1986 NSL First Division

The 1986 National Soccer League First Division was the second season of the NSL First Division in South Africa. It was won by Rangers.

NSL First Division

Season	1986
Champions	Rangers
Relegated	Klerksdorp City Pretoria Callies
Matches played	306
Goals scored	861 (2.81 per match)
← 1985 1987 →

The other professional league, the Federation Professional League, continued to function independently.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Rangers (C)	34	21	9	4	63	31	+32	51
2	Durban Bush Bucks	34	20	7	7	60	38	+22	47
3	AmaZulu F.C.	34	19	7	8	63	37	+26	45
4	Kaizer Chiefs	34	17	10	7	57	39	+18	44
5	Moroka Swallows	34	16	9	9	70	41	+29	41
6	Arcadia	34	16	9	9	65	43	+22	41
7	Mamelodi Sundowns	34	16	7	11	44	40	+4	39
8	Wits University	34	13	11	10	49	37	+12	37
9	Hellenic	34	14	7	13	47	39	+8	35
10	Bloemfontein Celtic	34	13	8	13	47	39	+8	34
11	Witbank Aces	34	12	8	14	50	45	+5	32
12	Jomo Cosmos	34	12	8	14	49	45	+4	32
13	Orlando Pirates	34	9	10	15	43	60	−17	28
14	Qwa Qwa Stars	34	9	9	16	40	54	−14	27
15	Durban City	33	5	14	14	49	59	−10	24
16	African Wanderers	34	9	5	20	33	60	−27	23
17	Klerksdorp City (R)	34	6	6	22	35	81	−46	18	Relegation to NSL Second Division
18	Pretoria Callies (R)	34	3	7	24	33	94	−61	13

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated