JVW F.C. is a women's professional soccer club based in

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. Founded and owned by

Janine van Wyk Janine van Wyk (born 17 April 1987) is a former South African professional Association football, soccer Defender (association football), defender, Manager (association football), coach, and owner of JVW F.C., a club she founded and bears her nam ...

and Lauren Duncan the club competes in the

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, the top tier women's football league in South Africa,

History

Establishment

JVW FC was formed in 2012 by Janine van Wyk, which aimed to identify, develop, improve and expose female football players. The club consisted of a mere 13 players when formed and has gradually grown over the years to 98 players in the club setup.

Sasol League, 2013–2019

In 2016, JVW won the Gauteng Sasol League and finished in second place at their Debut National Championship after losing 1–0 to Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies. In 2019 JVW won the Gauteng Sasol League for a second time and went on to be crowned Champions at the National Championship, led by captain Nompumelelo Nyandeni. In the same year, the club signed Olympic gold medallist

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SA Women's National league 2021–present

In 2019 the first team recorded their best season to date, where they won the 2019 Gauteng Sasol League and went on to be crowned Champions at the 2019 Sasol League Playoff Finals, securing promotion into the

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Women's National League which was launched in 2019, becoming the first team to ever gain promotion into this top flight league. JVW FC finished the 2023 season in 3rd place, their best finish since their promotion to the top division.

Players

Current First Team Squad

:''As of 28 January 2024''

Notable players

FIFA World Cup participants

List of players that were called up for a

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while playing for the club. In brackets, the tournament played: * Mamello Makhabane (

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Management

Current Coaching staff

:''As of 6 January 2025'' Source:

Management Staff

''As of 6 January 2025'' Source:

JVW Girls Football Development

Reserve Team

JVW Reserve team also known as Sasol Sapphires consist of young players and they compete in Gauteng Sasol League.

Rubies Team

Regional Team also known as Regional Rubies this team is the same as reserve team but this one compete in Easterns LFA league. This team is made up of open team players and they coached by Djion Hungwe.

U/16 Team

JVW U/16 also known as Gems. This team of young girls they compete in Gauteng Development League, the team has done so well in the last few years competing with Mamelodi Sundowns U/16.

U/14 team

JVW U/14 also known as Gems. This team of young girls they compete in Gauteng Development League. They participated in the Iber Cup South Africa in 2024 and finished in 2nd place.

Development Team

This team is considered as a beginners group for girls between the age of 8 to 14 years old. A former JVW player, Nicola Schulz, was appointed as head coach. After suffering an ACL injury in 2019, she went on to pursue coaching career.

JVW Girls School League

JVW Girls School League is a youth development league for schools located around Gauteng. The league has played a huge role in discovering young talent for (U/15, U/17 and older) youth national teams.

Honours

Sasol League National Championship The Sasol Women's League is the second-tier South African women's association football league, sponsored by Sasol since 2013. It is semi-professional, and operates as a provincial league, with two "streams" of 8-10 teams in each of South Africa ...

: 2019 * Gauteng

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: 2016, 2019

References

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