2024 SAFA Women's League

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SAFA Women's League
Season2024
Dates2 March 2024 - 9 November 2024
ChampionsMamelodi Sundowns Ladies
(7th title)
PromotedEzemvelo
University of Cape Town
RelegatedThunderbirds Ladies
Lindelani Ladies
Matches played238
Goals scored686 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerBoitumelo Rabale
(17 goals)
Biggest home winMamelodi Sundowns Ladies 8-0 UP
(25 May 2024), Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 8-0 Richmond United
(6 July 2024)
Biggest away winThunderbirds Ladies 0-13 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
(28 September 2024)
Highest scoringThunderbirds Ladies 0-13 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
(28 September 2024)
Longest winning runMamelodi Sundowns Ladies
(13 games)
Longest unbeaten runMamelodi Sundowns Ladies
(25 games)
Longest winless runThunderbirds Ladies
(30 games)
Longest losing runLindelani Ladies
(18 games)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024.

The 2024 SAFA Women's League, commonly known as 2024 Hollywoodbets Super League, is the fifth season of the professional SAFA Women's League, and the 16th season of nation-wide league competition in women's football in South Africa. It is the 3rd season played with 16 teams.[1]

Teams and location

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In the 2023 season, Ma-Indies Ladies and Coal City Wizards were relegated to the Sasol Women's League, while Sasol Women's League winners UFH Ladies F.C. and runner-ups Lindelani Ladies were promoted to the league.[2][3]

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Location of teams in 2024 SAFA WOMEN'S LEAGUE


Team Location Stadium Capacity 2023 Season
City Lads New Brighton Issac Wolfson Stadium 10,000 13th
Copperbelts Ladies Polokwane Baroka Village 1000 12th
Durban Ladies Umlazi Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium 6500 8th
First Touch F.C. Polokwane Baroka Village 1000 11th
JVW F.C. Bedfordview Wits Stadium 5000 3rd
Lindelani Ladies Ntuzuma Princess Magogo Stadium 12,000 2nd in SWL
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Pretoria Lucas Moripe Stadium 28,900 1st
Richmond United De Aar Merino Park Stadium 200 7th
Royal AM Women Pietermaritzburg Harry Gwala Stadium 6500 5th
Thunderbirds Ladies Butterworth Sisa Dukashe Stadium 17,000 14th
TS Galaxy Queens Mbombela Solomon Mahlangu Stadium 5000 4th
TUT Matsatsantsa Pretoria TUT Stadium 2500 10th
UFH Ladies Alice Davidson Stadium 200 1st in SWL
UJ Ladies Auckland Park UJ Stadium 8000 9th
UP-Tuks Ladies Hatfield Tuks Stadium 14,150 6th
UWC Ladies Bellville UWC Stadium 2500 2nd

League table

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As of 10 November 2024
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 29 26 2 1 112 12 +100 80 COSAFA Champions League
2 University of the Western Cape 28 21 3 4 74 20 +54 66
3 TS Galaxy Queens 30 20 5 5 67 28 +39 65
4 University of Johannesburg 30 20 5 5 56 20 +36 65
5 JVW 30 15 10 5 48 24 +24 55
6 First Touch 30 13 5 12 39 50 −11 44
7 Royal AM Women 30 11 9 10 50 42 +8 42
8 University of Pretoria 30 11 7 12 39 45 −6 40
9 University of Fort Hare 29 11 6 12 37 44 −7 39
10 Richmond United 30 9 9 12 42 50 −8 36
11 TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies 30 10 5 15 44 53 −9 35
12 Copperbelt Ladies 30 7 8 15 30 41 −11 29
13 Durban Ladies 30 6 7 17 34 59 −25 25
14 City Lads 30 5 8 17 28 53 −25 23
15 Lindelani Ladies 30 5 1 24 24 66 −42 16 Relegation
16 Thunderbirds Ladies 30 0 3 27 12 129 −117 3
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: [1]

Results

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Home \ Away CLD CBL DBN FT JVW LNL MSD RMU RAM TBL TUT TSG UFH UJ UP UWC
City Lads 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 4–1 15 Jun 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2
Copperbelt Ladies 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 6–1 1–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–2
Durban Ladies 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–5 1–1 3–3 6–1 1–2 2–4 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–5
First Touch 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–5 0–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 1–4 0–1 31 Aug
JVW 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–0 3–2 0–2 5–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Lindelani Ladies 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 3–1 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–6 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–2
Mamelodi Sundowns 7–1 3–2 5–1 6–0 1–0 7–0 8–0 4–0 5–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 8–0 17 Aug
Richmond United 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–5 1–2 4–1 2–1 0–4 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–2
Royal AM Women 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 21 Apr 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–1
Thunderbirds Ladies 1–4 0–0 3–3 0–3 0–5 0–4 0–13 0–2 0–5 1–4 0–6 0–4 0–3 1–3 0–7
TUT Matsatsantsa 4–1 2–0 2–3 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2
TS Galaxy Queens 17 Aug 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–5 2–2 3–1 12 Oct 2–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 1–2
UFH Ladies 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–4 0–3 5–0 2–1 1–1 0–4 3–2 9 Nov
UJ Ladies 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–4 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2
UP-Tuks Ladies 3–2 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–5 5–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–0
UWC Ladies 4–0 1–0 2–0 7–1 24 Aug 4–1 1–0 1–2 6–2 6–0 6–1 30 Mar 4–0 1–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Notes

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On 21 April 2024, the match between Royal AM and Lindelani Ladies was interrupted when a brawl erupted between players from both teams. Three players from Lindelani Ladies were suspended for two matches by the South African Football Association (SAFA) Disciplinary Committee.[4]

On the 20th of July the match between UWC and TS Galaxy Queens did not take place as the Galaxy Queens did not show up on time for the match.[5]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies scored a league record in a 13-0 win over Thunderbirds Ladies.[6]

Statistics

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As of 8 November 2024

Top scorer

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 LesothoBoitumelo Rabale Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 17
2 South AfricaNthabiseng Majiya Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 13
South AfricaThato Mofolo UJ Ladies
3 South Africa Philisa Mjambane UWC Ladies 11
South Africa Litseoane Maloro Royal AM Women
South Africa Gabriela Salgado JVW
7 South Africa Gugu Dlamini UJ Ladies 10
South Africa Kesha Hendricks UFH Ladies
9 South AfricaTanna Hollis JVW 9
South AfricaMiche Minnies Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
South Africa Mamello Makhabane TS Galaxy Queens
11 South Africa Sibulele Holweni UWC Ladies 8
South Africa Thandi Rameri Copperbelt Ladies
South AfricaBusisiwe Ndimeni TS Galaxy Queens
South AfricaNomvula Kgoale TS Galaxy Queens
South AfricaNicole Michael TS Galaxy Queens
South Africa Nomvuyo Bhengu Royal AM Women

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 South AfricaMatshidiso Masebe UJ Ladies 14
2 Botswana Sedilami Boseja Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 12
3 South AfricaKaylin Swart JVW 11
4 South AfricaSiphesihle Dlamini UWC Ladies 10
5 South AfricaDineo Magagula TS Galaxy Queens 9
6 South AfricaAndile Dlamini Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 8
7 South AfricaMagabene Polori First Touch 7
South Africa Kgothatso Manamela UP Ladies
9 South AfricaNelisiwe Mjira Durban Ladies 5
South AfricaKebotseng Moletsane Royal AM
11 South AfricaNokuphumla Mpatsiyana UFH Ladies 4
South Africa Magdalena Motsabi Richmond United

Hat-tricks

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Players who scored a hat-trick during the 2024 season:[7][8][9][10]

Player For Against Result Date
South Africa Inge Kaba UP Ladies Lindelani Ladies 1-3 (A) 16 March 2024
South Africa Thandi Rameri Copperbelt Ladies Thunderbirds Ladies 6-1 (H) 31 March 2024
South Africa Miche Minnies Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Lindelani Ladies 7-0 (H) 14 April 2024
South AfricaTanna Hollis JVW Thunderbirds Ladies 0-5 (A) 20 April 2024
South Africa Philisa Mjambane UWC Ladies Thunderbirds Ladies 0-7 (A) 11 May 2024
South Africa Gabriela Salgado JVW Thunderbirds Ladies 4-0 (H) 6 July 2024
Lesotho Boitumelo Rabale Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Richmond United 8-0 (H) 6 July 2024
South Africa Mpho Bloem Richmond United City Lads 0-3 (A) 7 September 2024
South Africa Nomfundo Mkhize Lindelani Ladies Richmond United 3-1 (H) 15 September 2024
South Africa Okuhle Sithole Durban Ladies Thunderbirds Ladies 6-1 (H) 21 September 2024
South Africa Ronnel Donnelley UWC Ladies Thunderbirds Ladies 6-0 (H) 24 September 2024
South Africa Rhoda Mulaudzi Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Thunderbirds Ladies 0-13 (A) 28 September 2024

References

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  1. ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2023-02-04). "Hollywoodbets Super League Is Back". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ "HOLLYWOODBETS SUPER LEAGUE: CONFIRMED - Coal City Wizards relegated, joins Ma-Indies in the lower ranks". Centre Circle. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ^ "Lindelani and Fort Hare to fight for Sasol League Championship | soccer". SABC. 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ "SAFA suspends players for Lindelani Ladies and Royal AM brawl | soccer". SABC. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  5. ^ Raophala, Mauwane (2024-07-20). "Decision taken after TS Galaxy Queens fail to honour league fixture". FARPost. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ "Records tumble as Sundowns Ladies run riot against Thunderbirds Ladies | soccer". SABC. 2024-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  7. ^ Newsroom, gsport (2024-03-19). "JVW, City Lads and Copperbelt Ladies Make Inroads as Sundowns Maintain HWBSL Log Lead". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-21. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2024-04-01). "New Leaders In HWBSL". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  9. ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2024-04-15). "Sundowns Score Seven To Return To The Top". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  10. ^ M, Lonwabo (2024-07-09). "Hat-Trick Queens Boitumelo Rabale and Gabriela Salgado Light Up Week 19 of HBSL". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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