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2012 Sasol League National Championship
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
CityUmlazi
Venue(s)King Zwelithini Stadium
Dates25 June - 1 July 2012
Teams9
Defending championsPalace Super Falcons
Final positions
ChampionsPalace Super Falcons
Runner-upCape Town Roses
Third placeDurban Ladies
Fourth placeBloemfontein Celtic Ladies
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Slindile Ngubane
(11 goals)
Best playerPortia Modise
Best young playerAbongiwe Dlali
Best goalkeeperBridgette Molale
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The 2012 Sasol League National Championship was the 4th edition of the Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It was held at King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi.

Palace Super Falcons were defending champions. They successfully defended their title for the third successive year defeating Cape Town Roses 5-2 in the final.

Participating teams

All nine teams qualified through winning their provincial leagues.

Team Provincial League
City Lads Ladies Eastern Cape Sasol League
Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies Free State Sasol League
Palace Super Falcons Gauteng Sasol League
Durban Ladies KwaZulu Natal Sasol League
Kanatla Ladies Limpopo Sasol League
Msiphuya Ladies Mpumalanga Sasol League
RC Mills Northern Cape Sasol League
Al’s Puk Tawana North West Sasol League
Cape Town Roses Western Cape Sasol League

Draw

The draw for the 2014 championship took place in June 2012. The nine teams were divided into the following two groups:

Group A Group B


Group stages

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Durban Ladies 4 4 0 0 27 2 +25 12 Knockout Stages
2 Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies 4 3 0 1 27 10 +17 9
3 Msiphuya Ladies 4 1 1 2 18 15 +3 4
4 Al’s Puk Tawana 4 1 1 2 15 20 −5 4
5 RC Mills 4 0 0 4 3 43 −40 0
Source:
Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies10–2RC Mills
King Zwelithini Stadium
Durban Ladies9–1Al’s Puk Tawana
King Zwelithini Stadium
Al’s Puk Tawana10–1RC Mills
King Zwelithini Stadium
Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies9–1Msiphuya Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
Msiphuya Ladies13–0RC Mills
King Zwelithini Stadium
Durban Ladies6–0Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
RC Mills0–10Durban Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
Msiphuya Ladies3–3Al’s Puk Tawana
King Zwelithini Stadium
Al’s Puk Tawana1–7Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
Msiphuya Ladies1–2Durban Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Palace Super Falcons 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Knockout Stages
2 Cape Town Roses 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 Kanatla Ladies 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
4 City Lads Ladies 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source:
Palace Super Falcons5–0City Lads Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
Cape Town Roses3–0Kanatla Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
Kanatla Ladies2–1City Lads Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
Palace Super Falcons2–1Cape Town Roses
King Zwelithini Stadium
Cape Town Roses3–1City Lads Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
Kanatla Ladies2–2Palace Super Falcons
King Zwelithini Stadium

Knockout stage

Bracket

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 29 June – King Zwelithini Stadium
 
 Cape Town Roses2
 1 July – King Zwelithini Stadium
 Durban Ladies1
 Cape Town Roses2
 29 June – King Zwelithini Stadium
 Palace Super Falcons5
 Palace Super Falcons3
 
 Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies1
 Third place
 
 1 July – King Zwelithini Stadium
 
 Durban Ladies5
 
 Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies0

Semi-finals

Cape Town Roses2–1Durban Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium
Palace Super Falcons3–1Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium

3rd/4th play off

Durban Ladies5–0Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
King Zwelithini Stadium

Final

Cape Town Roses2–5Palace Super Falcons
King Zwelithini Stadium

Final standings

Rank Team Prize money
1 Palace Super Falcons R50 000
2 Cape Town Roses R35 000
3 Durban Ladies R25 000
4 Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies R20 000
5 City Lads Ladies R15 000
RC Mills
Al’s Puk Tawana
Kanatla Ladies
Msiphuya Ladies

Awards

The following were rated best in the tournament:

Award Winner Club
Diski Queen of the Tournament Portia Modise Palace Super Falcons
Coach of the Tournament Joe Mabaso
Best goalkeeper Bridget Molale
Queen of Queens of the Tournament Sanah Mollo Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
Top goalscorer of the Tournament Slindile Ngubane Durban Ladies
Young Queen of the Tournament Abongiwe Dlali Cape Town Roses
Referee of the Tournament Lufuno Nemagovhane

References

  1. ^ SAFA (2012-07-02). "Falcons Retain Trophy in Style". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  2. KickOff. "Women football stars look to shine at the Sasol League National Championships in Durban". Kickoff. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  3. SAFA (2012-06-28). "Top 4 Battle for 2012 Sasol Honours". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  4. DailyNews, Taung (2012-06-29). "Semi-finalists confirmed at the Sasol League National Championships 2012 in Durban". TaungDailyNews. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
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