ENGEN Knockout Challenge

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ENGEN Knockout Challenge
ENGEN Knockout Challenge logo.png
Organising body Engen
Founded2003
RegionSouth Africa
Qualifier forENGEN Champ of Champs
Website http://www.engenknockoutchallenge.co.za/

The ENGEN Knockout Challenge is an annual youth soccer tournament in South Africa hosted by Engen Petroleum in partnership with SAFA. First hosted in 2003, the tournament celebrated its 20-year anniversary in 2023 and is one of the longest running youth tournaments in the country. The tournament serves as qualification for the ENGEN Champ of Champs where the winners of the nine provincial titles battle it out to be crowned Champ of Champs.

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In 2020, Engen announced the launch of the women's division to be contested by U/20 teams. [1] The 2021 Cape Town leg saw the first women's champion crowned. [2]

Winners

Johannesburg leg Men's U/17

Johannesburg Men's U/17 Winners
YearWinnersRunners-UpRef
2015 Mamelodi Sundowns Bidvest Wits
2016
2017Stars of Africa
2018
2019
2020
2021 Jomo Cosmos TS Galaxy [3]
2022 Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns [4]
2023 Mamelodi Sundowns TS Galaxy [5]
2024 Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns [6]

Johannesburg leg Women's U/20

Johannesburg Women's U/20 Winners
YearWinnersRunner-UpRef
2021Kempton Park Ladies [7]
2022 University of Johannesburg JVW Sapphires [8]
2023 University of Johannesburg JVW Sapphires [9]
2024 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies University of Johannesburg [10]

Cape Town leg men's U/17

Cape Town Men's U/17 Winners
YearWinnersRunners-UpRef
2014ASD Cape TownLiverpool-Portlands [11]
2015
2016
2017Old Mutual Football Academy
2018HellenicHout Bay United [12]
2019
2020
2021 Ubuntu Cape Town Cape Town City [13]
2022 Cape Town City Stellenbosch [14]
2023 Stellenbosch Ubuntu Cape Town [15]
2024 Stellenbosch Cape Town City [16]

Cape Town leg women's U/20

Cape Town Women's U/20 Winners
YearWinnersRunner-UpRef
2021RV United WomenSpurs Women [2]
2022 Cape Town Roses Dangerous Heros [14]
2023 Cape Town Roses RV United Women [15]
2024 Cape Town Roses Dangerous Heros [17]

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