Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. is a women's professional soccer club based in

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, South Africa. The team competes in the

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, the top tier women's football league in South Africa. They are the most successful women's team in South Africa with seven titles. The team, together with the men's team are owned by

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. They won the inaugural

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. In the qualifiers, the

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, they won without a single loss. This sent them to the

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which they also won without a defeat and also without conceding. In March 2024, the club appointed its first Head of Women's Football, Christa Kgamphe.

History

The club was founded on 4 September 2009 by owner

and they participated in the inaugural

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Sasol League National Championship

In 2013 they won their maiden national title at the

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. They won 2–0 against Limpopo's

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in the final held in

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. In 2015, they set the

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goal-scoring record when they defeated Galeshewe Ladies 25–0 at the

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. They went on to win the national championship and lift their second title, defeating

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5–0 in the final.

SAFA Women's League

Sundowns won the inaugural

undefeated, 21 wins and 1 draw, and scored 83 goals while only conceding 13 goals. They defended their title by winning the 2021 SAFA Women's League which qualified them for the

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. They set the goal scoring record in the

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when they scored 126 goals, averaging 4,2 goals per match, in the 2022 SAFA Women's League. They are the first team to score a 100 goals. In November, they were crowned champions of the SAFA Women's League for a third year in a row and qualified for the

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. They won their fourth consecutive league title on the 6th of December 2023. They won their fifth consecutive league title on 3 November 2024 with a game to spare scoring their second 100 goal tally ending with 112 goals for the 2024 season.

COSAFA Women's Champions League

CAF announced the launch of the

with each of the six CAF regions to produce a finalist. Sundowns, as the 2019-20 SAFA Women's League champions, were set to go against the other national champions in the COSAFA regional qualifiers. On 26 August 2021, the 2021 COSAFA Women's Champions League first matches took place with Sundowns playing against Lesotho Defence Force Ladies from Lesotho. They won their first match 6–0. Their second match was against Double Action Ladies from Botswana with Sundowns again winning 6–0. Their final group stage match was against Manzini Wanderers from Eswatini which ended in a 6–1 win for Sundowns. In the semi-finals, they won 1–0 against

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from Zambia and went on to win the tournament 3–0 against Black Rhino Queens from Zimbabwe. This led to them qualifying for the first-ever

held in Egypt. In hopes to retain the

, the club started as clear favourites by scoring 8 goals against Mozambican club CD Costa do Sol winning the match 8–1 at the

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. The second match was against Botswana club Double Action Ladies, despite being favorites they were forced to share the spoils drawing 1-1. The club topped the group on a superior goal difference which led them to their second consecutive final. The Zambian side

held out for most of the game till extra time as the score remained 0-0, Sundowns lost on penalties against

, giving them their first loss in the competition. But since they won the previous

they qualified automatically to the next edition. On 31 August 2023, they opened their 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League with a 8–0 win over Comoros side Olympic de Moroni. Their next match was against Young Buffaloes from Eswatini which they won 4–0, and they finished off their group stages with a 4–0 victory over Mozambican side CD Costa do Sol. They met Zambian side

in the semi-finals, coming from behind to win 3–1 at the

. In the final, against Double Actions Ladies from Botswana, they qualified for the 2023 Champions League with a 2–0 win.

CAF Women's Champions League

The club kicked-off their Champions League matches with a 1–0 win against Vihiga Queens from Kenya. Their next match was again a 1–0 win against

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from Nigeria and third match a goalless draw against

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of Morocco. The semi-final match against

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from Equatorial Guinea ended goalless with Sundowns winning 5–4 on penalties. They went on to win the first

2–0 against

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from Ghana. In 2022, they opened the tournament with a 2–1 win of Nigeria's Bayelsa Queens, proceeded to a 5–0 win over Wadi Degla of Egypt, and ended the group stages with a 4–0 over Congolese club

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and finished top of Group B with nine points. The semifinals were contested with Simba Queens from Tanzania, with Sundowns winning 1–0. In the final with

, Sundowns lost 4–0 ending the match with nine players on the field. In the

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, Sundowns qualified for the knockout stages after finishing top of Group A with nine points. They won 2–0 against Tanzanian side

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, 1–0 over Moroccan side

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, and 3–0 against Ivorian side Athletico D'Abidjan. They met

champions

in the semi-finals of the tournament, winning 1–0 to qualify for their third successive final. In the final with

, Sundowns won the match 3–0 to finish the tournament without conceding a goal. In the

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, Sundowns recorded their worst performance to date starting with a 1–0 loss to Egyptian debutants FC Masar. They won their second match 4–0 against

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from Ethiopia. They crashed out of the group stages for the first time when they lost 2–1 to Edo Queens from Nigeria finishing third in their group and in fifth place overall.

IFFHS ranking

They ended the 2022 season ranked the best women's club in Africa by

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with 174 points. The club was ranked the best women's club in Africa by

for the second year running in 2023 with 238 points and tied for 19th in the Women's Club World ranking.

CAF Women's Club of the Year award

At the 2022 CAF awards they won the inaugural CAF Women's Club of the Year award. On 11 December 2023, they retained the

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Women's Club of the Year award at the CAF Awards 2023 event held in Marrakech, Morocco.

Joburg Basadi Football Challenge

On 13 August 2023, they faced the

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in the inaugural Joburg Basadi Football Challenge final where they won 1–0.

The Women's Cup

On 10 May 2024, it was announced the club had been invited to take part in the 2024 version of

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scheduled for August. On 15 August 2024, they played their first match with

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from the USA and lost the match 3-0. They lost their second match of the tournament 2-0 against INAC Kobe from Japan.

Media

Mamelodi Sundowns magazine

In September 2021 the club launched the first edition of its quarterly magazine. The December 2021 edition, titled ''Banyana ba Style Queens of the Continent'' covered their maiden

win. The cover featured Sundowns Ladies captain

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and players Bambanani Mbane,

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, Thalea Smidt, and Andisiwe Mgcoyi.

''Banyana Ba Style'' documentary

On 13 November 2022, Mamelodi Sundowns announced the launch of their documentary ahead of the

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final. The film titled Banyana Ba Style: The First Queens of African Football aired on SuperSport's channel 202. In 2023,

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announced the documentary will be featured on its streaming site from 22 November.

Sundowns Ladies TV

On 7 April 2024 the first episode of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Show was broadcast on

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. The show is hosted by sports presenter Bokamoso Jessica Nkomo, commonly known as Aunty Diski.

Players

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. squad for 2024 season.

Technical team

Kit suppliers and sponsors

Same sponsors as the men's team

Notable players

FIFA World Cup participants

List of players that were called up for a

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while playing for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played: * Tiisetso Makhubela (

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) *

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(

) *

Karabo Dhlamini Karabo Angel ‘Cream’ Dhlamini (born 18 September 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a Defender (soccer), defender for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C., Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's nat ...

(

) * Lebohang Ramalepe (

) * Melinda Kgadiete (

) * Bambanani Mbane (

)

Summer Olympics participants

List of players that were called up for the

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while playing for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played: * Refiloe Jane (

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) * Andisiwe Mgcoyi (

) * Sanah Mollo (

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) *

(

)

Honours

* * Shared record

Awards

* ''CAF Club of the Year (Women): 2022, 2023'' *

Fair Play:

* ''Gauteng Sports Awards'': Team of the year: 2024

Club records

CAF Women's Champions League record

SAFA Women's League record

* Orange = In progress * Gold = Champions * Silver = Runner up

SAFA Women's League statistics

* Record number of games won in a season: 27 games (2022) * Record number of points in a season: 82 points (2022) * Record goals scored in a season: 126 goals (2022) * Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 13 goals tied with UWC (2022) * Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: no games lost (2019–20)

References

External links

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