Vodacom Challenge

Vodacom Challenge
Founded1999
RegionAfrica (CAF) and International guest
Current championsTottenham Hotspur
Most successful team(s)Kaizer Chiefs (5 times)
Websitewww.vodacomchallenge.com

The Vodacom Challenge was an association football pre-season tournament that featured 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.

According to the tournament promoter, Jabu Mathibela the tournament was cancelled due to "time constraints" before the 2012 season would have commenced.[1]

Vodacom Challenge Final with African Teams

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

Vodacom Challenge Results with European Teams

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

Invited African clubs

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Invited European clubs

2006

2007

2008

2009

2011

References

  1. ^ a b "Vodacom Challenge cancelled". iol.co.za. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.