1991 NSL Second Division

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NSL Second Division
Season1991
ChampionsCape Town Spurs
Promoted
  • Cape Town Spurs
  • Ratanang
Relegated
  • Bluebells United
  • De Beers
  • Fordsburg City
  • Jasair Birds
  • Kroonstad Rabbits
  • Leicester City
  • Neac All Stars
  • Rockridge
  • Tembu Royals F.C.
  • Zulu Royals
  • Bush Bucks
  • Real Aces
  • Umtata Liverpool
  • Berea
  • Maritzburg United
  • Coronation
1990
1992

The 1991 NSL Second Division (known as the OK League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the second tier competition organised by the National Soccer League. It was divided into two divisions known as streams.

Contents

Streams

O-Stream

ClubCityHome venue
Benoni WanderersBenoniNorthmead
Bluebells UnitedLenasiaLenasia
BoksburgBoksburgPrince George Park
De BeersJohannesburgGeorge Goch
Fordsburg CityJohannesburgUnion
Health Centre UtdBushbuckridgePauliana
Jasair BirdsPretoriaLaudium
Leicester CityKlerksdorpAlabana
Kroonstad RabbitsKroonstadSeisoville
Manchester CityBenoniWattville/Actonville
Neac All StarsDobsonvilleDobsonville
Pretoria CalliesPretoriaSuper
RatanangPhuthaditjhabaPhuthaditjhaba
RavensBloemfonteinSeisa Ramabodu
Real RoversPotgietersrusMahwelereng
RockridgeJohannesburgOrlando
Sparkling MonarchsWonderkopWonderkop
Swaraj UnitedJohannesburgLenasia
Vaal ProfessionalsSharpvilleGeorge Thabe
Zola United StarsJohannesburgOrlando


PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Ratanang (P)3826848234+4860Qualification to Championship playoff
Promotion to NFL First Division
2Vaal Professionals3823967029+4155
3Ravens3822887342+3152
4Boksburg3821986333+3051
5Benoni Wanderers [lower-alpha 1] 38161396637+2945
6Pretoria Callies38188126661+544
7Real Rovers381513106852+1643
8Swaraj United381512116042+1842
9Zola United Stars [lower-alpha 2] 38169135547+841
10Sparkling Monarchs381315105247+541
11Health Centre United38176155855+340
12Manchester City38158156561+438
13Bluebells United (R)361410125863538Relegation to SASA Third Division
14Kroonstad Rabbits (R)381172056762029
15Leicester City (R)381062250823226
16Neac All Stars (R)386131944803625
17Fordsburg City (R)38882235764124
18Jasair Birds (R)38972249833425
19Rockridge (R)38682431582720
20De Beers (R)385102331623120
Source: [1]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Also referred to as Benoni Northerners
  2. Also referred to as Zola Real Young Stars

K-Stream

ClubCityHome venue
BattswoodCape TownAthlone
BereaDurbanChartsworth
Blackburn RoversButterworthUmsobomvu
Bush BucksDurbanGlebe
Cape Town SpursCape TownParow
CoronationDurbanCurries Fountain
Crystal BrainsDurbanUmlazi
D'Alberton CalliesDurbanCurries Fountain
DynamosNewcastleKR Rumelin Stadium
E.L. BluebellsEast London
  • North End
  • Bisho
HotspursPort ElizabethAdcock
Manchester UnitedEscourtForderville
Maritzburg UnitedPietermaritzburgNorthdale
P.E. CalliesPort ElizabethAdcock
Real AcesVryheidHlobane
Royal TigersDurbanS J Smith
Stanger UnitedStangerStanger
Tembu Royals F.C.UmtataIndependence
Umtata LiverpoolUmtata
  • Matatiele
  • Independence
Zulu RoyalsDurbanKwa Mashu
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Cape Town Spurs (C, P)38285511523+9261Qualification to Championship Playoff
Promotion to NFL First Division
2Battswood3826669933+6658
3P.E Callies38211256732+3554
4Royal Tigers38191276841+2750
5Crystal Brains38207115747+1047
6Hotspurs38161395840+1845
7EL Bluebells38189116253+945
8D'Alberton Callies381610126855+1342
9Dynamos [lower-alpha 1] 381311146168737
10Manchester United381210163644834
11Blackburn Rovers3812101646571134
12Stanger United371112145059934
13Tembu Royals F.C. [lower-alpha 2] (R)38129173946733Relegation to SASA Third Division
14Zulu Royals (R)3811111642571533
15Bush Bucks (R)389141534461232
16Real Aces (R)38982145672226
17Umtata Liverpool (R)37982042702826
18Berea (R)38972237753825
19Maritzburg United (R)388822481075924
20Coronation (R)383122328835518
Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Dynamos F.C. is referred to as both Chippa Dynamosand Iscor Dynamos in the PSL General Meeting minutes.
  2. Tembu Royals F.C. was known as Grinaker Tembu Royals due to a sponsorship with construction group Grinaker.

Championship playoff

Cape Town Spurs4-1Ratanang
Hartleyvale Stadium, Cape Town

RatanangUnknownCape Town Spurs
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Cape Town Spurs won the Championship.

The New Republic Bank Knockout Cup

A new cup for the NSL Second Divisions teams was introduced in 1991 sponsored by the New Republic Bank. Sixteen clubs in total entered the competition, 8 from each stream.

Final
Cape Town SpursUnknownVaal Professionals
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Cape Town Spurs won the Knockout Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 7th Annual General Meeting. National Soccer League. 26 April 1992.