The 2017 COSAFA Cup (known as Castle Lager COSAFA Cup South Africa 2017 for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th 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 was held in South Africa from 25 June to 9 July.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 25 June–9 July 2017 |
| Teams | 14 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Zambia |
| Third place |  Tanzania |
| Fourth place |  Lesotho |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 53 (2.3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ovidy Karuru (6 goals) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Format
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14 teams compete.
8 teams compete in the group stage:
The teams are drawn into 2 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners advance to the quarter-finals.
6 teams receive a bye to the quarter-finals:
The remainder of the tournament is straight knockout, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third place playoff and a final to decide the winners of the COSAFA Cup.
The four losing quarter-finalists compete for the Plate.
Venues
edit| Moruleng |
  Moruleng Stadium Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace |
Phokeng |
|---|---|---|
| Moruleng Stadium | Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace | |
| 25°09′24″S 27°10′32″E / 25.1566°S 27.1755°E | 25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E / 25.5786°S 27.1607°E | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 44,300 |
Draw
editThe draw was announced on 18 May 2017.[3]
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Angola
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Mauritius
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Malawi
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
| Angola | 0–0 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Madagascar
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Mozambique
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Seychelles
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Mozambique | 0–4 | Zimbabwe |
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| Madagascar | 2–0 | Seychelles |
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| Zimbabwe | 0–0 | Madagascar |
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| Seychelles | 1–2 | Mozambique |
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| Mozambique | 1–4 | Madagascar |
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| Zimbabwe | 6–0 | Seychelles |
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Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||
 Botswana | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Zambia | 2 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 July | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | 2 | |||||||||
 South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 July | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | 1 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 3 | |||||||||
 Namibia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Lesotho | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| Lesotho | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 July | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
 Swaziland | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | |||||||||
| Tanzania | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Lesotho | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| Botswana | 1–2 | Zambia |
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| South Africa | 0–1 | Tanzania |
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| Report |
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| Swaziland | 1–2 | Zimbabwe |
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Semi-finals
edit| Zambia | 4–2 | Tanzania |
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| Report |
Third-place playoff
editFinal
editPlate
editThe losing quarter-finalists will qualify for this round.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
| 7 July | ||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| Namibia | 0 | |||||
| Namibia | 1 | |||||
| Swaziland | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Botswana | 0–2 | South Africa |
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| Report |
Final
edit| South Africa | 1–0 | Namibia |
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Mokate  36' |
Report |
Goalscorers
editThere have been 53 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Augusto Quibeto
Kabelo Seakanyeng
Tsoanelo Koetle- Sera Motebang
- Mabuti Potloane
Ranaivoson Ndrantoharilala- Ardino Raveloarisona
Kevin Perticots
Arnaldo- Joao Simango
- Stélio Teca
Ronald Ketjijere
Roddy Melanie
Mohau Mokate- Judas Moseamedi
- Riyaad Norodien
Felix Badenhorst
Elias Maguri- Erasto Nyoni
Jackson Chirwa- Lubinda Mundia
Prince Dube- Blessing Majarira
Awards
edit- Player of the Tournament
- Knox Mutizwa (ZIM)
- Golden Boot
- Ovidy Karuru (ZIM) (6 goals)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Said Mohamed Said (TAN)
References
edit- ^ Kausiyo, Petros. "Africa: Chiyangwa Lodges CAF Protest". AllAfrica. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Gleeson, Mark (24 June 2017). "The stage is set in South Africa for the start of the 2017 Cosafa Cup". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Tasty ties in 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup draw!". COSAFA. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2017 COSAFA Cup - Final". 9 July 2017.