| Final Ranking | pts | win | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | | | 1. | Durban City | 49 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 58: | 25 | +33 | | | 2. | Wits University | 48 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 57: | 25 | +32 | | | 3. | Iwisa Kaizer Chiefs | 43 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52: | 32 | +20 | Ch | | 4. | Dion Highlands | 42 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 50: | 27 | +23 | | | 5. | Orlando Pirates | 42 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 48: | 36 | +12 | | | 6. | Hellenic | 40 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50: | 31 | +19 | | | 7. | Arcadia Fluoride | 39 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51: | 33 | +18 | | | 8. | Jade East Dynamos | 39 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51: | 43 | +8 | | | 9. | Moroka Swallows | 39 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 59: | 51 | +8 | | | 10. | Witbank Black Aces | 36 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46: | 45 | +1 | | | 11. | African Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36: | 51 | -15 | | | 12. | Mamelodi United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 38: | 61 | -23 | | | 13. | Benoni United | 29 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35: | 49 | -14 | | | 14. | PG Rangers | 27 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 38: | 45 | -7 | Pr | | 15. | Bush Bucks | 26 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43: | 59 | -16 | Pr | | 16. | AmaZulu | 26 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 35: | 51 | -16 | | | 17. | Bloemfontein Celtic | 15 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25: | 62 | -37 | Pr | | 18. | Leicester City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 27: | 73 | -46 | |
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| AmaZulu, Bloemfontein Celtic and Leicester City were relegated. | | Promoted: Cape Town Spurs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Welkom Real Hearts and Ireland United. | | _ 1982 Mainstay Cup: Kaizer Chiefs 2–1 African Wanderers | | _ 1982 Datsun Challenge Cup: Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Wits University | | _ 1982 Top 8 Cup: Orlando Pirates 2-0 Dion Highlands | | Goals: 796-798? |
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | | Wed 17.03.82 | Kaizer Chiefs | 0-1 | Dion Highlands | | 0-1 Paddy Hall | | Sun 02.05.82 | Kaizer Chiefs | 1-0 | Dynamos | | | 1-0 Marks Maponyane | | Sat 08.05.82 | Kaizer Chiefs | 4-0 | PG Rangers | | | Sun 23.05.82 | Hellenic | 3-1 | Kaizer Chiefs | | | Dickie Benjamin 2, Des Backos --- Teenage Dladla | | Sat 0-.--.82 | Kaizer Chiefs | 1-2 | Dynamos | 1-1 | | 0-1 Mike Collins 15' 1-1 Marks Maponyane 36' 1-2 Mike Collins 2T Ellis Park | | Sun 31.10.82 | Kaizer Chiefs | 2-3 | Wits University | |
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| Internet Ranking | pts | win | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | | | 1. | Durban City | 49 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 58: | 25 | +33 | | | 2. | Wits University | 48 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 57: | 25 | +32 | | | 3. | Kaizer Chiefs | 43 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52: | 32 | +20 | Ch | | 4. | Highlands Park | 42 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 49: | 27 | +22 | | | 5. | Orlando Pirates | 42 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 46: | 36 | +10 | | | 6. | Hellenic | 40 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50: | 31 | +19 | | | 7. | Arcadia Shepherds | 39 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51: | 33 | +18 | | | 8. | Moroka Swallows | 39 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 59: | 51 | +8 | | | 9. | Dynamos | 39 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51: | 43 | +8 | | | 10. | Witbank Aces | 36 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46: | 45 | +1 | | | 11. | African Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36: | 50 | -14 | | | 12. | Mamelodi United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 38: | 61 | -23 | | | 13. | Benoni United | 29 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35: | 49 | -14 | | | 14. | Rangers | 27 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 38: | 45 | -7 | Pr | | 15. | Bush Bucks Durban | 26 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43: | 59 | -16 | Pr | | 16. | Amazulu Durban | 26 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 35: | 51 | -16 | | | 17. | Bloemfontein Celtic | 15 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25: | 62 | -37 | Pr | | 18. | Leicester City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 27: | 73 | -46 | |
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