Full name | Janine Van Wyk Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Blue Diamonds |
Short name | JVW |
Founded | 2012 |
Stadium | Wits Stadium |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Owner | Janine Van Wyk |
Manager | Mitchell Stevens |
League | SAFA Women's League |
2023 | 3rd |
Website | Club website |
Active departments of JVW | ||
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Football (1st team) | Football B (Reserve team) | Football C (development team) |
JVW F.C. is a women's professional soccer club based in Bedfordview, Gauteng. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa
The first team competes at the highest level of women's football in South Africa, the SAFA Women's League, after becoming the first team to ever gain promotion from the Sasol League in 2019, whilst the rest of the club competes in the local league, under Eastern Local Football Association. The first team had a memorable and record breaking 2016 season, where they beat Mamelodi Sundowns, Palace Super Falcons and Croesus Ladies for the first time since inception and went on to win the Gauteng Sasol League after defeating TUKS Ladies 6–0 in the Provincial Playoff final. JVW finished runners up to Bloemfontein Celtic in the 2016 Sasol League Playoff Finals.
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 (SAFA Women's League) which was launched in 2019, becoming the first team to ever gain promotion into this top flight league.
JVW FC was formed in 2012 by Current South Africa Women's National Team Captain, Janine van Wyk, which aimed to identify, develop, improve and expose female football players. JVW FC consisted of a mere 13 players when formed, and the club has gradually grown over the years to 98 players in the club setup. [1]
The club currently consists of a First Team, Reserve Team (Regional League Open team), U19 team, U14 Team and a Development team.
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]
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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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List of players that were called up for a FIFA Women's World Cup while playing for the club. In brackets, the tournament played:
Position | Name |
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First team head coach | Mitch Stevens |
First team assistant coach | Janine van Wyk |
First team assistant Coach | Unathi Mabena |
First team goalkeeper Coach | Bafana Nhlapo |
Reserve team head coach | Ronald Molepo |
Regional team head coach | Djion Hungwe |
U 16 head coach | Kenneth Sithole |
U14 head coach | Claudia Raposo |
Developing diamonds head coach | Nicola Schulz |
Source: [5]
As of 28 January 2024
Position | Name |
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JVW FC Co-Founder | Janine van Wyk |
JVW FC Co-Founder | Lauren Duncan |
Head of development | Perry Stevens |
Administrator | Sadie Niekerk |
Head of operations | Talia Swartbooi |
Source: [5]
JVW Reserve team also known as Sasol Sapphires consist of young players and they compete in Gauteng Sasol League.
Regional Team also known as Regional Rubies this team is the same as reserve team but this one compete in SAFA Ekurhuleni Regional League. This team is made up of some of open team and reserve team players and they coached by Djion Hungwe.
JVW U/16 also known as Gems. This team of young girls they compete in Gauteng Development League, the team has done so well in the last few years competing with Mamelodi Sundowns U/16.
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