2023 SAFA Women's League


The 2023 SAFA Women's League was the fourth season of the professional SAFA Women's League, and the 15th season of nation-wide league competition in women's football in South Africa. It was the 2nd season played with 16 teams.

Teams

The 2022 season ended with Golden Ladies and Tsunami Queens relegated to the Sasol Women's League, while Vasco Da Gama changed its name to TS Galaxy Queens after it was purchased by Tim Sukazi, who owns TS Galaxy FC. Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies sold its status to Shauwn Mkhize, and was replaced by Royal AM. Two teams joined the league. Copperbelt Ladies won the 2021 Sasol League National Championship, while the University of Pretoria were runners-up.
Stadiums and Locations
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity2022 season
City LadsIbhayiIsaac Wolfson Stadium10,00012th
Coal City WizardseMalahleniPuma Stadium24,00013th
Copperbelt LadiesPolokwaneRugby field adjoining Old Peter Mokaba Stadium2nd in SWL
Durban LadiesDurbanSugar Ray Xulu Stadium6,50010th
First Touch FCPolokwaneBaroka Village1,0009th
JVW FCJohannesburgWits Stadium5,0004th
Ma-Indies LadiesPolokwaneGiyani Stadium20,0008th
Mamelodi Sundowns LadiesPretoriaLoftus versfeid stadium51,7621st
Richmond UnitedNorthern CapeMerino Park Stadium2007th
Royal AMPietermaritzburgHarry Gwala Stadium6,5006th
Thunderbirds LadiesGqeberhaSisa Dukashe Stadium17,00011th
TS Galaxy QueensMbombelaSolomon Mahlangu Stadium5,00014th
Tswane University of TechnologyPretoriaTUT Stadium2,5004th
University of JohannesburgJohannesburgUJ Stadium8,0005th
University of PretoriaPretoriaUJ Stadium8,0001st in SWL
University of Western CapeCape TownUWC Stadium2,5002nd

N.B. some teams play their home matches at multiple stadia ; locations listed above were the most common location for 2023 home matches.

Statistics

Most clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1

Awards

Boitumelo Rabale was crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association’s Women’s Footballer of the Year.