1994 NSL First Division

NSL First Division
Season	1994
Champions	Orlando Pirates
Relegated	Pretoria City ; Royal Tigers ;
	← 1993 1995 →

Last updated October 10, 2023

The 1994 National Soccer League was the tenth edition of the NSL First Division in South Africa. It was won by Orlando Pirates.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Orlando Pirates ^{[lower-alpha 1]}(C)	34	18	13	3	45	14	+31	50
2	Cape Town Spurs	34	17	15	2	59	21	+38	49
3	Umtata Bucks	34	18	5	11	51	32	+19	41
4	Mamelodi Sundowns	34	18	5	11	64	47	+17	41
5	Kaizer Chiefs	34	16	8	10	37	29	+8	40
6	Hellenic	34	17	5	12	53	49	+4	39
7	Wits University	34	14	10	10	38	24	+14	38
8	Qwa Qwa Stars	34	11	15	8	41	33	+8	37
9	Vaal Professionals ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	34	10	17	7	36	38	−2	36
10	Moroka Swallows	34	11	11	12	38	42	−4	33
11	Witbank Aces	34	11	10	13	50	46	+4	32
12	Real Rovers	34	12	8	14	57	62	−5	32
13	Amazulu	34	10	10	14	32	41	−9	30
14	Manning Rangers	34	8	13	13	31	36	−5	29
15	Bloemfontein Celtic	34	12	4	18	51	58	−7	28
16	D'Alberton Callies ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	34	6	13	15	32	49	−17	25
17	Pretoria City (R)	34	9	7	18	35	54	−19	25	Relegation to NSL Second Division
18	Royal Tigers (R)	34	1	5	28	16	91	−75	7	Relegation to NSL Second Division

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

↑ Orlando Pirates awarded an additional point
↑ Vaal Professionals deducted a point for failing to produce proof of identity for their players.
↑ D'Alberton Callies disbanded following the season, selling their licence to Peter Rabali who created Rabali Blackpool.

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[table_note_ORL0.65796942806708-1] Orlando Pirates awarded an additional point

[table_note_VAA0.65796942806708-2] Vaal Professionals deducted a point for failing to produce proof of identity for their players.

[table_note_DAL0.65796942806708-3] D'Alberton Callies disbanded following the season, selling their licence to Peter Rabali who created Rabali Blackpool.

[rssf_94-4] "RSSSF on NPSL 1994" . Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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