2018 Sasol League National Championship

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2018 Sasol League National Championship
Tournament details
Country South Africa
City Kimberly
Venue(s) Galeshewe Stadium
Dates4 December 2018 - 9 December 2018
Teams9
Defending champions Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies
Final positions
Champions TUT Ladies
Runner-up Durban Ladies
Third place UWC Ladies
Fourth place First Touch
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s) Sthembile Shange

Silindile Ngubane
Molatelo Koba
Kgaleba Mohlakoana

3 goals each
Best player Hildah Magaia
Best young player Matome Taiwe
Best goalkeeper Victoria Muroa
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The 2018 Sasol League National Championship was the 10th edition of the Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It was held at Galeshewe Stadium in Kimberly.

Contents

Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies were defending champions after successfully defending their title from 2016. [1] They failed to reach the semi-finals of this year's edition which meant a new champion would be crowned. Debutants TUT Ladies defeated Durban Ladies 4-0 in the final to be crowned champions. [2]

Participating teams

All nine teams qualified through winning their provincial leagues. [3]




TeamProvincial League
Thunderbirds Ladies Eastern Cape Sasol League
Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies Free State Sasol League
TUT Ladies Gauteng Sasol League
Durban Ladies KwaZulu Natal Sasol League
First Touch Limpopo Sasol League
Coal City Wizzards Mpumalanga Sasol League
Richmond United Northern Cape Sasol League
Golden Ladies North West Sasol League
UWC Ladies Western Cape Sasol League

Knockout stages

3rd/4th play off

Final

TUT Ladies 4–0 Durban Ladies
32' Tlailane

37' Magaia

77' 88' Madiba
Galeshewe Stadium , Kimberly

Final standings

RankTeamPrize money
1 TUT Ladies R200 000
2 Durban Ladies R100 000
3 UWC Ladies R60 000
4 First Touch R40 000
5 Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies R30 000
6 Thunderbirds Ladies R25 000
7 Coal City Wizards R20 000
8 Golden Ladies R15 000
9 Richmond United R10 000

Awards

The following were rated best in the tournament: [4] [5]

AwardWinnerClub
Diski Queen of the Tournament Hildah Magaia TUT Ladies
Coach of the Tournament Tebogo Mokae
Queen of Queens of the Tournament Bongeka Gamede UWC Ladies
Best goalkeeperVictoria Muroa First Touch
Young Queen of the Tournament Matome Taiwe Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies
Top goalscorer of the Tournament Silindile Ngubane Durban Ladies
Sthembile Shange
Molatelo Koba UWC Ladies
Kgaleba Mohlakoana Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies
Referee of the Tournament Lindiwe Thwala

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References

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  2. ↑ "TUT Ladies crowned Sasol National League champs | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ↑ "All roads lead to Kimberley for Sasol National Champs - SAFA.net". 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ↑ AltronDev (2018-12-10). "Debutants TUT Ladies crowned 2018 Sasol League National Champions". Sasol In Sport. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  5. ↑ "First Touch Academy qualify for their first Sasol National Champs semi-final - SAFA.net". 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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