2013 Varsity Football

The 2013 Varsity Football challenge was the first season of a South African university association football competition. It involved some of the top football playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports South Africa, and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa.[1]

Varsity Football Challenge
Season2013
ChampionsUP-Tuks (men)
University of Johannesburg (women)
Matches played34
Goals scored99 (2.91 per match)
Biggest home win5–0 (Tuks vs UCT), 6–1 (NWU vs UFS)
Biggest away win4–0 (Tuks vs UFS), (NMMU vs UCT), (NWU vs Wits)
Highest scoring6–1 (NWU vs UFS)

The men's competition was won by UP-Tuks and the women's competition by University of Johannesburg.

History

The Varsity Cup tournament was founded in 2008, featuring the rugby teams of eight universities. Varsity Sports was expanded in 2012 to include other sporting codes.[2] University Sport South Africa discussed the Varsity Football proposal at its 2012 annual general meeting. The idea was initially rejected, as it was seen to split the member institutions.[3] However, it was later accepted, and 2013 was the inaugural season of Varsity Football, with an 8 team men's tournament.[4] A four team women's tournament is also being played.[5]

Participating Teams

NMMU
NWU
TUT
UCT
UFS
UJ
UL
UP
UWC
Wits
Location of teams in 2013 Varsity Football
Blue: Men's teams only; Red: Women's teams only; Green: Men's and Women's teams.
UCT is the oldest of the competing universities
Tuks are the 2012 University Sport South Africa men's football champions

The eight teams competing in the men's Varsity Football challenge are:

Varsity Football Challenge
Team Name University Stadium
NMMU MadibazNelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityNMMU Stadium
NWU MafikengNorth-West UniversityMafikeng Sports Fields
TUTTshwane University of TechnologyTUT Stadium
Ikey WarriorsUniversity of Cape TownThe Green Mile
UFS KovsiesUniversity of the Free StateShimla Park
UP-TuksUniversity of PretoriaTuks Stadium
UWCUniversity of the Western CapeUWC Sport Stadium
WitsUniversity of the WitwatersrandBidvest Stadium

The four teams competing in the women's Varsity Football challenge are:

Varsity Football Challenge
Team Name University Stadium
TUTTshwane University of TechnologyTUT Stadium
UP-TuksUniversity of PretoriaTuks Stadium
UJUniversity of JohannesburgAW Muller Stadium
LimpopoUniversity of LimpopoOscar Mphetha Stadium

Qualification

For both the men's and women's tournaments, qualification was based on the 2012 University Sports South Africa National Club Championships. In order to qualify, men's teams need to be one of the eight highest placed teams associated with Varsity Sports. Women's teams needed to be one of the semi-finalists, and also be associated with Varsity Sports.

For the men's tournament, UP-Tuks qualified as USSA champions, and NWU-Mafikeng as losing finalists. TUT-Pretoria qualified as a losing semi-finalist, while UKZN Pietermaritzburg, also a losing semi-finalist, was ineligible, not being linked to Varsity Sports. Wits and UWC qualified as losing quarter finalists, while WSU-Potsdam and CPUT, both of which also lost in the quarter finals were ineligible. UCT, ranked 9th, UFS, ranked 11th and NMMU, ranked 14th were invited. Higher placed University of Venda, WSU-Ibika and UKZN-Edgewood were not invited, as they are not linked to Varsity Sports.

For the women's tournament, TUT-Pretoria was invited as the USSA women's champion. UP-Tuks qualified as the losing finalist, and UJ as a losing semi-finalist. VUT, a losing semi-finalist, was not invited, lacking affiliation with Varsity Sports at the time. As such, 5th ranked University of Limpopo was invited instead.[6]

Standings

2013 Varsity Football Log
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 TUT 7 5 2 0 16 6 +10 17
2 UP-Tuks 7 5 1 1 15 5 +10 16
3 NWU Mafikeng 7 4 1 2 15 6 +9 13
4 NMMU Madibaz 7 3 4 0 15 6 +9 13
5 UFS Kovsies 7 1 4 2 7 14 7 7
6 UWC 7 1 2 4 6 9 3 5
7 Wits 7 1 0 6 2 17 15 3
8 UCT 7 0 2 5 4 17 13 2
Source:
Rules for classification: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. The top 4 teams qualified for the Semi-Finals.

Format

The tournament begins with a round robin stage, in which all teams play each other once. After the round robin stage, the top 4 teams will advance to the knockout stage. The teams ranked 1 and 2 will host the semi-finals, against the teams ranked 4 and 3 respectively. The winners will advance to the final, to be hosted by the highest ranking finalist. All matches are played on Mondays. The league scoring system follows a standard scoring system and awards 3 points are awarded for a win, and 1 point for a draw. Teams are separated first on points, and then on goal difference.

Round robin stage

The 2013 season began with the round robin stages on 22 July, which will end on 2 September.

  • All times are South African (GMT+2)

Week 1

22 July 2013 Wits 0–4 NWU Johannesburg, Gauteng
16:30 UTC+2 Thabo Mnyamane 2, Sandile Mbatha, Sylvester Moses Report Stadium: Bidvest Stadium
22 July 2013 UWC 0–2 NMMU Cape Town, Western Cape
19:00 UTC+2 Report Niven Kops, Leroy van Rensburg Stadium: University of the Western Cape Stadium
22 July 2013 Tuks 1–4 TUT Pretoria, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Kabelo Ramongane Report Botshelo Mfulwane 2, Katlego Mokoena, Sizwe Khumalo Stadium: Tuks Stadium
22 July 2013 UFS 1–1 UCT Bloemfontein, Free State
19:00 UTC+2 Unathi Mabandla Report Wisy Namaseb Stadium: Shimla Park

Week 2

29 July 2013 Tuks 2–0 Wits Pretoria, Gauteng
16:30 UTC+2 Mosa Sesele, Nelson Mwale (own goal) Report Stadium: Tuks Stadium
29 July 2013 UCT 0–4 NMMU Cape Town, Western Cape
19:00 UTC+2 Report Cloudius Sagandira 3, Leroy van Rensburg Stadium: The Green Mile
29 July 2013 UWC 1–2 TUT Cape Town, Western Cape
19:00 UTC+2 Curtley Beukes Report Andrew Mashigo, Doctor Radebe Stadium: University of the Western Cape Stadium
29 July 2013 NWU 6–1 UFS Mahikeng, North West
19:00 UTC+2 Thabo Mnyamane 3, Sylvester Moses, Otlaarongwa Rantese, Ryan van der Westhuizen Report Thato Skaut Stadium: Mafikeng Sports Fields

Week 3

5 August 2013 UFS 1–1 UWC Bloemfontein, Free State
16:30 UTC+2 Tshepo Sefatsa Report Lulama Lolwana Stadium: Shimla Park
5 August 2013 Tuks 1–1 NMMU Pretoria, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Lindsay Stowman Report Mbongeni Masilela Stadium: Tuks Stadium 1
5 August 2013 TUT 1–0 NWU Pretoria, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Khuliso Rashamuse Report Stadium: TUT Stadium
5 August 2013 UCT 0–1 Wits Cape Town, Western Cape
19:00 UTC+2 Report Neo Makua Stadium: The Green Mile

Week 4

12 August 2013 NWU 1–1 NMMU Mahikeng, North West
16:30 UTC+2 Otlaarongwa Rantese Report Kieran Koert Stadium: Mafikeng Sports Fields
12 August 2013 Wits 0–2 UWC Johannesburg, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Report Curtley Beukes, Robbin Swartz Stadium: Bidvest Stadium
12 August 2013 Tuks 5–0 UCT Pretoria, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Desmond Khuzwayo, Dean Wilkinson, Mbongeni Masilela, Keegan Boulle (2) Report Stadium: Tuks Stadium
12 August 2013 TUT 1–1 UFS Pretoria, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Botshelo Mfulwane Report Lehlohonolo Ramolebo Stadium: TUT Stadium

Week 5

19 August 2013 TUT 3–1 UCT Pretoria, Gauteng
16:30 UTC+2 Themba Nkosi, Khomotso Selemela, Selby Madibana Report Lwazi Maziya Stadium: TUT Stadium
19 August 2013 NWU 2–1 UWC Mahikeng, North West
19:00 UTC+2 Sylvester Moses, Tshenolo Machwisa Report Curtley Beukes Stadium: Mafikeng Sports Fields
19 August 2013 UFS 0–4 Tuks Bloemfontein, Free State
19:00 UTC+2 Report Mosa Sesele, Mbongeni Masilela, Claudio Barreiro, Thabo Ndlovu Stadium: Shimla Park
19 August 2013 NMMU 4–1 Wits Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
19:00 UTC+2 Leroy van Rensburg (2), Lindsay Stowman, Cornelius Matuoane Report Tshepo Motsukunyane Stadium: NMMU A Soccer Field 1

Week 6

26 August 2013 TUT 2–2 NMMU Pretoria, Gauteng
16:30 UTC+2 Botshelo Mfulwane, Sonwabiso Busakwe Report Leroy van Rensburg, Niven Kops Stadium: TUT Stadium
26 August 2013 NWU 2–1 UCT Mahikeng, North West
19:00 UTC+2 Thabo Mnyamane (2) Report Thami Mehlo Stadium: Mafikeng Sports Fields
26 August 2013 Wits 0–2 UFS Johannesburg, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Bidvest Stadium
26 August 2013 Tuks 1–0 UWC Pretoria, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Sphelele Khuzwayo Report Stadium: Tuks Stadium

Week 7

2 September 2013 UWC 1–1 UCT Cape Town, Western Cape
16:30 UTC+2 Tapelo Sixishe Report Velaphi Vilakazi Stadium: University of the Western Cape Stadium
2 September 2013 TUT 3–0 Wits Pretoria, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Botshelo Mfulwane, Selby Madibana, Andrew Mashigo Report Stadium: TUT Stadium
2 September 2013 NWU 0–1 Tuks Mahikeng, North West
19:30 UTC+22 Lawrence Ntswane Report Stadium: Mafikeng Sports Fields
2 September 2013 NMMU 1–1 UFS Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
19:00 UTC+2 Lukhanyo Rasmeni Report JJ Groenewald Stadium: NMMU A Soccer Field 1
  • 1 Matches originally scheduled for NMMU Stadium.
  • 2 Kick off delayed due to late arrival of officials.

Knockout stage

The top four placed men's teams progressed to the knockout stage, as did all four women's teams. The semi-finals for both men and women were played on 9 September and the finals on 16 September.

Semi-Finals

9 September 2013 Tuks 1–0 NWU Pretoria, Gauteng
16:30 UTC+2 Report Lebogang Phetlhu (own goal) Stadium: Tuks Stadium
9 September 2013 TUT 0–1 NMMU Pretoria, Gauteng
19:00 UTC+2 Report Lukhanyo Rasmeni Stadium: TUT Stadium

Final

16 September 2013 Tuks 4–1 NMMU Pretoria, Gauteng
19:30 UTC+2 Lawrence Ntswane, Claudio Barreiro, Mbongeni Masilela (2) Report Bradley Peterson Stadium: Tuks Stadium

Semi-Finals

9 September 2013 Tuks 0–2 UJ Pretoria, Gauteng
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Tuks Stadium
9 September 2013 TUT 4–0 Limpopo Pretoria, Gauteng
16:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: TUT Stadium

Final

16 September 2013 TUT 0–6 UJ Pretoria, Gauteng
16:30 UTC+2 Report Disebo Mametja (2), Amanda Dlamini, Presocious Matabologa, Noko Matlou (2) Stadium: Tuks Stadium

Notable Players and Coaches

Players and coaches who have since been signed by professional clubs.

Sponsors

The tournament is sponsored by:

References

  1. "Football to get Varsity passion". Varsity Sports SA. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. "More sporting codes to boost varsity sports". SABC. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. "Minutes of the USSA Football Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the University of the Western Cape, Bellville, on 06th– December – 2013" (PDF). University Sport South Africa. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. "Explosive Mondays back with Varsity Football". Varsity Sports SA. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  5. "Ladies' chance to shine". Varsity Sports SA. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  6. "USSA Football National Club Championships 2012" (PDF). University Sport South Africa. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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