1987 NSL First Division

The 1987 National Soccer League First Division was the third edition of the NSL First Division in South Africa. It was won by Jomo Cosmos.

NSL First Division
Season	1987
Champions	Jomo Cosmos
Relegated	Durban City African Wanderers Giant Blackpool
Matches played	306
Goals scored	761 (2.49 per match)
Longest winning run	8
Longest unbeaten run	83
Longest winless run	7
Longest losing run	8
← 1986 1988 →

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Jomo Cosmos (C)	34	16	14	4	46	30	+16	46
2	Kaizer Chiefs	34	17	11	6	57	37	+20	45
3	Mamelodi Sundowns	34	16	11	7	45	38	+7	43
4	Arcadia	34	15	12	7	49	35	+14	42
5	AmaZulu	34	14	10	10	47	40	+7	38
6	Hellenic	34	14	9	11	55	44	+11	37
7	Bush Bucks	34	13	10	11	44	38	+6	36
8	Bloemfontein Celtic	34	11	13	10	44	38	+6	35
9	Wits University	34	12	11	11	42	41	+1	35
10	Moroka Swallows	34	10	12	12	43	47	−4	32
11	Orlando Pirates	34	11	10	13	40	45	−5	32
12	Rangers	34	10	11	13	61	52	+9	31
13	Fairways Stars	34	10	11	13	40	50	−10	31
14	Witbank Aces	34	8	13	13	25	30	−5	29
15	Leeds United	34	10	8	16	48	53	−5	28
16	Durban City[lower-alpha 1]	34	7	13	14	31	54	−23	27
17	African Wanderers (R)	34	7	13	14	45	69	−24	27	Relegation to NSL Second Division
18	Giant Blackpool (R)	34	5	8	21	35	56	−21	18	Relegation to NSL Second Division

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

Rebranded as Natal United F.C. after the season.

References

http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zaf87.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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