Durban Ladies F.C.

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Durban Ladies
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Full nameDurban Ladies Football Club
Founded1990;35 years ago (1990)
(as Umlazi Fast Eagles)
Ground Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
Capacity6500
"Owner"Mary-Jane Nomthandazo Sokhela
League SAFA Women's League
2024 13th
WebsiteDurban official 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. [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 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

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


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

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 place13049632(26)4

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. "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. "Zamandosi Cele :: Zamandosi Cele ::". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.