JVW F.C. is a women's professional soccer club based in Bedfordview, Gauteng. Founded and owned by Janine van Wyk, the club competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa,
| Full name | Janine van Wyk Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Diamonds |
| Short name | JVW |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Stadium | Wits Stadium |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Owner | Janine van Wyk |
| Manager | Mitchell Stevens |
| League | SAFA Women's League |
| 2023 | 3rd |
| Website | https://www.jvw5.co.za/ |
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| Football (1st team) | Football B (Reserve team) | Football C (development team) |
History
editEstablishment
editJVW 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.[1]
Sasol League, 2013–2019
editIn 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
editIn 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
editCurrent First Team Squad
edit- 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.
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Notable players
editFIFA World Cup participants
editList of players that were called up for a FIFA Women's World Cup while playing for the club. In brackets, the tournament played:
Management
editCurrent Coaching staff
edit- As of 28 January 2024
| Position | Name |
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| 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
editAs of 28 January 2024
| Position | Name |
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| 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
editReserve Team
editJVW Reserve team also known as Sasol Sapphires consist of young players and they compete in Gauteng Sasol League.
Regional Team
editRegional 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
editJVW 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
editThis team is made up of girls between the age of 15 and older and they participate in the ELFA Summer League.
Development Team
editThis 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
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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
editSponsors
edit- Hollywoodbets[6]
- SKLZ
- Mitre
Partners
edit- RG
- Ice Master
- Forwardzone
Honours
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Home". JVW Football Club. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Caster Semenya joins South African football team JVW". 6 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "League - Hollywoodbets Super League HBSL". inqaku.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "JVW Players Archive". JVW. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b "JVW Technical Team". JVW. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Hollywoodbets to Sponsor JVW FC". Sport Industry. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Abrahams, Miguel (7 January 2020). "JVW crowned 2019 Sasol League National Champions". Bedfordview Edenvale News. Retrieved 15 November 2023.