Carling Knockout Cup

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Carling Knockout Cup
Founded1982
Region South Africa
Number of teams16
Current championsStellenbosch F.C. (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Kaizer Chiefs (13 titles)
Television broadcastersSuperSportSABC Sport
MottoFak'ugesi
WebsiteCarlingblacklabelcup.co.za
2023 Carling Knockout Cup
The Carling Knockout Cup Logo. a cartoon image of two footballs placed behind a trophy (cup) with the words "Carling Black Label Knockout" infront of it
The Carling Knockout Cup Logo

The Carling Knockout Cup is a South African professional football knockout competition which comprises the 16 teams in the South African Premier Division.

The competition was established in 1982 and was first known as the Datsun Challenge. Under the new NSL regime in 1984, it became known as the JPS Knockout Cup. It used this name until 1992 when it became known as the Coca-Cola Cup. It was sponsored by the drinks manufacturer until 1996, when it was replaced by the Rothmans Cup which was changed back to the Coca-Cola Cup in 2001 due to the new rules regarding tobacco sponsorship in sport. Telkom became the new sponsors in 2006 until 2020. The 2020/21 edition was cancelled after the loss of the main sponsor[1] and in August 2021 it was confirmed that the tournament would no longer be held, citing fixture congestion.[2] However the competition resumed in the 2023/24 season following a new sponsorship deal with alcoholic beverage company Carling Black Label, being renamed the Carling Knockout Cup.[3][4]

The Carling Knockout Cup is the second League cup of the PSL and cup number three of the DStv Premiership following the MTN 8 and the Nedbank Cup.

The Carling Knockout Cup was officially launched on 10 October 2023.[5]

Format[edit]

The format that will be used in this Competition is the Knockout Stage phase.[6]The competition will be played by 16 teams in a single knockout match.

A winner will be decided after Full-time(90 minutes).If the two teams playing against each other are still tied after Full-time, then the match will go through to Extra time.If the points are still tied then the match will go through to Penalty Shoot-outs.The winner of the match must be decided on at the end of the match/day.

After the conclusion of the season of this competition, the winner will play against a best-Xl voted by the fans.The all-stars team must consist of 6 players from the First tier league and 6 players from second tier and the coach must also be voted on by the fans.

Competition history[edit]

Year Winner Score Runner-up
Datsun Challenge
1982 Arcadia Shepherds 1–1
(2–0)
Highlands Park
1983 Kaizer Chiefs 2–1 Wits University
John Player Special (JPS) Knockout Cup
1984 Kaizer Chiefs (2) Durban Bush Bucks
1985 Wits University Kaizer Chiefs
1986 Kaizer Chiefs (3) Moroka Swallows
1987 Durban Bush Bucks Orlando Pirates
1988 Kaizer Chiefs (4) Jomo Cosmos
1989 Kaizer Chiefs (5) Moroka Swallows
1990 Sundowns Orlando Pirates
1991 Dynamos Giant Blackpool
Coca-Cola Cup
1992 AmaZulu Kaizer Chiefs
1993 Umtata Bucks Santos
1994 Qwa Qwa Stars Hellenic
1995 Wits University (2) Orlando Pirates
1996 Umtata Bush Bucks (2) Qwa Qwa Stars
Rothmans Cup
1997 Kaizer Chiefs (6) Mamelodi Sundowns
1998 Kaizer Chiefs (7) Mamelodi Sundowns
1999 Sundowns(2) 2 -0 Free State Stars
2000 Ajax Cape Town 4-0 Orlando Pirates
Coca-Cola Cup
2001 Kaizer Chiefs (8) 5 - 0 Jomo Cosmos
2002 Jomo Cosmos 1 - 0 Kaizer Chiefs
2003 Kaizer Chiefs (9) Silver Stars
2004 Kaizer Chiefs (10) 1–0 SuperSport United F.C.
2005 Jomo Cosmos (2) SuperSport United F.C.
Telkom Knockout Cup
2006 Silver Stars 3-1 Ajax Cape Town
2007 Kaizer Chiefs (11) 0(3)–(2)0 Mamelodi Sundowns
2008 Ajax Cape Town (2) 2–1 Orlando Pirates
2009 Kaizer Chiefs (12) 2–1 Ajax Cape Town
2010 Kaizer Chiefs (13) 3–0 Orlando Pirates
2011 Orlando Pirates 3–1 Bidvest Wits
2012 Bloemfontein Celtic 1–0 Mamelodi Sundowns
2013 Platinum Stars (2) 2–1 Orlando Pirates
2014 SuperSport United F.C. 3–2 Platinum Stars
2015 Mamelodi Sundowns (3) 3–1 Kaizer Chiefs[7]
2016 Cape Town City 2–1 SuperSport United F.C.[8]
2017 Bidvest Wits (3) 1–0 Bloemfontein Celtic
2018 Baroka 2(3)–(2)2 Orlando Pirates
2019 Mamelodi Sundowns (4) 2–1 Maritzburg United[9]
Carling Knockout Cup
2023[10] Stellenbosch (1) 1–1 (5–4) TS Galaxy

Results by team[edit]

Results by team
Club Wins First final won Most recent final won Runners-up Most recent final lost Total final appearances
Kaizer Chiefs 13 1983 2010 4 2015 17
Mamelodi Sundowns 4 1990 2019 4 2012
Bidvest Wits (previously Wits University) 3 1985 2017 2 2011 5
Ajax Cape Town 2 2000 2008 2 2009 4
Jomo Cosmos 2 2002 2005 2 2001 4
Platinum Stars (previously Silver Stars) 2 2006 2013 2 2014 4
Umtata Bush Bucks 2 1993 1996 0 2
Orlando Pirates 1 2011 2011 8 2018 9
Supersport United 1 2014 2014 3 2016 4
Bloemfontein Celtic 1 2012 2012 1 2017 2
Arcadia Shepherds 1 1982 1982 0 1
Durban Bush Bucks 1 1987 1987 1 2
AmaZulu 1 1992 1992 0 1
Dynamos 1 1991 1991 0 1
Cape Town City 1 2016 2016 0 1
Baroka 1 2018 2018 0 1
Stellenbosch 1 2023 2023 0 1
Moroka Swallows 0 2 1989 2
Highlands Park 0 1 1982 1
Maritzburg United 0 - - 1 2019 1
TS Galaxy 0 - - 1 2023 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Telkom Knockout cancelled for 2020/21 season". Kick Off. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "PSL chairman Irvin Khoza addresses Telkom Knockout replacement tournament". Kick Off. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ Tshwaku, Khanyiso. "Carling Knockout Cup muscles into Telkom Knockout space in 2023, announces PSL chair". Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Khoza Makes Huge Carling Black Label Cup Announcement". iDiski Times. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ Kohler, Lorenz (10 October 2023). "Carling Knockout Explained As Draw Completed". iDiski Times. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ Tshwaku, Khanyiso. "Carling Knockout Cup muscles into Telkom Knockout space in 2023, announces PSL chair". Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Telkom Knockout". flashscore.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  8. ^ Tshwaku, Khanyiso (10 December 2016). "Cape Town City down SuperSport to win Telkom Knockout final". Times LIVE. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Telkom Knockout Final Report: Maritzburg United v Mamelodi Sundowns 15 December 2019". Soccer Laduma. 14 December 2019.
  10. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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