2019 Sasol League National Championship

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2019 Sasol League National Championship
Tournament details
Country South Africa
City Tsakane
Venue(s) Tsakane Stadium
Dates3 December 2019 - 8 December 2019
Teams9
Defending champions TUT Ladies
Final positions
Champions JVW
(1st title)
Runner-up Ma-Indies Ladies
Third place Sunflower WFC
Fourth place Royal Wizards
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s) Neliswa Luthuli
13 goals
Best player Lebogang Ramalepe
Best young player Banele Madondo
Best goalkeeper Yolula Tsawe
←  2018
2021  →

The 2019 Sasol League National Championship was the 11th edition of the Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It was held at Tsakane Stadium in Tsakane.

Contents

This was the last season were the Sasol League National Championship would crown the women's national soccer champion after the formation of the new first tier league, the SAFA Women's League. [1]

From this season onwards, the two finalists would be promoted to the SAFA Women's League. The semi-finals to determine who gains entry into the new national league were held on the 6th of December 2019. Royal Wizards became the first Northern Cape provincial winner to make it to the knockout stages of the competition since its formation in 2009. [2] JVW defeated Royal Wizards 10-0 in the first semi-final and Ma-Indies Ladies defeated Sunflower WFC 2-1 in the second semi-final to become the first two teams to gain promotion. [3]

TUT Ladies were defending champions. [4] As the 2018 champions, they were playing in the inaugural SAFA Women's League which had started in August 2019. [5] The new league would then take over in crowning the women's national soccer champion by crowning the 2020 champion. [1] JVW were crowned champions after defeating Ma-Indies Ladies 2-0 in the final. [6]

Participating teams

All nine teams qualified through winning their provincial leagues. [7]

TeamProvincial League
Executive Ladies Eastern Cape Sasol League
Ixias Ladies Free State Sasol League
JVW Gauteng Sasol League
Sunflower WFC KwaZulu Natal Sasol League
Ma-Indies Ladies Limpopo Sasol League
Nkomasi Ladies Mpumalanga Sasol League
Royal Wizards Northern Cape Sasol League
Royal Queens North West Sasol League
Vasco Da Gama Western Cape Sasol League

Knockout stages

3rd/4th play off

Final

Final standings

RankTeamPrize money
1 JVW R200 000
2 Ma-Indies Ladies R100 000
3 Sunflower WFC R60 000
4 Royal Wizards R40 000

Awards

The following were rated best in the tournament:

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the Tournament Lebogang Ramalepe Ma-Indies Ladies
Best goalkeeper Yolula Tsawe JVW
Young player of the Tournament Banele Madondo Sunflower WFC
Top goalscorer of the Tournament Neliswa Luthuli

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