2022 Women's Varsity Football
Tournament details | |
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Country | South Africa |
City | Soweto |
Venue(s) | UJ Soweto Stadium |
Date | 11 October 2022 - 16 October 2022 |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | University of the Western Cape |
Final positions | |
Champions | University of Johannesburg |
Runner-up | University of the Western Cape |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 54 (3.6 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Sphumelele Shamase (7 goals) |
Best player | Sphumelele Shamase |
Official website | |
https://www.varsitysportssa.com/football-women-fixtures | |
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024. |
The 2022 Women's Varsity Football was the ninth edition of the South African women's university soccer competition. It involved some of the top football playing universities in the country. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports SA, and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa. It was hosted at UJ Soweto Stadium by the University of Johannesburg.[1]
The University of the Western Cape are defending champions.[2][3] They lost the title via penalties (5-3) to the University of Johannesburg after the match ended in a 0-0 draw.[4]
Participating teams
[edit]The eight teams that competed in the 2022 Women's Varsity Football challenge are:
The teams were split into two groups as follows:[5]
Group A | Group B |
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Round robin stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | UWC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | TUT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Wits | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | DUT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
TUT | 5–0 | DUT |
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24’ Tshogofatso Motlogelwa 25’ Own Goal |
UWC | 1–0 | Wits |
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57’ Lindokuhle Gladile |
TUT | 2–0 | Wits |
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33′ Yolisa Ntsabo 48′ Nicole Mohlala |
Wits | 5–1 | DUT |
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2’ Ofentse Malape 14’ 22’ Nkoane |
60’ Nokwanda Xulu |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | UJ (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | UP-Tuks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | NWU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | |
4 | UL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
NWU | 3–3 | UL |
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10' Noluthando Mohlontlo 46’ Lerato Monate |
26’ Boniswa Makhale 45’ Sharon Matabathe |
UP-Tuks | 4–0 | UL |
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6′ Shongwe 10′ Lesedi Petlane |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi finals
[edit]UJ | 5–1 | TUT |
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16’ 24’ S. Shamase 44’ T. Shamase |
41’ Tshogofatso Motlogelwa |
Final
[edit]Sponsors
[edit]The tournament was sponsored by:
Awards
[edit]The following players were rated best in the tournament:[11]
Award | Player | Team |
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FNB player of the tournament | Spumelele Shamase | UJ |
Suzuki Golden Boot |
References
[edit]- ^ "Varsity Women's Football - 14 October 2022". www.howler.co.za (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-10). "Women's Varsity Football MD 1 Wrap: Shamase twins cause havoc, UWC starts with a win". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Crouch, Faheedah (2021-10-07). "UWC Eager to Build on Varsity Football Title Victory". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Abrahams, Celine (2022-10-17). "UJ Dethrone UWC to Win 2022 Varsity Football Crown". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Mshengu, Thami (2022-10-11). "2022 Varsity Football Women's fixtures confirmed". ThamiSoccer. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-12). "Women's Varsity Football MD 3 Wrap: UWC beat TUT, Tuks secure last semi-final spot". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-11). "Women's Varsity Football MD 2 Wrap: UJ, TUT, UWC Book Semi-Final Spots". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-10). "Women's Varsity Football MD 1 Wrap: Shamase twins cause havoc, UWC starts with a win". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-13). "Varsity Women's Football: UWC & UJ to meet in 2022 final". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-15). "UJ dethrone UWC in Women's Varsity Football tournament". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Hare, Rudene (2023-08-20). "UWC Crowned 2023 Women's Varsity Football Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-15.