2019–20 SAFA Women's League

{{Short description|2021 Women's Football league season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Use South African English|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox football league season

| image =

| pixels = 200px

| competition = SAFA Women's League

| season = 2019-20

| dates = 24 August 2019 - 29 March 2020

| matches = 132

| total goals = 525

| best player = Hildah Magaia

| league topscorer = Rhoda Mulaudzi and Hildah Magaia
(36 goals)

| best goalkeeper = Andile Dlamini

| biggest home win = Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-1 First Touch
(15 February 2020)

| biggest away win = UJ Ladies 0-10TUT Ladies
(11 January 2020)

| highest scoring = Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-1 First Touch
(15 February 2020)

| longest wins = Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (21 games)

| longest unbeaten = Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (22 games)*

| winners = Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (3rd title)

| continentalcup1 = COSAFA Women's Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

| updated = 27 March 2024

| extra information =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2021

}}

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. {{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=Youth |date=2020-02-19 |title=An Unstable New Dawn: Safa National Women's League |url=https://youthchronicle.com/2020/02/19/an-unstable-new-dawn-safa-national-womens-league/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Youth Chronicle |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2019-09-02 |title=A new dawn in women's football in South Africa |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2019-09-02-00-a-new-dawn-in-womens-football-in-south-africa/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies set a new SWNL goal scoring record when they defeated First Touch 11-1 on 15 February 2020.{{Cite web |title=Sports Minister Xasa to contribute R5 million to SAFA's National Women's League |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2019-01-16-sports-minister-xasa-to-contribute-r5-million-to-safas-national-womens-league/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}

Teams

A list of the teams that took part in the inaugural SAFA Women's League:{{Cite web |date=2019-08-22 |title=Safa launches Women's National League {{!}} Goal.com South Africa |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/safa-launches-womens-national-league-in-south-africa/1mdj2k1c5hzkj1hqnhivg8lhqc |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-ZA}}

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Team

| Province

Thunderbirds Ladies

|Eastern Cape

Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies

| rowspan="2" |Free State

Tsunami Queens*
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies*

| rowspan="3" |Gauteng

TUT Ladies
UJ Ladies*
Durban Ladies

|Kwa-Zulu Natal

First Touch

|Limpopo

Coal City Wizards

|Mpumalanga

Richmond United

|Northern Cape

Golden Ladies

|North West

UWC Ladies

|Western Cape

*invited team

Stadiums and locations

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{{location map~ |South Africa

|lat=-29.087217

|long=26.154898| label=Bloem Celtic Ladies}}

{{location map~ |South Africa

|lat=-29.967442

|long=30.882959 | label=Durban Ladies}}

{{location map~ |South Africa

|lat=-24.30028

|long=28.54111 |label=First Touch }}

{{location map~ |South Africa |lat=-25.853161

|long=25.640181 |label=Golden Ladies}}

{{location map~ |South Africa |lat=-25.8838

|long=29.2144 |label=CCW}}

{{location map~ |South Africa

|lat=-26.231886

|long=27.922806 |label=UJ Ladies}}

{{location map~ |South Africa |lat=-31.2448

|long=23.5648 |label=Richmond United}}

{{location map~ |South Africa |lat=-32.195099

|long=28.085932 |label=Thunderbirds Ladies}}

{{location map~ |South Africa |lat=-28.224

|long=28.311 |label=Tsunami Queens}}

{{location map~ |South Africa

|lat=-33.894272

|long=18.629438 |label=UWC Ladies}}

{{Location map~ |South Africa

|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=-33.15 |long=27.6 | label=Pretoria teams:
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
TUT Ladies}}

}}

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|+

!Team

!Location

!Stadium

!Capacity

Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies

|Bloemfontein

|Siwelele Park Stadium

|1,000

Coal City Wizards

|Emalahleni

|Puma Stadium

|24,000

Durban Ladies

|Durban

|Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium

|6,500

First Touch

|Polokwane

|Baroka Village

|1,000

Golden Ladies

|Mahikeng

|Montshioa Stadium

|

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

|Pretoria

|Loftus Versfeld 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

Tsunami Queens

|Bethlehem

|Goble Park Stadium

|5,000

UJ Ladies

|Johannesburg

|UJ Soweto Stadium

|8,000

UWC Ladies

|Cape Town

|UWC Stadium

|2,500

Table

{{Updated|27 March 2024}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|source=[https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=2287&stream_id=-1]

| team1 =MSD

| team2 =TUT

| team3 =BCL

| team4 =FT

| team5 =CCW

| team6 =UWC

| team7 =DBN

| team8 =UJ

| team9 =GDL

| team10=TBL

| team11=RMU

| team12=TQ

|update=complete

| win_BCL=13 | draw_BCL=5 | loss_BCL=4 | gf_BCL=55 | ga_BCL=25

| win_CCW=8 | draw_CCW=8 | loss_CCW=6 | gf_CCW=38 | ga_CCW=38

| win_DBN=8 | draw_DBN=2 | loss_DBN=12 | gf_DBN=32 | ga_DBN=52

| win_FT=10 | draw_FT=6| loss_FT=6 | gf_FT=54 | ga_FT=44

| win_GDL=4 | draw_GDL=5 | loss_GDL=13 | gf_GDL=25 | ga_GDL=45

| win_MSD=21 |draw_MSD=1 | loss_MSD=0 | gf_MSD=83 |ga_MSD=13

| win_RMU=4 | draw_RMU=2 | loss_RMU=16 | gf_RMU=24 | ga_RMU=69

| win_TBL=4 | draw_TBL=4 | loss_TBL=14 | gf_TBL=29 | ga_TBL=63

| win_TUT=17 |draw_TUT=4 |loss_TUT=1 |gf_TUT=83 |ga_TUT=26

| win_TQ=2 | draw_TQ=4 | loss_TQ=16 | gf_TQ=21 | ga_TQ=66

| win_UJ=8 | draw_UJ=2 | loss_UJ=12 | gf_UJ=35 | ga_UJ=57

| win_UWC=7 | draw_UWC=9 | loss_UWC=6 | gf_UWC=46 | ga_UWC=27

|result1=CCL

| name_BCL= Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies

| name_CCW= Coal City Wizards

| name_DBN= Durban Ladies

| name_FT= First Touch

| name_GDL= Golden Ladies

| name_MSD= Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (C)

| name_RMU= Richmond United

| name_TBL= Thunderbirds Ladies

| name_TUT= TUT Ladies

| name_TQ= Tsunami Queens

| name_UJ = UJ Ladies

| name_UWC= UWC Ladies

| res_col_header=QR

| col_CCL=green1 |text_CCL=Champions League

}}

(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.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-20 |title=Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on measures to combat COVID-19 epidemic. {{!}} The Presidency |url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/press-statements/statement-president-cyril-ramaphosa-measures-combat-covid-19-epidemic. |access-date=2024-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620233243/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/press-statements/statement-president-cyril-ramaphosa-measures-combat-covid-19-epidemic. |archive-date=20 June 2020 }}{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://inqaku.com/leagues/view?season_id=10796&stream_id=-1]

| update = 16 March 2024

| matches_style = FBR | solid_cell=grey

| team1 = BCL | team2 = CCW | team3 = DBN | team4 = FT| team5 = GDL | team6 = MSD | team7 = RMU| team8 = TBL | team9 = TUT | team10 = TQ| team11 = UJ| team12 = UWC |

| name_BCL=Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies

| name_CCW=Coal City Wizards

| name_DBN=Durban Ladies

| name_FT=First Touch

| name_GDL=Golden Ladies

| name_MSD=Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

| name_RMU=Richmond United

| name_TBL=Thunderbirds Ladies

| name_TUT=TUT Ladies

| name_TQ=Tsunami Queens

| name_UJ=UJ Ladies

| name_UWC=UWC Ladies

| match_BCL_CCW= 5-0

| match_BCL_DBN = 2-1

| match_BCL_FT = 1-3

| match_BCL_GDL = 3-2

| match_BCL_MSD = 0-1

| match_BCL_RMU = 1-1

| match_BCL_TBL = 4-2

| match_BCL_TUT = 0-2

| match_BCL_TQ = 3-0

| match_BCL_UJ = 6-1

| match_BCL_UWC = 0-0

| match_CCW_BCL = 1-1*

| match_CCW_DBN= 1-1

| match_CCW_FT = 2-2

| match_CCW_GDL= 3-2

| match_CCW_MSD = 1-4

| match_CCW_RMU= 3-2

| match_CCW_TBL = 3-0

| match_CCW_TUT = 0-2

| match_CCW_TQ = 2-1

| match_CCW_UJ = 2-0

| match_CCW_UWC = 2-2

| match_DBN_BCL = 0-6

| match_DBN_CCW = 2-1

| match_DBN_FT = 3-2

| match_DBN_GDL = 3-2

| match_DBN_MSD = 0-3

| match_DBN_RMU= 3-1

| match_DBN_TBL= 4-1

| match_DBN_TUT = 1-6

| match_DBN_TQ = 0-1

| match_DBN_UJ= 1-2

| match_DBN_UWC = 0-5

| match_FT_BCL = 2-2

| match_FT_CCW = 2-2

| match_FT_DBN = 4-1

| match_FT_GDL = 4-0

| match_FT_MSD = 2-3

| match_FT_RMU = 6-1

| match_FT_TBL = 4-1

| match_FT_TUT = 2-4

| match_FT_TQ = 3-1

| match_FT_UJ = 2-4

| match_FT_UWC = 2-1

| match_GDL_BCL = 0-2

| match_GDL_CCW = 0-0

| match_GDL_DBN = 0-1

| match_GDL_FT = 1-1

| match_GDL_MSD = 1-4

| match_GDL_RMU = 4-2

| match_GDL_TBL = 4-1

| match_GDL_TUT = 1-8

| match_GDL_TQ = 2-0

| match_GDL_UJ = 0-1

| match_GDL_UWC= 1-4

| match_MSD_BCL = 3-0

| match_MSD_CCW = 4-1

| match_MSD_DBN = 3-1

| match_MSD_FT = 11-1

| match_MSD_GDL = 3-1

| match_MSD_RMU= 7-0

| match_MSD_TBL = 6-0

| match_MSD_TUT = 2-1

| match_MSD_TQ = 8-0

| match_MSD_UJ = 3-2

| match_MSD_UWC = 3-0

| match_RMU_BCL = 2-5

| match_RMU_CCW = 0-1

| match_RMU_DBN = 2-3

| match_RMU_FT = 1-5

| match_RMU_GDL = 0-1

| match_RMU_MSD = 0-1

| match_RMU_TBL = 3-2

| match_RMU_TUT = 0-8

| match_RMU_TQ= 1-1*

| match_RMU_UJ = 0-3

| match_RMU_UWC = 1-8

| match_TBL_BCL = 0-4

| match_TBL_CCW = 4-3

| match_TBL_DBN = 1-1

| match_TBL_FT = 0-2

| match_TBL_GDL = 1-1

| match_TBL_MSD = 0-6

| match_TBL_RMU = 2-3

| match_TBL_TUT = 1-2

| match_TBL_TQ = 3-1

| match_TBL_UJ = 2-3

| match_TBL_UWC = 0-0

| match_TUT_BCL = 1-1

| match_TUT_CCW = 2-2

| match_TUT_DBN = 3-2

| match_TUT_FT = 3-1

| match_TUT_GDL = 2-1

| match_TUT_MSD = 1-1*

| match_TUT_RMU = 2-0

| match_TUT_TBL = 5-2

| match_TUT_TQ = 7-2

| match_TUT_UJ = 3-2

| match_TUT_UWC = 2-2

| match_TQ_BCL = 0-3

| match_TQ_CCW = 0-5

| match_TQ_DBN = 1-0

| match_TQ_FT = 0-2

| match_TQ_GDL = 0-0

| match_TQ_MSD = 1-2

| match_TQ_RMU = 1-2

| match_TQ_TBL = 3-4

| match_TQ_TUT = 1-6

| match_TQ_UJ = 3-3

| match_TQ_UWC = 0-5

| match_UJ_BCL = 3-4

| match_UJ_CCW = 1-2

| match_UJ_DBN = 3-4

| match_UJ_FT = 1-1*

| match_UJ_GDL = 1-0

| match_UJ_MSD = 0-3

| match_UJ_RMU = 2-1

| match_UJ_TBL = 0-1

| match_UJ_TUT = 0-10

| match_UJ_TQ = 2-1

| match_UJ_UWC = 0-2

| match_UWC_BCL = 0-2

| match_UWC_CCW = 1-1*

| match_UWC_DBN = 2-0

| match_UWC_FT = 1-1

| match_UWC_GDL = 1-1

| match_UWC_MSD = 0-2

| match_UWC_RMU = 0-1

| match_UWC_TBL = 1-1

| match_UWC_TUT = 2-3

| match_UWC_TQ = 3-3

| match_UWC_UJ = 6-1

}}

Awards

The following players were rated best in the season.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-08 |title=Mamelodi Sundowns biggest winners at awards ceremony - SAFA.net |url=https://safa.net/2020/12/08/mamelodi-sundowns-biggest-winners-at-awards-ceremony/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |language=en-US}}

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|+

!Award

!Player

!Club

Player of the Season

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Hildah Magaia

| rowspan="2" | TUT Ladies

rowspan="2" |Top scorer

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Hildah Magaia

{{flagicon|RSA}} Rhoda Mulaudzi

|Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Young Player of the Season

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Kananelo Taiwe

| Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies

Goalkeeper of the Season

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Andile Dlamini

| Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Mulaudzi was subsequently crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-02 |title=Banyana Banyana's Mulaudzi crowned Women Footballer of the Year - SAFA.net |url=https://www.safa.net/2020/09/02/banyana-banyanas-mulaudzi-crowned-women-footballer-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |language=en-US}}

References