The 2024 SAFA Women's League, commonly known as 2024 Hollywoodbets Super League, is the fifth season of the professional SAFA Women's League, and the 16th season of nation-wide league competition in women's football in South Africa. It is the 3rd season played with 16 teams.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies won their fifth consecutive league title.
Teams and location In the 2023 season, Ma-Indies Ladies and Coal City Wizards were relegated to the Sasol Women's League, while Sasol Women's League winners UFH Ladies F.C. and runner-ups Lindelani Ladies were promoted to the league.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity2023 SeasonCity LadsNew BrightonIsaac Wolfson Stadium10,00013thCopperbelts LadiesPolokwaneBaroka Village100012thDurban LadiesUmlaziSugar Ray Xulu Stadium65008thFirst Touch F.C.PolokwaneBaroka Village100011thJVW F.C.BedfordviewWits Stadium50003rdLindelani LadiesNtuzumaPrincess Magogo Stadium12,0002nd in SWLMamelodi Sundowns LadiesPretoriaLucas Moripe Stadium28,9001st Richmond UnitedDe AarMerino Park Stadium2007thRoyal AM WomenPietermaritzburgHarry Gwala Stadium65005thThunderbirds LadiesButterworthSisa Dukashe Stadium17,00014thTS Galaxy QueensMbombelaSolomon Mahlangu Stadium50004thTUT MatsatsantsaPretoriaTUT Stadium250010thUFH LadiesAliceDavidson Stadium2001st in SWLUJ LadiesAuckland ParkUJ Stadium80009thUP-Tuks LadiesHatfieldTuks Stadium14,1506thUWC LadiesBellvilleUWC Stadium25002nd
League table
Results
Notes On 21 April 2024, the match between Royal AM and Lindelani Ladies was interrupted when a brawl erupted between players from both teams. Three players from Lindelani Ladies were suspended for two matches by the South African Football Association (SAFA) Disciplinary Committee.
On the 20th of July the match between UWC and TS Galaxy Queens did not take place as the Galaxy Queens did not show up on time for the match.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies scored a league record in a 13–0 win over Thunderbirds Ladies.
Statistics
Top scorer
RankPlayerClubGoals 1Boitumelo RabaleMamelodi Sundowns Ladies172Nthabiseng MajiyaMamelodi Sundowns Ladies13 Litseoane Maloro Royal AM WomenThato MofoloUJ Ladies3 Philisa MjambaneUWC Ladies11 Gabriela SalgadoJVW7 Gugu DlaminiUJ Ladies10 Kesha HendricksUFH Ladies9Tanna HollisJVW9Miche MinniesMamelodi Sundowns Ladies Mamello MakhabaneTS Galaxy Queens11 Sibulele HolweniUWC Ladies8 Thandi RameriCopperbelt LadiesBusisiwe NdimeniTS Galaxy QueensNomvula KgoaleTS Galaxy QueensNicole MichaelTS Galaxy Queens Nomvuyo BhenguRoyal AM Women
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClub Cleansheets1Matshidiso MasebeUJ Ladies142 Sedilami BosejaMamelodi Sundowns Ladies133Kaylin SwartJVW114Siphesihle DlaminiUWC Ladies105Dineo MagagulaTS Galaxy Queens96Andile DlaminiMamelodi Sundowns Ladies87Magabene PoloriFirst Touch 7 Kgothatso ManamelaUP Ladies9Nelisiwe MjiraDurban Ladies5Kebotseng MoletsaneRoyal AM11Nokuphumla MpatsiyanaUFH Ladies4 Magdalena MotsabiRichmond United
Hat-tricks Players who scored a hat-trick during the 2024 season: +PlayerForAgainstResultDate Inge Kaba UP LadiesLindelani Ladies1-3 (A)16 March 2024 Thandi Rameri Copperbelt LadiesThunderbirds Ladies6-1 (H)31 March 2024 Miche MinniesMamelodi Sundowns LadiesLindelani Ladies7-0 (H)14 April 2024Tanna HollisJVWThunderbirds Ladies0-5 (A)20 April 2024 Philisa MjambaneUWC LadiesThunderbirds Ladies0-7 (A)11 May 2024 Gabriela SalgadoJVWThunderbirds Ladies4-0 (H)6 July 2024 Boitumelo RabaleMamelodi Sundowns LadiesRichmond United8-0 (H)6 July 2024 Mpho BloemRichmond UnitedCity Lads0-3 (A)7 September 2024 Nomfundo MkhizeLindelani LadiesRichmond United3-1 (H)15 September 2024 Okuhle SitholeDurban LadiesThunderbirds Ladies6-1 (H)21 September 2024 Ronnel DonnelleyUWC LadiesThunderbirds Ladies6-0 (H)24 September 2024 Rhoda MulaudziMamelodi Sundowns LadiesThunderbirds Ladies0-13 (A)28 September 2024
Awards The following players were rated best in the league: AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the season Amogelang Motau UWC LadiesFan's Playerof the season Lebogang Ramalepe Mamelodi Sundowns LadiesGoalkeeper ofthe season Matshidiso MasebeUJ LadiesTop goalscorerof the season Boitumelo RabaleMamelodi Sundowns LadiesCoach ofthe season Jerry TshabalalaMamelodi Sundowns LadiesYoung playerof the season Khwezi KhozaDurban LadiesAssistant Referee of the SeasonRose MokoenaReferee of the SeasonKwandile Somtsai Boitumelo Rabale won a second consecutive South African Football Journalists’ Association's (Safja) Women's Footballer of the Year.
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