# 2021–22 SAFA Second Division

The 2021–22 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition was split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition was completed, the nine winning teams of each regional division entered the playoffs.
MM Platinum beat Magesi F.C. 1-0 in the final, with both teams earning promotion to the 2022–23 National First Division.

## Regions
### Eastern Cape
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Spear of the Nation | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Amavarara | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 28 | |
| 3 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 27 | |
| 4 | Highbury FC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 | |
| 5 | Bush Bucks | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 18 | |
| 6 | Seven Stars | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 17 | |
| 7 | Sibaya All Stars | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 15 | |
| 8 | FC Siyanda | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 14 | |
| 9 | Bisho Stars | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 13 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | BCM Stars | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Sinenkani | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 32 | |
| 3 | AmaMpondo United | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 29 | |
| 4 | Thohoyandou FC | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | |
| 5 | Matta Milan | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 21 | |
| 6 | Bush Pirates | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 17 | |
| 7 | Lion City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 16 | |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 9 | |
| 9 | Swartkops Valley United Brothers | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 5 | |

### Free State
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dikwena United | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 2 | D General FC | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 39 | |
| 3 | Super Eagles | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 31 | |
| 4 | Mathaithai | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 22 | |
| 5 | FC Matjhabeng | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 20 | |
| 6 | Central University | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Small Tigers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 13 | |
| 8 | Clever Boys | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 12 | |
| 9 | Kovsies | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 9 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bloemfontein Celtic Development | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 42 | Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Black Cross | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 11 | +27 | 33 | |
| 3 | Sibanye Golden Stars | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 30 | |
| 4 | Bloemfontein Young Tigers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Marquard Dynamos | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Excelsior United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 17 | |
| 7 | African Warriors | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | |
| 8 | FC Spartans | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 12 | |
| 9 | Harmony FC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 12 | |

### Gauteng
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | African All Stars | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Hollywood Thunder | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 31 | |
| 3 | JBM FC | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Wits University | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 25 | |
| 5 | Senaoane Gunners | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Dube Continental | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Tembisa Sports Centre | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Vaal Professionals | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 12 | |
| 9 | NMVU Vaal | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 7 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | MM Platinum | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Highlands Park | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 30 | |
| 3 | Dondol Stars | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Pele Pele | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 23 | |
| 5 | Casric F.C. | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Mamelodi Newcastle | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 17 | |
| 7 | Leruma United | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 15 | |
| 8 | M Tigers | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 14 | |
| 9 | Mamelodi All Stars | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 13 | |

### Kwazulu-Natal
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Summerfield Dynamos | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 9 | +31 | 42 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Milford FC | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 38 | |
| 3 | Njampela FC | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 35 | |
| 4 | Muzi King Masters | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | Happy Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 30 | |
| 6 | Asande FC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Real Magic | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 20 | |
| 8 | Stone Breakers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 17 | |
| 9 | Durban Pioneers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 14 | |
| 10 | Nongoma FC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 1 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | GWP Friends | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 43 | Playoffs |
| 2 | uMsinga United | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 41 | |
| 3 | Umvoti | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 39 | |
| 4 | Newcastle All Stars | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 32 | |
| 5 | Midland Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Mkhambathi FC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Classic FC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 | |
| 8 | Ethekwini Coastal | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 12 | |
| 9 | XI Experience | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 40 | −29 | 11 | |
| 10 | Running Water | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 6 | |

### Limpopo
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mpheni Home Defenders | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Musina United | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 29 | |
| 3 | Ablex United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 27 | |
| 4 | Giyani Happy Boys | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 23 | |
| 5 | Mikhado FC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Munaca FC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Emmanuel FC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 19 | |
| 8 | Vondwe XI Bullets | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 18 | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 11 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Magesi F.C. | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 43 | Playoffs |
| 2 | The Dolphins | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 31 | |
| 3 | Ngwaabe City Motors FC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 27 | |
| 4 | Phinnet F.C. | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 24 | |
| 5 | Mighty F.C. | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Eleven Fast Tigers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 19 | |
| 7 | Ditlou F.C. | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 18 | |
| 8 | Tubatse United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 18 | |
| 9 | Dennilton Callies | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 46 | −32 | 2 | |

### Mpumalanga
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Secunda M Stars | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Sivutsa Stars | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 30 | |
| 3 | Mlambo Royal Cubs | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 30 | |
| 4 | Destiny College | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 30 | |
| 5 | Fernie Battalion FC | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 27 | |
| 6 | Witbank Citylads | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 13 | |
| 7 | Witbank Shepard | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 13 | |
| 8 | Gemsbok Classic | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 13 | |
| 9 | Lekazi Brothers FC | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 5 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sabie Bayern | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 10 | +34 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Kriel Football Academy | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 36 | |
| 3 | Passion FC | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 28 | |
| 4 | Kanyamazane All Stars | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 23 | |
| 5 | Phaphama FC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 23 | |
| 6 | BTM Sports | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Bakoena Chiefs | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 14 | |
| 8 | Mathithiya FCs | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 10 | |
| 9 | FC Benfica | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 69 | −57 | 5 | |

### North West
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Orbit College | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Thaba Tshwane FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 29 | |
| 3 | FC Maginim | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | |
| 4 | Army Rockets FC | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 25 | |
| 5 | Maboloka United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 20 | |
| 6 | Kgositlile FC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 19 | |
| 7 | NWU Tawana | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 17 | |
| 8 | Stilfontein Real Hearts | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 14 | |
| 9 | Captain Eleven | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 9 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | North West University | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Black Eagles | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 5 | +35 | 32 | |
| 3 | FC Maberethe | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | TUT FC | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 28 | |
| 5 | Tigane United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 19 | |
| 6 | Taung Mega Stars | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 17 | |
| 7 | City Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 17 | |
| 8 | Red Lions | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 15 | |
| 9 | Ally's Tigers | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 7 | |

### Northern Cape
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Upington City | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 9 | +34 | 40 | Playoffs |
| 2 | NC Professionals | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 5 | +46 | 39 | |
| 3 | His Desire Sports Academy | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 29 | |
| 4 | Olympics | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 27 | |
| 5 | Kakamas Juventus | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Kakamas Sundowns | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 20 | |
| 7 | Tornado FC | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 16 | |
| 8 | Olifantshoek Young Stars | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 10 | |
| 9 | Mainstay United | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 64 | −52 | 1 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 34 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Colville United | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 32 | |
| 3 | Zoo Movement FC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 21 | |
| 4 | Tsantshabane Stars FC | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Kuruman Scorpions | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 19 | |
| 6 | United Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 18 | |
| 7 | NC Liverpool | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 18 | |
| 8 | Rasta Far Eagles | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 16 | |
| 9 | Kuruman Kicks | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 16 | |

### Western Cape
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zizwe United | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 7 | +34 | 45 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Grassy Park United | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 41 | |
| 3 | Ubuntu Cape Town | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 38 | |
| 4 | Clarewood JPM FC | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 33 | |
| 5 | Santos | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 30 | |
| 6 | Mbekweni Sundowns | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 30 | |
| 7 | Cape Town Spurs Youth | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Royal Blues | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 19 | |
| 9 | Jomos Power | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 17 | |
| 10 | Black Cats | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 13 | |
| 11 | Gansbaai City | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 9 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FN Rangers | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 45 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Glendene United | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 41 | |
| 3 | Trojan United | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hout Bay United | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 33 | |
| 5 | Norway Parks Magic | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Cape Town Hotspurs | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Ikapa Sporting | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 16 | |
| 8 | Maties FC | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 15 | |
| 9 | Police | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 11 | |
| 10 | Langebaan FC | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 84 | −71 | 4 | |