1984 NPSL First Division

National Professional Soccer League

Season	1984
Champions	Kaizer Chiefs
Relegated	Stallions/Dynamos, Western Tigers
← 1983 1985 NSL 1985 NPSL →

The 1984 National Professional Soccer League was the seventh and final season of the multi-racial South African National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) before most of its top clubs formed the National Soccer League (NSL), with a small rump continuing under the NPSL brand. ^{[1] [2]} The NPSL had been 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.

The other professional league, the non-racial Federation Professional League, continued to function independently.

It was won by Kaizer Chiefs on goal difference. Chiefs, Moroka Swallows and 1983 champions Durban City all finished on 43 points, with Arcadia and Hellenic both a single point behind. ^[3]

Changes

Frasiers Celtic (previously Bloemfontein Celtic), AmaZulu and Western Tigers were all promoted, with African Wanderers, Mamelodi United, Welkom Real Hearts and Ireland United all relegated. Jomo Sono's, Dion Cosmos were renamed Jomo Cosmos. ^{[4] [5]}

With three clubs promoted, and four relegated, the size of the league was reduced back to 18 teams.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kaizer Chiefs	34	17	9	8	58	33	+25	43
2	Moroka Swallows	34	15	13	6	51	32	+19	43
3	Durban City	34	15	13	6	56	38	+18	43
4	Arcadia Shepherds	34	19	4	11	54	35	+19	42
5	Hellenic	34	18	6	10	46	41	+5	42
6	Wits University	34	15	10	9	56	33	+23	40
7	Ukhamba Black Aces	34	14	12	8	48	32	+16	40
8	Frasiers Celtic	34	16	6	12	51	46	+5	38
9	Jomo Cosmos	34	15	8	11	52	47	+5	38
10	Durban Bush Bucks	34	14	6	14	65	60	+5	34
11	Rangers	34	11	11	12	49	48	+1	33
12	Cape Town Spurs	34	12	8	14	38	56	−18	32
13	Orlando Pirates	34	13	5	16	44	43	+1	31
14	Mamelodi Sundowns	34	10	8	16	31	39	−8	28
15	AmaZulu	34	9	9	16	30	48	−18	27
16	Kwikot Benoni	34	8	5	21	24	49	−25	21
17	Western Tigers (R)	34	6	8	20	36	64	−28	20
18	Stallions/Dynamos (R)	34	5	7	22	37	81	−44	17

Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf84.html
(R) Relegated

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