The 2012 Sasol League National Championship was the 4th edition of the Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It was held at King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi.
Palace Super Falcons were defending champions. They successfully defended their title for the third successive year defeating Cape Town Roses 5-2 in the final.
Participating teams All nine teams qualified through winning their provincial leagues. TeamProvincial LeagueCity Lads LadiesEastern Cape Sasol LeagueBloemfontein Celtic LadiesFree State Sasol LeaguePalace Super FalconsGauteng Sasol LeagueDurban LadiesKwaZulu Natal Sasol LeagueKanatla LadiesLimpopo Sasol LeagueMsiphuya LadiesMpumalanga Sasol LeagueRC MillsNorthern Cape Sasol LeagueAl’s Puk TawanaNorth West Sasol LeagueCape Town RosesWestern Cape Sasol League
Draw The draw for the 2014 championship took place in June 2012. The nine teams were divided into the following two groups:
Group AGroup B Durban Ladies (hosts) Msiphuya Ladies Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies RC Mills Al’s Puk Tawana Palace Super Falcons Kanatla Ladies Cape Town Roses City Lads Ladies
Group stages Tiebreakers Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); Drawing of lots. Group A
Group B
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
3rd/4th play off
Final
Final standings +RankTeamPrize money1Palace Super FalconsR50 0002Cape Town RosesR35 0003Durban LadiesR25 0004Bloemfontein Celtic LadiesR20 0005City Lads LadiesR15 000RC MillsAl’s Puk TawanaKanatla LadiesMsiphuya Ladies Awards The following were rated best in the tournament: AwardWinnerClubDiski Queen of the TournamentPortia ModisePalace Super FalconsCoach of the TournamentJoe MabasoBest goalkeeperBridget MolaleQueen of Queens of the TournamentSanah MolloBloemfontein Celtic LadiesTop goalscorer of the TournamentSlindile NgubaneDurban LadiesYoung Queen of the TournamentAbongiwe Dlali Cape Town RosesReferee of the TournamentLufuno Nemagovhane References