Coal City Wizards

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Coal City Wizards
Coal City Wizards logo.jpg
Full nameCoal City Wizards Football Club
Founded1998
Ground Witbank Stadium
Capacity15 000
Coordinates 25°53′02″S29°12′52″E / 25.88389°S 29.21444°E / -25.88389; 29.21444
FounderMabu Selby Moroaswi
ChairladyGugu Moroaswi
League Sasol Women's League
2023 SAFA Women's League, 15th (relegated)

Coal City Wizards F.C. is a women's soccer club based in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. The team competes in the Sasol Women's League, the second tier women's football league in South Africa.

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History

The club was founded in 1998 by Mabu Moroaswi who served as chairman and coach till his death in 2023. [1]

In 2015 they won the Mpumalanga Sasol Women's League title and qualified for the 2015 Sasol League National Championship were they finished in 7th. [2] [3]

They defended their Mpumalanga Sasol Women's League title in 2016 and qualified for the 2016 Sasol League National Championship were they finished in fourth after losing the third place match 4-2 via penalties to Kanatla Ladies after the match ended in a 2-2 draw. [4] [5]

They defended their Mpumalanga Sasol Women's League title for the third time in 2017 and qualified for the 2017 Sasol League National Championship were finished in fourth again this time going down to Thunderbirds Ladies 2-1 in the third place match. [6] [7]

They defended their Mpumalanga Sasol Women's League title for the fourth successive time in 2018 and qualified for the 2018 Sasol League National Championship and finished in 7th. [8]

The club is a founding member of the SAFA Women's League and finished in 5th in the inaugural 2019-20 season. [9]

In 2023 the club lost their coach and chairman Mabu Moroaswi and struggled in the 2023 season leading them to being relegated to the Sasol Women's League at the end of the season after finishing in 15th. [10] [11] Gugu Moroaswi was elected chairlady in 2023. [12]

Honours

SAFA Women's League record

SeasonPosRecord
PWDLFAGDPst
2019-20 5th place228863838032
2021 12th place2665152539(14)23
2022 13th place3072213463(29)23
2023 15th place30522332104(72)17

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