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| Full name | City Lads Ladies Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | "Gunners" "Sinakho" |
| Ground | Isaac Wolfson Stadium |
| Capacity | 10000 |
| Coordinates | 33°53′04″S 25°35′43″E / 33.884463°S 25.595285°E / -33.884463; 25.595285 |
| CEO | Nomalungelo Mooi |
| Co-Coaches | Christo Tom and Unabantu Gcule |
| League | SAFA Women's League |
| 2025 | 13th |
City Lads Ladies F.C. is a women's soccer club based in New Brighton, Eastern Cape. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.[1]
Nomalungelo Mooi is the club's CEO.[2]
History
Sasol Women's League
They had previously won the 2021 Eastern Cape Sasol Women's League.[3][4]
In 2021, they were granted promotion into the Hollywoodbets Super League after finishing as finalists in the 2021 Sasol League National Championship.[5] They lost 4–3 to Western Cape champions Vasco Da Gama in the final.[6]
SAFA Women's League
They made their debut in the 2022 season and finished in 12th place in their maiden season.[7]
Engen Knockout Challenge
They won the 2022 Eastern Cape Engen Knockout Challenge.[8]
Honours
- Eastern Cape Sasol Women's League: 2021
- Sasol Women's League: runner's up: 2021
- Eastern Cape Engen Knockout Challenge: 2022
Team statistics
SAFA Women's League record
| Season | Pos | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pst | |||
| 2022 | 12th | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 75 | (39) | 23 | |
| 2023 | 13th | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 66 | (37) | 25 | |
| 2024 | 14th | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 53 | (25) | 23 | |
| 2025 | 13th | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 53 | (26) | 23 | |
- Orange = In progress
- Gold = Champions
- Silver = Runner up
References
- Razya, Anele. "Soccer teams prepare for new season". News24. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- Mapelo, Pedro (10 February 2023). "City Lads Ladies aim for Top 8 in the Super League!". I'solezwe lesiXhosa. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- Inqaku. "Team - City Lads | Inqaku". inqaku.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- "City Lads Ladies biggest winners of Day 1 of Sasol League National Champs - SAFA.net". 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- Nkanjeni, Vuyokazi. "Hero's welcome for City Lads after Super League promotion". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- "Vasco Da Gama crowned 2021 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net". 13 February 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- Raziya, Anele. "Fort Hare and City Lads aiming for back-to-back victories". News24. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- Mgedezi, Thando. "Chippa and Lads win EC Engen tournament in Komani". News24. Retrieved 10 January 2025.