Federation Professional League

Football league

Federation Professional LeagueFounded| 1969

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Folded| 1990
Country| South Africa
Most championships| Cape Town Spurs (7 titles)

The Federation Professional League (FPL) was a South African association football league founded in 1969. At the time, under the country's apartheid policies, integrated sport was prohibited, and the National Football League (NFL) existed as a separate league for white teams only. The FPL was established as a non-racial league in the wake of the SASL's disbandment in 1967.[1]

## Previous winners

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Year | Winner[2] | Runner-up | Third-place

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FPL League
1969 | Verulam Suburbs |   |
1970 | Cape Town Spurs |   |
Mainstay League
1971 | Cape Town Spurs |   |
1972 | Glenville |   |
1973 | Cape Town Spurs |   |
1974 | Cape Town Spurs |   |
1975 | Berea |   |
1976 | Cape Town Spurs |   |
1977 | Swaraj United |   |
FPL Castle League
1978 | Durban City |   |
Seven Seas League
1979 | Cape Town Spurs |   |
1980 | Glenville |   |
1981 | Cape Town Spurs |   |
1982 | Glendene |   |
1983 | Lightbody's Santos |   |
1984 | Lightbody's Santos |   |
Quindrink League
1985 | Swaraj United |   |
La Mercy Beach League
1986 | Lightbody's Santos |   |
1987 | Lightbody's Santos |   |
1988 | Lightbody's Santos |   |
1989 | Battswood |   |
1990 | Lightbody's Santos | Battswood F.C. | Port Elizabeth Blackpool

When the league folded in December 1990, six teams continued for the next season, at the highest level of South African football, known as NSL Castle League. Those six highest ranked teams were: Real Taj, Tongaat Crusaders United, Bosmont Chelsea, Santos, Manning Rangers, Dangerous Darkies.[3]

Team  | Titles  | Years

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Cape Town Spurs |

| 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981
Lightbody's Santos |

| 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
Glenville |

| 1972, 1980
Swaraj United |

| 1977, 1985
Verulam Suburbs |

| 1969
Berea |

| 1975
Durban City |

| 1978
Glendene |

| 1982
Battswood |

| 1989

## Player awards

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### Player of the year

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Year  | Player  | Club

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1973 | Danny Abrahams | Cape Town Spurs
1974 | Daya Maistry | Berea
1975 | Virgil Padayachee | Swaraj
1976 | Michael Moodley | Manning Rangers
1977 | Bernie Van Niekerk | Cape Town Spurs
1978 | Deena Nai- doo | Manning Rangers
1979 | Paul Bishop | Avalon Athletic
1980 | Boebie Solomons | Cape Town Spurs
1981 | Edwin Fredericks | Berea
1982 | Noel Goodall | Chelsea
1983 | Farouk Abrahams | Maritzburg United
1984 | Ravi Pillay | Maritzburg United
1985 | Der- eck Naidoo | Manning Rangers
1986 | Dorrington Webster | Real Taj

### Top Goalscorers

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Year  | Player  | Club

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1970 | Bernard Hartze | Cape Town Spurs
1971 | Bernard Hartze | Cape Town Spurs
1972 | Patrick "Bomber" Chamane | Maritzburg City
1973 | James George | Cape Town Spurs
1974 | Neville Londt | Cape Town Spurs
1975 | Scampy Bissessor | Berea
1976 | Vincent Julius | Sundowns
1977 | Jimmy Joubert | Swaraj
1978 | Ian Gillies | Maritzburg City
1979 | Kader Sulia- man | Cape Town Spurs
1980 | Elvis Singh | Leeds
1981 | Kader Sulaiman | Cape Town Spurs
1982 | Duncan Crowie | Glendene
1983 | Duncan Crowie | Glendene
1984 | Derrick Eastwood | Swaraj
1985 | Michael Mtshali | Real Taj
1986 | Harry de la Cruz | Maritzburg United
1987 |  |
1988 |  |
1989[4] | Duncan Crowie | Lightbody's Santos
1990 |  |

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## References

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1. ^ Reiners, Rodney. "FPL's influence has been airbrushed out of local football history". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
2. ^ "South Africa Cup History". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
3. ^ "South Africa 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
4. ^ "South Africa Federation Professional Soccer League 1989 - Champion Batswood". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
5. ^ City Press Soccer Annual '88. South Africa: City Press.

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