Cape Town Roses F.C. is a women's soccer club based in Gugulethu, Western Cape. The team competes in the Sasol Women's League, the second tier women's football league in South Africa.
The team is best known for fielding young players. They won their maiden national title at the 2014 Sasol League National Championship in Gqeberha.
The team was founded in 1998 by primary school teacher Xolane Madikane, who also serves as coach, as an after school girls program. Madikane initially was coaching the boys team at Lwazi Primary School and allowed a few girls to join in. As the number of girls grew, he started a girls team that would also be open to girls from outside the school to join.
During the 2022 season, the team won the Cape Town leg of the Engen Knockout Challenge, the Golden United Tournament, and the Stan Mathews Cup.
In 2023, they successfully defended the Cape Town Engen Knockout Challenge after defeating RV United W.F.C 2âÂÂ0 to qualify for the ENGEN Champ of Champs tournament. They were crowned Norman Ncaca Cup champions after defeating Dangerous Heroes 4âÂÂ2 in Langa on the 21st of March 2023.
They started the 2024 season by finishing runners-up in the Dream Cup. They defended the Engen Knockout Challenge to win their third successive title with a 5âÂÂ0 win over Dangerous Heroes in June. In 2025 they won their fourth ENGEN Knockout Challenge.
List of players that were called up for a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup while playing for the club. In brackets, the tournament played:
Players who have played for Cape Town Roses include: