2023 SAFA Women's League
Appearance
Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 4 Feb 2023 - 26 Nov 2023 |
Matches played | 221 |
Goals scored | 654 (2.96 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 9 November 2023. |
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 |
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City Lads | East London | Issa Wolfson Stadium | 12th | |
Coal City Wizards | Johannesburg | Puma Stadium | 24,000 | 13th |
Copperbelt Ladies FC | Polokwane | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium | 2nd in SWL | |
Durban Ladies | Durban | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium | 6,500 | 10th |
First Touch FC | Polokwane | Baroka Village | 9th | |
JVW FC | Johannesburg | Wits Stadium | 5,000 | 4th |
Ma Indies Ladies | Polokwane | Giyani Stadium | 8th | |
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | Pretoria | Loftus versfeid stadium | 51,762 | 1st |
Richmond United | Northern Cape | Merino Park Stadium | 7th | |
Royal AM | Pietermaritzburg | Harry Gwala Stadium | 6,500 | 6th |
Thunderbirds Ladies | Gqeberha | Sisa Dukashe Stadium | 11th | |
TS Galaxy Queens | Mbombela | Solomon Mahlangu Stadium | 14th | |
Tswane University of Technology | Pretoria | TUT Stadium | 4th | |
University of Johannesburg FC | Johannesburg | UJ Stadium | 8,000 | 5th |
University of Pretoria | Pretoria | UJ Stadium | 8,000 | 1st in SWL |
University of Western Cape | Cape Town | UWC | 2nd |
Table
- As of 7 November 2023
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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.