Durban Ladies F.C.


Durban Ladies Football Club is a women's professional soccer club based in Umlazi, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.

History

This club founded by Mary–Jane Sokhela in 1990. The club was founded under the name Umlazi Fast Eagles. In 1997 the team was sponsored by Spar and AmaZulu and later changed the club's name to Spar AmaZulu Ladies F.C. In 1999, it was changed again to Durban Ladies F.C.
In 2018 they won the KZN Sasol League and qualified for the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were they finished as runners-ups. This gained them a spot in SAFA Women's League that started in August 2019 where they finished in seventh.
In 2025 after six seasons in the top flight, Durban Ladies were relegated after finishing last position in the league.

U/20

The U/20 side successfully defended their Engen Knockout Challenge title in 2024. In September they were runners up for the Engen Champ of Champs losing 1-0 to Gauteng's Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.

Players

Summer Olympics participants

List of players that were called up for the Summer Olympic Games while playing for Durban Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played:

Notable players

Honours

U/20

Team statistics

SAFA Women's League record

  • Orange = In progress
  • Gold = Champions
  • Silver = '''Runner up'''

SAFA Women's League statistics

  • Record number of games won in a season: 14 games
  • Record number of points in a season: 44 points
  • Record goals scored in a season: 53 goals
  • Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 44 goals
  • Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: 12 games