JVW F.C.

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JVW F.C.
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Full nameJVW Football Club
NicknameThe Blue Diamonds
Short nameJVW
Founded2012;13 years ago (2012)
StadiumUJ Soweto Stadium
Capacity5,000
Co-Founder Janine van Wyk and Lauren Duncan
Head Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Janine van Wyk
League SAFA Women's League
2025 2nd
Website https://www.jvw5.co.za/
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Active departments of
JVW
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Football Football Academy

JVW Football Club is a women's professional soccer club based in Bedfordview, Gauteng. Founded and owned by Janine van Wyk and Lauren Duncan the club competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa,

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History

Establishment

JVW FC was formed in 2012 by Janine van Wyk, which aimed to identify, develop, improve and expose female football players. The club consisted of a mere 13 players when formed and has gradually grown over the years to 98 players in the club setup. [1]

Sasol League, 2013–2019

In 2016, JVW won the Gauteng Sasol League and finished in second place at their Debut National Championship after losing 1–0 to Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies.[ citation needed ] In 2019 JVW won the Gauteng Sasol League for a second time and went on to be crowned Champions at the National Championship, led by captain Nompumelelo Nyandeni.[ citation needed ] In the same year, the club signed Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya. [2]

SA Women's National league 2021–present

In 2019 the first team recorded their best season to date, where they won the 2019 Gauteng Sasol League and went on to be crowned Champions at the 2019 Sasol League Playoff Finals, securing promotion into the South African Football Association Women's National League which was launched in 2019, becoming the first team to ever gain promotion into this top flight league. JVW FC finished the 2023 season in 3rd place, their best finish since their promotion to the top division. [3]

Players

Current First Team Squad

As of 28 January 2024 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kaylin Swart
3 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Amanda Mthandi
4 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Taylor Berkovic
6 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Bongiwe Thusi
7 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nomathemba Ntsibande
8 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Alochia Lelaka
9 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Gabriela Salgado
10 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Robyn Moodaly
12 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nomathansanqa Sikweza
13 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Boitumelo Rasehlo
15 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nokwazi Mnomiya
17 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Talia Swartboii
18 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nompumelelo Nyandeni
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Keolebogile Putu
20 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Julia Molin
21 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Aliyaah Allie
22 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Jessica Wade
23 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Tanna Hollis
28 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Lerato Makhanya
30 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nelisiwe Mchunu
34 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Zethu Biyana
35 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Mmabatho Mogale
44 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Jabulile Mazibuko
47 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Julia Goncalves

Notable players

FIFA World Cup participants

List of players that were called up for a FIFA Women's World Cup while playing for the club. In brackets, the tournament played:

Management

Current Coaching staff

As of 6 January 2025
PositionName
First team head coach
First team assistant coach Janine van Wyk
First team goalkeeper CoachBafana Nhlapo
Reserve team head coachRonald Molepo
Rubies team head coachDjion Hungwe
U 16 head coachSamuel Dube
U14 head coachCebile Maseko
Developing diamonds head coachNicola Schulz

Source: [5]

Management Staff

As of 6 January 2025

PositionName
JVW FC Co-Founder Janine van Wyk
JVW FC Co-Founder Lauren Duncan
AdministratorCebile Maseko
Head of operationsTalia Swartbooi

Source: [5]

JVW Girls Football Development

Reserve Team

The club's academy JVW Girls competes in the Sasol, Gauteng Development and region leagues with girls as young as 11-years old participating. [6]

Development Team

This team is considered as a beginners group for girls between the age of 8 to 14 years old. A former JVW player, Nicola Schulz, was appointed as head coach. After suffering an ACL injury in 2019, she went on to pursue coaching career.

JVW Girls School League

JVW Girls School League is a youth development league for schools located around Gauteng. The league has played a huge role in discovering young talent for (U/15, U/17 and older) youth national teams.

Sponsors

Sponsors

Partners

Honours

SAFA Women's League record

SeasonPosRecord
PWDLFAGDPst
2021 Fourth place26163769294051
2022 Fourth place30193882334960
2023 Third place30196553282563
2024 5th place301510548242455
2025 Runners-Up30216361204169

SAFA Women's League statistics

  • Record number of games won in a season: 21 games (2025)
  • Record number of points in a season: 69 points (2025)
  • Record goals scored in a season: 82 goals (2022)
  • Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 30 goals (2025)
  • Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: 3 games (2025)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Home". JVW Football Club. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Caster Semenya joins South African football team JVW". 6 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "League - Hollywoodbets Super League HBSL". inqaku.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "JVW Players Archive". JVW. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "JVW Technical Team". JVW. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Pongco, Siya (25 August 2025). "SuperSport Schools Plus | GWDL scores soar as JVW shines". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Abrahams, Miguel (7 January 2020). "JVW crowned 2019 Sasol League National Champions". Bedfordview Edenvale News. Retrieved 15 November 2023.