2015 COSAFA Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 17–30 May 2015 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
The 2015 COSAFA Cupwill be the 15th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). It will be hosted by South Africa in May 2015.[1] All matches will take place in the North West province.
Participating nations
| National team | FIFA Ranking (February 2015)[2] | Entry round |
|---|---|---|
 Mauritius | 190 | Group stage |
 Seychelles | 177 | |
 Swaziland | 165 | |
 Madagascar | 148 | |
 Zimbabwe | 119 | |
 Namibia | 111 | |
 Lesotho | 125 | |
 Tanzania (invitee) | 107 | |
 Botswana | 105 | Quarter final |
 Malawi | 93 | |
 Mozambique | 90 | |
 Zambia | 60 | |
 South Africa | 56 | |
 Ghana (invitee) | 25 |
- Did not enter
Venues
| Moruleng |
  Moruleng Stadium Olympia Park |
Rustenburg |
|---|---|---|
| Moruleng Stadium | Olympia Park | |
| 20,000 | 30,000 | |
| 25°09′24″S 27°10′32″E / 25.156667°S 27.175556°E | 25°39′45″S 27°13′19″E / 25.6625°S 27.221944°E |
Draw procedure
COSAFA describe the procedure thus:
- Draw commences for GROUP ROUND with 4 seeded teams (TZ; NAM; ZIM; LES) being placed in 1 bowl and the remaining 4 teams in the second bowl
- First ball out of seeded bowl becomes the seed for Group A and second ball is seeded in Group B, similarly with the remaining 2 balls in the seeded bowl
- We continue by drawing balls out to populate positions A3, A4 & B3, B4
- Fixtures are populated electronically as each ball is drawn
- MC talks through the Group Round results whilst the Draw Master prepares the balls for the Quarter-Final Draw
- We now have 6 new teams plus 2 teams which read “Winner Group A” and “Winner Group B”
- The 4 seeded QF teams go into bowl 1 and the unseeded teams incl the Group round winners go into bowl 2
- The fixtures for QF are established by drawing from bowl 1 (GHANA; SA; ZAM; MOZ) followed by bowl 2 (unseeded teams) until all 4 fixtures are populated
The draw took place on 26 February 2015 and was televised by South Africa's SuperSport 4.
Group stage
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mauritius |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Seychelles |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 17 May 2015. Source:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Madagascar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Swaziland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Tanzania |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 17 May 2015. Source:
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
- The winning quarter finalists proceed to the semi-finals.
- The losing quarter finalists proceed to the plate semi-finals.
Plate competition
Plate semi-finals
27 May 2015 17:00 |
| v | ||
|---|---|---|
Moruleng Stadium |
27 May 2015 19:30 |
| v | ||
|---|---|---|
Moruleng Stadium |
Plate final
29 May 2015 17:00 |
| Plate semi-final winner 1 | v | Plate semi-final winner 2 |
|---|---|---|
Olympia Park |
Semi-finals
28 May 2015 17:00 |
| v | ||
|---|---|---|
Moruleng Stadium |
28 May 2015 19:30 |
| v | ||
|---|---|---|
Moruleng Stadium |
Third place playoff
30 May 2015 15:00 |
| Semi-final 1 Loser | v | Semi-final 2 Loser |
|---|---|---|
Moruleng Stadium |
Final
30 May 2015 17:30 |
| Semi-final 1 Winner | v | Semi-final 2 Winner |
|---|---|---|
Moruleng Stadium |
References
- ↑ "COSAFA CUP 2015 - DRAW". COSAFA. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Rankings". FIFA.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
External links
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