National Championships25 November - 1 December 2013

Klerksdorp, North-West

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This year’s Fifth Edition of the Sasol League championship should be blockbuster of a tournament.

It comes in the backdrop of our various women’s teams doing considerably well on the international scene.

The story of our Under/17 team is well documented while our Under/20 girls’ team is very much in the running for a slot in the World Cup scheduled for Canada.

I would want to thank Sheryl Botes who is the coach for both the Under/17 and 20 ladies’ teams. I want to say (to Botes) you are slowly writing your own piece of history and when legends are counted in years to come, your name will proudly be among them.

Keep up the good work.

The Sasol League championship is the bedrock of all our national teams. Almost all of our players are a product of the Sasol League.

The first championship was held in 2009 in Cape Town and was won by Detroit Ladies and since then, Palace Super Falcons have literally made this championship their own, having won it three times in a row.

To other provinces, I want to challenge you to raise your hands and refuse to be ‘bullied’ by Falcons.

I would also like to thank Sasol for sticking to the winning formula of backing women football through and through. Without partners like Sasol, most of the talent that will be displayed here will have gone unnoticed.

I am proud of such a proudly South African company that prides itself in ploughing back into the very society that it does business with.

Enjoy your stay in this serenity of Klerksdorp Town because this should be an exciting tournament and may the best team wins. To those that might fail to go all the way, don’t be discouraged as there is always the next time.

By reaching the finals of this championship, you have already shown your worthiness and you should be proud of yourself.

Once again, good luck to all participants, officials and spectators!

Dr Danny Jordaan SAFA President

MESSAGE FROM SAFA

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Dear Friends of Football,

The fifth version of the SASOL National Championships is upon us and we look forward to an improved standard of play. With our continued support for women’s football through the extension of our partnership with the South African Football Association in June this year, Sasol has further entrenched itself as the leading enabler for women’s football development in South Africa.

In the last four years we have been able to empower confident young women who have become role models to thousands of girls across our nation. The SASOL League has created opportunities for some of these girls to further their studies at South Africa’s premier institutions of higher learning, most of whom would otherwise not have been able to further their studies. We urge more partners to share with Sasol in the advancement of the women’s game as we appreciate the enormous task that lies ahead, before the girls can take their rightful place along the best teams in the world.

As a direct feeder to the national women’s football team, Sasol Banyana Banyana, the league continues to successfully identify and nurture new talent for the national women’s teams of all ages. The Sasol League has also consistently afforded an equal opportunity to all aspiring female footballers in becoming elite athletes, regardless of whom they are and where they come from.

We would like to commend all our partners and stakeholders who have been integral in making this initiative a great success. The media has played a critical role in helping us elevate the status of women’s football and have ensured that our communities get regular updates about the women’s games. The team owners, who are doing this for the love of the game of football, have made a significant direct contribution to the empowerment of women through the sport.

Lastly, we would also like to urge all teams to recognize that winning at all cost and by all means possible, is not in the spirit of “Fair play”, and that Sasol does not encourage this practice.

On behalf of Sasol, I congratulate all teams that have made it to this year’s Championships and wish all of them an enjoyable tournament.

As they say in sport, MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN!

Dumisani Mbokane SASOL Sponsorship Specialist

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GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C

Al’s Puk Tawana Cape Town Roses City Lads

Limpopo Gauteng Durban Ladies

Royal Wizards Bloemfontein Celtics Mpumalanga Ladies

Day 1 - 25th November 2013 (Monday) - Alabama Stadium

Host Visitor Time Match No.

City Lads vs Durban Ladies 10:00 1

Cape Town Roses vs Gauteng 12:30 2

Official Opening Ceremony

Al’s Puk Tawana vs Limpopo 15:30 3

Day 2 - 26th November 2013 (Tuesday) - Alabama Stadium

Host Visitor Time Match No.

Gauteng vs Bloemfontein Celtics 10:00 4

Limpopo vs Royal Wizards 12:30 5

Durban Ladies vs Mpumalanga Ladies 15:00 6

FIXTURES 2013

Group Matches

SAFA’S MISSION STATEMENT

The South African Football Association as the Governing body of football in South Africa, is committed to:

• Promoting and facilitating the development of football through sustainable infrastructure and training initiatives.

• Engaging in pro-active dialogue with government to generate partnerships in recognition of football as a national asset.

• Creating a mutually beneficial relationship with the corporate world.

• Contributing to Africa’s ascendancy in world football through the hosting of major events in Africa, while aspiring and striving to become a leading football nation.

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Day 3 - 27th November 2013 (Wednesday) - Alabama Stadium

Host Visitor Time Match No.

Royal Wizards vs Al’s Puk Tawana 10:00 7

Mpumalanga Ladies vs City Lads 12:30 8

Bloemfontein Celtics vs Cape Town Roses 15:00 9

Day 4 - 28th November 2013 (Thursday) - Alabama Stadium

Quarter Finals Time Match No.

1st Quarter Final Winner Gr. A vs. 1st Runner-up Gr. C 9:00 10

2nd Quarter Final Winner Gr. B vs. 1st Runner-up Gr. A 11:00 11

3rd Quarter Final Winner Gr. C vs. 1st Runner-up Gr. B 13:00 12

4th Quarter Final 2nd Runner-up vs. 2nd Runner-up 15:00 13Day 7 - 1st December 2013 (Sunday) - Matlosana Stadium

3rd/4th Place Play-offs Time Match No.

Loser 1st Semi Final vs. Loser 2nd Semi Final 11:00 16

Day 6 - 30th November 2013 (Saturday)

Day 7 - 1st December 2013 (Sunday) - Matlosana Stadium

Final Time Match No.

Winner 1st Semi Final vs. Winner 2nd Semi Final 15:00 17

Day 5 - 29th November 2013 (Friday) - Matlosana Stadium

Quarter Finals Time Match No.

1st Semi Final Winner 1st QF vs. Winner 3rd QF 12:30 14

2nd Semi Final Winner 2nd QF vs. Winner 4th QF 15:00 15

Group Matches Semi Finals

Quarter Finals

Play-offs

Rest Day

Final

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Finals Running Order - Sunday 01 December 2013

0800 Gates Open09:00 Teams Arrivals - 3rd / 4th Play Offs11:00 3rd / 4th Play Offs - Kick Off11:45 Half Time - 3rd / 4th Play Offs12:00 2nd Half Kick Off - 3rd / 4th Play Offs12:45 Full Time / End of Match - 3rd / 4th Play Offs13:00 Team Arrivals 0 Finalists13:45 Colours, equipment, jewelery, names, accreditations and numbers to be checked by

the fourth official13:50 Match officials complete inspection14:00 Finalists Teams’ sheets handed out14:05 Goalkeeper’s warm-up on the field14:08 Pre-match interviews - both coaches14:10 Players warm-up commences14:30 Dignitaries fetched from the hospitality area14:35 Warm-up completed14:45 Players move from the change rooms to the tunnel area14:50 TV going Live

On cue from SABC Floor Manager:

14:52 Procession enters the field - Ball boys carrying FIFA Fair Play Flag followed by: - Match Officials & Players to the tune of the FIFA anthem - Dignitaries to follow after Players line up14:53 Dignitaries Meet & Greet Players14:55 National Anthem 14:58 Players to meet & greet each other14:59 Toss of Coin and Team Photos15:00 1st Half - Kick Off15:45 Half Time16:00 2nd Half - Kick Off16:40 Dignitaries fetched from the Hospitality Area

In case of a draw after the end of full time, then penalties and sudden death in terms of the laws of the game shall be taken. (No Extra Time)

16:45 Full Time (if no penalties)16:47 Prize Giving Awards17:07 Activities Ends

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Rules and Regulations

1. National Championships

1.1 The National Championships shall take place under the auspices and the authority of the SAFA Competitions Committee which shall appoint the host centre, and a Local Organising Committee (“LOC”) which shall be coordinated by the Provincial Executive Committee (“PEC”) or the person designated by them to do so, in the relevant Province.

1.2 The Competitions Committee member of the relevant Province shall be the chairperson of the LOC and the host Region President shall be the vice-chairperson of the LOC, and they shall be responsible for overseeing preparations for the National play-offs at LOC level.

1.3 At the end of the season, and after each Provincial League winner has been verified by the SAFA Competitions Committee, the National play-offs shall be held for the nine (9) League winners at one (1) central venue to determine the National Champions.

2. Format of the National Championships

2.1 The National Championships shall consist of a round-robin Phase divided into Group A, B and Group C streams followed by a knock-out Phase.

2.2 For the round-robin phase, the Sasol League provincial stream winners shall drawn into the three Groups in a public draw, with the host province winner being seeded in Group A 1.

2.3 For the knockout phase, the Group winners {top 3 teams}, Groups 1st runner-ups {2nd positions 3 teams} and the best / top two 2nd runner-ups {3rd positions 2 teams} will qualify for the quarter finals (QF).

2.4 The least performing 2nd runner-up / worst position 3 team in all the three groups after the round-robin phase will be eliminated from the Tournament, thus expected to leave the Championship.

2.5 The winners of the QF will proceed to compete in the semi-finals (SF), wherein the Semis winners will proceed to the Finale while the Semis losers will compete in the 3rd/4th play-offs.

2.6 The Quarter Finals losing Teams will be eliminated from the Tournament, thus expected to leave the Championship.

2.7 The two (2) top teams in each Group shall qualify for the semi-finals to determine the finalists who shall play in the final to determine the National champion.

2.8 Each team shall consist of eighteen (18) players and two (2) officials representing their particular provincial stream winner at the tournament.

2.9 Three (3) points shall be awarded for a win, one (1) for a draw, and no points for a loss.

2.10 The Group winner shall be determined by the team with the most number of points. If two teams end with the same number of points, the Group winner will be determined by goal difference, and thereafter by the highest number of goals. If it is still tied after the goal tally, the Group winner shall be determined by a once-off match which shall be decided on penalties if the score is still tied after ninety (90) minutes.

2.11 Each player shall be required to produce the following documents for registration at the National Championships:

2.11.1 player registration cards as issued by SAFA;

2.11.2 South African green identity documents or valid South African passports.

2.12 The match shall be for the duration of two (2) equal periods of forty-five (45) minutes with an interval of fifteen (15) minutes.

2.13 During the knock-out stages when the score is a draw, then penalties shall be taken to determine the winner. (There shall be no Extra Time Played)

2.14 Substitutions will be allowed in accordance with the FIFA Rules, i.e. only three (3) substitutes will be allowed.

2.15 A FIFA-approved size five (5) ball shall be used at all times during official matches.

2.16 The SAFA Referees’ Committee shall nominate the referees as well as referees’ convenor for the National Championship.

3. Discipline and disputes at the National Championships

3.1 All disciplinary matters at the National play-offs shall be dealt with by the National Disciplinary Committee (“NDC”) sitting in the relevant host Province.

3.2 A player ordered off the field shall serve an automatic two (2)-match suspension, and a player accumulating three (3) yellow cards shall serve an automatic one (1) match suspension.

3.3 Protests and complaints must be lodged with the Competitions Director within two (2) hours of the completion of the match accompanied by the relevant protest/complaint fee. Protests/complaints received after the deadline will not be entertained. The NDC shall convene a hearing before the end of the day to adjudicate any protest/complaint.

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3.4 Any team aggrieved with the outcome of the NDC may appeal directly to an arbitrator who shall conduct the arbitration in terms of the SAFA Uniform Rules and Regulations, subject to the payment of the relevant arbitration fee.

3.5 The arbitration shall be convened and shall determine the matter within twenty-four (24) hours of the appeal. The outcome of the arbitration shall be final and binding, and there shall be no further appeal.

Competitions Committee / NEC DeployeesMonde Montshiwa - North-WestDavid Brains Zulu - MpumalangaGerald Don - Western Cape

Sasol OPS TeamDumisani Mbokane - Sponsorship SpecialistBongani Ntshingila - Business DirectorMxolisi Dlokweni - Project Executive

OPS TeamBalebetse Monnakgotla - Director Competitions Lucy Ramaube - Competitions OfficerNobesuthu Totwana - Competitions Officer Percy Makhanya - Security DepartmentMirriam Theko - Referees DepartmentNamhla Matandabuzo - Marketing & Commercial Kholofelo Kholoisane - Communications DepartmentJoseph Mkhonza - Selector Sheryl Botes - Selector Fran Hilton-Smith - Acting Technical DirectorIsaac Klaas - Provincial Secretary (EC)Karabo Monkwe - Provincial Secretary (NW)

LOC TeamGeorge Morebodi - LOC Chairperson Orapeleng Setlhare - LOC Secretary Josiah Modiakgotla - Technical and Logistics (Facilities and Equipment)Khabo Bontsi - Protocol, Hospitality and Catering Khumo Moseki - Tournament (Nerve Center and Administration)Tebogo Ramone - Marketing and Publicity Bennett Mnyamane - Safety, Security, Medical and Disaster Management Pule Ntsoahae - Transport and Mobilization Wesley Kgang - Entertainment Abram Lethebe - Accommodation

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Sasol League

Venue: Alabama StadiumDate: Monday, 25th Nov to Thursday, 28th Nov 2013 – from 11:00 dailyVenue: Matlosana StadiumDate: Friday, 29th Nov – from 13:00Finals: Sunday, 1st Dec – from 13:00

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