South Africa 1985

NSL League - Final Table 1985 1.Bush Bucks [Durban] 34 21 11 2 74-34 53 2.Rangers 34 20 10 4 60-32 50 3.Bloemfontein Celtic 34 14 15 5 50-28 43 4.Jomo Cosmos 34 17 8 9 47-31 42 5.Arcadia 34 16 8 10 49-45 40 6.Wits University 34 14 9 11 59-46 37 7.Durban City 34 15 7 12 50-46 37 8.Kaizer Chiefs 34 13 10 11 45-33 36 9.Moroka Swallows 34 13 9 12 53-54 35 10.Witbank Aces 34 14 7 13 52-53 35 11.Mamelodi Sundowns 34 10 11 13 34-42 31 12.Hellenic 34 11 9 14 35-47 31 13.Amazulu 34 7 11 16 31-47 25 14.Pretoria Callies 34 7 11 16 23-40 25 15.Orlando Pirates 34 5 14 15 30-49 24 16.African Wanderers 34 6 11 17 27-46 23 ------------------------------------------------- 17.Benoni United 34 5 13 16 26-49 23 Relegated 18.Cape Town Spurs 34 6 10 18 44-67 22 Relegated Promoted: Qwa Qwa Stars and Klerksdorp City Top Eight Cup 1985 First Round Durban City 2-1 Wits University [Kevin Mudie, Ernie Wallis; Gavin Lambert] Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 Bloemfontein Celtic [Patrick Ntsoelengoe, Trevor Mthimkhulu] Hellenic 1-1 Arcadia [1-3 pen] [Francis Tana; Trevor Poole] Witbank Black Aces 2-1 Moroka Swallows [Harris Choeu, Matthews Msibi; Andries Mponde] Semifinals Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Durban City [Marks Maponyane (2); Stephen Gouws] Witbank Black Aces 0-1 Arcadia [Noel Cousins] Final First Leg [King's Park Stadium, Durban] Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Arcadia [Nelson Dladla, Trevor Klein (og); Noel Cousins] Second Leg [Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg] Arcadia 0-0 Kaizer Chiefs John Player Special Knockout Cup 1985 Preliminary Round Amazulu 5-4 Pretoria Callies [Archie Radebe (2), Vusi Khumalo, Stanley Mbanga - Basil Gwangwa (2), Desmond Julius, Steve Moagi] Kwikot Benoni 0-2 African Wanderers [Draper Mokoena, Henry Khumalo] First Round Wits University 3-2 Rangers [Frank McGrellis (3) - Julian Prien, Henry Khumalo] Hellenic 1-0 Cape Town Spurs [Francis Tana] Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 African Wanderers [Trevor Mthimkhulu, Marks Maponyane] Arcadia 1-0 Orlando Pirates [Noel Cousins] Moroka Swallows 3-0 Amazulu [Andries Mpondo, Leonard Montenegro, Thomas Hlongwane] Witbank Black Aces 1-1 Bush Bucks [6-5 pen] [Harris Choeu - Dan Ramarutsi] Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 Jomo Cosmos [Benjamin Reed, William Zondi (og) - William Zondi] Durban City 2-0 Mamelodi Sundowns [John Bartley (2)] Quarterfinals Hellenic 1-0 Bloemfontein Celtic [Andy Higgins] Arcadia 1-1 Kaizer Chiefs [John Salter - Moran Khulu] Wits University 2-0 Durban City [Stewart Rae, Steve Richardson] Witbank Black Aces 2-0 Moroka Swallows [Gordon Ingesund (2)] Quarterfinal Replay Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Arcadia [Glen Jordens] Semifinals First Legs Wits University 0-1 Hellenic [Andy Higgins] Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Witbank Black Aces [Trevor Mthimkhulu] Second Legs Hellenic 0-2 Wits University [Rod Anley, Gavin Lambert] Witbank Black Aces 1-2 Kaizer Chiefs [Matthews Msibi - Moran Khulu, Johannes Molatedi] Final First Leg Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 Wits University [Marks Maponyane - Gavin Lambert (2)] Second Leg Wits University 0-1 Kaizer Chiefs [Moran Khulu] Final Replay Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 Wits University [Nelson Diadla Tutu - Peter Frieleck, Mike Ntombela] Mainstay Cup 1985 First Round Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 Harmony Witbank Rangers 1-2 Witbank Black Aces Hellenic 2-0 Kimberley Naughty Boys Benoni United 2-5 Rangers Jomo Cosmos 6-0 Rand All Stars Cape Town Spurs 4-1 Spes Bona Durban City 3-1 Glenville Moroka Swallows 5-4 Klerksdorp City Arcadia 1-0 Blackpool Silver Spurs 0-2 Amazulu Pretoria Callies 1-0 Sundowns Buddy Callies 2-4 Orlando Pirates Bush Bucks 3-1 Umtata Bush Bucks Wits University 2-1 Jeppe Highlands Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 Motherwells Nkosi Bomvu 1-3 African Wanderers Second Round Bloemfontein Celtic 1-0 Witbank Black Aces Hellenic awd Rangers [*] Jomo Cosmos 2-1 Cape Town Spurs Durban City 1-2 Moroka Swallows Arcadia 3-1 Amazulu Pretoria Callies 1-1 Orlando Pirates [3-5 pen] Bush Bucks 1-0 Wits University Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 African Wanderers [*] Hellenic won 1-0 but were disqualified after fielding Pat Wasmuth who was not properly registered with them. Quarterfinals Bloemfontein Celtic 3-1 Rangers Jomo Cosmos abd Moroka Swallows [abandoned at 1-1] Arcadia 2-0 Orlando Pirates Bush Bucks 1-2 African Wanderers Quarterfinal Replay Jomo Cosmos 2-2 Moroka Swallows [3-5 pen] Semifinals Bloemfontein Celtic 3-1 Moroka Swallows Arcadia 0-2 African Wanderers Final Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 African Wanderers [aet]

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1986.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

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Prepared and maintained by Ian King for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Ian King (worldsoccer@members.v21.co.uk)
Last updated: 3 Sep 2003