What women's leagues are there, from regional to national level?
Rule- South Africa
- SAFA
- Women's football
- Sasol Women's League
- Hollywoodbets Super League
- Senior
- SAFA Uniform Rules
- 2026
- Players
SAFA's senior women's pyramid:
| Level | League | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| National | Hollywoodbets Super League | SA's premier women's league; 14 teams (per SAFA) |
| Provincial | Sasol Women's League (SAFA's Women's Provincial League) | One stream in each of the nine provinces, up to 16 teams each; SAFA says 144 teams in total |
| Regional | Women's Regional League | One stream per SAFA region, up to 16 teams, with extra streams where a region is vast (one stream within any 150 km radius) |
| Local | Local Football Association (LFA) leagues | Run by each LFA |
Moving up and down
- The bottom two teams in each Sasol League province are relegated to the Regional Women's League in their home region (Sasol League Regulations).
- Teams are promoted into the Sasol League through the inter-regional play-offs under the Regional Women's League regulations.
- The nine Sasol provincial winners meet at the Sasol League National Championships. According to SAFA, the Sasol League champions earn promotion to the Hollywoodbets Super League.
- A club can't have two teams in the same league, and a lower team can't be promoted into a league where the same club already has a team (Uniform Rule 4.5).
Added 22 Oct 2026