SAFA Second Division

No club are entitled to field two teams at the same level, and rule 4.6.4 of the SAFA regulations states that if the mother club play in the National First Division or Premier Soccer League, then the highest level these additional Youth/Reserve teams are allowed to compete will be the SAFA Second Division.

[1] In March 2014, the Motsepe Foundation signed a five-year deal for the naming rights of the competition worth 40 million ZAR.

In previous years, until August 2008, the Free State province belonged to the Inland Stream.

In June 2023, Bush Bucks owner Sturu Pasiya accused SAFA of maladministration and of not paying grants for up to three years.

In the seasons from 1998 to 2003, the four best teams from the Vodacom League—determined by annual playoffs among the winners and runners-up of the 9 provinces in South Africa—won promotion for the National First Division.

Map of the two streams in the SAFA Second Division.
Inland Stream
Coastal Stream