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JVW F.C.

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,

JVW F.C.
Full nameJVW Football Club
NicknameThe Blue Diamonds
Short nameJVW
Founded2012; 14 years ago (2012)
StadiumUJ Soweto Stadium
Capacity5,000
Co-FounderJanine van Wyk and Lauren Duncan
Head CoachSouth Africa Janine van Wyk
LeagueSAFA Women's League
20252nd
Websitehttps://www.jvw5.co.za/
Current season
Active departments of
JVW
Football Football Academy

History

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Establishment

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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

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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

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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

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Current First Team Squad

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

Notable players

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FIFA World Cup participants

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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:

Management

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Current Coaching staff

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As of 6 January 2025
Position Name
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

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As of 6 January 2025

Position Name
JVW FC Co-Founder Janine van Wyk
JVW FC Co-Founder Lauren Duncan
Administrator Cebile Maseko
Head of operations Talia Swartbooi

Source:[5]

JVW Girls Football Development

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Reserve Team

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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

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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

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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

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Sponsors

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Partners

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Honours

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Team statistics

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SAFA Women's League record

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Season Pos Record
PWDLFAGDPst
2021Fourth place 26 16 3 7 69 29 40 51
2022Fourth place 30 19 3 8 82 33 49 60
2023Third place 30 19 6 5 53 28 25 63
20245th place 30 15 10 5 48 24 24 55
2025Runners-Up 30 21 6 3 61 20 41 69
  • Orange = In progress
  • Gold = Champions
  • Silver = Runner up

SAFA Women's League statistics

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  • 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

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References

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  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.
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