2024–25 SAFA Second Division

In February 2025, SAFA suspended Sinenkani's fixtures pending a disciplinary hearing. The club was accused of assaulting a match official. Coastal Stream Inland Stream Eastern Cape final FC Ravens won the final and were due to play in the national playoffs. However, due to ongoing legal cases challenging the outcome, SAFA went ahead without an Eastern Cape representative. ==Free State==

In January 2025, Bloemfontein Celtic withdrew from the league, intending to purchase their way back to the Premiership. Group 1A Group 1B Free State final African Warriors defeated Mangaung City FC 1-0 to qualify for the national playoffs. ==Gauteng==

Highlands Park finished top of the log. However, in May 2025 they were deducted three points for fielding Nigerian player Chigamezu Franklin Ogbonna, who used fraudulent study and work visas in South Africa while playing for the club. In June 2025, SAFA ruled that the club were to be docked points for each game that Ogbonna played, leading to a 62 point deduction. Highlands Park therefore finished bottom of the log, and were relegated to the SAFA Ekurhuleni Regional League. League table ==KwaZulu-Natal==

Stream A Stream B KwaZulu-Natal final Midlands Wanderers defeated Mkhambathi FC 1-0 in the KwaZulu-Natal playoff final and qualify for the national playoffs. ==Limpopo==

In March 2025, players from Musina United refused to continue the game after conceding a goal against Vondwe XI Bullets they believed to be offside. The games between Vondiwe XI Bullets and Mpheni Home Defenders proved controversial. The first game between the two was abandoned after four minutes, after Bullets were awarded a penalty. The replay was also abandoned, in the 78th minute, with Defenders leading 1-0, after a Bullets goal was disallowed for offside. In June 2025, with both teams join top of the table on 45 points, and with only their result outstanding, the arbitrator overturned the previous decision to replay the game again, and ruled that Defenders be granted a 1-0 victory, thereby winning the league. Stream A Stream B Limpopo final The final took place despite Dolphin's Stream B rivals Sunrise's attempt to interdict the match. The court ordered an interdict an hour before the match was due to start. A sheriff arrived with court papers, but the teams went ahead with the match. The sheriff returned with police in an attempt to stop the match, but following negotiations between police and SAFA officials, the match went ahead. ==Mpumalanga==

In November 2024, Appollo XI, then sitting in fourth place, pulled out of the league, citing poor officiating as the reason. In February 2025, SAFA expelled Mpumalanga Football Academy after they missed three consecutive games. Tiger Boys also pulled out, but then reversed their decision, claiming that 'their email was hacked'. They apologised to their players, supporters and stakeholders including sponsors. In March 2025, Witbank Citylads decided to suspend all football operations until the end of the season, citing 'disgraceful and malicious' officiating. A few days later, Sivutsa also did not honour their fixture. League table ==North West==

League table ==Northern Cape==

Stream A Stream B Stream C Northern Cape playoffs Kakamas Juventus won the Northern Cape playoffs, defeating Kimberley Saints 1-0 and NC Professionals 2-1 to qualify for the national playoffs. ==Western Cape==

Stream A Stream B Western Cape final In the first final, Hanover Park defeated Zizwe United FC 4-2 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw. However, Zizwe won an arbitration case against SAFA, necessitating a replay of the match. Zizwe won the replay to qualify for the national playoffs. ==Playoffs==

The playoffs commenced on 1 July 2025, in spite of outstanding cases affecting the representatives from Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. SAFA eventually reduced the playoffs to seven teams, excluding the teams from the affected provinces. They were further marred by controversy when matchday three was postponed due to lack of water, followed by a dispute over the representative from Group A. With both Zizwe and Midlands Wanderers finishing on one point, and one goal each, SAFA initially ruled that Zizwe would qualify due to a better disciplinary record. Following a dispute and arbitration, the match between them was ordered to be replayed, with Midlands winning 4-0. The following teams qualified for the playoffs from their respective provincial streams. Group A • Zizwe United (Western Cape) • Midlands Wanderers (KwaZulu-Natal) • The Bees (Mpumalanga) Results Group B • African Warriors (Free State) • Gomora United (Gauteng) • Eastern Cape representative (excluded) Results Group C • Kakamas Juventus (Northern Cape) • Thames FC (North West) • Limpopo representative (excluded) Results ==References==