SAFA Provincial Women's League
Football league
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The SAFA Provincial Women's League is the second-tier South African women's association football league. It is semi-professional, and operates as a provincial league, with two "streams" of 8–10 teams in each of South Africa's nine provinces (in some cases, multiple streams per province), and each province's champion then competing in a single-location national championship tournament.[1]
| Organising body | SAFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Divisions | 18 |
| Number of clubs | 144 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | SAFA Women's League |
| Relegation to | SAFA Women's Regional League |
| Current champions | Diepkloof Ladies (1st title) (2025) |
| Most championships | Palace Super Falcons (3 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | SABC |
| Current: 2026 SAFA Provincial Women's League | |
The championship's two finalists are then promoted to the (professional, first-tier) SAFA Women's League, while the bottom two teams in each province's standings are relegated to the SAFA Women's Regional League of their respective province.[2]
History
The SAFA Provincial Women's League was originally launched in 2009 as the Absa Women's League, in partnership with Absa Bank,[3][4] in order to improve the South African women's national team's international performances.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
From the 2013 season the league sponsorship was granted to energy and chemical company Sasol Limited on a 4-year partnership and the league branded the Sasol League.[12][13] The sponsorship ended in 2024.[14][15]
Annual Champions
A list of champions and runners-ups:,[16] since its founding 12 different teams from 7 provinces have won the SAFA Pronvincial Women's League:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| ABSA Women's League | ||
| 2009 | Detroit Ladies | Palace Super Falcons |
| 2010 | Palace Super Falcons | Detroit Ladies |
| 2011 | Palace Super Falcons | Brazilian Ladies |
| 2012 | Palace Super Falcons | Cape Town Roses |
| Sasol League | ||
| 2013[17] | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | Ma-Indies Ladies |
| 2014[18] | Cape Town Roses | Palace Super Falcons |
| 2015[19] | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | Cape Town Roses |
| 2016[20] | Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies | JVW |
| 2017[21] | Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies | Cape Town Roses |
| 2018[22] | Tshwane University of Technology | Durban Ladies |
| 2019[23] | JVW | Ma-Indies Ladies |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 | |
| 2021[24] | Vasco da Gama | City Lads Ladies |
| 2022[25] | Copperbelt Ladies | University of Pretoria |
| 2023[26] | University of Fort Hare | Lindelani Ladies |
| 2024[27] | Ezemvelo | University of Cape Town |
| SAFA Provincial Women's League | ||
| 2025[28] | Diepkloof Ladies | Ramatlaohle |
Performance by province
| Province | Winners | Runners-up | Winner | Runners-up |
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| Gauteng | 8 | 4 |
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| Western Cape | 2 | 4 |
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| Free State | 2 | 0 | ||
| Limpopo | 1 | 4 |
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| KwaZulu-Natal | 1 | 2 | ||
| Eastern Cape | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mpumalanga | 1 | 1 |
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