Croesus Ladies

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Croesus Ladies F.C.
Full nameCroesus Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)"Greek Queens"
Founded1996
League Sasol Women's League
2023 1st Stream A
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Croesus LadiesF.C., also known as Greek Queens, is a women's soccer club based in Balfour Park, Gauteng. 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 team was founded in 1996 as Hillbrow Ladies by Edison Mbatha. In 2017 Mbatha partnered with Athanassouli [1] [2] [3]

They won the 2021 Gauteng Sasol Women's League which qualified them for the 2021 Sasol League National Championship were they finished fourth. [4] [5]

They won the Gauteng Sasol Women's League title in 2023 and finished as semi-finalist in the 2023 Sasol League National Championship after losing 5-4 via penalties to eventual winners University of Fort Hare after their match ended in a one-all draw. [6]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Import, Pongrass (2019-11-13). "Late Croesus Ladies chairperson buried at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto". Alex News. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Croesus manager hails special set of girls in Gauteng Sasol League - SAFA.net". 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ↑ Import, Pongrass (2019-11-02). "Balfour Park's Greek Queens are dealt a severe blow with the death of their founder". Alex News. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  4. ↑ Import, Pongrass (2022-01-07). "Greek Queens in do or die play-offs". Alex News. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Vasco Da Gama crowned 2021 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net". 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  6. ↑ Setena, Teboho. "Fort Hare, Croesus a step closer to league promotion". News24. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
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