Football league season
| Season | 2019-20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 2019 - 29 March 2020 |
| Champions | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (3rd title) |
| COSAFA Women's Champions League | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 525 (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.
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.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies set a new SWNL goal scoring record when they defeated First Touch 11-1 on 15 February 2020.
Teams
A list of the teams that took part in the inaugural SAFA Women's League:
| Team | Province |
| 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
Pretoria
Bloem Celtic LadiesDurban LadiesFirst TouchGolden LadiesCCWUJ LadiesRichmond UnitedThunderbirds LadiesTsunami QueensUWC Ladies
Pretoria teams:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
TUT Ladiesclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2019-20 SAFA WOMEN'S LEAGUE
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (C) | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 13 | +70 | 64 | Champions League |
| 2 | TUT Ladies | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 26 | +57 | 55 | |
| 3 | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 44 | |
| 4 | First Touch | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 36 | |
| 5 | Coal City Wizards | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6 | UWC Ladies | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 30 | |
| 7 | Durban Ladies | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 26 | |
| 8 | UJ Ladies | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 26 | |
| 9 | Golden Ladies | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 17 | |
| 10 | Thunderbirds Ladies | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 16 | |
| 11 | Richmond United | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 69 | −45 | 14 | |
| 12 | Tsunami Queens | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 66 | −45 | 10 |
(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.
| Home \ Away | BCL | CCW | DBN | FT | GDL | MSD | RMU | TBL | TUT | TQ | UJ | UWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | |
| Coal City Wizards | 1–1* | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Durban Ladies | 0–6 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | |
| First Touch | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | |
| Golden Ladies | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–8 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 11–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Richmond United | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–8 | 1–1* | 0–3 | 1–8 | |
| Thunderbirds Ladies | 0–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| TUT Ladies | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1* | 2–0 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Tsunami Queens | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 0–5 | |
| UJ Ladies | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–1* | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–10 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| UWC Ladies | 0–2 | 1–1* | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Awards
| Award | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Top scorer |  Rhoda Mulaudzi
|
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
Mulaudzi was subsequently crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year.
References
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- "A new dawn in women's football in South Africa". The Mail & Guardian. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- "Sports Minister Xasa to contribute R5 million to SAFA's National Women's League". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- "Safa launches Women's National League | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- "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.
- "Banyana Banyana's Mulaudzi crowned Women Footballer of the Year - SAFA.net". 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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