# 2022 SAFA Women's League

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

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Bloemfontein | Siwelele Park Stadium | 1,000 |
| City Lads | East London | Issac Wolfson Stadium | 10,000 |
| Coal City Wizards | Johannesburg | Puma Stadium | 24,000 |
| Durban Ladies | Durban | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium | 6,500 |
| First Touch F.C. | Polokwane | Baroka village | 1,000 |
| Golden Ladies | Johannesburg | Montshioa Stadium | |
| JVW FC | Johannesburg | Wits Stadium | 5,000 |
| Ma-Indies Ladies | Polokwane | Giyani Stadium | 20,000 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | Pretoria | Loftus versfeid stadium | 51,762 |
| Richmond United | Northern Cape | Merino Park Stadium | 200 |
| Thunderbirds Ladies | Gqeberha | Sisa Dukashe Stadium | 17,000 |
| TUT | Pretoria | TUT Stadium | 2,500 |
| UJ | Johannesburg | UJ Stadium | 8,000 |
| UWC | Cape Town | UWC Stadium | 2,500 |
| Vasco Da Gama | Cape Town | Parow Park Stadium | 2,000 |

## Table

    As of 20 October 2023
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (C) | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 13 | +113 | 82 | Champions League Qualifiers |
| 2 | UWC Ladies | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 13 | +42 | 68 | |
| 3 | TUT Ladies | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 65 | |
| 4 | JVW | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 60 | |
| 5 | UJ Ladies | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 51 | |
| 6 | Bloem Celtic Ladies | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 51 | |
| 7 | Richmond United | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 48 | |
| 8 | Ma-Indies Ladies | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 47 | |
| 9 | First Touch | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 38 | |
| 10 | Durban Ladies | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 37 | |
| 11 | Thunderbirds Ladies | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 35 | |
| 12 | City Lads | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 29 | |
| 13 | Coal City Wizards | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 23 | |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 66 | −35 | 22 | |
| 15 | Golden Ladies (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 107 | −80 | 13 | Play-offs |
| 16 | Tsunami Queens (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 77 | −62 | 10 | Relegation |
(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.
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Katlego Moletsane | Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies |
| Player of the Season | Boitumelo Rabale | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| Coach of the Season | Jerry Tshabalala | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| Top goalscorer | Andisiwe Mgcoyi | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| Top goalscorer | Nompumelelo Nyandeni | JVW |
| 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.