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Organising body | SAFA Sasol |
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Founded | 18 September 2009 |
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Divisions | 18 |
Number of clubs | 144 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | SAFA Women's League |
Relegation to | SAFA Women's Regional League |
Current champions | Ezemvelo (1st title) (2024) |
Most championships | Palace Super Falcons (3 titles) |
TV partners | SABC |
Website | https://sasolinsport.co.za/sasol-league/ |
Current: 2024 Sasol Women's 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]
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 Sasol 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]
As recorded by the league sponsor, [25] since its founding 11 different teams from 7 provinces have won the Sasol Women's League:
Season | Winner | Province |
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2009 | Detroit Ladies | Mpumalanga |
2010 | Palace Super Falcons | Gauteng |
2011 | ||
2012 | ||
2013 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | |
2014 | Cape Town Roses | Western Cape |
2015 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | Gauteng |
2016 | Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies | Free State |
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2018 | Tshwane University of Technology | Gauteng |
2019 | JVW | |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 | |
2021 | Vasco da Gama | Western Cape |
2022 | Copperbelt Ladies | Limpopo |
2023 | University of Fort Hare | Eastern Cape |
2024 | Ezemvelo | KwaZulu-Natal |
Province | Winners | Runners-up | Winner | Runners-up |
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Gauteng | 7 | 4 | ||
Western Cape | 2 | 4 |
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Free State | 2 | 0 | ||
Limpopo | 1 | 3 |
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KwaZulu-Natal | 1 | 2 | ||
Eastern Cape | 1 | 1 | ||
Mpumalanga | 1 | 1 |
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