2021 COSAFA Women’s Champions League

The 2021 COSAFA Women's Champions League is the 1st edition of the COSAFA women's club football championship organised by the COSAFA for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will held from 26 August–4 September 2021.[1][2][3][4][5] It will be hosted by South Africa [3].

2021 COSAFA Women's Champions League
Tournament details
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Dates26 August–4 September
Teams7
2022

The winner of the tournament will qualify for the first ever CAF Women's Champions League which will held later this year.

Participating teams

The following seven teams will contest in the league.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
  Buffaloes FC 1st n/a
  Black Rhino Queens FC 1st n/a
  Double Actions Ladies 1st n/a
  Lesotho Lesotho Defense Force 1st n/a
  Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC 1st n/a
  Manzini Wonderers LFC 1st n/a
  Turu Magic 1st n/a

Draw

The draw ceremony of the championship was held on 29 July 2021 11:00 local time at Johannesburg, South Africa.[6]

Group summary

Group A Group B

  Mamelodi Sundowns
  Lesotho Defence Force LFC
  Double Action Ladies
  Manzi Wanderers LFC

  Green Buffaloes LFC
  Tura Magic LFC
  Black Queens Rhino

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage
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.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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August 2021
A1 v A2 TBC

August 2021
A1 v A3 TBC

August 2021
A3 v A2 TBC

Group B

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August 2021
A1 v A2 TBC

August 2021
A1 v A3 TBC

August 2021
A3 v A2 TBC

Knockout stage

Bracket

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Semi-finals

September 2021
Winner group A v 2nd group B TBD
September 2021
Winner group B v 2nd group A TBD

Final

4 September 2021
SF1 Winner v SF2 Winner TBD

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 0 goals scored in 0 matches, for an average of Division by zero. Division by zero. per match.


References

  1. "Inaugural Cosafa Women's Champions League draw to take place". Daily Pressradar. 26 July 2021. https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/daily-news-south-africa/20210726/281964610749835. Retrieved 28 July 2021. 
  2. "Eight teams confirmed for maiden COSAFA Women's Champions League". Goal.com. 20 April 2021. https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/eight-teams-confirm-for-maiden-cosafa-womens-champions/1ewsgdipumjcpzqsq42qdjhop. Retrieved 28 July 2021. 
  3. "Inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League draw set for July 29". Cosafa.com. 23 July 2021. https://www.cosafa.com/inaugural-cosafa-womens-champions-league-draw-set-for-july-29/. Retrieved 28 July 2021. 
  4. "Inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League unveiled". Cosafa.com. 21 April 2021. https://www.cosafa.com/format-for-inaugural-cosafa-womens-champions-league-unveiled/. Retrieved 28 July 2021. 
  5. "Eight women's side to complete in champions league". Daily Southerncourier.co.za. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. "Inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League draw set for 29 July". Daily African Football News. 26 July 2021. https://africanfootball.com/news/787515/Inaugural-COSAFA-Womens-Champions-League-draw-set-for-July-29. Retrieved 28 July 2021. 

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