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2024 Sasol League National Championship
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
CityKnysna
Venue(s)Loerie Park Sports Stadium
Date14 - 20 October 2024
Teams9
Defending championsUniversity of Fort Hare
Final positions
ChampionsEzemvelo
Runner-upUniversity of Cape Town
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored39 (3.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Matshwantsho Dlamini
(3 goals)
Best playerZamandosi Nene
Best young playerMavis Maiacane
Best goalkeeperKaydee Windvogel
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The 2024 Sasol League National Championship was the 15th edition of Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It was held at Loerie Park Sports Stadium in Knysna.

Ezemvelo were crowned Sasol League National Champions after defeating the University of Cape Town 2-0 in the final. Both teams secured promotion to the SAFA Women's League.

Participating teams

Team Provincial League
Sophakama Ladies Eastern Cape Sasol League
University of the Free State Free State Sasol League
FC Raycon Ladies Gauteng Sasol League
Ezemvelo KwaZulu Natal Sasol League
Ramatlaohle Ladies Limpopo Sasol League
Super Strikers Ladies Mpumalanga Sasol League
Royal Wizards Northern Cape Sasol League
North West University North West Sasol League
University of Cape Town Western Cape Sasol League

Draw

The draw for the 2024 championship took place on 26 September 2024. The nine teams were divided into the following three groups:

Group A Group B Group C
  • Ramatlaohle Ladies
  • Super Strikers Ladies
  • RC Raycon Ladies
  • University of Cape Town (hosts)
  • Sophakama Ladies
  • Ezemvelo

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 Ramatlaohle Ladies 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Knockout Stages
2 Super Strikers 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3 RC Raycon Ladies 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:
Super Strikers2–2Ramatlaohle Ladies
Loerie Park Sports Stadium
Super Strikers1–0RC Raycon Ladies
Loerie Park Sports Stadium
RC Raycon Ladies1–3Ramatlaohle Ladies
Loerie Park Sports Stadium

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 University of the Free State 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Knockout Stages
2 Royal Wizards 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3 North West University 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0
Source:
North West University2–3University of the Free State
Loerie Park Sports Stadium
North West University2–3Royal Wizards
Loerie Park Sports Stadium
University of the Free State3–0Royal Wizards
Loerie Park Sports Stadium

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 University of Cape Town 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 Knockout Stages
2 Ezemvelo 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3 Sophakama Ladies 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source:
Ezemvelo2–0Sophakama Ladies
Loerie Park Sports Stadium
Ezemvelo1–1University of Cape Town
Loerie Park Sports Stadium
Sophakama Ladies0–6University of Cape Town
Loerie Park Sports Stadium

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C Ezemvelo 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Semi-finals
2 A Super Strikers 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3 B Royal Wizards 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
Source:
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Bracket

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 18 October – Loerie Park Sports Stadium
 
 Ramatlaohle0
 20 October – Loerie Park Sports Stadium
 Ezemvelo1
 Ezemvelo2
 18 October – Loerie Park Sports Stadium
 University of Cape Town0
 University of Cape Town4
 
 University of the Free State0
 

Semi-finals

Ramatlaohle0–1Ezemvelo
Loerie Park Sports Stadium
University of Cape Town4–0University of the Free State
Loerie Park Sports Stadium

Final

Ezemvelo2–0University of Cape Town
Loerie Park Sports Stadium

Final standings

Rank Team Prize money
1 Ezemvelo R200 000
2 University of Cape Town R100 000
3 Ramatlaohle R50 000
University of the Free State
5 Super Strikers Ladies R30 000
6 Royal Wizards R25 000
7 North West University R20 000
8 FC Raycon Ladies R15 000
9 Sophakama Ladies R10 000

Awards

Award Winner Club
Best Player Zamandosi Nene Ezemvelo
Best goalkeeper Kaydee Windvogel University of Cape Town
Top goalscorer Matshwantsho Dlamini University of the Free State
Best Young Player Mavis Maiacane Super Strikers Ladies
Referee of the Tournament Hloniphile Msezane
Assistant Referee of the Tournament Nolitha Mlhomi

References

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