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,
History
Establishment
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.Sasol League, 2013–2019
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. 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. In the same year, the club signed Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya.SA Women's National league 2021–present
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.Players
Current First Team Squad
Notable players
FIFA World Cup participants
List of players that were called up for a FIFA Women's World Cup while playing for the club. In brackets, the tournament played:Current Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
| First team head coach | |
| First team assistant coach | Janine van Wyk |
| First team goalkeeper Coach | Bafana Nhlapo |
| Reserve team head coach | Ronald Molepo |
| Rubies team head coach | Djion Hungwe |
| U 16 head coach | Samuel Dube |
| U14 head coach | Cebile Maseko |
| Developing diamonds head coach | Nicola Schulz |
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Management Staff
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 |
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JVW Girls Football Development
Reserve Team
The club's academy JVW Girls competes in the Sasol, Gauteng Development and region leagues with girls as young as 11-years old participating.Development Team
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
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 youth national teams.Sponsors
Sponsors
- Mitre
Partners
- Forwardzone
- Action breaks silence
Honours
- SAFA Women's League: Runners-up: 2025
- Sasol League National Championship: 2019
- Gauteng Sasol Women's League: 2016, 2019
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: 21 games
- Record number of points in a season: 69 points
- Record goals scored in a season: 82 goals
- Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 30 goals
- Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: 3 games