| Season | 2019-20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 2019 - 29 March 2020 |
| Champions | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (3rd title) |
| COSAFA Women's Champions League | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 525 (3.98 per match) |
| Best Player | Hildah Magaia |
| Top goalscorer | Rhoda Mulaudzi andHildah Magaia (36 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini |
| Biggest home win | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-1First Touch (15 February 2020) |
| Biggest away win | UJ Ladies 0-10TUT Ladies (11 January 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 11-1First Touch (15 February 2020) |
| Longest winning run | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (21 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (22 games)* |
2021 → All statistics correct as of27 March 2024. | |
The2019-20 SAFA Women's League was the inaugural season of the fully-professionalSAFA 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 the2018 Sasol League National Championship were promoted to form part of theSAFA Women's National League (SWNL). In addition, three teams were invited to take part, namely Tsunami Queens,UJ Ladies andMamelodi Sundowns Ladies.[1][2]
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies set a new SWNL goal scoring record when they defeatedFirst Touch 11-1 on 15 February 2020.[3]
A list of the teams that took part in the inaugural SAFA Women's League:[4]
| Team | Province |
| Thunderbirds Ladies | Eastern Cape |
| Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies | Free State |
| Tsunami Queens* | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies* | 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies(C) | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 13 | +70 | 64 | Champions League |
| 2 | TUT Ladies | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 26 | +57 | 55 | |
| 3 | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 44 | |
| 4 | First Touch | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 36 | |
| 5 | Coal City Wizards | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6 | UWC Ladies | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 30 | |
| 7 | Durban Ladies | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 26 | |
| 8 | UJ Ladies | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 26 | |
| 9 | Golden Ladies | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 17 | |
| 10 | Thunderbirds Ladies | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 16 | |
| 11 | Richmond United | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 69 | −45 | 14 | |
| 12 | Tsunami Queens | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 66 | −45 | 10 |
(C) Champion
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 theCOVID-19 pandemic in South Africa which resulted in travel restrictions being enforced from 18 March 2020.[5]
| Home \ Away | BCL | CCW | DBN | FT | GDL | MSD | RMU | TBL | TUT | TQ | UJ | UWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | |
| Coal City Wizards | 1–1* | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Durban Ladies | 0–6 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | |
| First Touch | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | |
| Golden Ladies | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–8 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 11–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Richmond United | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–8 | 1–1* | 0–3 | 1–8 | |
| Thunderbirds Ladies | 0–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| TUT Ladies | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1* | 2–0 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Tsunami Queens | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 0–5 | |
| UJ Ladies | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–1* | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–10 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| UWC Ladies | 0–2 | 1–1* | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–1 |
The following players were rated best in the season.[6]
| Award | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | TUT Ladies | |
| Top scorer | ||
| Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| Young Player of the Season | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
Mulaudzi was subsequently crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year.[7]