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SAFA Women's League
Season	2023
Dates	4 Feb 2023 - 26 Nov 2023
Matches played	220
Goals scored	647 (2.94 per match)
Biggest home win	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-0 Coal City Wizards ; (18 October 2023))
Biggest away win	Coal City Wizards 0-9 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies ; (7 May 2023)
Highest scoring	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-0 Coal City Wizards ; (18 October 2023)
Longest winning run	(14 games); UWC
Longest unbeaten run	(17 games); Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Longest winless run	(17 games) ; Ma-Indies Ladies
Longest losing run	(13 games) ; Ma-Indies Ladies
	← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 6 November 2023.

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The 2023 SAFA Women's League is the fourth season of the professional SAFA WOMEN'S LEAGUE, and the 4th season of nation-wide league competition in women's football in South Africa.^[1] It is the 2nd season played with 16 teams.

Teams

The 2022 season Golden Ladies and Tsunami Queens FC were relegated to the Sasol National Championship,^[2] while the Vasco Da Gama team changed its name to TS Galaxy Queens after it was purchased by Tim Sukazi, who owns TS Galaxy FC.^[3] Bloemfontein Celtic changed its name to Royal AM after Shauwn Mkhize bought it.^[4] Two more teams joined the league. The University of Pretoria won the Sasol National Championship, while Copperbelt Ladies FC was the runner-up.

Stadiums and Locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2022 season
City Lads	East London	Issa Wolfson Stadium	N/A	12th
Coal City Wizards	Johannesburg	N/A	N/A	13th
Copperbelt Ladies FC	N/A	N/A		2nd in Sasol Women's League
Durban Ladies	Durban	Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium	6,500	10th
First Touch FC	Polokwane	Baroka Village	N/A	9th
JVW FC	Johannesburg	Wits Stadium	N/A	4th
Ma Indies Ladies	Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium	N/A	8th
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies	Pretoria	Loftus versfeid stadium	51,762	1st
Richmond United	Northern Cape	N/A	N/A	7th
Royal AM	Pietermaritzburg	Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium	6,500	6th
Thunderbirds Ladies	Gqeberha	Sisa Dukashe Stadium	N/A	11th
TS Galaxy Queens	N/A	N/A	N/A	14th
Tswane University of Technology	Pretoria	TUT Stadium		style="text-align:center"\| 4th
University of Johannesburg FC	Johannesburg	UJ Stadium	8,000	5th
University of Pretoria	Pretoria	Amatuks stadium	N/A	1st Sasol Women's League
University of Western Cape	Cape Town	UWC	N/A	2nd

Table

As of 7 November 2023

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies	25	21	3	1	84	15	+69	66	Champions League Qualifiers
2	UWC FC	25	22	0	3	59	13	+46	66
3	TS Galaxy Queens	26	16	6	4	57	20	+37	54
4	JVW FC	25	16	5	4	44	24	+20	53
5	Royal AM Ladies	27	14	7	6	47	25	+22	49
6	University of Pretoria FC	26	14	4	8	50	29	+21	46
7	University of Johannesburg FC	28	13	4	11	52	36	+16	43
8	Richmond United	27	11	9	7	44	38	+6	42
9	Durban Ladies FC	27	13	2	12	45	43	+2	41
10	TUT Ladies FC	27	10	3	14	29	31	−2	33
11	First Touch FC	27	8	6	13	30	48	−18	30
12	Copperbelt Ladies	28	7	4	17	25	56	−31	25
13	City Lads	28	6	4	18	26	62	−36	22
14	Thunderbirds Ladies FC	28	5	5	18	22	50	−28	20
15	Coal City Wizards	28	4	2	22	27	96	−69	14	Relegation to the Sasol Women's League
16	Ma Indies Ladies (R)	28	2	2	24	18	71	−53	8	Relegation to the Sasol Women's League

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "NCPD Tests". Orthopaedic Nursing. 42 (1): 46–47. January 2023. doi:10.1097/nor.0000000000000919. ISSN 0744-6020.
^ CentreCircle (2022-11-16). "Golden Ladies and Tsunami Queens axed as Copperbelt Ladies and Tuks Ladies FC replace them in the Hollywoodbets Super League". Centre Circle. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
^ itumelengm (2023-01-12). "TS Galaxy acquire Hollywoodbets Super League status for their ladies' team". Mpumalanga News. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
^ "Shawn Mkhize Buys New Football Club, Royal AM Ladies FC". iHarare News. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

[auto-1] "NCPD Tests". Orthopaedic Nursing. 42 (1): 46–47. January 2023. doi:10.1097/nor.0000000000000919. ISSN 0744-6020.

[2] CentreCircle (2022-11-16). "Golden Ladies and Tsunami Queens axed as Copperbelt Ladies and Tuks Ladies FC replace them in the Hollywoodbets Super League". Centre Circle. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

[3] tumelengm (2023-01-12). "TS Galaxy acquire Hollywoodbets Super League status for their ladies' team". Mpumalanga News. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

[4] "Shawn Mkhize Buys New Football Club, Royal AM Ladies FC". iHarare News. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

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 The 2022 season Golden Ladies and Tsunami Queens FC were relegated to the '''Sasol National Championship''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=CentreCircle |date=2022-11-16 |title=Golden Ladies and Tsunami Queens axed as Copperbelt Ladies and Tuks Ladies FC replace them in the Hollywoodbets Super League |url=https://centrecircle.online/golden-ladies-and-tsunami-queens-axed-as-copperbelt-ladies-and-tuks-ladies-fc-replace-them-in-the-hollywoodbets-super-league/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Centre Circle |language=en-US}}</ref> while the Vasco Da Gama team changed its name to TS Galaxy Queens after it was purchased by Tim Sukazi, who owns [[TS Galaxy F.C.|TS Galaxy FC]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=itumelengm |date=2023-01-12 |title=TS Galaxy acquire Hollywoodbets Super League status for their ladies' team |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/mpumalanga-news/news-headlines/local-news/2023/01/12/ts-galaxy-acquire-hollywoodbets-super-league-status-for-their-ladies-team/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Mpumalanga News |language=en-US}}</ref> Bloemfontein Celtic changed its name to [[Royal AM F.C.|Royal AM]] after [[Shauwn Mkhize]] bought it.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-22 |title=Shawn Mkhize Buys New Football Club, Royal AM Ladies FC |url=https://iharare.com/shawn-mkhize-buys-new-football-club-royal-am-ladies-fc/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=iHarare News |language=en-gb}}</ref> Two more teams joined the league. The University of Pretoria won the Sasol National Championship''',''' while Copperbelt Ladies FC was the runner-up.
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 | Coal City Wizards || [[Johannesburg]] || N/A || style="text-align:center"| N/A || style="text-align:center"| 13th
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-| Copperbelt Ladies FC ||N/A || N/A || style="text-align:center"| || style="text-align:center"| 2nd [[SWL|Sasol Women's League]]
+| Copperbelt Ladies FC ||N/A || N/A || style="text-align:center"| || style="text-align:center"| 2nd in [[SWL|Sasol Women's League]]
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 | [[Durban Ladies]] || [[Durban]] || [[Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium]] || style="text-align:center"| 6,500 || style="text-align:center"| 10th
 |-
-| First Touch FC || [[Limpopo]] ||Baroka Village || style="text-align:center"| N/A || style="text-align:center"| 9th
+| First Touch FC || [[Limpopo|Polokwane]] ||Baroka Village || style="text-align:center"| N/A || style="text-align:center"| 9th
 |-
-| [[JVW|JVW FC]] || N/A || N/A || style="text-align:center"| N/A || style="text-align:center"| 4th
+| [[JVW|JVW FC]] || [[Johannesburg]]|| Wits Stadium || style="text-align:center" | N/A || style="text-align:center"| 4th
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-| Ma Indies Ladies || [[Limpopo]] || [[Peter Mokaba Stadium]] || style="text-align:center"| N/A || style="text-align:center"| 8th
+| Ma Indies Ladies || [[Limpopo|Polokwane]] || [[Peter Mokaba Stadium]] || style="text-align:center"| N/A || style="text-align:center"| 8th
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 | [[Mamelodi Sundowns|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies]]
-|| [[Pretoria]] || [[Loftus versfeld stadium|Loftus versfeid stadium]] || style="text-align:center"| 51,762 || style="text-align:center"|1st
+|| [[Pretoria]] || [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium|Loftus versfeid stadium]]|| style="text-align:center" | 51,762 || style="text-align:center"|1st
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-| Richmond United || N/A || N/A || style="text-align:center| N/A || style="text-align:center| 7th
+| Richmond United || [[Northern Cape]]|| N/A || style="text-align:center| N/A || style="text-align:center| 7th
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 | Royal AM || [[Pietermaritzburg]] || [[Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium]] || style="text-align:center"| 6,500 || style="text-align:center"| 6th
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 || style="text-align:center"| 4th
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-| University of Johannesburg FC || [[Johannesburg]] || UJ Stadium || style="text-align:center"| 8,000 || style="text-align:center"| 5th
+| University of Johannesburg FC || [[Johannesburg]] || [[UJ Stadium]]|| style="text-align:center" | 8,000 || style="text-align:center"| 5th
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 | University of Pretoria || [[Pretoria]] || Amatuks stadium || style="text-align:center"| N/A || style="text-align:center"|1st [[SWL|Sasol Women's League]]