 May
Gomora United13:00The Bees
- 9 May
Cape Town City13:00NWU Soccer Institute
About 1st Division
Cape Town City and Magesi are level on 21 points at the top of the 1st Division.
Competition info
2026/2027- Format
- 16 teams, single table, 30 matchdays
- Dates
- 21 Aug 2026 – 9 May 2027
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 80 played of 240
Other competitions in South Africa
Seasons
10 with dataTeams and head coaches
current coach of each team
Cape Town CityAndries Ulderink
Casric StarsH. Falayajo- HHighburyVusumuzi Vilakazi
Hungry LionsH. Basie- LLeicesterfordS. Nkoane
MagesiJohn Maduka
Orbit CollegePogiso Makhoye- TBThe BeesDuncan Lechesa
University of PretoriaTlisane Motaung
Upington CityThulani Nkosi
Venda FCKaitano Tembo
1st Division 2026/2027: 80 matches played, latest on 2026-11-11. Times are UTC.