1990 NSL First Division

NSL First Division

Season	1990
Champions	Mamelodi Sundowns
Relegated	Pilkington United Brothers Bush Bucks
Matches played	306
Goals scored	778 (2.54 per match)
← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 National Soccer League First Division was the sixth edition of the National Soccer League First Division in South Africa. It was won by Mamelodi Sundowns. ^{[1] [2]}

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	Mamelodi Sundowns (C)	34	23	9	2	63	32	+31	55
2	Kaizer Chiefs	34	23	7	4	58	22	+36	53
3	Orlando Pirates	34	19	10	5	65	27	+38	48
4	Moroka Swallows	34	16	13	5	41	24	+17	45
5	Jomo Cosmos	34	16	10	8	58	33	+25	42
6	Qwa Qwa Stars	34	15	10	9	36	28	+8	40
7	Umtata Bucks	34	14	9	11	41	42	−1	37
8	Hellenic	34	13	10	11	42	38	+4	36
9	Wits University	34	14	8	12	50	55	−5	36
10	Giant Blackpool	34	12	9	13	42	45	−3	33
11	Witbank Aces	34	11	7	16	42	57	−15	29
12	Dynamos	34	9	10	15	43	49	−6	28
13	Vaal Reefs Stars	34	8	10	16	38	51	−13	26
14	AmaZulu	34	9	8	17	27	46	−19	26
15	Bloemfontein Celtic	34	7	11	16	31	39	−8	25
16	Pretoria City	34	8	6	20	37	57	−20	22
17	Pilkington United Brothers ("PUBs") (R)	34	7	6	21	31	55	−24	20	Relegation to NSL Second Division
18	Bush Bucks (R)	34	4	3	27	33	77	−44	11

Source: ^[3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

1. {{Cite web |title=HONOURS – Mamelodi Sundowns {{|}} Official Website |url=https://sundownsfc.co.za/honours/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |language=en-US}}
2. "South Africa 1990". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
3. Raath, Peter (2002). Soccer through the years, 1862-2002. p. 249. ISBN   9780620298056.