Women's Varsity Football
Founded | 2013 |
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Region | South Africa |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | UWC Ladies FC |
Most successful team(s) | TUT Ladies FC (6 titles) |
Television broadcasters | SuperSport |
Website | varsitysportssa.com/football |
2023 Women's Varsity Football |
Women's Varsity Football, also known as Women's Varsity Diski, is a South African university football competition. It is one of seven sports in the Varsity Sports series. The annual tournament involves the top women's football playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is managed by Advent Sport Entertainment and Media (ASEM) on behalf of the University Sports Company (USC), and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa.[1]
History[edit]
The inaugural tournament was held in 2013, with UJ Ladies winning the final 6-0 against TUT Ladies.[2] In 2019 TUT Ladies won their sixth straight title.[3]
In the 2023 edition UWC Ladies were crowned champions after defeating defending champions UJ Ladies 2-0 in the final.[4]
Champions[edit]
The list of champions and runners-up:[5]
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
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2013 | UJ Ladies | TUT Ladies |
2014 | TUT Ladies | Tuks Ladies |
2015 | UWC Ladies | |
2016 | ||
2017 | UJ Ladies | |
2018 | UWC Ladies | |
2019 | ||
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa | |
2021 | UWC Ladies | Tuks Ladies |
2022 | UJ Ladies | UWC Ladies |
2023 | UWC Ladies | UJ Ladies |
Notable players[edit]
Players who have since represented Banyana Banyana:
Sponsors[edit]
The tournament is sponsored by:[6]
- First National Bank
- Suzuki
- Cashbuild
Broadcasting and official partners[edit]
SuperSport is the official broadcaster. Southern Sun is the accommodation partner. Red Bull is the official energy drink. LIFT is the official airline. Gilbert is the official ball partner.
References[edit]
- ^ "About". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "UJ women score Varsity Football crown". YourSport. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ koosventer (2019-09-30). "TUT win sixth straight Varsity Women's Football title". Rekord. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Mosomane, Samuel (2023-08-21). "UWC are the 2023 Women's Varsity Football champions -". Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Bielfeld, Kaylee (2000-11-30). "History". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Sponsors". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-13.