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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| Full name | Tshwane University of Technology Women's Football Club. |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Red Machine The Red Army |
| Ground | TUT Stadium |
| Capacity | 2500 |
| Coordinates | 25°44′04″S 28°09′38″E / 25.7345°S 28.1605°E |
| Owner | Tshwane University of Technology |
| Head Coach |  Christianah Kutumela |
| League | SAFA Women's League |
| 2025 | 6th |
In 2018 they became the first university of win a national league when they won the 2018 Sasol League National Championship.[1]
History
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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
editSasol League National Championship
editIn 2018 they won their maiden Sasol League National Championship and became the first university of win the national title.[8]
SAFA Women's League
editThey 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
editFor the 2022/23 season they announced a deal with Montflair sportswear.[11]
Notable players
editFIFA World Cup participants
editList 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
edit- SAFA Women's League: Runners-up: 2019-20, 2021
- Sasol League National Championship: 2018
- Women's Varsity Football: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, Runners-up: 2013, 2024
SAFA Women's League record
edit| Season | Pos | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pst | |||
| 2019-20 | Runners Up | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 26 | 57 | 55 | |
| 2021 | Runners Up | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 59 | |
| 2022 | Third place | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 33 | 42 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 10th place | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 11th place | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 53 | (9) | 35 | |
| 2025 | 6th place | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 40 | (3) | 44 | |
- Orange = In progress
- Gold = Champions
- Silver = Runner up
SAFA Women's League statistics
edit- 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
edit- ↑ "TUT Ladies crowned Sasol National League champs | Goal.com South Africa". Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ Contributor, gsport (2013-10-12). "TUT Pretoria Crowned USSA Gauteng Champs". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ mabongiGazu (2019-12-14). "TUT Crowned Champions of Thembi Kgatlana Tournament". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ↑ "TUT hoping to build on a stellar 2018 on sports front". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ Venter, Koos (2017-09-18). "The UP-Tuks vs TUT VarsityFootball final will be a thriller". Rekord. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ VarsitySportsSA.com (2019-09-25). "UWC Suffer Shootout Heartbreak as TUT Win Sixth Straight Title". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Debutants TUT Ladies crowned 2018 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net". 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ MandisaNtuli (2020-01-21). "TUT Stretch Lead in Second Place on SNWL Log Standings". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ↑ "SuperSport and TUT partner for women's team | soccer". SABC. 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ↑ Hare, Rudene (2023-02-19). "TUT Bags Sponsorship with Montflair Sportswear". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-12-20.