2025 Sasol League National Championship

2025 Sasol League National Championship
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
CityVanderbijlpark
VenueVaal University of Technology
Date9 - 14 December 2025
Teams8
Defending championsEzemvelo
Final positions
ChampionsDiepkloof Ladies
Runners-upRamatlaohle Ladies
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorerMavis Maiacane
Awards
Best playerRefilwe Moyo
Best goalkeeperMananki Makhoana

The 2025 Sasol League National Championship was 16th edition of Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It will be held at the Vaal University of Technology in Vanderbijlpark.[1]

Ezemvelo were defending champions having won the 2024 edition.[2] Gauteng's Diepkloof Ladies defeated Limpopo's Ramatlaohle Ladies by a single goal to win the final.[3]

Participating teams

Team Provincial League
4800 Ladies Eastern Cape Sasol League
Ixias Ladies Free State Sasol League
Diepkloof Ladies Gauteng Sasol League
All Stars KwaZulu Natal Sasol League
Ramatlaohle Ladies Limpopo Sasol League
Super Strikers Ladies Mpumalanga Sasol League
Royal Wizards Northern Cape Sasol League
No participant[4][5] North West Sasol League
Stellenbosch Women's F.C.[6] Western Cape Sasol League

Draw

Group A Group B

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.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ramatlaohle Ladies 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Knockout Stages
2 Diepkloof Ladies 2 1 0 1 12 4 +8 3
3 Stellenbosch Women's F.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 RC Raycon Ladies 2 0 0 2 3 14 −11 0
Source:
Diepkloof Ladies0–2Ramatlaohle Ladies
Royal Wizards1–2Ramatlaohle Ladies
Royal Wizards2–12Diepkloof Ladies

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Super Strikers Ladies 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Knockout Stages
2 Ixias Ladies 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3 4800 Ladies 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4 All Stars 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:
All Stars1–2Super Strikers Ladies
4800 Ladies1–2Ixias Ladies
Ixias Ladies1–3Super Strikers Ladies
4800 Ladies1–0All Stars
Ixias Ladies1–1All Stars
4800 Ladies0–6Super Strikers Ladies

Knockouts

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 December – Vaal University of Technology
 
 
Ramatlaohle Ladies3
 
14 December –Vaal University of Technology
 
Ixias Ladies0
 
Ramatlaohle Ladies0
 
12 December– Vaal University of Technology
 
Diepkloof Ladies1
 
Super Strikers Ladies0
 
 
Diepkloof Ladies0
(2–3 p)
 

Semi-finals

Ramatlaohle Ladies3–0Ixias Ladies
Super Strikers Ladies0–0Diepkloof Ladies
Penalties
2-3

Final

Ramatlaohle Ladies0–1Diepkloof Ladies

Awards

The following were rated best in the tournament:[7]

Award Winner Club
Best Player Refilwe Moyo Ramatlaohle Ladies
Best goalkeeper Mananki Makhoana Diepkloof Ladies
Top goalscorer Mavis Maiacane Super Strikers Ladies
Referee of the Tournament Hloniphile Msezane
Assistant Referee of the Tournament Nolitha Mhlomi

References

  1. ^ CentreCircle (2025-12-08). "The battle for promotion to the Hollywoodbets Super League starts in earnest on Tuesday". Centre Circle. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  2. ^ "Ezemvelo crowned 2024 Sasol League national champions | soccer". SABC. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  3. ^ Seakgwe, Stephen (2025-12-15). "Diepkloof Ladies Claim National Title at 2025 SAFA Women's Playoffs". Mapepeza News. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ^ "No kick-off for North West women's league as Safa fails to pay - Scrolla.Africa". 2025-07-30. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  5. ^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Courts halt Sasol women's league as cash-strapped Safa owes clubs millions". News24. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  6. ^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Safa Western Cape to blow cash on Swiss court appeal while clubs go unpaid". News24. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  7. ^ CentreCircle (2025-12-13). "SAFA CEO applauds Diepkloof Ladies who were crowned 2025 SAFA Women's National Championship winners". Centre Circle. Retrieved 2025-12-15.