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| Full name | University of Johannesburg Women's Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | OrangeArmy | ||
| Ground | UJ Soweto Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 900 | ||
| Coordinates | 26.1785° S, 27.9908° E | ||
| Head coach |  Nthabeleng Modiko | ||
| League | SAFA Women's League | ||
| 2024 | 4th | ||
| Website | https://www.uj.ac.za/sports/sport-clubs/uj-football-club/ | ||
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TheUniversity of Johannesburg Women's Football Club, also knowns asUJ Ladies, is thefootball club representing theUniversity of Johannesburg based inJohannesburg, Gauteng. The senior team competes in theSAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.[1]
In 2018, they won their firstUniversity Sport South Africa (USSA) title and defended the title in 2019.[2][3]
In 2022, they won the2022 FNB Women's Varsity Football Cup edition 5-3 on penalties following a goalless draw against defending championsUWC Ladies on Sunday, 16 October 2022.[4]
The team won their thirdUniversity Sport South Africa (USSA) title in 2022 winning 1-0 against theTuks Ladies.[5]
They were runners up for the2023 FNB Women's Varsity Football edition following a 2-0 loss against theUniversity of Western Cape.[6][7]
In the2024 season, they made their best start to theleague and were tied on points with log leaderMamelodi Sundowns Ladies after 11 matches.[8]
The junior team won the 2022Gauteng Engen Knockout Challenge by defeating theJVW Sapphires 2-0 in the final held at Wits Marks Park. They were runner's up at the inauguralPirates Cup following a 2-1 defeat to theTuks Ladies U/20 side in March 2023.[9] They successfully defended theirGauteng Engen Knockout Challenge title in July 2023 winning 1-0 againstJVW Sapphires.[10]
In 2024 they lost theEngen Knockout Challenge 4-3 via penalties toMamelodi Sundowns Ladies U/20after the match ended in a goalless draw.[11]
In 2025 they were runners-up for the second time in the Pirates Cup after going down 1-0 toMamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy.[12]
UJ's home ground is theUJ Soweto Stadium located on the university's Soweto campus.
U/20 side titles
List of players that were called up for aFIFA Women's World Cup while playing for the university. In brackets, the tournament played:
List of players that were called up for theSummer Olympic Games while playing for the university. In brackets, the tournament played:
Players who have received aBanyana Banyana call up while playing for the university:
