The 2022 SAFA Women's League was the 3rd season of the fully-professional SAFA Women's League, and the 14th season of nation-wide league competition in women's club football in South Africa.
Teams
Team changes Joining the 14 teams from the 2021 competition were two squads promoted from the Provincial league: Vasco Da Gama (since renamed to the TS Galaxy Queens), and City Lads. No teams were relegated after the previous season, per the expansion plan announced at league launch in 2019, however, relegation would commence with the end of this season.
Stadiums and locations
+TeamLocationStadiumCapacityBloemfontein CelticBloemfonteinSiwelele Park Stadium1,000City LadsEast LondonIsaac Wolfson Stadium10,000Coal City WizardsJohannesburgPuma Stadium24,000Durban LadiesDurbanSugar Ray Xulu Stadium6,500First Touch F.C.PolokwaneBaroka village1,000Golden LadiesJohannesburgMontshioa StadiumJVW FCJohannesburgWits Stadium5,000Ma-Indies LadiesPolokwaneGiyani Stadium20,000Mamelodi Sundowns LadiesPretoriaLoftus versfeid stadium51,762Richmond UnitedNorthern CapeMerino Park Stadium200Thunderbirds LadiesGqeberhaSisa Dukashe Stadium17,000TUTPretoriaTUT Stadium2,500UJJohannesburgUJ Stadium8,000UWCCape TownUWC Stadium2,500Vasco Da GamaCape TownParow Park Stadium2,000
Table
(C) Champion; (P/O) Play-offs; (R) Relegated
Awards
The awards are also sponsored by Hollywoodbets and were held at the end of the season. AwardWinnerClub Goalkeeper of the Season Katlego Moletsane Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies Player of the Season Boitumelo Rabale Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Coach of the Season Jerry Tshabalala Top goalscorer Andisiwe MgcoyiNompumelelo NyandeniJVW Young Player of the Season Nthabiseng Majiya Richmond United Referee of the Season Hloniphile Msizane Assistant of Referee of the Season Amogelang Msiza
Nompumelelo Nyandeni claimed her second top goal scorer award and was crowned the South African Football Journalists’ Association's (Safja) Women's Footballer of the Year.
See also 2022-23 South African Premier Division
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