# 2015–16 SAFA Second Division

The 2015–16 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier league 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 teams were placed into two 'streams', sometimes referred to as the Inland and Coastal streams.
The teams that finished in first place of the stream stage contested in the playoffs to win promotion to the National First Division as well as a substantial prize fund.

## Regions
### Eastern Cape

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tornado | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 20 | +57 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Lion City F.C. | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 58 | |
| 3 | Zimbane Killers F.C. | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 52 | |
| 4 | FC Elliot | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 51 | |
| 5 | EC Bees F.C. | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 49 | |
| 6 | FC Buffalo | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 45 | |
| 7 | Young Ideas F.C. | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Kokstad Liverpool F.C. | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | |
| 9 | Mthatha City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Matta Milan | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 32 | |
| 11 | Future Tigers F.C. | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 32 | |
| 12 | Morning Stars F.C. | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 25 | |
| 13 | Highbury F.C. | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | |
| 14 | Swartkops Valley United Brothers | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 21 | |
| 15 | Emperors F.C. | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 19 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers F.C. (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Free State

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manco Milan F.C. | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 65 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Mangaung Unite | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 60 | |
| 3 | Central University | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 57 | |
| 4 | Celtic Colts | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 52 | |
| 5 | FC Hunters | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bloemfontein Young Tigers | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 48 | |
| 7 | Dikwena United F.C. | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 46 | |
| 8 | Bubchu United | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 44 | |
| 9 | Super Eagles | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 37 | |
| 10 | Sibanye Golden Stars F.C. | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | FS Development Academy | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Dinonyana F.C. | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 26 | |
| 13 | Harmony F.C. | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 21 | |
| 14 | Shamrock Flowers F.C. | 28 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 77 | −60 | 11 | |
| 15 | Maluti TVET College | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 72 | −52 | 4 | |
| 16 | Bye (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Gauteng

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | JDR Stars | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 68 | Playoffs |
| 2 | AmaBEE F.C. | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 66 | |
| 3 | Alexandra United | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 65 | |
| 4 | Maccabi F.C. | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 58 | |
| 5 | African All Stars | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 57 | |
| 6 | Munsieville Stars F.C. | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 50 | |
| 7 | M Tigers | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 48 | |
| 8 | Garankuwa United | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 45 | |
| 9 | Tornado F.C. | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 42 | |
| 10 | Orange Vaal Profesionals F.C. | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 40 | |
| 11 | Valencia F.C. | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 39 | |
| 12 | Soweto Panthers F.C. | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 35 | |
| 13 | Leruma United | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 33 | |
| 14 | PUBS F.C. | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 32 | |
| 15 | Yebo Yes United | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 28 | |
| 16 | Diphiri F.C. | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 24 | |
| 17 | Vaal University of Technology | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 22 | |

### Kwazulu-Natal

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Kings F.C. | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 89 | 27 | +62 | 80 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Uthongathi F.C. | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 70 | |
| 3 | Umvoti | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 62 | |
| 4 | Natal United F.C. | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 59 | |
| 5 | Maritzburg City | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 51 | |
| 6 | Durban F.C. | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 48 | |
| 7 | Milford F.C. | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 46 | |
| 8 | Dundee Rangers | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 45 | |
| 9 | Sobantu Shooting Stars | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | |
| 10 | Amajuba United F.C. | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | KwaMashu All Stars | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 36 | |
| 12 | Mtata Fast XI | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 33 | |
| 13 | GWP Friends | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 32 | |
| 14 | Sgcino Cosmos F.C. | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 30 | |
| 15 | Gamalakhe United | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 29 | |
| 16 | Matimatolo Stars | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 28 | |
| 17 | Wembezi Juventus | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 87 | −67 | 11 | |
| 18 | Drakensberg F.C. (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Limpopo

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Magesi F.C. | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 15 | +58 | 85 | Playoffs |
| 2 | The Dolphins | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 70 | |
| 3 | Bellevue Village Winners Park | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 54 | |
| 4 | Boyne Tigers F.C. | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 51 | |
| 5 | Great North F.C. | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 49 | |
| 6 | Joe Express F.C. | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 47 | |
| 7 | Lephalale Young Killers | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Nkowa Nkowa Barcelona F.C. | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 43 | |
| 9 | Gawula Classic F.C. | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Polokwane Academy F.C. | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 34 | |
| 11 | Polokwane United | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 34 | |
| 12 | Mighty F.C. | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 32 | |
| 13 | Bilika All Stars | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 29 | |
| 14 | Giyani Hotspurs F.C. | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 29 | |
| 15 | Terrors F.C. | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 27 | |
| 16 | Mosesetjane All Stars F.C. | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 23 | |

### Mpumalanga

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Appolo XI F.C. | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 66 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Acornbush United F.C. | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 65 | |
| 3 | Phiva Young Stars F.C. | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
| 4 | Tjakastaad Junior Sheppards | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | Mapulaneng United F.C. | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 47 | |
| 6 | Forek Academy F.C. | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 44 | |
| 7 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Mlambo Royal Cubs F.C. | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Witbank Citylads F.C. | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Lumoja F.C. | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Justicia Celtics F.C. | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 38 | |
| 12 | Secunda Stars F.C. | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 32 | |
| 13 | F.C Benfica | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 32 | |
| 14 | Mhluzi Black Rangers F.C. | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 30 | |
| 15 | Barberton City Stars F.C. | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 27 | |
| 16 | Godchosen F.C. | 29 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 14 | |

### Northern Cape
#### Stream A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Morester Jeug | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Olympics | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 29 | |
| 3 | Mainstay United | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 27 | |
| 4 | Hungry Lions | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | |
| 5 | NE Celtics | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 15 | |
| 6 | Rasta Fa Eagles | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Kakamas Juventus | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 13 | |
| 8 | Kakamas Cosmos | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 4 | |

#### Stream B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Conville United | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 25 |
| 2 | Kuruman Kicks F.C. | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 22 |
| 3 | Juventus F.C. | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 |
| 4 | Young Stars F.C. | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 19 |
| 5 | Northern Cape Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 15 |
| 6 | William Prescod A. F.C. | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 13 |
| 7 | Young Pirates | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 3 |
| 8 | Steach United (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### North-West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Orbit College | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 70 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Polokwane City Rovers | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 75 | 25 | +50 | 68 | |
| 3 | Moretele Gunners F.C. | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 66 | |
| 4 | Junior Brothers F.C. | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 58 | |
| 5 | Northwest Shining Stars F.C. | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 56 | |
| 6 | FC Palmeros | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 47 | |
| 7 | Amalia F.C. | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 40 | |
| 8 | North West University F.C. | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Orkney Benfica F.C. | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 35 | |
| 10 | United Scientist F.C. | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 35 | |
| 11 | Garona F.C. | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 33 | |
| 12 | Phatsima All Stars | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 30 | |
| 13 | Platinum Stars Development | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 29 | |
| 14 | Mamusa United F.C. | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 29 | |
| 15 | Stilfontein Real Hearts | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 27 | |
| 16 | Keleku F.C. | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 73 | −43 | 14 | |

### Western Cape

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Steenberg United | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 66 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Glendene United F.C. | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 65 | |
| 3 | Barcelona F.C. | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 58 | |
| 4 | Hellenic | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 57 | |
| 5 | Grassy Park United | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 52 | |
| 6 | Zizwe United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 50 | |
| 7 | Ikapa Sporting | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Milano United | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 43 | |
| 9 | The Magic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 42 | |
| 10 | Ramblers F.C. | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 39 | |
| 11 | RC Athletico F.C. | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 32 | |
| 13 | Crystal Palace F.C. | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 29 | |
| 14 | Atlantic Nacional | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 22 | |
| 15 | Mitchells Plain | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 17 | |
| 16 | Black Cats | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 85 | −62 | 17 | |

## National play-offs
### Group A

| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | KWZ | Real Kings F.C. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Promoted to 2016–17 National First Division |
| 2 | WC | Steenberg United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | MPU | Apollo XI F.C. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | NW | Orbit College | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | EC | Tornado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | LIM | Magesi F.C. (P) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Promoted to 2016–17 National First Division |
| 2 | FS | Manco Milan F.C. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | GAU | JDR Stars | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | NC | Morester Jeug | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

## Championship

Magesi were awarded a cheque of R1 million for winning the tournament.