1976 National Football League (South Africa)

National Football League
Season	1976
Champions	Cape Town City
← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 National Football League was the penultimate season of the South African National Football League.^[1] It was won by Cape Town City.^[2]^[3]

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cape Town City	28	18	7	3	53	24	+29	43	Champion of the League
2	Highlands Park	28	18	6	4	59	24	+35	42
3	Wits University	28	16	6	6	52	27	+25	38
4	Hellenic	28	15	7	6	51	27	+24	37
5	Durban City	28	11	9	8	30	24	+6	31
6	Durban United	28	11	8	9	35	30	+5	30
7	Arcadia Shepherds	28	10	9	9	37	34	+3	29
8	Germiston Callies	28	11	6	11	42	39	+3	28
9	East London United	28	7	10	11	26	39	−13	24
10	Guild Apollo	28	10	4	14	35	51	−16	24
11	Maritzburg	28	8	7	13	41	52	−11	23
12	Rangers	28	9	4	15	35	43	−8	22
13	Lusitano	28	8	6	14	32	45	−13	22
14	Berea Park (R)	28	4	10	14	25	44	−19	18	Relegated
15	Shamrocks (R)	28	2	5	21	22	72	−50	9	Relegated

Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated

See also

National Football League (South Africa)

References

^ "Football in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012". www.sahistory.org.za. South African History Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ "South Africa 1976". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ "Cape Town City Football Club". The Grand Stand View. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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