University of the Free State Women's F.C.

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Kovsie Ladies F.C.
Kovsie Football logo for both men and women's team.png
Full nameUniversity of the Free State Women's Football Club
Ground Shimla Park
Coordinates29.1085° S, 26.1725° E
Owner University of the Free State
Head Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Jabulile Baloyi
League Sasol Women's League
2024 1st Stream B
Website https://www.ufs.ac.za/kovsiesport
Soccerball current event.svg[[2024|Current season]]

The University of the Free State Women's F.C., also knowns as Kovsie Ladies F.C., is the football club representing the University of the Free State based in Bloemfontein, Free State. The team competes in the Sasol Women's League, the second tier women's football league in South Africa. [1]

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History

The team finished third in the Free State Sasol Women's League in 2019. In 2021, they lost 2-1 to Ixias Ladies in the final for the provincial playoffs. [2] They were fourth in the 2022 season after finishing second in their stream and losing the third/fourth play off match. [3]

In 2023 they were second in the Free State Sasol Women's League, losing 1-0 to Ixias Ladies in the final playoff. [4]

In 2024, they won their maiden Free State Sasol Women's League. [5] [6] They qualified for the 2024 Sasol League National Championship where finished as semi-finalist after a 4-0 loss to the University of Cape Town from the Western Cape. [7]

Honours

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