Durban Ladies F.C.
Football club
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Durban Ladies Football Club is a women's soccer club based in Umlazi, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The team competes in the Sasol Women's League, the second tier women's football league in South Africa.[1]
(as Umlazi Fast Eagles)
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| Full name | Durban Ladies Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 (as Umlazi Fast Eagles) |
| Ground | Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
| Capacity | 6500 |
| Coordinates | 29°48′06″S 30°53′46″E |
| Founder | Mary-Jane Nomthandazo Sokhela |
| Head Coach |  Sphephelo Makhaye |
| League | SAFA Women's League |
| 2025 | 16th |
History
This club founded by Mary–Jane Sokhela in 1990. The club was founded under the name Umlazi Fast Eagles. In 1997 the team was sponsored by Spar and AmaZulu and later changed the club's name to Spar AmaZulu Ladies F.C. In 1999, it was changed again to Durban Ladies F.C.[2]
In 2018 they won the KZN Sasol League and qualified for the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were they finished as runners-ups.[3] This gained them a spot in SAFA Women's League that started in August 2019 where they finished in seventh.
In 2025 after six seasons in the top flight, Durban Ladies were relegated after finishing in last position in the league.[4][5]
U/20
The U/20 side successfully defended their Engen Knockout Challenge title in 2024. In September they were runners up for the Engen Champ of Champs losing 1–0 to Gauteng's Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.[6]
Players
Summer Olympics participants
List of players that were called up for the Summer Olympic Games while playing for Durban Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played:
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:
- Yenzokuhle Ngubane (2018)
- Sibulele Holweni (2018)
- Yolanda Nduli (2018)
- Sphumelele Shamase (2018)
- Thubelihle Shamase (2018)
Notable players
- Amanda Dlamini
- Silindile Ngubane
- Khwezi Khoza
- Okuhle Sithole
Honours
- Sasol League National Championship runners-up: 2018
U/20
- Engen Champ of Champs runners-up: 2024, 2025
- KwaZulu-Natal Engen Knockout Challenge: 2023, 2024, 2025
Team statistics
SAFA Women's League record
- Orange = In progress
- Gold = Champions
- Silver = Runner up
SAFA Women's League statistics
- Record number of games won in a season: 14 games (2023)
- Record number of points in a season: 44 points (2023)
- Record goals scored in a season: 53 goals (2023)
- Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 44 goals (2021)
- Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: 12 games (2019–20, 2021)