1987 NPSL First Division

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Football league season

National Premier Soccer LeagueSeason| 1987

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Champions| Vaal Professionals

← 1986

1988 →

The 1987 National Professional Soccer League was won by Vaal Professionals.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Vaal Professionals (Sharpeville) (C) | 34  | 31  | 2  | 1  | 139  | 19  | +120  | 64
2  | Orlando Pirates (Soweto)  | 34  | 29  | 3  | 2  | 133  | 38  | +95  | 61
3  | Continentals (Witbank)  | 34  | 22  | 5  | 7  | 73  | 49  | +24  | 49
4  | Adriatica (Johannesburg)  | 34  | 20  | 5  | 9  | 77  | 56  | +21  | 45
5  | Bloemfontein Young Tigers (Bloemfontein)  | 34  | 20  | 5  | 9  | 58  | 41  | +17  | 45
6  | AmaZulu (Durban)  | 34  | 19  | 5  | 10  | 63  | 27  | +36  | 43
7  | Ace Mates (Soweto)  | 34  | 13  | 9  | 12  | 43  | 57  | −14  | 35
8  | Midway Toyota (Thokoza)  | 34  | 14  | 4  | 16  | 64  | 76  | −12  | 32
9  | Waleng Big XV (Thokoza)  | 34  | 14  | 3  | 17  | 57  | 66  | −9  | 31
10  | Zamdela United (Sasolburg)  | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 55  | 85  | −30  | 31
11  | Lincoln City (Soweto)  | 34  | 12  | 3  | 19  | 46  | 72  | −26  | 27
12  | Pretoria Home Celtics (Mamelodi).  | 34  | 11  | 7  | 16  | 49  | 78  | −29  | 29
13  | Delmas Young Stars (Delmas)  | 34  | 12  | 4  | 18  | 58  | 77  | −19  | 28
14  | Mighty Birds (Soweto)  | 34  | 8  | 8  | 18  | 45  | 78  | −33  | 24
15  | Juventus (Daveyton)[a] | 34  | 11  | 1  | 22  | 52  | 57  | −5  | 23
16  | Newcastle United (Newcastle)  | 34  | 7  | 7  | 20  | 34  | 48  | −14  | 21
17  | Mondlo United Brothers (Emondio)[b] | 34  | 9  | 3  | 22  | 50  | 70  | −20  | 21
18  | Pimville United Brothers (Soweto)  | 34  | 4  | 1  | 29  | 34  | 80  | −46  | 9

Source: [1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Juventus were removed from the league for failing to fulfil fixtures.
2. ^ Mondlo United Brothers were removed from the league for failing to fulfil fixtures.

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## References

[edit]

1. ^ City Press Soccer Annual '88. City Press.

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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