1985 NSL First Division

The 1985 National Soccer League First Division was the first edition of the NSL First Division in South Africa. It was won by Durban-based Bush Bucks.

NSL First Division
Season	1985
Champions	Bush Bucks
Relegated	Benoni United Cape Town Spurs
Matches played	306
Goals scored	699 (2.28 per match)
1986 →

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Bush Bucks (C)	34	21	11	2	74	34	+40	53
2	Rangers	34	20	10	4	60	32	+28	50
3	Bloemfontein Celtic	34	14	15	5	50	28	+22	43
4	Jomo Cosmos	34	17	8	9	47	31	+16	42
5	Arcadia	34	16	8	10	49	45	+4	40
6	Wits University	34	14	9	11	59	46	+13	37
7	Durban City	34	15	7	12	50	46	+4	37
8	Kaizer Chiefs	34	13	10	11	45	33	+12	36
9	Moroka Swallows	34	13	9	12	53	54	−1	35
10	Witbank Aces	34	14	7	13	52	53	−1	35
11	Mamelodi Sundowns	34	10	11	13	34	42	−8	31
12	Hellenic	34	11	9	14	35	47	−12	31
13	AmaZulu	34	7	11	16	31	47	−16	25
14	Pretoria Callies	34	7	11	16	23	40	−17	25
15	Orlando Pirates	34	5	14	15	30	49	−19	24
16	African Wanderers	34	6	11	17	27	46	−19	23
17	Benoni United (R)	34	5	13	16	26	49	−23	23	Relegation to NSL Second Division
18	Cape Town Spurs (R)	34	6	10	18	44	67	−23	22	Relegation to NSL Second Division

Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

References

http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zaf85.html

Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2020–21)	AmaZulu Baroka Black Leopards Bloemfontein Celtic Cape Town City Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Maritzburg United Moroka Swallows Pirates Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila
First Division teams (2019–20)	Ajax Cape Town Cape Umoya United Free State Stars JDR Stars Jomo Cosmos Moroka Swallows Mbombela United Real Kings Richards Bay Royal Eagles Steenberg United TS Galaxy Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila TS Sporting University of Pretoria Uthonghati
Premier Soccer League	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 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
National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 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
SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
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
Telkom Knockout	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
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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019
National Football League	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
NPSL (1971-1977)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NPSL (1978-1984)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
NPSL (1985-1995)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1984 1992 1983 1994 1995
National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Telkom Charity Cup	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
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

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