Durban Ladies F.C.

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Durban Ladies
Durban Ladies F.C.png
Full nameDurban Ladies Football Club
Founded1990;34 years ago (1990)
(as Umlazi Fast Eagles)
Ground Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
Capacity6500
"Owner"Mary-Jane Nomthandazo Sokhela
League SAFA Women's League
2023 8th
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Durban LadiesW.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

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History

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. [1]

In 2018 they won the KZN Sasol League and qualified for the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were they finished as runners-ups. [2] This gained them a spot in SAFA Women's League that started in August 2019. The league didn't finished due to COVID-19 which resulted Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. being crowned champions. [3]

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. [4]

Players

Current squad

Notable 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:

Honours

U/20

See also

SAFA Women's League
Sasol Women's League

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