University of the Western Cape Women's F.C.

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UWC Ladies F.C.
UWC Football logo.png
Full nameUniversity of the Western Cape Women's Football Club
Nickname(s)"The Blues and Gold" "uDubs"
Ground UWC Stadium
Capacity2500
Coordinates33.934993°S 18.634121°E
Owner University of the Western Cape
Head Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Thinasonke Mbuli
League SAFA Women's League
2023 2nd
Website https://www.uwc.ac.za/campus-life/sport/sport-codes
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

The University of the Western Cape Women's F.C., also known as UWC Ladies F.C., is the women's football club representing the University of the Western Cape based in Bellville, Western Cape. 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 2024 they won the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League and qualified for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League becoming the first university to qualify for the CAF Women's Champions League. [1]

UWC are the 2021, 2023, and 2024 Women's Varsity Football champions.

History

They were runners-up in the 2018 and 2019 Women's Varsity Football editions losing both finals to TUT Ladies. [2] [3]

2021 season

2021 Women's Varsity Football

The team won their maiden Women's Varsity Football Cup 4-3 via penalties against UP-Tuks Ladies after the match ended in a goalless draw. They had won all their matches in group B and kept a clean sheet throughout the tournament. [4]

They rounded off the 2021 season with a third place finish in the league. [5]

2022 season

In 2022, they lost their Women's Varsity Football Cup title 5-3 via penalties to UJ Ladies after a goalless draw. [6]

In the 2022 SAFA Women's League, they finished as runner's up with 68 points to Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies' 82 points. [7]

2023 season

In 2023, they reclaimed the Women's Varsity Football Cup winning 2-0 against defending champions UJ Ladies. [8]

In the 2023 SAFA Women's League, the side were runner-ups for the second time in a row finishing with 75 points to Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies' 78 points. [9]

2024 season

COSAFA Women's Champions League

In July 2024 it was confirmed that the 2023 SAFA Women's League second placed team would represent South Africa at the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League. [10] This made the University of the Western Cape the first university to qualify for the Champions League qualifiers. [11] On 15 August 2024, they opened their 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League with a 1-0 loss to Green Buffaloes from Zambia. [12] They won their next match with a 3-0 win over FC Ongos from Namibia. [13] They topped group A and qualified for the semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Herentals Queens from Zimbabwe. [14]

In the semi-finals against Young Buffaloes from Eswatini they won the match 6-0. [15] They won the final 9-8 via penalties against Gaborone United Ladies from Botswana after the match ended in a 1-1 draw. [1] This meant they qualified for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League and will become the first university to play in the CAF Women's Champions League. [16] [17]

2024 Women's Varsity Football

They defended their Women's Varsity Football title with a 2-1 win over hosts TUT Ladies in the final. [18]

2024 CAF Women's Champions League

They opened the tournament with a 2-0 loss to TP Mazembe from DR Congo. [19] They recorded their first win in their second match with 2-0 win over Aigles de la Médina from Senegal. [20] [21] They lost their final group stage match 2-0 against AS FAR from Morocco, ending the tournament third in group A. [22]

Team

Technical team

PositionStaff
Head Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Thinasonke Mbuli
Assistant coach Flag of South Africa.svg Msekeli Mvalo
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Vulindlela Biko
Strength and Conditioning Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Ridhaa Allie
Team Doctor Flag of South Africa.svg Azande August
Team Physio Flag of South Africa.svg Nontobeko Nyalunga
Analyst Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Hendricks
Team Manager Flag of South Africa.svg Yolanda Shezi
Sport Therapist Flag of South Africa.svg Zami Mbatha
Safeguarding Officer Flag of South Africa.svg Wendy Nomatse
Media Officer Flag of South Africa.svg Skhu Nkomphela
Admin Manager Flag of South Africa.svg Hassan Sobekwa
HOD Flag of South Africa.svg Emma Hendricks

Honours

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:

Team statistics

CAF Women's Champions League record

SeasonPosRecord
PWDLFAGD
2024 6th place310224(2)

COSAFA Women's Champions League record

SeasonPosRecord
PWDLFAGD
2024 Champions53111239

SAFA Women's League record

SeasonPosRecord
PWDLFAGDPst
2019-20 6th place2279646271930
2021 Third place26158347163153
2022 Runners Up30208255134268
2023 Runners Up30250566174975
2024 Runners up28213474205466

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