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2014 Sasol League National Championship
Tournament details
Country	South Africa
City	Port Elizabeth
Venue(s)	Isaac Wolfson Stadium
Dates	9 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
Teams	9
Defending champions	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Final positions
Champions	Cape Town Roses
Runner-up	Palace Super Falcons
Third place	Coal City Wizards
Fourth place	Kanatla Ladies
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Nocawe Skiti
Best player	Mamello Makhabane
Best young player	Noxolo Cesane
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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]

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

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

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
Cape Town Roses Coastal United Ladies (hosts) Royal Wizards	Palace Super Falcons Durban Ladies Coal City Wizards	Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies Kanatla Ladies Titans

Group stages

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.

Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
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;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
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);
Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cape Town Roses	2	2	0	21	2	+19	6	Knockout Stages
2	Coastal United Ladies	2	0	2	3	5	−2	0	Knockout Stages
3	Royal Wizards	0	0	0	0	17	−17	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

8 December

Cape Town Roses	5–2	Coastal United Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

9 December

Cape Town Roses	16–0	Royal Wizards

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

10 December

Royal Wizards	0–1	Coastal United Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palace Super Falcons	2	2	0	10	1	+9	6	Knockout Stages
2	Durban Ladies	2	1	1	4	5	−1	3	Knockout Stages
3	Coal City Wizards	2	0	2	2	10	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

8 December

Coal City Wizards	1–4	Durban Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

9 December

Palace Super Falcons	4–0	Durban Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

10 December

Coal City Wizards	1–6	Palace Super Falcons

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kanatla Ladies	2	2	0	4	2	+2	6	Knockout Stages
2	Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies	2	1	1	5	2	+3	3	Knockout Stages
3	Titans	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

8 December

Kanatla Ladies	2–1	Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

9 December

Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies	4–0	Titans

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

10 December

Kanatla Ladies	2–1	Titans

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	C	Titans	2	2	1	6	−5	#Knockout stage
2	B	Coal City Wizards	2	2	2	10	−8	#Knockout stage
3	A	Royal Wizards	2	2	0	17	−17

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

12 December – Isaac Wolfson Stadium

Cape Town Roses	3
		14 December – Isaac Wolfson Stadium
Kanatla Ladies	0
		Cape Town Roses	2
12 December – Isaac Wolfson Stadium
		Palace Super Falcons	1
Palace Super Falcons	7

Coal City Wizards	1
		Third place

		12 December – Isaac Wolfson Stadium

		Coal City Wizards	5

		Kanatla Ladies	2

Quarter finals

11 December

Cape Town Roses	3–0	Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

11 December

Kanatla Ladies	2–0	Durban Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

11 December

Coal City Wizards	3–1	Titans

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

11 December

Palace Super Falcons	7–0	Coastal United Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

Semi-finals

12 December

Cape Town Roses	3–0	Kanatla Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

12 December

Palace Super Falcons	7–0	Coal City Wizards

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

3rd/4th play off

12 December

Coal City Wizards	5–2	Kanatla Ladies

Isaac Wolfson Stadium

Final

14 December

Cape Town Roses	2–1	Palace Super Falcons
Nocawe Shiti 50', 71'		Gugu Gabuza 86'

Isaac Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Final standings


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

The following were rated best in the tournament:

Award	Winner	Club
Diski Queen of the Tournament	Mamello Makhabane	Palace Super Falcons
Queen of Queens of the Tournament	Noxolo Cesane	Cape Town Roses
Top goalscorer of the Tournament	Nocawe Skiti
Coach of the Tournament	Xolile Madikane
Young Queen of the Tournament	Noxolo Cesane
Best goalkeeper
Referee of the Tournament