Copperbelt Ladies F.C.
| Full name | Copperbelt Ladies Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Ground | Seshego Stadium |
| Coordinates | 23°51′19″S 29°23′20″E / 23.8554°S 29.38885°E |
| Chairman | Strause Maleaka |
| Head Coach | Karabo Selabe |
| League | SAFA Women's League |
| 2025 | 8th |
Copperbelt Ladies F.C. is a women's soccer club based in Polokwane, Limpopo. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.[1]
They won the 2022 Sasol League National Championship and became the first team from the Limpopo province to win the national championship.[2]
History
Sasol Women's League
In 2022, they won the 2022 Sasol League National Championship by defeating the University of Pretoria 3–2 on penalties.[3] The win granted them promotion to the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League were they finished 12th in their maiden season.[4]
SAFA Women's League
They made their debut in the 2023 season and finished in 12th place.
They had their best start in the 2024 season going unbeaten in 6 games, 3 wins and 3 draws, but ended the season in 12th place again.[5]
They started the 2025 season with 2 wins.[6]
Honours
- Sasol League National Championship: 2022
- Limpopo Sasol Women's League: 2022
Team statistics
SAFA Women's League record
| Season | Pos | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pst | |||
| 2023 | 12th place | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 58 | (32) | 26 | |
| 2024 | 12th place | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 41 | (11) | 29 | |
| 2025 | 8th place | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 33 | (3) | 40 | |
- Orange = In progress
- Gold = Champions
- Silver = Runner up
SAFA Women's League statistics
- Record number of games won in a season: 10 games (2025)
- Record number of points in a season: 40 points (2025)
- Record goals scored in a season: 35 goals (2025)
- Record for lowest number of goals conceded in a season: 33 goals (2025)
- Record for lowest number of defeats in a season: 10 games (2025)
References
- ^ Kganakga, Tlamelo (27 March 2023). "Copperbelt Ladies Earn Third HWBSL Victory". gsport4girls. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Raophala, Mauwane (24 October 2022). "Copperbelt crowned Sasol League National Champs winners". FARPost. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Tsotsi, Athenkosi. "Copperbelt ladies win on penalties". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ CentreCircle (2 February 2023). "Debutants Copperbelt Ladies not in the Hollywoodbets Super League to add the numbers". Centre Circle. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Newsroom, gsport (3 April 2024). "Copperbelt Ladies Amaze as University of Joburg Stake Narrow HWBSL Log Lead". gsport4girls. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ M, Lonwabo (25 March 2025). "Copperbelt Ladies FC Lead Early 2025 Hollywoodbets Super League Log". gsport4girls. Retrieved 31 March 2025.