Sasol Women's League Explained

Sasol Women's League
Organiser:SAFA
Sasol
Founded:18 September 2009
Promotion:SAFA Women's League
Relegation:SAFA Women's Regional League
Levels:2
Divisions:18
Teams:144
Champions:Ezemvelo
Season:2024
Most Successful Club:Palace Super Falcons(3 titles)
Tv:SABC
Website:https://sasolinsport.co.za/sasol-league/

The Sasol Women's League is the second-tier South African women's association football league, sponsored by Sasol since 2013.[1] It is semi-professional,[2] and operates as a provincial league, with two "streams" of 8-10 teams in each of South Africa's nine provinces (in some cases, multiple streams per province), and each province's champion then competing in a single-location National Championship tournament.[3]

The championship's two finalists are then promoted to the (professional, first-tier) SAFA Women's League, while the bottom two teams in each province's standings are relegated to the SAFA Women's Regional League of their respective province.[4]

History

The Sasol Women's League was originally launched in 2009 as the Absa Women's League, in partnership with Absa Bank,[5] [6] in order to improve the South African women's national team's international performances.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

At the inaugural national championship. Detroit Ladies from Mpumalanga defeated Palace Super Falcons from Gauteng via penalties after the match ended in a 3-3 draw.

At the 2010 Absa League National Championship, Palace Super Falcons from Gauteng defeated Detroit Ladies from Mpumalanga 4-2 via penalties after the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

At the 2011 Absa League National Championship, Palace Super Falcons from Gauteng defeated Brazilian Ladies from Limpopo 6-0 in the final.

At the 2012 Absa League National Championship, Palace Super Falcons from Gauteng defeated Cape Town Roses from the Western Cape 5-2 in the final.

At the 2013 Sasol League National Championship, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies from Gauteng defeated Ma-Indies Ladies from Limpopo 2-0 in the final.[14]

At the 2014 Sasol League National Championship, Cape Town Roses from the Western Cape defeated Palace Super Falcons from Gauteng 2-1 in the final.[15]

At the 2015 Sasol League National Championship, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies from Gauteng defeated Cape Town Roses from the Western Cape 5-0 in the final.[16]

At the 2016 Sasol League National Championship, Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies from the Free State defeated JVW from Gauteng 1-0 in the final.[17]

At the 2017 Sasol League National Championship, Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies from the Free State defeated Cape Town Roses from the Western Cape 2-0 in the final.[18]

At the 2018 Sasol League National Championship, Tshwane University of Technology from Gauteng defeated Durban Ladies from KwaZulu-Natal 4-0 in the final.[19]

At the 2019 Sasol League National Championship, JVW from Gauteng defeated Ma-Indies Ladies from Limpopo 2-0 in the final.[20]

At the 2021 Sasol League National Championship, Vasco da Gama from the Western Cape defeated City Lads from the Eastern Cape 4-3 in the final.[21]

At the 2022 Sasol League National Championship, Copperbelt Ladies from Limpopo defeated the University of Pretoria from Gauteng 3-2 via penalties after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.[22]

At the 2023 Sasol League National Championship, the University of Fort Hare from the Eastern Cape defeated Lindelani Ladies from KwaZulu-Natal 4-3 via penalties after the match ended in a goalless draw.[23]

At the 2024 Sasol League National Championship, Ezemvelo from KwaZulu-Natal defeated the University of Cape Town from the Western Cape 2-0 in the final.[24]

Annual Champions

As recorded by the league sponsor,[25] since its founding 11 different teams from 7 provinces have won the Sasol Women's League:

SeasonWinnerProvince
2009Detroit LadiesMpumalanga
2010Palace Super FalconsGauteng
2011
2012
2013
2014Cape Town RosesWestern Cape
2015Gauteng
2016Bloemfontein Celtics LadiesFree State
2017
2018Tshwane University of TechnologyGauteng
2019
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19pandemic in South Africa
2021Vasco da GamaWestern Cape
2022Copperbelt LadiesLimpopo
2023University of Fort HareEastern Cape
2024EzemveloKwaZulu-Natal

Performance by province

width=135ProvinceWinnersRunners-upWinnerRunners-up
Gauteng74
Western Cape24
Free State20
Limpopo13
KwaZulu-Natal12
Eastern Cape11
Mpumalanga11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SAFA Sasol Women's League - SAFA.net . South African Football Association . 11 October 2023 . 26 March 2017 .
  2. Web site: ABOUT THE SASOL LEAGUE . Sasol in Sport . 11 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Sasol and SAFA launch the 2023 Sasol League National Championship . South African Football Association . 26 September 2023 . 11 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Sasol League Regulations . South African Football Association . 11 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Absa Women's League launched . SuperSport official website . 18 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Women's football league kicks off - Brand South Africa . 20 February 2009 . Brandsouthafrica.com . 18 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Absa launch Women's League. Kickoff.com. 18 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Competition and Player Development : A comparison between South America and Germany. Cies.ch. 18 November 2017.
  9. Web site: Women and gender in South African soccer: a brief history. Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak. History.msu.edu. 18 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309174606/http://history.msu.edu/hst484-f14/files/2014/08/Pelak2010.pdf. 9 March 2015. dead.
  10. Book: Shehu, Jimoh. Gender, Sport and Development in Africa: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Patterns of Representations and Marginalization. 18 November 2017. African Books Collective. 9782869783065. 18 November 2017. Google Books.
  11. Book: Sport Past and Present in South Africa: (Trans)forming the Nation. Scarlett. Cornelissen. Albert. Grundlingh. 13 September 2013. Routledge. 9781317988588. 18 November 2017. Google Books.
  12. Book: Alegi, Peter. African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game. 14 February 2010. Ohio University Press. 9780896804722. 18 November 2017. Google Books.
  13. Web site: Safa planning to launch a national women's league. Goal.com. 18 November 2017.
  14. Web site: DailyNews . Taung . 2013-12-01 . Sundowns wins Sasol League Championship title . 2024-10-20 . TaungDailyNews . en.
  15. Web site: Content . Print . 2014-12-18 . Cape Town Roses crowned 2014 Sasol League National champions . 2024-10-20 . Southern Courier . en-US.
  16. Web site: Phiri . Eric . 2015-12-15 . Mamelodi Sundowns ladies crowned 2015 Sasol league National championship winners . 2024-10-20 . STOKVEL TALK . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2016-12-11 . Bloemfontein Celtic crowned 2016 Sasol League National Champs - SAFA.net . 2024-10-20 . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2017-12-09 . Celtic defend their Sasol League National Championship title - SAFA.net . 2024-10-20 . en-US.
  19. Web site: AltronDev . 2018-12-10 . Debutants TUT Ladies crowned 2018 Sasol League National Champions . 2024-10-20 . Sasol In Sport . en-US.
  20. Web site: Ndumela . Mntungwa . 2019-12-08 . JVW Crowned 2019 Sasol League National Champions . 2024-10-20 . Sasol In Sport . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2022-02-13 . Vasco Da Gama crowned 2021 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net . 2024-10-20 . en-US.
  22. Web site: Kganakga . Tlamelo . 2022-10-24 . Copperbelt Ladies Crowned Sasol League National Champs Winners . 2024-10-20 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.
  23. Web site: 2023-10-22 . University of Fort Hare crowned 2023 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net . 2024-10-20 . en-US.
  24. Web site: 2024-10-20 . Ezemvelo WFC crowned 2024 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net . 2024-10-20 . en-US.
  25. Web site: About the Sasol League . Sasol in Sport . 11 October 2023.

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