Vodacom Challenge

Vodacom Challenge

Founded	1999
Region	Africa (CAF) and International guest
Current champions	Tottenham Hotspur
Most successful team(s)	Kaizer Chiefs (5 times)
Website	www.vodacomchallenge.com
2011 Vodacom Challenge

The Vodacom Challenge is an association football pre-season tournament that features Vodacom-sponsored South African clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs plus from 2006 onwards an invited European club. Prior to 2006, the competition consisted of the two Soweto giants and two invited African clubs.

Tottenham Hotspur became the first non-African team to win the competition in 2007.

Vodacom Challenge Final with African Teams

Year	Winners	Score	Runners Up	Venue	3rd Place	Score	4th Place	Venue
1999	Orlando Pirates	4-1	Espérance ST	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Kaizer Chiefs	2-1	ASEC	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2000	Kaizer Chiefs	1-0	Orlando Pirates	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Dynamos	2-1	Africa Sports	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2001	Kaizer Chiefs	0-0 3-2 on pens	Asante Kotoko	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Hearts of Oak	0-0 4-3 on Pens	Orlando Pirates	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2002	St Eloi Lupopo	1-0	Kaizer Chiefs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Orlando Pirates	1-1 8-7 on Pens	Asante Kotoko	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2003	Kaizer Chiefs	0-0 3-2 on pens	TP Mazembe	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Orlando Pirates	1-0	St Eloi Lupopo	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2004	AS Vita Club	0-0 5-4 on pens	Kaizer Chiefs	Soccer City, Soweto	Orlando Pirates	2-1	TP Mazembe	Soccer City, Soweto
2005	Orlando Pirates	2-1	Kaizer Chiefs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	AS Vita Club	2-1	Green Buffaloes	Kings Park Stadium, Durban

Vodacom Challenge Results with European Teams

Year	Winners	Score	Runners Up	Venue	3rd Place
2006 Details	Kaizer Chiefs	0-0 4-3 on Pens	Manchester United	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Orlando Pirates
2007 Details	Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Orlando Pirates	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Kaizer Chiefs
2008 Details	Manchester United	4-0	Kaizer Chiefs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Orlando Pirates
2009 Details	Kaizer Chiefs	1-0	Manchester City	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Orlando Pirates
2010	Cancelled due to 2010 FIFA World Cup
2011 Details	Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Orlando Pirates	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Kaizer Chiefs
2012	Cancelled due to "time constraints".^[1]

Invited African clubs

1999

ASEC Mimosas
Esperance de Tunis

2000

Africa Sports
Dynamos FC

2001

Asante Kotoko
Hearts of Oak

2002

Asante Kotoko
FC St. Eloi Lupopo

2003

2004

2005

AS Vita Club
Green Buffaloes

Invited European clubs

References

↑ "Vodacom Challenge cancelled". iol.co.za. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

External links

Football in South Africa

South African Football Association

National teams

Men	National team (Bafana Bafana) Olympic (U-23) (Amaglug-glug) U-20 (Amajita) U-17 (Amajimbos) development (Amabinneplaas)

Women	National team (Banyana Banyana) U-20 (Basetsana) U-17 (Bantwana)

League system

Men

Active	Premier Soccer League (ABSA Premiership National First Division) SAFA (Vodacom League Regional League U19 National League)

Defunct	NFL (1959-77) SASL (1961-67) FPL (1969-90) NPSL Castle League for blacks (1971-77) NPSL Castle League (1978-84) NPSL (1985-95) NSL Castle League (1985-95) NSL Second Division (1985-95)

Domestic cups

Men

Active	Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout MTN 8 Carling Black Label Cup Vodacom Challenge Mangaung Cup

Defunct	NFL Cup (1959-77) SASF Cup (1961-85) United Bank International Soccer Festival (1993-94) Baymed Cup (2006) Telkom Charity Cup (1986-2010)

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Seasons in South African soccer

Premiership teams (2014–15)	Ajax Cape Town AmaZulu Bidvest Wits Bloemfontein Celtic Chippa United Free State Stars Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Maritzburg United Moroka Swallows Black Aces Orlando Pirates Platinum Stars Polokwane City Supersport United Tuks FC

First Division teams (2014–15)	African Warriors Black Leopards Baroka FC Cape Town All Stars FC Cape Town Highlands Park Jomo Cosmos Maluti FET College Milano United Royal Eagles Santos Thanda Royal Zulu United FC Vasco da Gama Witbank Spurs

National Premier Soccer League (South Africa)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

National Soccer League (South Africa)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Premier Soccer League	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Vodacom League	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

Nedbank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008-09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Telkom Knockout	1982* 1983* 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

MTN 8	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014

Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011