2019–20 SAFA Women's League

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SAFA Women's League
Season2019-20
Dates24 August 2019 - 29 March 2020
Champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (3rd title)
COSAFA Women's Champions League Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Matches played132
Goals scored525 (3.98 per match)
Top goalscorer Rhoda Mulaudzi
(36 goals)
Biggest home win Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-1 First Touch
(15 February 2020)
Biggest away win UJ Ladies 0-10TUT Ladies
(11 January 2020)
Highest scoring Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-1 First Touch
(15 February 2020)
Longest winning run Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (21 games)
Longest unbeaten run Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (22 games)*
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 27 March 2024.

The 2019-20 SAFA Women's League was the inaugural season of the fully-professional SAFA Women's League, and the 12th season of nation-wide league competition in women's club football in South Africa.

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The nine provincial winners who qualified for the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were promoted to form part of the SAFA Women's National League (SWNL). In addition, three teams were invited to take part, namely Tsunami Queens, UJ Ladies and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. [1] [2]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies set a new SWNL goal scoring record when they defeated First Touch 11-1 on 15 February 2020. [3]

Teams

A list of the teams that took part in the inaugural SAFA Women's League: [4]

TeamProvince
Thunderbirds Ladies Eastern Cape
Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies Free State
Tsunami Queens*
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies*Gauteng
TUT Ladies
UJ Ladies*
Durban Ladies Kwa-Zulu Natal
First Touch Limpopo
Coal City Wizards Mpumalanga
Richmond United Northern Cape
Golden Ladies North West
UWC Ladies Western Cape

*invited team

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in 2019-20 SAFA WOMEN'S LEAGUE
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies Bloemfontein Siwelele Park Stadium 1,000
Coal City Wizards Emalahleni Puma Stadium 24,000
Durban Ladies Durban Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 6,500
First Touch Polokwane Baroka Village 1,000
Golden Ladies Mahikeng Montshioa Stadium
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Pretoria Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762
Richmond United Northern Cape Merino Park Stadium 200
Thunderbirds Ladies Gqeberha Sisa Dukashe Stadium 17,000
TUT ladies Pretoria TUT Stadium 2,500
Tsunami Queens Bethlehem Goble Park Stadium 5,000
UJ Ladies Johannesburg UJ Soweto Stadium 8,000
UWC Ladies Cape Town UWC Stadium 2,500

Table

As of 27 March 2024
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (C)2221108313+7064 Champions League
2 TUT Ladies 2217418326+5755
3 Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies 2213545525+3044
4 First Touch 2210665444+1036
5 Coal City Wizards 228863838032
6 UWC Ladies 227964627+1930
7 Durban Ladies 2282123252−2026
8 UJ Ladies 2282123557−2226
9 Golden Ladies 2245132545−2017
10 Thunderbirds Ladies 2244142963−3416
11 Richmond United 2242162469−4514
12 Tsunami Queens 2224162166−4510
Source:

(C) Champion

Results

The teams played 21 games each. The final game, which was due to be contested from 21-29 March 2020, was adjusted a 1-1* draw due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa which resulted in travel restrictions being enforced from 18 March 2020. [5]

Home \ Away BCL CCW DBN FT GDL MSD RMU TBL TUT TQ UJ UWC
Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies 5–02–11–33–20–11–14–20–23–06–10–0
Coal City Wizards 1–1*1–12–23–21–43–23–00–22–12–02–2
Durban Ladies 0–62–13–23–20–33–14–11–60–11–20–5
First Touch 2–22–24–14–02–36–14–12–43–12–42–1
Golden Ladies 0–20–00–11–11–44–24–11–82–00–11–4
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 3–04–13–111–13–17–06–02–18–03–23–0
Richmond United 2–50–12–31–50–10–13–20–81–1*0–31–8
Thunderbirds Ladies 0–44–31–10–21–10–62–31–23–12–30–0
TUT Ladies 1–12–23–23–12–11–1*2–05–27–23–22–2
Tsunami Queens 0–30–51–00–20–01–21–23–41–63–30–5
UJ Ladies 3–41–23–41–1*1–00–32–10–10–102–10–2
UWC Ladies 0–21–1*2–01–11–10–20–11–12–33–36–1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2024. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

AwardPlayerClub
Top scorer Flag of South Africa.svg Rhoda Mulaudzi Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Mulaudzi was subsequently crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Chronicle, Youth (19 February 2020). "An Unstable New Dawn: Safa National Women's League". Youth Chronicle. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "A new dawn in women's football in South Africa". The Mail & Guardian. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sports Minister Xasa to contribute R5 million to SAFA's National Women's League". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Safa launches Women's National League | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on measures to combat COVID-19 epidemic. | The Presidency". 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Banyana Banyana's Mulaudzi crowned Women Footballer of the Year - SAFA.net". 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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