2022 SAFA Women's League explained

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Competition:SAFA Women's League
Season:2022
Dates:23 April 2022 - 26 November 2022
Matches:240
Total Goals:689
Best Player:Boitumelo Rabale
League Topscorer:Nompumelelo Nyandeni
(30 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Katlego Moletsane
Winners:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (5th title)
Promoted:University of Pretoria
Copperbelt Ladies
Relegated:Tsunami Queens
Golden Ladies
Continentalcup1:2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Mamelodi Sundowns
Updated:20 October 2023
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 SAFA Women's League was the 3rd season of the fully-professional SAFA Women's League, and the 14th season of nation-wide league competition in women's club football in South Africa.[1]

Teams

Team changes

Joining the 14 teams from the 2021 competition were two squads promoted from the Provincial league: Vasco Da Gama (since renamed to the TS Galaxy Queens), and City Lads. No teams were relegated after the previous season, per the expansion plan announced at league launch in 2019, however, relegation would commence with the end of this season.[2]

Stadiums and locations

!Team!Location!Stadium!Capacity
Bloemfontein CelticBloemfonteinSiwelele Park Stadium1,000
City LadsEast LondonIssac Wolfson Stadium10,000
Coal City WizardsJohannesburgPuma Stadium24,000
Durban LadiesDurbanSugar Ray Xulu Stadium6,500
First Touch F.C.PolokwaneBaroka village1,000
Golden LadiesJohannesburgMontshioa Stadium
JVW FCJohannesburgWits Stadium5,000
Ma-Indies LadiesPolokwaneGiyani Stadium20,000
Mamelodi Sundowns LadiesPretoriaLoftus versfeid stadium51,762
Richmond UnitedNorthern CapeMerino Park Stadium200
Thunderbirds LadiesGqeberhaSisa Dukashe Stadium17,000
TUTPretoriaTUT Stadium2,500
UJJohannesburgUJ Stadium8,000
UWCCape TownUWC Stadium2,500
Vasco Da GamaCape TownParow Park Stadium2,000

Table

(C) Champion ; (P/O) Play-offs; (R) Relegated

Awards

The awards are also sponsored by Hollywoodbets and were held at the end of the season.

AwardWinnerClub
Goalkeeper of the SeasonKatlego MoletsaneBloemfontein Celtics Ladies
Player of the SeasonBoitumelo RabaleMamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Coach of the SeasonJerry Tshabalala
Top goalscorer Andisiwe Mgcoyi
Nompumelelo NyandeniJVW
Young Player of the SeasonNthabiseng MajiyaRichmond United
Referee of the SeasonHloniphile Msizane
Assistant of Referee of the SeasonAmogelang Msiza

Nompumelelo Nyandeni claimed her second top goalscorer award, after sharing it with Andisiwe Mgcoyi last season.

Source:TimesLive[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 May 2021. SAFA Announce New Sponsor For National Women's Soccer League. Soccer Laduma.
  2. Web site: National Women's Football League takes flight under stormy conditions . Daily Maverick . 23 August 2019 . 11 October 2023.
  3. News: Sundowns Ladies Win Big At Hollywoodbets Super League Awards function . TimesLive . 28 December 2022.