Gauteng Development League

The Gauteng Development League is a youth association football development league launched in 2017 by SAFA Gauteng. The league is for youth development for boys in different age groups. It features clubs from all over the province of Gauteng.^[1]

Gauteng Development League

Organising body	SAFA Gauteng
Founded	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Number of clubs	80
Level on pyramid	3
Relegation to	Gauteng Development Promotional League
Domestic cup(s)	Gauteng Development League Top 8
Current champions	Under 13: Kaizer Chiefs Development (4th title) Under 15: Mamelodi Sundowns Academy Under 17: Mamelodi Sundowns Academy Under 19: Highlands Park (3rd title)
Broadcaster(s)	Supersport Schools
Website	safagauteng.org.za

History

When Gauteng Development League was launched in 2017, there were just nine teams. It has grown to have 80 teams, with 20 teams in each division: U13, U15, U17 and U19.^[2]

U/13 Division

Year	Champion	Runners-up
2020	Orlando Pirates	School of Excellence
2021	Kaizer Chiefs	Supersport United
2022	Kaizer Chiefs	Supersport United
2023	Kaizer Chiefs	Mamelodi Sundowns
2024	Kaizer Chiefs[3]	Mamelodi Sundowns

Source:^[4]

In 2020 the league was interrupted by COVID-19. The league was cancelled while Orlando Pirates were on top of the table, but there were no winners of the league.

U/15 Division

Year	Champion	Runners-up
2020	Mamelodi Sundowns	Supersport United
2021	Kathorus Hyper Academy	Mamelodi Sundowns
2022	School of Excellence	Mamelodi Sundowns
2023	Kaizer Chiefs	Mamelodi Sundowns
2024	Mamelodi Sundowns[3]	Kaizer Chiefs

Source:^[5]

The league was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. There was no winner, but Mamelodi Sundowns were on top of the table at the cancellation of the league.

U/17 Division

Year	Champion	Runners-up
2020	Bidvest Wits	Kaizer Chiefs
2021	Supersport United	Mamelodi Sundowns
2022	Highlands Park	Kaizer Chiefs
2023	Supersport United	Kaizer Chiefs
2024	Mamelodi Sundowns	Remember Elite Sports Academy

Source:^[6]

U/19 Division

Year	Champion	Runners-up
2021	Kaizer Chiefs	Jomo Cosmos
2022	Mamelodi Sundowns	Highlands Park
2023	Highlands Park	Mamelodi Sundowns
2024	Highlands Parks[7]	Mamelodi Sundowns

Source:^[8]

GDL Top 8 winners

U/13

Under 13 Top 8 winners

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Ref
2024	Kaizer Chiefs	Mamelodi Sundowns
2025	Kaizer Chiefs	SuperSport United

U/15

Under 15 Top 8 winners

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Ref
2024	Mamelodi Sundowns	Tuks High School
2025	Mamelodi Sundowns	Kaizer Chiefs

U/17

Under 17 Top 8 winners

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Ref
2024	Kaizer Chiefs	Highlands Park
2025	SuperSport United	Remember Elite Sports Academy

U/19

Under 19 Top 8 winners

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Ref
2024	SuperSport United	Mamelodi Sundowns
2025	SuperSport United	SAFA Transnet School of Excellence	[9]

Gauteng Women's Development League

Gauteng Women's Development League

Organising body	SAFA Gauteng
Founded	2023; 2 years ago (2023)
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Number of clubs	13 teams U/14 13 teams U/16
Domestic cup(s)	Gauteng Women's Development League Top 8 Championship
Current champions	Under 14: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy Under 16: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy (2nd title)
Broadcaster(s)	SuperSport Schools
Website	safagauteng.org.za

The Gauteng Women's Development League is a regional girls soccer league in Gauteng. The league is run by SAFA Gauteng, and features U/14 and U/16 teams from the Local Football Associations (LFAs) that are under SAFA Gauteng.

History

The initial season featured 10 teams and was launched on 16 April 2023 with only the U/15 age group available.^[10][11] In 2024, the league added the U/14 league and switch the U/15 age group to U/16.^[12][13]

In the 2024 season opener for the U/16 division, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies U/16 scored a record 14 goals in a 14-1 in over West Youth Academy.^[14][15]

In the U/14 division, the first matches were played on 24 March 2024 which saw 30 goals being scored in the season opener.^[16]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy won both the U/14 and U/16 girls leagues undefeated in 2024.^[17]

Champions

The list of champions and runners-up:

U/16 division

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Ref
2023	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy	JVW Gems
2024	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy	JVW Gems	[17]

Under-14 division

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Ref
2024	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy	Tuks High School	[17]

Top 8

Under-16

The winners of the pre-season Top 8 cup

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Ref
2024	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy	JVW Gems	[18]

Broadcasting

The GDL and GDWL games are broadcast on the SuperSport Schools channel.^[19]