# 2012 Sasol League National Championship

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.
| Team | Provincial League |
| City Lads Ladies | Eastern Cape Sasol League |
| Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | Free State Sasol League |
| Palace Super Falcons | Gauteng Sasol League |
| Durban Ladies | KwaZulu Natal Sasol League |
| Kanatla Ladies | Limpopo Sasol League |
| Msiphuya Ladies | Mpumalanga Sasol League |
| RC Mills | Northern Cape Sasol League |
| Al’s Puk Tawana | North West Sasol League |
| Cape Town Roses | Western 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 A | Group 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Durban Ladies | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 12 | Knockout Stages |
| 2 | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 9 | Knockout Stages |
| 3 | Msiphuya Ladies | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Al’s Puk Tawana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | RC Mills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | −40 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palace Super Falcons | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Knockout Stages |
| 2 | Cape Town Roses | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout Stages |
| 3 | Kanatla Ladies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | City Lads Ladies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

## 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 29 June – King Zwelithini Stadium | 29 June – King Zwelithini Stadium |
| Cape Town Roses | 2 |
| Cape Town Roses | 2 | 1 July – King Zwelithini Stadium | 1 July – King Zwelithini Stadium |
| Durban Ladies | 1 | 1 July – King Zwelithini Stadium | 1 July – King Zwelithini Stadium |
| Durban Ladies | 1 | Cape Town Roses | 2 |
| 29 June – King Zwelithini Stadium | 29 June – King Zwelithini Stadium | | Cape Town Roses | 2 |
| 29 June – King Zwelithini Stadium | 29 June – King Zwelithini Stadium | Palace Super Falcons | 5 |
| Palace Super Falcons | 3 | Palace Super Falcons | 5 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | 1 | | |
| Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 July – King Zwelithini Stadium | 1 July – King Zwelithini Stadium |
| | | Durban Ladies | 5 |
| | | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | 0 |

### Final
## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Prize money |
| 1 | Palace Super Falcons | R50 000 |
| 2 | Cape Town Roses | R35 000 |
| 3 | Durban Ladies | R25 000 |
| 4 | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | R20 000 |
| 5 | City Lads Ladies | R15 000 |
| 5 | RC Mills | R15 000 |
| 5 | Al’s Puk Tawana | R15 000 |
| 5 | Kanatla Ladies | R15 000 |
| 5 | Msiphuya Ladies | R15 000 |

## Awards

The following were rated best in the tournament:
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Diski Queen of the Tournament | Portia Modise | Palace Super Falcons |
| Coach of the Tournament | Joe Mabaso | Palace Super Falcons |
| Best goalkeeper | Bridget Molale | Palace Super Falcons |
| Queen of Queens of the Tournament | Sanah Mollo | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies |
| Top goalscorer of the Tournament | Slindile Ngubane | Durban Ladies |
| Young Queen of the Tournament | Abongiwe Dlali | Cape Town Roses |
| Referee of the Tournament | Lufuno Nemagovhane |