2019–20 SAFA Women's League explained

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Competition:SAFA Women's League
Season:2019-20
Dates:24 August 2019 - 29 March 2020
Matches:132
Total Goals:525
League Topscorer:Rhoda Mulaudzi
(36 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-1 First Touch
(15 February 2020)
Biggest Away Win:UJ Ladies 0-10TUT Ladies
(11 January 2020)
Highest Scoring:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-1 First Touch
(15 February 2020)
Longest Wins:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (21 games)
Longest Unbeaten:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (22 games)*
Winners:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (3rd title)
Continentalcup1:COSAFA Women's Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Updated:27 March 2024
Nextseason:2021

The 2019-20 SAFA Women's League was the inaugural season of the fully-professional SAFA Women's League, and the 12th season of nation-wide league competition in women's club football in South Africa.

The nine provincial winners who qualified for the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were promoted to form part of the SAFA Women's National League (SWNL). In addition, three teams were invited to take part, namely Tsunami Queens, UJ Ladies and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. [1] [2]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies set a new SWNL goal scoring record when they defeated First Touch 11-1 on 15 February 2020.[3]

Teams

A list of the teams that took part in the inaugural SAFA Women's League:[4]

TeamProvince
Eastern Cape
Bloemfontein Celtics LadiesFree State
Tsunami Queens
Mamelodi Sundowns LadiesGauteng
UJ Ladies
Durban LadiesKwa-Zulu Natal
First TouchLimpopo
Coal City WizardsMpumalanga
Richmond UnitedNorthern Cape
North West
UWC LadiesWestern Cape

Stadiums and locations

!Team!Location!Stadium!Capacity
Bloemfontein Celtics LadiesBloemfonteinSiwelele Park Stadium1,000
Coal City WizardsEmalahleniPuma Stadium24,000
Durban LadiesDurbanSugar Ray Xulu Stadium6,500
First TouchPolokwaneBaroka Village1,000
Golden LadiesMahikengMontshioa Stadium
Mamelodi Sundowns LadiesPretoriaLoftus Versfeld Stadium51,762
Richmond UnitedNorthern CapeMerino Park Stadium200
Thunderbirds LadiesGqeberhaSisa Dukashe Stadium17,000
TUT ladiesPretoriaTUT Stadium2,500
Tsunami QueensBethlehemGoble Park Stadium5,000
UJ LadiesJohannesburgUJ Soweto Stadium8,000
UWC LadiesCape TownUWC Stadium2,500

Table

(C) Champion

Results

The teams played 21 games each. The final game, which was due to be contested from 21-29 March 2020, was adjusted a 1-1* draw due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa which resulted in travel restrictions being enforced from 18 March 2020.[5]

Awards

!Award!Player!Club
Top scorerRhoda MulaudziMamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Mulaudzi was subsequently crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Chronicle . Youth . 2020-02-19 . An Unstable New Dawn: Safa National Women's League . 2024-03-27 . Youth Chronicle . en-GB.
  2. Web site: 2019-09-02 . A new dawn in women's football in South Africa . 2024-03-27 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  3. Web site: Sports Minister Xasa to contribute R5 million to SAFA's National Women's League . 2024-03-27 . TimesLIVE . en-ZA.
  4. Web site: 2019-08-22 . Safa launches Women's National League Goal.com South Africa . 2024-03-27 . www.goal.com . en-ZA.
  5. Web site: 2020-06-20 . Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on measures to combat COVID-19 epidemic. The Presidency . 2024-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200620233243/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/press-statements/statement-president-cyril-ramaphosa-measures-combat-covid-19-epidemic. . 20 June 2020 .
  6. Web site: 2020-09-02 . Banyana Banyana's Mulaudzi crowned Women Footballer of the Year - SAFA.net . 2024-05-07 . en-US.

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