SAB LEAGUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

SAB League National Championship to kick-off on 9th July in Stellenboach

The SAB League National Championships 2013 will begin on Tuesday, 9th July in Stellenbosch, outside of Cape Town. Nine provincial teams and an invitational team from University Sports South Africa (USSA) will play against one another over a week and this will culminate in the finals on Saturday, 13th July. 

The SAB League (formerly known as the Castle League, SAB U21 Regional League and Regional League) is South Africa's largest senior grassroots football league under the umbrella of the South African Football Association (SAFA). SAB is committed to the development of grassroots football development through its 13 year-long investment in the SAB League. 

SAB recently extended this commitment for a further 5 years, investing more than R7-million into the SAB League. This is over and above the more than R2-million invested in modern playing kits which were provided to all teams playing in this revamped SAB League. 

At the SAB National Championships Public Draw recently, the games between the nine provincial teams and USSA were announced. 

The game schedule is as follows: 

IDAS VALLEY STADIUM , STELLENBOSCH, 

TUESDAY, 9 JULY 

Time Match 09H00:

Northern Cape vs. USSA 

Eastern Cape vs. Mpumalanga 

11h00 

Western Cape vs. Free State 

North West vs. Gauteng 

13h00 

Eastern Cape vs. KwaZulu Natal 

USSA vs. Mpumalanga 

15h00 OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY 

16h00 

North West vs. Limpopo 

Free State vs. Gauteng 

LENTELUS SPORTS GROUNDS (STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY), 

WEDNESDAY, 10 JULY 

Time Match 09h00:

KwaZulu Natal vs. USSA 

11h00 

Limpopo vs. Free State 

13h00 

Northern Cape vs. Mpumalanga 

16h00

Western Cape vs. Gauteng 

IDAS VALLEY STADIUM, 

THURSDAY, 11 JULY 

Time Match 09h00 

Western Cape vs. North West 

Gauteng vs. Limpopo 

11h00 

Northern Cape vs. Eastern Cape 

Mpumalanga vs. KwaZulu Natal 

13h00 

Limpopo vs. Western Cape 

Free State vs. North West 

15h00 

KwaZulu Natal vs. Northern Cape

USSA vs. Eastern Cape 

IDAS VALLEY STADIUM, 

FRIDAY,12 JULY 

Time Match 10h00 

Winner Group A vs. Runner-up 

Group B Winner Group B vs. Runner-up 

Group A 3rd and 4th Place Playoffs Loser Match AB1 vs. Loser Match AB2 FINALS: 

LENTELUS SPORTS GROUNDS (STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY), 

SATURDAY, 13 JULY

Time Match 15h00 

Winner Match AB1 vs Winner Match AB2