Founded and owned by Janine van Wyk and Lauren Duncan the club competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa, JVW FC was formed in 2012 by Janine van Wyk, which aimed to identify, develop, improve and expose female football players.

[1] In 2016, JVW won the Gauteng Sasol League and finished in second place at their Debut National Championship after losing 1–0 to Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies.

[citation needed] In 2019 JVW won the Gauteng Sasol League for a second time and went on to be crowned Champions at the National Championship, led by captain Nompumelelo Nyandeni.

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

The league has played a huge role in discovering young talent for (U/15, U/17 and older) youth national teams.