JVW Girls


JVW Girls also known as JVW Sapphires or JVW Gems is a women's soccer academy based in Bedfordview, Gauteng. The U/20 team competes in the Sasol Women's League, the second tier women's league in South Africa while the U/14 and U/16 teams compete in the Gauteng Women's Development League, the Gauteng regional women's football league for U/14 and U/16 teams in the province. It is the academy of JVW.

Sapphires

In March 2024, they won the Pirates Cup. They won 4-3 via penalties defeating Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies after the match ended in a 1–1 draw.

Gems

In 2018 they became the first team to represent South Africa at the Dana Cup in Denmark.
In their first match of the 2019 tournament they won 2–0 against Stokke IL from Norway.
The U/16 Gems played in the inaugural 2023 U-15 Gauteng Women's Development League where they finished runner's up with 44 points. They were runners-up in the inaugural pre-season tournament GWDL Top 8 losing the final 4–2 to Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies U/16.

Current Squad

•Bold indicate that the player has made an appearance for JVW senior team.
This team was selected for ENGEN Knockout Challenge tournament. It's a mixture of reserve team, U/16, regional team and some plays for senior team.

U20 Squad

Management

Notable players

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

List of players that were called up for a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup while playing for the academy. In brackets, the tournament played:
U-20
  • Pirates Cup :2024
  • ENGEN Knockout Challenge: Runners up: 2022, 2023 Third: 2024
U-16
  • Gauteng Women's Development League: runners-up:2023
  • GWDL Top 8: runners-up: 2024