Durban Ladies F.C.
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| Full name | Durban Ladies Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 (as Umlazi Fast Eagles) |
| Ground | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
| Capacity | 6500 |
| "Owner" | Mary-Jane Nomthandazo Sokhela |
| League | SAFA Women's League |
| 2024 | 13th |
| Website | Durban official website |
Durban Ladies W.F.C is a women's professional soccer club based in Umlazi, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.[1]
History
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This club founded by Mary–Jane Sokhela in 1990. The club was founded under the name Umlazi Fast Eagles. In 1997 was sponsored by Spar and AmaZulu and later changed the club's name to Spar AmaZulu Ladies F.C. In 1999, it was changed again to Durban Ladies F.C.[2]
In 2018 they won the KZN Sasol League and qualified for the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were they finished as runners-ups.[3] This gained them a spot in SAFA Women's League that started in August 2019 where they finished in 7th.
U/20
[edit]The U/20 side successfully defended their Engen Knockout Challenge title in 2024. In September they were runners up for the Engen Champ of Champs losing 1-0 to Gauteng's Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.[4]
Players
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Notable players
[edit]- Amanda Dlamini
- Khwezi Khoza
- Okuhle Sithole
Summer Olympics participants
[edit]List of players that were called up for the Summer Olympic Games while playing for Durban Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played:
Honours
[edit]- Sasol League National Championship: Runners-Up: 2018
U/20
- Engen Champ of Champs: Runners-Up: 2024
- KwaZulu-Natal Engen Knockout Challenge: 2023, 2024
Team statistics
[edit]SAFA Women's League record
[edit]| Season | Pos | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pst | |||
| 2019-20 | 7th place | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 52 | (20) | 26 | |
| 2021 | 10th place | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 44 | (8) | 26 | |
| 2022 | 10th place | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 45 | (13) | 37 | |
| 2023 | 8th place | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 13th place | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 59 | (25) | 25 | |
| 2025 | 16th place | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 32 | (26) | 4 | |
- Orange = In progress
- Gold = Champions
- Silver = Runner up
See also
[edit]• SAFA Women's League
• Sasol Women's League
References
[edit]- ^ "Durban Ladies coach calls for protection against player poaching | soccer". SABC. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Mseleku, S’Busiso. "Strong winds couldn't shake this Natal football boss". City Press. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ AltronDev (10 December 2018). "Debutants TUT Ladies crowned 2018 Sasol League National Champions". Sasol In Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Zamandosi Cele :: Zamandosi Cele ::". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.