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after their male counterpart,

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, also sold its premiership status to Shawn Mkhize of

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History

They won the 2015 Free State

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and qualified for the 2015 Sasol League National Championship but they failed to make it to the knockout stages of the tournament. They defended their Free State

in 2016 and qualified for the 2016 Sasol League National Championship where they defeated JVW 1–0 in the final to lift their maiden title. They defended both titles in 2017 and became the first team to defend their Sasol League National Championship at the

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edition. They won the Free State

for the fourth consecutive year in 2018. They failed to defend their

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and

title in 2018 as they did not make it to the knockout stages of the 2018 Sasol League National Championship. In 2019, they part of the inaugural SAFA Women's League. They finished third in the 2019-20 SAFA Women's League. In the

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they finished 6th. In the middle of the

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, 12 matches played, they were bought by Shawn Mkhize with the team and players moving to

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and renamed

Notable players

FIFA World Cup participants

List of players that were called up for a

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while playing for Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies. In brackets, the tournament played: *

Bambanani Mbane Bambanani Nolufefe Mbane (born 12 March 1990) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's national team. Club career Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies She ...

(

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) Players who have received a

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call up while playing for the club: *

Melinda Kgadiete Melinda Kgadiete (born 21 July 1992) is a South African soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African women's national team. Club career Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies ...

Honours

* Free State

: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * Sasol League National Championship:

* SAFA Women's League: Third: 2019-20

References

{{Reflist Women's soccer clubs in South Africa Soccer clubs in the Free State (province) Bloemfontein