The two clubs which bit the dust after poor displays were the Eastern Cape’s OR Tambo Cosmos and PJ Stars. 2007/08 With the three-year contract of the Mvela Golden League coming to an end, NFD clubs were once again divided into the familiar Coastal and Inland stream scenario but unlike previous campaigns, where there was up to sixteen sides in each division – this time a mere eight teams competed. Maritzburg United won the Coastal League, two points higher than Bay United, while in the other stream, FC AK finished six ahead of Dynamos yet that was as far as the Eldorado Park-based team got. They were easily overrun 3-1 over two legs by the First Division Champions, Maritzburg and although AK did reach the Premier League Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs Final, succumbed 2-1 to a slicker Bay United which meant two Coastal outfits were promoted.
1997/98 With new sponsor, United Bank, bringing in some much-needed cash, the number of NFD clubs was significantly slashed to almost half, as the four streams were replaced by two of 20 clubs each. As a result, when the Inland and Coastal Divisions kicked off there was no room for teams such as Witbank City, Barberton, Middleburg, Giant Aces, Winter Roses, Crusaders, Newcastle, Real Taj, Norway Parks, Newtons or Camps Bay - all had failed to keep up with the leaders in 1996/97! After another long season of 38 games, unbeaten Seven Stars, which was formed in 1995 out of a desire to bring top-class soccer to the townships of Cape Town, hit the jackpot as Coastal Champions with coach, Gavin Hunt.
Maritzburg’s Fadlu Davids, who hit a total of 15 goals, including 3 in the Play-Offs, won the Coastal Golden Boot award, while his Inland counterpart was Reason Chiloane, with 14 strikes for relegated Ga-Rankuwa United. There were also accolades handed out to iKapa Sporting’s Kurt Lentjies (Coastal Stream Player of the Season) and Joseph Mthombeni of Dynamos, whose 10 goals went a long way towards his Inland Player of the Season award.
Equally impressive that season was AmaZulu which beat closest challenger, Premier United, by two points to take honours in the 14-club Coastal Stream and with it another chance to show their worth in the elite league. Everybody chipped in as far as Usuthu’s goals were concerned with Tauya Mrewa, Xolina Zunga (both 7), Njinga Mathebula and Japie Arries (5 each) doing most of the damage as the Durban side got the better of outfits such as Basothu Tigers, FC Fortune, Uthukela Royal Tigers and Kimberley’s oldest club William Pescod, established in 1936. Only two sides went down, one from each division, (Spartak and Port Elizabeth Technikon) which fell far short of the standard set. 2003/04 This was a very interesting season in which all clubs had to fight for their lives due to the knowledge that almost half were scheduled to be relegated due to the implementation of a single league for 2004/05. So while the champions, Bloemfontein Celtic and Bush Bucks (Umtata), enjoyed acquiring their PSL statuses after finishing well above all the respective competitors, it was largely a campaign of nerves for those that didn’t have the correct pedigree.
Western Province United, which finished five points behind Hanover Park, also fell into the amateur ranks. 2008/09 This season saw an exciting, tight finish in both streams as Coastal winners’ Carara Kicks edged out Errol Dicks’ FC Cape Town on goal difference whilst Jomo Cosmos pipped Mpumalanga Black Aces by a single point in their Inland Division. However here again, a team that won the overall league standings didn’t manage to make an impression in the Play-Offs, in this case it was Carara Kicks who fell well short, losing the First Division Championship to promoted Cosmos, and then being ousted further down the line by Black Aces which eventually also claimed a spot in the PSL after knocking Thanda Royal Zulu off their pedestal. With men like Avril Phali, Bamuza Sono, Ousmane Berthe, Gaoussou Diarra and Lazarus Kaimbi, Ezenkosi were always going to be too strong for most opponents although Aces and University of Pretoria gave them a good run for their money. As far as the First Division top-goal scorers were concerned, Kicks’ Kingston Nkhatha with eleven strikes to his name won the Golden Boot in his division while two men, Ndumiso Mabena (Winners Park) and Thabo Moleko (AmaTuks) grabbed the equivalent award after each netting eight in the Inland Stream.
Premier Soccer League - www. psl. co. za - official website1996/97 During this season, the NFD boasted an astonishing total of seventy-six clubs, which were divided into four separate streams, Northern, Southern, Western Cape and Natal/Eastern Cape. Black Leopards, who fought for supremacy with the likes of Ria Stars, Dynamos, RP Mines, Acornbush, Ravens and Pretoria Callies, were crowned Northern champions but failed in the promotional Play-Offs, as did their Southern counterparts, Tembisa Classic, which had finished above Rockridge, Spartak, Black Bees, Sporting, Robertsham Callies and Mighty Birds.
Premier Soccer League - www.psl.co.za - official website So while the champions, Bloemfontein Celtic and Bush Bucks (Umtata), enjoyed Coastal Stream bigwigs, Bay United and Thanda Royal Zulu both executed good ...
However, there was still the opportunity for some great soccer and yo-yo specialists, African Wanderers, once more triumphed when it counted most, pipping second-placed Avendale Athletico by just four points with most of their goals coming from Thokozani Xaba and S’nothi Mthalane. Inland Champs, Tembisa Classic finally achieved their dream of reaching the lucrative PSL after good work from coach, Khabo Zondo and equally proficient scoring by the slightly-built Isaac Masanabo who netted 21 of his team’s 55 goals. Ria Stars were runners-up followed by Real Rovers, Unisaints, Young Tigers and Sporting while the relegation axe fell upon Mkhuhlu United, Giant Killers and Tsakane Aces as well as Coastal flops, Tornado of East London, which could only muster a mere 9 points out of a possible 78.
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Ea Lla Koto steamrolled opposition, crushing both PJ Stars and OR Tambo Cosmos 6-0 while on thirteen occasions they put the ball into the net three times or more, and long before the end started celebrating a return to the PSL. Interestingly, four of Stars’ men hit double figures, Diyo Sibisi, who shared the Mvela Golden League Golden Boot award with Durban Stars’ Stembiso Ngcobo (both 19 goals), Jimmy Zakazaka (13), Duncan Lechesa and Sifiso Vilakazi (11 each). Some of the division’s other top scorers included Fidentia Rangers’ Fees Moloi (14), Western Province United’s Ashley Hartog (12) and Vasco’s Marcelino Johnson (10). University of Pretoria’s Dumisani Masilela (9) picked up the Golden League Player of the Year prize but his team failed in the finals of the Platinum Play-Offs, eventually going down 1-3 to PSL incumbents’ AmaZulu at Princess Magogo Stadium.
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