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| organiser = [[South African Football Association|SAFA]]
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| promotion = [[SAFA Women's League]]
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| teams = 144
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| champions = [[UFH Ladies FC|University of Fort Hare]]
| champions = [[Ezemvelo]]
| season = [[Sasol Women's League 2023|2023]]
| season = [[2024 Sasol Women's League |2024]]
| most_successful_club =[[Palace Super Falcons]]
| most_successful_club =[[Palace Super Falcons]]
(3 titles)
(3 titles)
| tv = [[SABC]]
| tv = [[SABC]]
| website =
| website =https://sasolinsport.co.za/sasol-league/
| current =[[2023 Sasol Women's League]]
| current =[[2024 Sasol Women's League]]
|logo=The_logo_of_the_Sasol_League.jpg}}
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The '''Sasol Women's League''' is the second-tier South African Women's [[association football]] league, sponsored by [[Sasol]] since 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.safa.net/safa-sasol-womens-league/ |website=South African Football Association |access-date=11 October 2023 |title=SAFA Sasol Women's League - SAFA.net |date=26 March 2017 }}</ref> It is semi-professional,<ref>{{cite web |title=ABOUT THE SASOL LEAGUE |url=https://www.sasolinsport.co.za/sasol-league/about-sasol-league/ |website=Sasol in Sport |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sasol and SAFA launch the 2023 Sasol League National Championship |url=https://www.safa.net/2023/09/26/sasol-and-safa-launch-the-2023-sasol-league-national-championship/ |website=South African Football Association |date=26 September 2023 |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref> The championships two finalists are then promoted to the (professional, first-tier) [[SAFA Women's League]], while the bottom two teams in each province's [https://inqaku.com/leagues/provinces/view?league%20type=Sasol standings] are relegated to the [https://inqaku.com/leagues/provinces/view?league%20type=WRL SAFA Regional Women's League] of their respective province.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sasol League Regulations |url=https://www.safa.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SasolLeagueRegulations.pdf |website=South African Football Association |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
The '''Sasol Women's League''' is the second-tier South African women's [[association football]] league, sponsored by [[Sasol]] since 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.safa.net/safa-sasol-womens-league/ |website=South African Football Association |access-date=11 October 2023 |title=SAFA Sasol Women's League - SAFA.net |date=26 March 2017 }}</ref> It is semi-professional,<ref>{{cite web |title=ABOUT THE SASOL LEAGUE |url=https://www.sasolinsport.co.za/sasol-league/about-sasol-league/ |website=Sasol in Sport |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sasol and SAFA launch the 2023 Sasol League National Championship |url=https://www.safa.net/2023/09/26/sasol-and-safa-launch-the-2023-sasol-league-national-championship/ |website=South African Football Association |date=26 September 2023 |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sasol League Regulations |url=https://www.safa.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SasolLeagueRegulations.pdf |website=South African Football Association |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>


==History==
==History==


The Sasol Women's League was originally launched in 2009 as the Absa Women's League, in partnership with [[Absa Bank Limited|Absa Bank]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.supersport.com//football/article.aspx?id=288335&headline=Absa+Women%60s+League+launched |title=Absa Women's League launched |website=SuperSport official website |accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/people-culture/sport/sport-health/absa-womens-football-league-190209 |title=Women's football league kicks off - Brand South Africa |date=20 February 2009 |website=Brandsouthafrica.com |accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref> in order to improve the South African women's national team's international performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/6813/absa-launch-womens-league|title=Absa launch Women's League|website=Kickoff.com|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cies.ch/fileadmin/documents/Education/University_Network/_WINNER__NMMU_womens_football_a_comparison_of_south_africa_and_germany.pdf|title=Competition and Player Development : A comparison between South America and Germany|website=Cies.ch|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.msu.edu/hst484-f14/files/2014/08/Pelak2010.pdf|title=Women and gender in South African soccer: a brief history|author=Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak|website=History.msu.edu|accessdate=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309174606/http://history.msu.edu/hst484-f14/files/2014/08/Pelak2010.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NDK1Vn-QcLYC&dq=ABSA+Women%27s+League&pg=PA127|title=Gender, Sport and Development in Africa: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Patterns of Representations and Marginalization|first=Jimoh|last=Shehu|date=18 November 2017|publisher=African Books Collective|isbn=9782869783065|accessdate=18 November 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WcndAAAAQBAJ&dq=ABSA+Women%27s+League&pg=PT206|title=Sport Past and Present in South Africa: (Trans)forming the Nation|first1=Scarlett|last1=Cornelissen|first2=Albert|last2=Grundlingh|date=13 September 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317988588|accessdate=18 November 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NrW50yHkr0EC&dq=ABSA+Women%27s+League&pg=PA123|title=African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game|first=Peter|last=Alegi|date=14 February 2010|publisher=Ohio University Press|isbn=9780896804722|accessdate=18 November 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/safa-planning-to-launch-national-womens-league/1n0xg5dbh4x2019dql357k018g|title=Safa planning to launch a national women's league|website=Goal.com|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref>
The Sasol Women's League was originally launched in 2009 as the Absa Women's League, in partnership with [[Absa Bank Limited|Absa Bank]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.supersport.com//football/article.aspx?id=288335&headline=Absa+Women%60s+League+launched |title=Absa Women's League launched |website=SuperSport official website |accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/people-culture/sport/sport-health/absa-womens-football-league-190209 |title=Women's football league kicks off - Brand South Africa |date=20 February 2009 |website=Brandsouthafrica.com |accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref> in order to improve the South African women's national team's international performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/6813/absa-launch-womens-league|title=Absa launch Women's League|website=Kickoff.com|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cies.ch/fileadmin/documents/Education/University_Network/_WINNER__NMMU_womens_football_a_comparison_of_south_africa_and_germany.pdf|title=Competition and Player Development : A comparison between South America and Germany|website=Cies.ch|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.msu.edu/hst484-f14/files/2014/08/Pelak2010.pdf|title=Women and gender in South African soccer: a brief history|author=Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak|website=History.msu.edu|accessdate=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309174606/http://history.msu.edu/hst484-f14/files/2014/08/Pelak2010.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NDK1Vn-QcLYC&dq=ABSA+Women%27s+League&pg=PA127|title=Gender, Sport and Development in Africa: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Patterns of Representations and Marginalization|first=Jimoh|last=Shehu|date=18 November 2017|publisher=African Books Collective|isbn=9782869783065|accessdate=18 November 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WcndAAAAQBAJ&dq=ABSA+Women%27s+League&pg=PT206|title=Sport Past and Present in South Africa: (Trans)forming the Nation|first1=Scarlett|last1=Cornelissen|first2=Albert|last2=Grundlingh|date=13 September 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317988588|accessdate=18 November 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NrW50yHkr0EC&dq=ABSA+Women%27s+League&pg=PA123|title=African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game|first=Peter|last=Alegi|date=14 February 2010|publisher=Ohio University Press|isbn=9780896804722|accessdate=18 November 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/safa-planning-to-launch-national-womens-league/1n0xg5dbh4x2019dql357k018g|title=Safa planning to launch a national women's league|website=Goal.com|accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref>

At the inaugural national championship. Detroit Ladies from Mpumalanga defeated [[Palace Super Falcons Women's Academy|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 Women's Academy|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 Women's Academy|Palace Super Falcons]] from Gauteng defeated Brazilian Ladies from Limpopo 6-0 in the final.

At the 2012 Absa League National Championship, [[Palace Super Falcons Women's Academy|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 F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies]] from Gauteng defeated [[Ma-Indies Ladies]] from Limpopo 2-0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DailyNews |first=Taung |date=2013-12-01 |title=Sundowns wins Sasol League Championship title |url=https://taungdailynews.com/2013/12/01/sundowns-wins-sasol-league-championship-title/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=TaungDailyNews |language=en}}</ref>

At the 2014 Sasol League National Championship, [[Cape Town Roses]] from the Western Cape defeated [[Palace Super Falcons Women's Academy|Palace Super Falcons]] from Gauteng 2-1 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Content |first=Print |date=2014-12-18 |title=Cape Town Roses crowned 2014 Sasol League National champions |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/southern-courier/sports-news/2014/12/18/cape-town-roses-crowned-2014-sasol-league-national-champions/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Southern Courier |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the [[2015 Sasol League National Championship]], [[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies]] from Gauteng defeated [[Cape Town Roses]] from the Western Cape 5-0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phiri |first=Eric |date=2015-12-15 |title=Mamelodi Sundowns ladies crowned 2015 Sasol league National championship winners |url=https://stokveltalk.co.za/mamelodi-sundowns-ladies-crowned-2015-sasol-league-national-championship-winners/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=STOKVEL TALK |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the [[2016 Sasol League National Championship]], [[Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies]] from the Free State defeated [[JVW F.C.|JVW]] from Gauteng 1-0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-11 |title=Bloemfontein Celtic crowned 2016 Sasol League National Champs - SAFA.net |url=https://www.safa.net/2016/12/11/bloemfontein-celtic-crowned-2016-sasol-league-national-champs/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-09 |title=Celtic defend their Sasol League National Championship title - SAFA.net |url=https://www.safa.net/2017/12/10/celtic-defend-sasol-league-national-championship-title/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the [[2018 Sasol League National Championship]], [[Tshwane University of Technology Women's F.C.|Tshwane University of Technology]] from Gauteng defeated [[Durban Ladies F.C.|Durban Ladies]] from KwaZulu-Natal 4-0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AltronDev |date=2018-12-10 |title=Debutants TUT Ladies crowned 2018 Sasol League National Champions |url=https://sasolinsport.co.za/debutants-tut-ladies-crowned-2018-sasol-league-national-champions/#:~:text=%5Bvc_row%5D%5Bvc_column%5D%5Bvc_row_inner,beat%20Durban%20Ladies%204-0. |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Sasol In Sport |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the [[2019 Sasol League National Championship]], [[JVW F.C.|JVW]] from Gauteng defeated [[Ma-Indies Ladies]] from Limpopo 2-0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ndumela |first=Mntungwa |date=2019-12-08 |title=JVW Crowned 2019 Sasol League National Champions |url=https://sasolinsport.co.za/jvw-crowned-2019-sasol-league-national-champions/#:~:text=Gauteng%20based%20JVW%20Football%20Club,took%20place%20in%20Tsakane,%20Ekurhuleni. |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Sasol In Sport |language=en-US}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-13 |title=Vasco Da Gama crowned 2021 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net |url=https://www.safa.net/2022/02/13/vasco-da-gama-crowned-2021-sasol-league-national-champions/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kganakga |first=Tlamelo |date=2022-10-24 |title=Copperbelt Ladies Crowned Sasol League National Champs Winners |url=https://gsport.co.za/copperbelt-ladies-crowned-sasol-league-national-champs-winners/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}}</ref>

At the [[2023 Sasol League National Championship]], the [[University of Fort Hare Women's F.C.|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-22 |title=University of Fort Hare crowned 2023 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net |url=https://www.safa.net/2023/10/22/university-of-fort-hare-crowned-2023-sasol-league-national-champions/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-20 |title=Ezemvelo WFC crowned 2024 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net |url=https://www.safa.net/2024/10/20/ezemvelo-wfc-crowned-2024-sasol-league-national-champions/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Annual Champions==
==Annual Champions==


As recorded by the league sponsor,<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Sasol League |url=https://www.sasolinsport.co.za/sasol-league/about-sasol-league/ |website=Sasol in Sport |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref> since its founding 9 different teams from 5 provinces have won the Sasol Women's League:
As recorded by the league sponsor,<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Sasol League |url=https://www.sasolinsport.co.za/sasol-league/about-sasol-league/ |website=Sasol in Sport |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref> since its founding 11 different teams from 7 provinces have won the Sasol Women's League:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|2012
|2012
|-
|-
|2013||[[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies]]
|[[2013 Sasol League National Championship|2013]]||[[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies]]
|-
|-
|2014||[[Cape Town Roses]]||Western Cape
|[[2014 Sasol League National Championship|2014]]||[[Cape Town Roses]]||Western Cape
|-
|-
|[[2015 Sasol League National Championship|2015]]||[[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies]] ||Gauteng
|[[2015 Sasol League National Championship|2015]]||[[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies]] ||Gauteng
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|[[2017 Sasol League National Championship|2017]]
|[[2017 Sasol League National Championship|2017]]
|-
|-
|[[2018 Sasol League National Championship|2018]]||[[Tshwane University of Technology women's football club|TUT Ladies]]||Gauteng
|[[2018 Sasol League National Championship|2018]]||[[Tshwane University of Technology Women's F.C.|Tshwane University of Technology]]|| rowspan="2" |Gauteng
|-
|-
|[[2019 Sasol League National Championship|2019]]||[[JVW F.C.|JVW]] ||Gauteng
|[[2019 Sasol League National Championship|2019]]||[[JVW F.C.|JVW]]
|-
|-
|2020|| colspan="2" |''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa|COVID-19]]''
|2020|| colspan="2" |''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa|COVID-19]]''
''[[COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa|pandemic in South Africa]]''
''[[COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa|pandemic in South Africa]]''
|-
|-
| 2021 ||Vasco da Gama||Western Cape
| [[2021 Sasol League National Championship|2021]]||Vasco da Gama||Western Cape
|-
|-
| 2022 ||[[Copperbelt Ladies]]||Limpopo
| [[2022 Sasol League National Championship|2022]]||[[Copperbelt Ladies]]||Limpopo
|-
|-
| [[Sasol Women's League 2023|2023]] ||[[University of Fort Hare women's football club|University of Fort Hare]]||Eastern Cape
| [[2023 Sasol League National Championship|2023]]||[[University of Fort Hare women's football club|University of Fort Hare]]||Eastern Cape
|-
|[[2024 Sasol League National Championship|2024]]
|[[Ezemvelo]]
|KwaZulu-Natal
|}
|}


===Performance by province===
==References==
{{reflist}}{{Sasol Women's League}}{{Women's soccer in South Africa}}{{Football in South Africa}}


{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width=135|Province
!Winners
!Runners-up
!Winner
!Runners-up
|-
|Gauteng
|align=center|7
|align=center|4
|{{smalldiv|
*[[Palace Super Falcons]] (3)
*[[Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC|Mamelodi Sundowns]] (2)
*[[TUT Ladies FC|Tshwane University of Technology]]
*[[JVW]]
}}
|{{smalldiv|
*[[Palace Super Falcons]] (2)
*[[JVW]]
*[[Tuks Ladies FC|University of Pretoria]]
}}
|-
|Western Cape
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|{{smalldiv|
*[[Cape Town Roses]]
* Vasco Da Gama
}}
|{{smalldiv|
*[[Cape Town Roses]] (3)
*University of Cape Town
}}
|-
|Free State
|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|{{smalldiv|
*[[Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies]] (2)
}}
|{{smalldiv|
}}
|-
|Limpopo
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |3
|{{smalldiv|
*[[Copperbelt Ladies]]
}}
|{{smalldiv|
*Brazilians Ladies
*[[Ma-Indies Ladies]] (2)
}}
|-
|KwaZulu-Natal
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |2
|{{smalldiv|
*[[Ezemvelo]]
}}
|{{smalldiv|
*[[Durban Ladies]]
*[[Lindelani Ladies]]
}}
|-
|Eastern Cape
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|{{smalldiv|
*[[UFH Ladies FC|University of Fort Hare]]
}}
|{{smalldiv|
*[[City Lads]]
}}
|-
|Mpumalanga
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|{{smalldiv|
*Detroit Ladies
}}
|{{smalldiv|
*Detroit Ladies
}}
|}


==References==
{{reflist}}{{Sasol Women's League}}{{Women's soccer in South Africa}}{{Football in South Africa}}{{Sasol Women's League Diski Queen of the Tournament}}{{Sasol Women's League Best Goalkeeper}}
[[Category:Sasol Women's League| ]]
[[Category:Sasol Women's League| ]]
[[Category:Women's soccer leagues in South Africa]]
[[Category:Women's soccer leagues in South Africa]]

Revision as of 08:11, 5 November 2024

Sasol Women's League
Organising bodySAFA
Sasol
Founded18 September 2009
Country South Africa
Divisions18
Number of clubs144
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSAFA Women's League
Relegation toSAFA Women's Regional League
Current championsEzemvelo
(2024)
Most championshipsPalace Super Falcons (3 titles)
TV partnersSABC
Websitehttps://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]

History

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 Absa 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]

Annual Champions

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
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
2017
2018 Tshwane University of Technology Gauteng
2019 JVW
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19

pandemic in South Africa

2021 Vasco da Gama Western Cape
2022 Copperbelt Ladies Limpopo
2023 University of Fort Hare Eastern Cape
2024 Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal

Performance by province

Province Winners Runners-up Winner Runners-up
Gauteng 7 4
Western Cape 2 4
Free State 2 0
Limpopo 1 3
KwaZulu-Natal 1 2
Eastern Cape 1 1
Mpumalanga 1 1
  • Detroit Ladies
  • Detroit Ladies


References

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