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2014 Sasol League National Championship

The 2014 Sasol League National Championship was the 6th edition of the Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It was held at Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth.[1]

2014 Sasol League National Championship
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
CityPort Elizabeth
Venue(s)Isaac Wolfson Stadium
Dates9 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
Teams9
Defending championsMamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Final positions
ChampionsCape Town Roses
Runner-upPalace Super Falcons
Third placeCoal City Wizards
Fourth placeKanatla Ladies
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Nocawe Skiti
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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies were defending champions.[2] They failed to qualify for this edition as Palace Super Falcons were Gauteng Sasol League champions.

Cape Town Roses defeated Palace Super Falcons 2-1 in the final.[3]

Participating teams

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All nine teams qualified through winning their provincial leagues.[4]

Team Provincial League
Coastal United 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
Coal City Wizards Mpumalanga Sasol League
Royal Wizards Northern Cape Sasol League
Titans North West Sasol League
Cape Town Roses Western Cape Sasol League

Draw

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The draw for the 2014 championship took place on 20 November 2014. The nine teams were divided into the following three groups:[5]

Group A Group B Group C
  • Royal Wizards

Group stages

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cape Town Roses 2 2 0 0 21 2 +19 6 Knockout Stages
2 Coastal United Ladies 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
3 Royal Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 17 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
Cape Town Roses5–2Coastal United Ladies
Cape Town Roses16–0Royal Wizards
Royal Wizards0–1Coastal United Ladies

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Palace Super Falcons 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Knockout Stages
2 Durban Ladies 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3 Coal City Wizards 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Coal City Wizards1–4Durban Ladies
Palace Super Falcons4–0Durban Ladies
Coal City Wizards1–6Palace Super Falcons

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kanatla Ladies 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Knockout Stages
2 Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3 Titans 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Kanatla Ladies2–1Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies4–0Titans
Kanatla Ladies2–1Titans

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C Titans 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 #Knockout stage
2 B Coal City Wizards 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
3 A Royal Wizards 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 December – Isaac Wolfson Stadium
 
 
Cape Town Roses3
 
14 December – Isaac Wolfson Stadium
 
Kanatla Ladies0
 
Cape Town Roses2
 
12 December – Isaac Wolfson Stadium
 
Palace Super Falcons1
 
Palace Super Falcons7
 
 
Coal City Wizards1
 
Third place
 
 
12 December – Isaac Wolfson Stadium
 
 
Coal City Wizards5
 
 
Kanatla Ladies2

Quarter finals

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Cape Town Roses3–0Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
Kanatla Ladies2–0Durban Ladies
Coal City Wizards3–1Titans
Palace Super Falcons7–0Coastal United Ladies

Semi-finals

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Cape Town Roses3–0Kanatla Ladies
Palace Super Falcons7–0Coal City Wizards

3rd/4th play off

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Coal City Wizards5–2Kanatla Ladies

Final

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Cape Town Roses2–1Palace Super Falcons

Final standings

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Rank Team Prize money
1 Cape Town Roses R50 000
2 Palace Super Falcons R35 000
3 Coal City Wizards R25 000
4 Kanatla Ladies R20 000
5 Durban Ladies R18 000
6 Titans R16 000
7 Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies R14 000
8 Coastal United Ladies R12 000
9 Royal Wizards R10 000

Awards

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The following were rated best in the tournament:

Award Winner Club
Diski Queen of the Tournament
Queen of Queens of the Tournament
Top goalscorer of the Tournament Nocawe Skiti Cape Town Roses
Coach of the Tournament
Best goalkeeper
Young Queen of the Tournament
Referee of the Tournament

References

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  1. ^ SAFA (2014-03-25). "SAFA Launches 2014 Edition of the Sasol League". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ^ SAFA (2013-12-01). "Sundowns Deserved SASOL League Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ Import, Pongrass (2014-12-18). "Cape Town Roses crowned 2014 Sasol League National champions". Comaro Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ "Roses demolish Coastal United on opening day". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ Content, Print (2014-12-04). "SASOL League National Championship 2014 draw". Comaro Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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