2022 Women's Varsity Football
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| City | Soweto |
| Venue | UJ Soweto Stadium |
| Date | 11 October 2022 - 16 October 2022 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | University of Johannesburg |
| Runners-up | University of the Western Cape |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 54 (3.6 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Sphumelele Shamase (7 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Sphumelele Shamase |
| Official website | |
| https://www.varsitysportssa.com/football-women-fixtures | |
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024. | |
The 2022 Women's Varsity Football was the ninth edition of the South African women's university soccer competition. It involved some of the top football playing universities in the country. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports SA, and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa. It was hosted at UJ Soweto Stadium by the University of Johannesburg.[1]
The University of the Western Cape are defending champions.[2][3] They lost the title via penalties (5-3) to the University of Johannesburg after the match ended in a 0-0 draw.[4]
The eight teams that competed in the 2022 Women's Varsity Football challenge are:
The teams were split into two groups as follows:[5]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Round robin stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UWC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | TUT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Wits | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | DUT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
| TUT | 5–0 | DUT |
|---|---|---|
| 24’ Tshogofatso Motlogelwa 25’ Own Goal |
| UWC | 1–0 | Wits |
|---|---|---|
| 57’ Lindokuhle Gladile |
| TUT | 2–0 | Wits |
|---|---|---|
| 33′ Yolisa Ntsabo 48′ Nicole Mohlala |
| Wits | 5–1 | DUT |
|---|---|---|
| 2’ Ofentse Malape 14’ 22’ Nkoane |
60’ Nokwanda Xulu |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UJ (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | UP-Tuks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | NWU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | |
| 4 | UL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
| NWU | 3–3 | UL |
|---|---|---|
| 10' Noluthando Mohlontlo 46’ Lerato Monate |
26’ Boniswa Makhale 45’ Sharon Matabathe |
Knockout stage
Semi finals
| UJ | 5–1 | TUT |
|---|---|---|
| 16’ 24’ S. Shamase 44’ T. Shamase |
41’ Tshogofatso Motlogelwa |
