The 2019-20 SAFA Women's League was the inaugural season of the fully-professional SAFA Women's League, and the 12th season of nation-wide league competition in women's club football in South Africa.
The nine provincial winners who qualified for the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were promoted to form part of the SAFA Women's National League (SWNL). In addition, three teams were invited to take part, namely Tsunami Queens, UJ Ladies and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies set a new SWNL goal scoring record when they defeated First Touch 11-1 on 15 February 2020.
Teams A list of the teams that took part in the inaugural SAFA Women's League: Team Province Thunderbirds Ladies Eastern Cape Bloemfontein Celtics LadiesFree State Tsunami Queens*Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies* Gauteng TUT Ladies UJ Ladies* Durban LadiesKwa-Zulu Natal First TouchLimpopo Coal City WizardsMpumalanga Richmond UnitedNorthern Cape Golden Ladies North West UWC LadiesWestern Cape *invited team
Stadiums and locations
+TeamLocationStadiumCapacityBloemfontein Celtics LadiesBloemfonteinSiwelele Park Stadium1,000Coal City WizardsEmalahleniPuma Stadium24,000Durban LadiesDurbanSugar Ray Xulu Stadium6,500First TouchPolokwaneBaroka Village1,000Golden LadiesMahikengMontshioa StadiumMamelodi Sundowns LadiesPretoriaLoftus Versfeld Stadium51,762Richmond UnitedNorthern CapeMerino Park Stadium200Thunderbirds LadiesGqeberhaSisa Dukashe Stadium17,000TUT ladiesPretoriaTUT Stadium2,500Tsunami QueensBethlehemGoble Park Stadium5,000UJ LadiesJohannesburgUJ Soweto Stadium8,000UWC LadiesCape TownUWC Stadium2,500
Table
(C) Champion
Results The teams played 21 games each. The final game, which was due to be contested from 21-29 March 2020, was adjusted a 1-1* draw due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa which resulted in travel restrictions being enforced from 18 March 2020.
Awards The following players were rated best in the season. +AwardPlayerClub Player of the Season Hildah Magaia TUT LadiesTop scorer Hildah Magaia Rhoda MulaudziMamelodi Sundowns Ladies Young Player of the Season Kananelo Taiwe Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies Goalkeeper of the Season Andile Dlamini Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Mulaudzi was subsequently crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year. References