Football league season
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 Apr 2021 - 5 Dec 2021 |
| Champions | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (4th title) |
| Promoted | City Lads Vasco Da Gama |
| COSAFA Women's Champions League | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 577 (3.17 per match) |
| Best Player | Bambanani Mbane |
| Top goalscorer | Andisiwe Mgcoyi (27 goals) Nompumelelo Nyandeni (27 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Regirl Ngobeni |
| ← 2019-20 2022 → All statistics correct as of 13 November 2023. | |
The 2021 SAFA Women's League was the 2nd season of the fully-professional SAFA Women's League, and the 13th season of nation-wide league competition in women's club football in South Africa.
Teams
Team changes
Joining the 12 teams from the inaugural 2019-20 competition were the two finalists from the 2019 Sasol League National Championship: JVW and Ma-Indies Ladies. No teams were relegated after the previous season per the expansion plan announced at the league launch in 2019; relegation would commence at the end of the 2022 season.
Stadiums and locations
Johannesburg
Bloem Celtic LadiesDurban LadiesFirst TouchGolden LadiesMa-IndiesSundownsRichmond UnitedThunderbirds LadiesTUT LadiesTsunami QueensUWC FC
Johannesburg teams:JVW FC
UJ FC
Coal City Wizardsclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2021 SAFA WOMEN'S LEAGUE
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | Bloemfontein | Siwelele Park Stadium | 1,000 |
| Coal City Wizards | Johannesburg | Puma Stadium | 24,000 |
| Durban Ladies | Durban | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium | 6,500 |
| First Touch | Polokwane | Baroka village | 1,000 |
| Golden Ladies | Johannesburg | Montshioa Stadium | |
| JVW FC | Johannesburg | Wits Stadium | 5,000 |
| Ma-Indies Ladies | Polokwane | Giyani Stadium | 20,000 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | Pretoria | Loftus versfeid stadium | 51,762 |
| Richmond United | Northern Cape | Merino Park Stadium | 200 |
| Thunderbirds Ladies | Gqeberha | Sisa Dukashe Stadium | 17,000 |
| TUT ladies | Pretoria | TUT Stadium | 2,500 |
| UJ Ladies | Johannesburg | UJ Soweto Stadium | 8,000 |
| UWC Ladies | Cape Town | UWC Stadium | 2,500 |
Table
- As of 13 November 2023
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (C) | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 14 | +73 | 73 | Champions League Qualifiers |
| 2 | TUT Ladies | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 59 | |
| 3 | UWC FC | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 53 | |
| 4 | JVW | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 51 | |
| 5 | First Touch | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 40 | |
| 6 | Bloem Celtic Ladies | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 39 | |
| 7 | Thunderbirds Ladies | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 35 | |
| 8 | Ma-Indies Ladies | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 31 | |
| 9 | UJ Ladies | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 29 | |
| 10 | Durban Ladies | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 26 | |
| 11 | Richmond United | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 26 | |
| 12 | Coal City Wizards | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 23 | |
| 13 | Golden Ladies | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 16 | |
| 14 | Tsunami Queens | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 87 | −66 | 9 |
(C) Champion
Awards
The awards are also sponsored by Hollywoodbets, and were held on 26 March 2022.
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Regirl Ngobeni | UWC |
| Player of the Season | Bambanani Mbane | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| Coach of the Season | Jerry Tshabalala | |
| Top goalscorer | Andisiwe Mgcoyi | |
| Nompumelelo Nyandeni | JVW | |
| Young Player of the Season | Nthabiseng Majiya | Richmond United |
Mbane was crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year.
See also
References
- "SAFA Announce New Sponsor For National Women's Soccer League". Soccer Laduma. 16 May 2021.
- "National Women's Football League takes flight under stormy conditions". Daily Maverick. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- Malepa, Tiisetso. "Sundowns Ladies win big at inaugural Hollywoodbets Super League awards". TimesLive. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- Times, iDiski (23 February 2022). "Mbane Wins SAFJA Women's Footballer Of The Year". iDiski Times. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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