JVW F.C.

JVW F.C.

Full name	Janine Van Wyk Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Blue Diamonds
Short name	JVW
Founded	2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Stadium	Wits Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Janine Van Wyk
Manager	Mitchell Stevens
League	SAFA Women's League
2023	3rd
Website	Club website
Current season

Active departments of JVW
Football (1st team)	Football B (Reserve team)	Football C (development team)

JVW F.C. is a women's professional soccer club based in Bedfordview, Gauteng. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa

The first team competes at the highest level of women's football in South Africa, the SAFA Women's League, after becoming the first team to ever gain promotion from the Sasol League in 2019, whilst the rest of the club competes in the local league, under Eastern Local Football Association. The first team had a memorable and record breaking 2016 season, where they beat Mamelodi Sundowns, Palace Super Falcons and Croesus Ladies for the first time since inception and went on to win the Gauteng Sasol League after defeating TUKS Ladies 6–0 in the Provincial Playoff final. JVW finished runners up to Bloemfontein Celtic in the 2016 Sasol League Playoff Finals.

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 (SAFA Women's League) which was launched in 2019, becoming the first team to ever gain promotion into this top flight league.

History

Establishment

JVW FC was formed in 2012 by Current South Africa Women's National Team Captain, Janine van Wyk, which aimed to identify, develop, improve and expose female football players. JVW FC consisted of a mere 13 players when formed, and the club has gradually grown over the years to 98 players in the club setup.^[1]

The club currently consists of a First Team, Reserve Team (Regional League Open team), U19 team, U14 Team and a Development team.

SA Women's Sasol league 2013–2019

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

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

Current First Team Squad

As of 28 January 2024^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RSA Kaylin Swart 3 FW  RSA Amanda Mthandi 6 FW  RSA Bongiwe Thusi 7 DF  RSA Nomathemba Mtsibande 8 DF  RSA Alochia Lelaka 9 FW  RSA Gabriela Salgado 10 MF  RSA Robyn Moodaly 13 DF  RSA Boitumelo Rasehlo 15 FW  RSA Nokwazi Mnomiya

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  RSA Talia Swartbooi 19 FW  RSA Keolebogile Putu 18 FW  RSA Aliyaah Allie 21 DF  SWE Julia Molin 25 GK  GER Anneliese Hindelang 28 FW  RSA Lerato Makhanya 30 DF  RSA Nelisiwe Mchunu 44 MF  RSA Jabulile Mazibuko

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:

Management

Current Coaching staff

As of 28 January 2024

Position	Name
First team head coach	Mitch Stevens
First team assistant coach	Janine van Wyk
First team assistant Coach	Unathi Mabena
First team goalkeeper Coach	Bafana Nhlapo
Reserve team head coach	Ronald Molepo
Regional team head coach	Djion Hungwe
U 16 head coach	Kenneth Sithole
U14 head coach	Claudia Raposo
Developing diamonds head coach	Nicola Schulz

Source:^[5]

Management Staff

As of 28 January 2024

Position	Name
JVW FC Co-Founder	Janine van Wyk
JVW FC Co-Founder	Lauren Duncan
Head of development	Perry Stevens
Administrator	Sadie Niekerk
Head of operations	Talia Swartbooi

Source: ^[5]

JVW Girls Football Development

Reserve Team

JVW Reserve team also known as Sasol Sapphires consist of young players and they compete in Gauteng Sasol League.

Regional Team

Regional Team also known as Regional Rubies this team is the same as reserve team but this one compete in SAFA Ekurhuleni Regional League. This team is made up of some of open team and reserve team players and they coached by Djion Hungwe.

U/16 Team

JVW U/16 also known as Gems. This team of young girls they compete in Gauteng Development League, the team has done so well in the last few years competing with Mamelodi Sundowns U/16.

Open Team

This team is made up of girls between the age of 15 and older and they participate in the ELFA Summer League.

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 (U/15, U/17 and older) youth national teams.

Sponsors

Sponsors

• Hollywoodbets^[6]
• SKLZ
• Mitre

Partners

• RG
• Ice Master
• Forwardzone

Honours

• Sasol League National Championship:^[7] 2019

See also

• Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
• TS Galaxy Queens
• Durban Ladies FC

References