Vodacom Challenge

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use South African English Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other 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.

Vodacom Challenge Final with African Teams

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

Vodacom Challenge Results with European Teams

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

Invited African clubs

1999

• Template:Flagicon ASEC Mimosas
• Template:Flagicon Esperance de Tunis

2000

• Template:Flagicon Africa Sports
• Template:Flagicon Dynamos FC

2001

• Template:Flagicon Asante Kotoko
• Template:Flagicon Hearts of Oak

2002

• Template:Flagicon Asante Kotoko
• Template:Flagicon FC St. Eloi Lupopo

2003

• Template:Flagicon TP Mazembe
• Template:Flagicon FC St. Eloi Lupopo

2004

• Template:Flagicon AS Vita Club
• Template:Flagicon TP Mazembe

2005

• Template:Flagicon AS Vita Club
• Template:Flagicon Green Buffaloes

Invited European clubs

2006

• Template:Flagicon Manchester United

2007

• Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur

2008

• Template:Flagicon Manchester United

2009

• Template:Flagicon Manchester City

2011

• Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur

External links

• Vodacom Challenge Official Website
• Vodacom Official Website
• Premier Soccer League
• South African Football Association
• Confederation of African Football