How many clubs are in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, and how is it played?

Q: How many clubs are in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, and how is it played?

The Motsepe Foundation Championship is the PSL's National First Division, the second tier below the Betway Premiership (NSL Handbook Rule 3). It has 16 clubs competing nationally (Rule 4.2). It is played as a double round, home and away (Rule 8.1), so each club plays 30 league matches. 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss. Fixtures, times and venues are set by the League (Rule 9.3). A club that withdraws or is expelled before playing every other club once has all its results wiped from the log; if it goes after that, only its second-round results are wiped (Rules 5.4 and 5.5).

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The Motsepe Foundation Championship is the PSL's National First Division, the second tier below the Betway Premiership (NSL Handbook Rule 3).

It has 16 clubs competing nationally (Rule 4.2).
It is played as a double round, home and away (Rule 8.1), so each club plays 30 league matches.
3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss.
Fixtures, times and venues are set by the League (Rule 9.3).

A club that withdraws or is expelled before playing every other club once has all its results wiped from the log; if it goes after that, only its second-round results are wiped (Rules 5.4 and 5.5).