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Motsepe Foundation Championship
Season	2024–25
Matches played	77
Goals scored	150 (1.95 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bokang Mokwena (5 goals)
Biggest home win	Upington City 4-1 Baroka
Biggest away win	Leruma United 0-3 JDR Stars
Highest scoring	Upington City 4-1 Baroka
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 National First Division (called the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the season from 23 August 2024 to June 2025 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the Motsepe Foundation Championship.

Teams

Team changes

The following teams changes have taken place since the 2023–24 season.

Promoted to 2024–25 Premiership

Magesi^[1]

Relegated from 2023–24 Premiership

Cape Town Spurs^[2]

Promoted from 2023–24 SAFA Second Division

Relegated from 2023–24 National First Division

Name changes

Maritzburg United changed their name to Durban City after moving their home location to Durban.^[5]

Purchases

Leruma United purchased the status of Marumo Gallants, and so will replace them in the division. Marumo Gallants purchased their way into the Premiership by buying the status of Moroka Swallows.^[6]

Table

As of 15 December 2024^[7]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Durban City	14	8	4	2	22	11	+11	28	Promotion to Betway Premiership
2	JDR Stars	14	8	2	4	15	11	+4	26	Promotion Play-offs
3	Orbit College	14	7	4	3	17	11	+6	25	Promotion Play-offs
4	Milford	14	7	3	4	18	13	+5	24
5	Baroka	14	6	4	4	20	17	+3	22
6	Casric Stars	14	6	3	5	16	15	+1	21
7	Kruger United	14	5	5	4	17	13	+4	20
8	Black Leopards	14	5	5	4	19	18	+1	20
9	University of Pretoria	14	5	5	4	13	13	0	20
10	Hungry Lions	14	5	4	5	19	15	+4	19
11	Highbury	14	5	4	5	13	12	+1	19
12	Upington City	14	4	5	5	17	17	0	17
13	Pretoria Callies	14	4	4	6	9	14	−5	16
14	Cape Town Spurs	14	2	4	8	7	15	−8	10
15	Leruma United	14	3	1	10	8	24	−16	10	Relegation to ABC Motsepe League
16	Venda	14	2	3	9	11	22	−11	9	Relegation to ABC Motsepe League

Source: National First Division

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	BLP	CTS	CAS	DUC	HIG	HUL	JDR	KRU	LER	MIL	ORB	PTC	TUK	UPI	VDA
Baroka	—								1–0			1–1
Black Leopards		—		0–1			1–1			2–0			2–0
Cape Town Spurs			—				2–1									1–0
Casric Stars				—		1–0						2–0
Durban City	1–0		1–0	2–1	—	1–1
Highbury		1–1				—						0–1			1–3
Hungry Lions	0–1						—		1–1							3–1
JDR Stars				0–2				—							1–0
Kruger United					1–2			0–0	—		1–3		1–0
Leruma United			2–0					0–3		—			0–1		0–1
Milford			0–0			2–1		1–0			—
Orbit College		0–1					0–2					—		1–0
Pretoria Callies											0–0		—	0–1
University of Pretoria	1–1		0–0					0–1						—
Upington City	4–1													0–0	—	1–0
Venda					0–0					0–1	0–2					—