1986 NSL First Division

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NSL First Division
Season	1986
Champions	Rangers
Relegated	Klerksdorp City Pretoria Callies
Matches played	306
Goals scored	861 (2.81 per match)
← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 National Soccer League First Division was the second season of the NSL First Division in South Africa. It was won by Rangers.

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

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Rangers (C)	34	21	9	4	63	31	+32	51
2	Bush Bucks	34	20	7	7	60	38	+22	47
3	AmaZulu F.C.	34	19	7	8	63	37	+26	45
4	Kaizer Chiefs	34	17	10	7	57	39	+18	44
5	Moroka Swallows	34	16	9	9	70	41	+29	41
6	Arcadia	34	16	9	9	65	43	+22	41
7	Mamelodi Sundowns	34	16	7	11	44	40	+4	39
8	Wits University	34	13	11	10	49	37	+12	37
9	Hellenic	34	14	7	13	47	39	+8	35
10	Bloemfontein Celtic	34	13	8	13	47	39	+8	34
11	Witbank Aces	34	12	8	14	50	45	+5	32
12	Jomo Cosmos	34	12	8	14	49	45	+4	32
13	Orlando Pirates	34	9	10	15	43	60	−17	28
14	Qwa Qwa Stars	34	9	9	16	40	54	−14	27
15	Durban City	33	5	14	14	49	59	−10	24
16	African Wanderers	34	9	5	20	33	60	−27	23
17	Klerksdorp City (R)	34	6	6	22	35	81	−46	18	Relegation to NSL Second Division
18	Pretoria Callies (R)	34	3	7	24	33	94	−61	13	Relegation to NSL Second Division

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

↑ "South Africa 1986".

v t e Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2024–25)	AmaZulu Cape Town City Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Royal AM Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy
First Division teams (2024–25)	Baroka Black Leopards Cape Town Spurs Casric Stars Durban City Highbury Hungry Lions JDR Stars Kruger United Leruma United Milford Orbit College Pretoria Callies University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
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Nedbank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
MTN 8	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Telkom Knockout/Carling Knockout Cup	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024
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National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
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