2023 Women's Varsity Football
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| City | Pretoria |
| Venue | TUT Stadium |
| Dates | 11 August 2023 - 19 August 2023 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | University of the Western Cape |
| Runners-up | University of Johannesburg |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Lusanda Mavundla (5 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Lusanda Mavundla |
| Best goalkeeper | Matshidiso Masebe Siphesihle Dlamini |
All statistics correct as of 19 July 2024. | |
The 2023 Women's Varsity Football was the tenth 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.[1] It was hosted at TUT Stadium by Tshwane University of Technology.
The University of Johannesburg were defending champions.[2] They lost the title 2-0 in the final against the University of the Western Cape.[3] The University of Fort Hare made their debut.[4]
The eight teams that competed in the 2023 Women's Varsity Football challenge are:
The teams were split into two groups as follows:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Round robin stage
The 2023 season began with round robin stages on the 11th of August 2023.[5]
- All times are South African (GMT+2)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP-Tuks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Wits | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | UFH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | UKZN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UJ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | UWC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | TUT (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | DUT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| TUT | 4–1 | DUT |
|---|---|---|
| UWC | 4–1 | DUT |
|---|---|---|
| UJ | 4–0 | DUT |
|---|---|---|
