The Witwatersrand University women's football club, also known as Wits Ladies F.C. or Wits University Ladies, is the

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club representing the

University of the Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus Public university, public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The universit ...

based in

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. The senior team competes in the

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, the second tier women's football league in South Africa.

History

In 2017, they won the Johannesburg Regional Women's League. The win granted them entry into the 2017 SAFA Gauteng Regional Women's Championship. Only the top two sides at the championship advance to Gauteng stream of the second tier

. Wits Ladies finished third missing out on second place on goal difference after being tied with Rosina Sedibane. In 2019 they finished in third place at the USSA championship and qualified for the Women's Varsity Football tournament. In 2021, they recorded they biggest win against Lusaka Ladies when they won 13-0 in the

U/21 team

In 2024, they were fourth in the 2024 Pirates Cup (Women) tournament hosted by

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. In 2025 they were third in the Pirates Cup.

Honours

* Johannesburg Regional Women's League: 2017 * Pirates Cup (Women): third: 2025, fourth place:

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* USSA: third: 2019

References

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