2021 SAFA Women's League

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Nompumelelo Nyandeni (27 goals)
Best goalkeeperRegirl Ngobeni
2019-20
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.[1]

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.[2]

Stadiums and locations

Bloem Celtic Ladies
First Touch
First Touch
Golden Ladies
Golden Ladies
Ma-Indies
Ma-Indies
Richmond United
Richmond United
Thunderbirds Ladies
Thunderbirds Ladies
TUT Ladies
TUT Ladies
Tsunami Queens
Tsunami Queens
UWC FC
UWC FC
Johannesburg teams: JVW FC UJ FC Coal City Wizards
Johannesburg teams:
JVW FC
UJ FC
Coal City Wizards
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 FC
26 18 5 3 58 21 +37 59
3
UWC FC
26 15 8 3 47 16 +31 53
4 JVW FC 26 16 3 7 69 29 +40 51
5
First Touch FC
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.[3]

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

See also

  • 2021-22 South African Premier Division

References

  1. ^ "SAFA Announce New Sponsor For National Women's Soccer League". Soccer Laduma. 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "National Women's Football League takes flight under stormy conditions". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Sundowns Ladies win big at inaugural Hollywoodbets Super League awards". TimesLive. Retrieved 13 November 2023.