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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 2 "streams" of 8-10 teams in each of South Africa's 9 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 league's champion from that tournament is promoted to the (professional, first-tier) [[SAFA Women's League]], the runner-up advances to a promotion play-off, while the bottom 2 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 2 "streams" of 8-10 teams in each of South Africa's 9 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 league's champion from that tournament is promoted to the (professional, first-tier) [[SAFA Women's League]], the runner-up advances to a promotion play-off, while the bottom 2 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>

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Sasol Women's League
Organising bodySAFA
Founded18 September 2009
Country South Africa
Divisions18
Number of clubs144
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSAFA Women's League
Relegation toSAFA Regional Women's League
Current championsUniversity of Fort Hare
(2023)
Most championshipsPalace Super Falcons (3 titles)
TV partnersSABC
Current: 2023

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 2 "streams" of 8-10 teams in each of South Africa's 9 provinces (in some cases, multiple streams per province), and each province's champion then competing in a single-location National Championship tournament.[3] The league's champion from that tournament is promoted to the (professional, first-tier) SAFA Women's League, the runner-up advances to a promotion play-off, while the bottom 2 teams in each province's standings are relegated to the SAFA Regional Women's 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]

Annual Champions

As recorded by the league sponsor,[14] since its founding 9 different teams from 5 provinces have won the Sasol Women's League:

Season Winner Province
2009 Detroit Ladies Mpumalanga
2010 Palace Super Falcons (1) Gauteng
2011 Palace Super Falcons (2) Gauteng
2012 Palace Super Falcons (3) Gauteng
2013 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (1) Gauteng
2014 Cape Town Roses Ladies Western Cape
2015 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (2) Gauteng
2016 Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies (1) Free State
2017 Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies (2) Free State
2018 TUT Ladies Gauteng
2019 JVW FC Gauteng
2020 not held N/A
2021 Vasco da Gama Western Cape
2022 Copperbelt Ladies Limpopo
2023 University of Fort Hare Eastern Cape

References

  1. ^ "SAFA Sasol Women's League - SAFA.net". South African Football Association. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "ABOUT THE SASOL LEAGUE". Sasol in Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Sasol and SAFA launch the 2023 Sasol League National Championship". South African Football Association. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Sasol League Regulations" (PDF). South African Football Association. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Absa Women's League launched". SuperSport official website. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Women's football league kicks off - Brand South Africa". Brandsouthafrica.com. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Absa launch Women's League". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Competition and Player Development : A comparison between South America and Germany" (PDF). Cies.ch. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. ^ Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak. "Women and gender in South African soccer: a brief history" (PDF). History.msu.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  10. ^ Shehu, Jimoh (18 November 2017). Gender, Sport and Development in Africa: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Patterns of Representations and Marginalization. African Books Collective. ISBN 9782869783065. Retrieved 18 November 2017 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Cornelissen, Scarlett; Grundlingh, Albert (13 September 2013). Sport Past and Present in South Africa: (Trans)forming the Nation. Routledge. ISBN 9781317988588. Retrieved 18 November 2017 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Alegi, Peter (14 February 2010). African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780896804722. Retrieved 18 November 2017 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Safa planning to launch a national women's league". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  14. ^ "About the Sasol League". Sasol in Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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