| Clubname: | Thunderbirds Ladies F.C. |
| Fullname: | Thunderbirds Ladies F.C. |
| Nickname: | The Birds |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Ground: | Sisa Dukashe Stadium |
| Capacity: | 17 000 |
| Coordinates: | 32.9469° S, 27.7601° E |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Thembalethu Apleni |
| League: | SAFA Women's League |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Current: | 2024 SAFA Women's League |
| Position: | 14th |
Thunderbirds Ladies F.C. is a women's soccer club based in Butterworth, Eastern Cape. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.[1]
In 2017, they won their first Eastern Cape Sasol League which qualified them to the 2017 Sasol League National Championship where they placed third overall.[2]
The club defended their Eastern Cape Sasol League title in 2018 and competed in the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were they placed sixth overall.[3] [4]
In the 2023 season, the team avoided relegation by finishing 14th in the log with only 3 points separating them and 15th placed Coal City Wizards.[5] [6] The team managed 5 wins, 5 draws, and 20 losses.
The club recorded the worst start to the Hollywoodbets Super League in the 2024 season with 10 defeats in a row conceding 39 goals and only scoring 4 in 10 matches.[7] [8]