JVW Girls

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

JVW Development Team
Full nameJanine Van Wyk Gems Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gems
Short nameJVW
Founded2012 (2012)
StadiumWits Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerJanine Van Wyk
Manager Kenneth Sithole (U16)
Claudia Raposo (U/14)
LeagueGauteng Women's Development League
20232nd
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of
JVW
Football (1st team) Football B (Reserve team) Football C (development team)

History

In 2018 they became the first team to represent South Africa at the Dana Cup in Denmark.[1][2][3]

In their first match of the 2019 tournament they won 2–0 against Stokke IL from Norway.[4]

The U/16 Gems played in the inaugural Gauteng Women's Development League where they finished runner's up with 44 points (14 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses).[5][6] They were runners-up in the inaugural pre-season tournament GWDL Top 8 losing the final 4–2 to Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies U/16.[7]

Management
Position Name
U/16 Head Coach Kenneth Sthole
U/14 Head Coach Claudia Raposo

Honours

U/16

References
  1. Import, Pongrass (2018-07-16). "Ladies' soccer star heads to Denmark". Kathorus Mail. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  2. "EXTRA TIME: Janine Van Wyk watches JVW Girls in Dana Cup | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  3. "JVW - South Africa - Dana Cup". 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  4. "Hope to Reach the A-finals - Dana Cup". 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  5. Pongco, Siya (2024-03-10). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Gauteng illuminated by the brilliance of women's football". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. Inqaku. "League - Gauteng Women's Development League GWDL | Inqaku". inqaku.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. Pongco, Siya (2024-03-13). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Tenacious Mamelodi Sundowns and JVW Ladies claim pre-season titles". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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