SAFA Women's League

The SAFA Women's League, known as Hollywoodbets Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top flight of women's association football in South Africa. The competition is run by the South African Football Association.[1][2]

Hollywoodbets Super League
Founded2009
Country South Africa
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSasol League National Championship
International cup(s)CAF W-Champions League
Current championsMamelodi Sundowns Ladies (5th title)
(2022)
Most championshipsMamelodi Sundowns Ladies
(5 titles )
TV partnersSABC1
SABC Sport
Websitesafa.net
Current: 2022–23 SAFA W-League

History

Inter-Provincial Women’s Championship (1976–1987)

Women's football started in 1976 by founding an Inter-Provincial Championship until 1987. Natal United FC have a record of 9 championships.[3]

Sasol Women’s National League (2009–2019)

The Sasol Women's League is a provincial women's football league which was formed in 2009 when Sasol and the South African Football Association (SAFA) went into partnership for women's football in South Africa. The league comprises the champions of the nine provinces to play the National Championship and now the Hollywoodbets Super League.[4]

SAFA Women's League (2019–present)

The Hollywoodbets Super League was formed in 2019. The league comprises 12 teams that won promotion from their respective Sasol Women's Provincial League. The champion earns automatic entry into the CAF Women's Champions League.[5]

Champions

The list of champions and runners-up:[6]

Year Champions Runners-up
2009 Detroit Ladies FC Palace Super Falcons
2010 Palace Super Falcons Detroit Ladies FC
2011 Palace Super Falcons Brazilians Ladies FC
2012 Palace Super Falcons Cape Town Roses FC
2013 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Ma-Indies Ladies FC
2014 Cape Town Roses FC Palace Super Falcons
2015 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Cape Town Roses FC
2016 Bloemfontein Celtic Janine Van Wyk FC
2017 Bloemfontein Celtic Cape Town Roses FC
2018 TUT Ladies FC Durban Ladies
2019–20 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies TUT Ladies FC
2020–21 cancelled

because of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

2021–22 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies UWC Ladies FC
2022 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies UWC Ladies FC

Most successful clubs
RankClubChampionsRunners-upWinning SeasonsRunners-up Seasons
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 5 0 2013, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
2 Palace Super Falcons 3 2 2010, 2011, 2012 2009, 2014
3 Bloemfontein Celtic 2 0 2016, 2017
4 Cape Town Roses FC 1 3 2014 2012, 2015, 2017
5 Detroit Ladies FC 1 1 2009 2010
TUT Ladies FC 1 1 2018 2020
7 UWC Ladies FC 0 2 2021, 2022
8 Brazilians Ladies FC 0 1 2011
Ma-Indies Ladies FC 0 1 2013
Janine Van Wyk FC 0 1 2016

Sponsorships

During the beginning of the 2021–22 season, South African Football Association announced that they secured a deal with Hollywoodbets. The deal is worth about R17 million, with the winner receiving R2 million while runners up receive R1 million. They also sponsor the awards at the end of the season, giving away prize money of R50,000 to the player of the season, young player of the season, coach of the season as well as top goal score. The deal is set to be a 3-year deal.

Broadcasting

SABC are currently the only broadcaster for SAFA Women's League. They broadcaster matches throughout their three channels: SABC 1, SABC 3 and SABC Sport. They only broadcast two matches during the weekend.

References
  1. "SAFA Announce New Sponsor For National Women's Soccer League". Soccer Laduma. 16 May 2021.
  2. "SAFA Announce New Sponsor For National Women's Soccer League". Soccer Laduma. 16 May 2021.
  3. "Inter-Provincial Championship". RSSSF. Hans Schöggl. 29 April 2021.
  4. "Sasol Women's League". safa.net.
  5. "Hollywoodbets Super League". safa.net.
  6. "South Africa - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Hans Schöggl. 5 August 2021.
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