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Croesus Ladies F.C.

Full name	Croesus Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)	"Greek Queens"
Founded	1996
League	Sasol Women's League
2023	1st Stream A
Current season

Croesus Ladies F.C., also known as Greek Queens, is a women's soccer club based in Balfour Park, Gauteng. The team competes in the Sasol Women's League, the second tier women's football league in South Africa.

History

The team was founded in 1996 as Hillbrow Ladies by Edison Mbatha.In 2017 Mbatha partnered with Athanassouli

They won the 2021 Gauteng Sasol Women's League which qualified them for the 2021 Sasol League National Championship were they finished fourth.

They won the Gauteng Sasol Women's League title in 2023 and finished as semi-finalist in the 2023 Sasol League National Championship after losing 5-4 to eventual winners University of Fort Hare after their semi-final ended in a 1-1 draw.

Honours

• Gauteng Sasol Women's League: 2021, 2023
• Sasol League National Championship: Fourth: 2021

References

1. Import, Pongrass (2019-11-13). "Late Croesus Ladies chairperson buried at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto". Alex News. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
2. "Croesus manager hails special set of girls in Gauteng Sasol League - SAFA.net". 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
3. Import, Pongrass (2019-11-02). "Balfour Park's Greek Queens are dealt a severe blow with the death of their founder". Alex News. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
4. Import, Pongrass (2022-01-07). "Greek Queens in do or die play-offs". Alex News. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
5. "Vasco Da Gama crowned 2021 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net". 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
6. Setena, Teboho. "Fort Hare, Croesus a step closer to league promotion". News24. Retrieved 2024-04-14.

• Women's soccer clubs in South Africa
• Sasol Women's League