Tshwane University of Technology Women's F.C.

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TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies F.C.
The logo of TUT Matsatsantsa.jpg
Full nameTshwane University of Technology Women's Football Club.
NicknamesRed Machine
The Red Army
GroundTUT Stadium
Capacity2500
Coordinates 25°44′04″S28°09′38″E / 25.7345°S 28.1605°E / -25.7345; 28.1605
Owner Tshwane University of Technology
Head Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Christianah Kutumela
League SAFA Women's League
2025 6th
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

The Tshwane University of Technology Women's Football Club, also knowns as TUT Ladies or TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies, is the football club representing the Tshwane University of Technology based in Pretoria, Gauteng. The senior team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.

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In 2018 they became the first university of win a national league when they won the 2018 Sasol League National Championship. [1]

History

TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies in 2025 TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies.jpg
TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies in 2025

In 2013 they defeated Vaal University of Technology 5–1 to win their maiden USSA Gauteng title. [2]

In 2019 they were crowned champions of the inaugural Thembi Kgatlana Tournament. [3]

Women's Varsity Football

In 2018 they won their fifth consecutive Women's Varsity Football title. [4] [5] In 2019 they won their sixth consecutive title. [6] They were runners-up in 2024 edition after being defeated by UWC 2–1 in the final. [7]

Sasol League National Championship

In 2018 they won their maiden Sasol League National Championship and became the first university of win the national title. [8]

SAFA Women's League

They were runners-up in the inaugural SAFA Women's League and the 2021 edition. [9]

In 2023, they partnered with SuperSport United to form TUT Matsatsantsa. [10] This partnership allows SuperSport United to have a women's division.

Sponsorship

For the 2022/23 season they announced a deal with Montflair sportswear. [11]

Notable players

FIFA World Cup participants

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

Players who have received a Banyana Banyana call up while playing for the university:

Honours

SAFA Women's League record

SeasonPosRecord
PWDLFAGDPst
2019-20 Runners Up22174183265755
2021 Runners Up26185358213759
2022 Third place30198375334265
2023 10th place30113163434036
2024 11th place30105154453(9)35
2025 6th place30135123740(3)44

SAFA Women's League statistics

  • Record number of games won in a season: 19 games (2022)
  • Record number of points in a season: 65 points (2022)
  • Record goals scored in a season: 75 goals (2022)
  • Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 21 goals (2021)
  • Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: 1 game (2019-20)

References

  1. ↑ "TUT Ladies crowned Sasol National League champs | Goal.com South Africa". Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  2. ↑ Contributor, gsport (2013-10-12). "TUT Pretoria Crowned USSA Gauteng Champs". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-04-20.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ mabongiGazu (2019-12-14). "TUT Crowned Champions of Thembi Kgatlana Tournament". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  4. ↑ "TUT hoping to build on a stellar 2018 on sports front". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  5. ↑ Venter, Koos (2017-09-18). "The UP-Tuks vs TUT VarsityFootball final will be a thriller". Rekord. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  6. ↑ VarsitySportsSA.com (2019-09-25). "UWC Suffer Shootout Heartbreak as TUT Win Sixth Straight Title". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  7. ↑ Kamedien, Siraj (2024-07-29). "Defending champs UWC to face TUT in the 2024 Varsity Football Women's final after dramatic semi-finals". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  8. ↑ "Debutants TUT Ladies crowned 2018 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net". 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  9. ↑ MandisaNtuli (2020-01-21). "TUT Stretch Lead in Second Place on SNWL Log Standings". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  10. ↑ "SuperSport and TUT partner for women's team | soccer". SABC. 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  11. ↑ Hare, Rudene (2023-02-19). "TUT Bags Sponsorship with Montflair Sportswear". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
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