Carling Knockout Cup

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

Carling Knockout Cup
Founded1982
Region South Africa
Number of teams16
Current championsMamelodi Sundowns (4th title)
Most successful club(s)Kaizer Chiefs (13 titles)
Television broadcasters•SuperSport •SABC Sport
MottoFak'ugesi
WebsiteCarlingblacklabelcup.co.za
2023 Carling Knockout Cup

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

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
YearWinnerScoreRunner-up
Datsun Challenge
1982Arcadia Shepherds1–1
(2–0)		Highlands Park
1983Kaizer Chiefs2–1Wits University
John Player Special (JPS) Knockout Cup
1984Kaizer Chiefs (2)Durban Bush Bucks
1985Wits UniversityKaizer Chiefs
1986Kaizer Chiefs (3)Moroka Swallows
1987Durban Bush BucksOrlando Pirates
1988Kaizer Chiefs (4)Jomo Cosmos
1989Kaizer Chiefs (5)Moroka Swallows
1990SundownsOrlando Pirates
1991DynamosGiant Blackpool
Coca-Cola Cup
1992AmaZuluKaizer Chiefs
1993Umtata BucksSantos
1994Qwa Qwa StarsHellenic
1995Wits University (2)Orlando Pirates
1996Umtata Bush Bucks (2)Qwa Qwa Stars
Rothmans Cup
1997Kaizer Chiefs (6)Mamelodi Sundowns
1998Kaizer Chiefs (7)Mamelodi Sundowns
1999Sundowns(2)2 -0Free State Stars
2000Ajax Cape Town 4-0 Orlando Pirates
Coca-Cola Cup
2001Kaizer Chiefs (8)5 - 0Jomo Cosmos
2002Jomo Cosmos1 - 0Kaizer Chiefs
2003Kaizer Chiefs (9)Silver Stars
2004Kaizer Chiefs (10)1–0SuperSport United F.C.
2005Jomo Cosmos (2)SuperSport United F.C.
Telkom Knockout Cup
2006Silver Stars3-1Ajax Cape Town
2007Kaizer Chiefs (11)0(3)–(2)0Mamelodi Sundowns
2008Ajax Cape Town (2)2–1Orlando Pirates
2009Kaizer Chiefs (12)2–1Ajax Cape Town
2010Kaizer Chiefs (13)3–0Orlando Pirates
2011Orlando Pirates3–1Bidvest Wits
2012Bloemfontein Celtic1–0Mamelodi Sundowns
2013Platinum Stars (2)2–1Orlando Pirates
2014SuperSport United F.C.3–2Platinum Stars
2015Mamelodi Sundowns (3)3–1Kaizer Chiefs[7]
2016Cape Town City2–1SuperSport United F.C.[8]
2017Bidvest Wits (3)1–0Bloemfontein Celtic
2018Baroka2(3)–(2)2Orlando Pirates
2019Mamelodi Sundowns (4)2–1Maritzburg United[9]
Carling Knockout Cup
2023 TBD (Carling Knockout cup) TBD
TBD (Carling Cup) TBD

Results by team
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 8¹
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
Moroka Swallows 0 – – 2 1989 2
Highlands Park 0 – – 1 1982 1
Maritzburg United 0 - - 1 2019 1

References
  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.
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