Durban Ladies F.C.

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Durban Ladies
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Full nameDurban Ladies Football Club
Founded1990;36 years ago (1990)
(as Umlazi Fast Eagles)
Ground Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
Capacity6500
Coordinates 29°48′06″S30°53′46″E / 29.80167°S 30.89611°E / -29.80167; 30.89611
FounderMary-Jane Nomthandazo Sokhela
Head Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Sphephelo Makhaye
League SAFA Women's League
2025 16th
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Durban Ladies Football Club 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]

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History

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Durban Ladies W.F.C. Logo till 2025

This club founded by Mary–Jane Sokhela in 1990. The club was founded under the name Umlazi Fast Eagles. In 1997 the team 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 seventh.

In 2025 after six seasons in the top flight, Durban Ladies were relegated after finishing last position in the league. [4] [5]

U/20

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. [6]

Players

Summer Olympics participants

List of players that were called up for the Summer Olympic Games while playing for Durban Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played:

Notable players

Honours

U/20

Team statistics

SAFA Women's League record

SeasonPosRecord
PWDLFAGDPst
2019-20 7th place2282123252(20)26
2021 10th place2668123644(8)26
2022 10th place30114153245(13)37
2023 8th place30142145353044
2024 13th place3067173459(25)25
2025 16th place3027212673(47)13

SAFA Women's League statistics

  • Record number of games won in a season: 14 games (2023)
  • Record number of points in a season: 44 points (2023)
  • Record goals scored in a season: 53 goals (2023)
  • Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 44 goals (2021)
  • Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: 12 games (2019-20, 2021)

See also

• SAFA Women's League
• Sasol Women's League

References

  1. ↑ "Durban Ladies coach calls for protection against player poaching | soccer". SABC. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Mseleku, S’Busiso. "Strong winds couldn't shake this Natal football boss". City Press. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ↑ AltronDev (10 December 2018). "Debutants TUT Ladies crowned 2018 Sasol League National Champions". Sasol In Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ↑ CentreCircle (12 October 2025). "Founding members Durban Ladies relegated from the Hollywoodbets Super League". Centre Circle. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Mabuka, Dennis (4 November 2025). "Ruthless Sundowns Ladies Hit Seven Past Durban Ladies - Africa Top Sports" . Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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