 | |
| Organising body | Varsity Sports |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013; 11 years ago (2013) |
| Region | South Africa |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions | UWC Ladies |
| Most successful team(s) | TUT Ladies (6 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | SuperSport |
| Website | varsitysportssa.com/football |
 2024 | |
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]
The inaugural tournament was held in 2013, with UJ Ladies winning the final 6-0 against TUT Ladies.[2]
The 2017 edition was hosted by Tshwane University of TechnologyatTUT Stadium. TUT Ladies defeated UJ Ladies 4-0 in the final to win their fourth consecutive title.[3][4]
The 2018 edition was hosted by the North-West UniversityatNWU McArthur Stadium. TUT Ladies defeated UWC Ladies 2-1 in the final to win their fifth consecutive title.[5]
The 2019 edition was hosted by the North-West UniversityatNWU-Mafikeng Stadium. TUT Ladies defeated UWC Ladies 4-1 in the final to win their sixth consecutive title.[6]
The 2021 edition was hosted by the University of PretoriaatTuks Stadium. UWC Ladies defeated UP-Tuks Ladies 4-3 via penalties after the matched ended in a goalless draw to win their maiden title.[7]
The 2022 edition was hosted by the University of Johannesburg at the UJ Soweto Stadium.[8] UJ Ladies defeated defending champions UWC Ladies 5-3 via penalties after the match ended in a goalless draw to win their second title.[9]
The 2023 edition was hosted by Tshwane University of TechnologyatTUT Stadium. UWC Ladies were crowned champions after defeating defending champions UJ Ladies 2-0 in the final to win their second title.[10]
The 2024 edition will be hosted by Tshwane University of TechnologyatTUT Stadium from 26 July - 9 August 2024.[11]
The list of champions and runners-up:[12]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UJ Ladies | TUT Ladies |
| 2014 | TUT Ladies | UP-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 | UP-Tuks Ladies |
| 2022 | UJ Ladies | UWC Ladies |
| 2023 | UWC Ladies | UJ Ladies |
| Rank | University | Champions | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tshwane University of Technology | 6 | 1 | 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019 |
2013 |
| 2 | University of the Western Cape | 2 | 5 | 2021, 2023 | 2015, 2016, 2018,
2019, 2022 |
| 3 | University of Johannesburg | 2 | 2 | 2013, 2022 | 2017, 2023 |
| 4 | University of Pretoria | 0 | 2 | 2014, 2021 |
Players who have since represented Banyana Banyana:
The tournament is sponsored by:[13]
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.
|
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varsity Football Challenge |
| ||||||
 Women's soccer in South Africa | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National teams |
| ||||||||
| Leagues |
| ||||||||
| Tournaments |
| ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main
competitions |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National teams |
| ||||||||||
| League system |
| ||||||||||
| Domestic cups |
| ||||||||||
| Awards |
| ||||||||||
| Lists |
| ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
