2025 Sasol League National Championship

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2025 Sasol League National Championship
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
City Vanderbijlpark
Venue Vaal University of Technology
Date9 - 14 December 2025
Teams8
Defending champions Ezemvelo
Final positions
ChampionsDiepkloof Ladies
Runners-upRamatlaohle Ladies
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorerMavis Maiacane
Awards
Best playerRefilwe Moyo
Best goalkeeper Mananki Makhoana
  2024
2026  

The 2025 Sasol League National Championship was 16th edition of Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It will be held at the Vaal University of Technology in Vanderbijlpark. [1]

Contents

Ezemvelo were defending champions having won the 2024 edition. [2] Gauteng's Diepkloof Ladies defeated Limpopo's Ramatlaohle Ladies by a single goal to win the final. [3]

Participating teams

TeamProvincial League
4800 LadiesEastern Cape Sasol League
Ixias Ladies Free State Sasol League
Diepkloof LadiesGauteng Sasol League
All StarsKwaZulu Natal Sasol League
Ramatlaohle LadiesLimpopo Sasol League
Super Strikers LadiesMpumalanga Sasol League
Royal WizardsNorthern Cape Sasol League
No participant [4] [5] North West Sasol League
Stellenbosch Women's F.C. [6] Western Cape Sasol League

Draw

Group AGroup B

Group stages

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Ramatlaohle Ladies220041+36Knockout Stages
2Diepkloof Ladies2101124+83
3 Stellenbosch Women's F.C. 00000000
4RC Raycon Ladies2002314110
Source: [ citation needed ]
Diepkloof Ladies02Ramatlaohle Ladies
Royal Wizards12Ramatlaohle Ladies
Royal Wizards212Diepkloof Ladies

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Super Strikers Ladies3300112+99Knockout Stages
2 Ixias Ladies 31114514
34800 Ladies31022863
4All Stars30122421
Source: [ citation needed ]
All Stars12Super Strikers Ladies
4800 Ladies12 Ixias Ladies
Ixias Ladies 13Super Strikers Ladies
4800 Ladies10All Stars
Ixias Ladies 11All Stars
4800 Ladies06Super Strikers Ladies

Knockouts

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
12 December – Vaal University of Technology
 
 
Ramatlaohle Ladies3
 
14 December –Vaal University of Technology
 
Ixias Ladies 0
 
Ramatlaohle Ladies0
 
12 December– Vaal University of Technology
 
Diepkloof Ladies1
 
Super Strikers Ladies0
 
 
Diepkloof Ladies0
(2–3 p)
 

Semi-finals

Ramatlaohle Ladies30 Ixias Ladies
Super Strikers Ladies00Diepkloof Ladies
Penalties
2-3

Final

Ramatlaohle Ladies01Diepkloof Ladies

Awards

The following were rated best in the tournament: [7]

AwardWinnerClub
Best PlayerRefilwe MoyoRamatlaohle Ladies
Best goalkeeperMananki MakhoanaDiepkloof Ladies
Top goalscorerMavis MaiacaneSuper Strikers Ladies
Referee of the TournamentHloniphile Msezane
Assistant Referee of the TournamentNolitha Mhlomi

References

  1. CentreCircle (2025-12-08). "The battle for promotion to the Hollywoodbets Super League starts in earnest on Tuesday". Centre Circle. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  2. "Ezemvelo crowned 2024 Sasol League national champions | soccer". SABC. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  3. Seakgwe, Stephen (2025-12-15). "Diepkloof Ladies Claim National Title at 2025 SAFA Women's Playoffs". Mapepeza News. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. "No kick-off for North West women's league as Safa fails to pay - Scrolla.Africa". 2025-07-30. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  5. Malepa, Tiisetso. "Courts halt Sasol women's league as cash-strapped Safa owes clubs millions". News24. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  6. Malepa, Tiisetso. "Safa Western Cape to blow cash on Swiss court appeal while clubs go unpaid". News24. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  7. CentreCircle (2025-12-13). "SAFA CEO applauds Diepkloof Ladies who were crowned 2025 SAFA Women's National Championship winners". Centre Circle. Retrieved 2025-12-15.