SAFA Women's Regional League explained

SAFA Women's Regional League
Country:South Africa
Level:3
Pyramid:3
Promotion:Sasol Women's League
Website:https://www.safa.net/
Teams:852
Sponsor:2010 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust
Founded:2009
Organiser:SAFA

The SAFA Women's Regional League is the third-tier South African women's association football league. An amateur league, it operates as a regional league with Local Football Associations (LFAs) overseeing their respective leagues. They are currently 52 regions across South Africa's nine provinces. Each LFA champion then competes in a single-location provincial SAFA Regional Championship. The top two teams of each regional championship are promoted to their provinces stream of the second-tier Sasol Women's League.[1]

History

The SAFA Regional Women's League was originally launched in 2009 as the Absa Women's Regional League, in partnership with Absa Bank, in order to improve the South Africa women's national team's international performances.

The league is funded by the 2010 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust.[2]

Regions

SAFA's nine provinces and 52 regions are as follows:[3]

Champions

SAFA Gauteng

SAFA Ekurhuleni

!Year!Team
2023Diambars Sunward
2024Diambars Sunward

SAFA Johannesburg

!Year!Team
2023Mito Stars
2024Emmarentia Pirates

SAFA Sedibeng

!Year!Team
2023Future Stars Ladies
2024Parabelum / Super Touchers

SAFA Tshwane

!Year!Team
2022Viking Ladies[4]
2023University of Pretoria U/20
2024Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy

SAFA West Rand

!Year!Team
2023MFSD
2024MFSD

SAFA KwaZulu-Natal

SAFA Ethekwini

!Year!Team
2023Ezemvelo
2024Toti Ladies

References

  1. Web site: 2017-03-30 . SAFA Regional Women’s League - SAFA.net . 2024-03-30 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2017-03-30 . SAFA Regional Women’s League - SAFA.net . 2024-05-16 . en-US.
  3. Web site: SAFA – Local Football Association Mitchells Plain . 2024-03-30 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Import . Pongrass . 2022-12-07 . Viking Ladies promoted to Sasol League . 2024-05-16 . Rekord . en-US.