2022 SAFA Women's League

SAFA Women's League
Season2022
Dates23 April 2022 - 26 November 2022
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns Ladies (5th title)
PromotedUniversity of Pretoria
Copperbelt Ladies
RelegatedTsunami Queens
Golden Ladies
2023 COSAFA Women's Champions LeagueMamelodi Sundowns
Matches played240
Goals scored689 (2.87 per match)
Best PlayerBoitumelo Rabale
Top goalscorerNompumelelo Nyandeni
(30 goals)
Best goalkeeperKatlego Moletsane
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 20 October 2023.

The 2022 SAFA Women's League was the 3rd season of the fully-professional SAFA Women's League, and the 14th season of nation-wide league competition in women's club football in South Africa.[1]

Teams

Team changes

Joining the 14 teams from the 2021 competition were two squads promoted from the Provincial league: Vasco Da Gama (since renamed to the TS Galaxy Queens), and City Lads. No teams were relegated after the previous season, per the expansion plan announced at league launch in 2019, however, relegation would commence with the end of this season.[2]

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in 2022 SAFA WOMEN'S LEAGUE
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Siwelele Park Stadium 1,000
City Lads East London Issac Wolfson Stadium 10,000
Coal City Wizards Johannesburg Puma Stadium 24,000
Durban Ladies Durban Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 6,500
First Touch F.C. Polokwane Baroka village 1,000
Golden Ladies Johannesburg Montshioa Stadium
JVW FC Johannesburg Wits Stadium 5,000
Ma-Indies Ladies Polokwane Giyani Stadium 20,000
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Pretoria Loftus versfeid stadium 51,762
Richmond United Northern Cape Merino Park Stadium 200
Thunderbirds Ladies Gqeberha Sisa Dukashe Stadium 17,000
TUT Pretoria TUT Stadium 2,500
UJ Johannesburg UJ Stadium 8,000
UWC Cape Town UWC Stadium 2,500
Vasco Da Gama Cape Town Parow Park Stadium 2,000

Table

As of 20 October 2023
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (C) 30 27 1 2 126 13 +113 82 Champions League Qualifiers
2 UWC Ladies 30 20 8 2 55 13 +42 68
3 TUT Ladies 30 19 8 3 75 33 +42 65
4 JVW 30 19 3 8 82 33 +49 60
5 UJ Ladies 30 15 6 9 59 41 +18 51
6 Bloem Celtic Ladies 30 13 12 5 37 22 +15 51
7 Richmond United 30 15 3 12 63 51 +12 48
8 Ma-Indies Ladies 30 14 5 11 42 45 −3 47
9 First Touch 30 10 8 12 28 48 −20 38
10 Durban Ladies 30 11 4 15 32 45 −13 37
11 Thunderbirds Ladies 30 10 5 15 40 50 −10 35
12 City Lads 30 8 5 17 36 75 −39 29
13 Coal City Wizards 30 7 2 21 34 63 −29 23
14 Vasco da Gama 30 6 4 20 31 66 −35 22
15 Golden Ladies (R) 30 3 4 23 27 107 −80 13 Play-offs
16 Tsunami Queens (R) 30 2 4 24 15 77 −62 10 Relegation
Source: Hollywoodbets Super League 2022

(C) Champion ; (P/O) Play-offs; (R) Relegated

Awards

The awards are also sponsored by Hollywoodbets and were held at the end of the season.

Award Winner Club
Goalkeeper of the Season Katlego Moletsane Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies
Player of the Season Boitumelo Rabale Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Coach of the Season Jerry Tshabalala
Top goalscorer Andisiwe Mgcoyi
Nompumelelo Nyandeni JVW
Young Player of the Season Nthabiseng Majiya Richmond United
Referee of the Season Hloniphile Msizane
Assistant of Referee of the Season Amogelang Msiza


Nompumelelo Nyandeni claimed her second top goalscorer award, after sharing it with Andisiwe Mgcoyi last season.

Source:TimesLive[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "SAFA Announce New Sponsor For National Women's Soccer League". Soccer Laduma. 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "National Women's Football League takes flight under stormy conditions". Daily Maverick. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Sundowns Ladies Win Big At Hollywoodbets Super League Awards function". TimesLive. Retrieved 28 December 2022.