The South African Soccer League (SASL) is a former association football league based in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. It was formed in 1961

1961 in South Africa

-March:* 12 March - The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions submits a memorandum to the United Nations General Assembly calling for economic sanctions against South Africa* 15 March - South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth-May:...

 and folded in 1967

1967 in South Africa

-January:* January - The African National Congress and the Zimbabwe African People's Union form an alliance for armed struggle against South Africa and Rhodesia-July:* 14-15 July - Snow falls in the Transvaal...

. It was established by the South African Soccer Federation which represented the black African, Coloured

Coloured

In the South African, Namibian, Zambian, Botswana and Zimbabwean context, the term Coloured refers to an heterogenous ethnic group who possess ancestry from Europe, various Khoisan and Bantu tribes of Southern Africa, West Africa, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaya, India, Mozambique,...

 and Indian

Indian South Africans

Indian South Africans are people of Indian descent living in South Africa and mostly live in and around the city of Durban, making it 'the largest 'Indian' city outside India'. Most Indians in South Africa are descendents of migrants from colonial India during late 19th-century through early...

 population. In South Africa under apartheid, integrated sport was banned, so white South Africans played in the National Football League

National Football League (South Africa)

The National Football League was the first professional association football league in South Africa. It was established in 1959, and was accompanied by a NFL Division II and NFL Division III in 1961 . The league was competitive during the apartheid era, and only white players were allowed to...

. The SASL folded due to a lack of playing grounds but in 1969

1969 in South Africa

-April:* 14-16 April - A summit meeting of the leaders of East and Central African States in Lusaka and on the 16th issue the Lusaka Manifesto* 17 April - Dorothy Fisher becomes the first woman and the 5th person to receive heart transplant under Dr Christiaan Barnard* 25 April - 1 May - The...

, the SASF launched a new league, the Federation Professional League

Federation Professional League

The Federation Professional League was an association football League established in 1969. It was established to allow Black South Africans to participate in a competitive league as the NFL league was only available to White South Africans and the SASL league had disbanded in 1967.-Previous...

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List of champions

Year	League Winner
1961	Transvaal United F.C.
1962	Avalon Athletic F.C.
1963	Avalon Athletic F.C.
1964	Black Swallows F.C.
1965	Moroka Swallows F.C.
1966	Maritzburg City F.C.
1967	Verulam Suburbs F.C.

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