JVW Girls

JVW Development Team
Full nameJanine Van Wyk Gems Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gems
Short nameJVW
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012)
StadiumWits Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerJanine Van Wyk
ManagerSouth Africa Kenneth Sithole (U16)
South Africa Claudia Raposo (U/14)
LeagueGauteng Women's Development League
20232nd
Websitehttps://www.jvw5.co.za/
Current season
Active departments of
JVW
Football (1st team) Football B (Reserve team) Football C (development team)

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.

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 2023 U-15 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.