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Football tournament
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.
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Vodacom Challenge Final with African Teams
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Year
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Winners
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Score
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Runners Up
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Venue
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3rd Place
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Score
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4th Place
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Venue
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1999
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Orlando Pirates
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4-1
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Esperance ST
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
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Kaizer Chiefs
|
2-1
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ASEC
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
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2000
|
Kaizer Chiefs
|
1-0
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Orlando Pirates
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
|
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Dynamos
|
2-1
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Africa Sports
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
|
2001
|
Kaizer Chiefs
|
0-0
3-2 on pens
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Asante Kotoko
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
|
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Hearts of Oak
|
0-0
4-3 on Pens
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Orlando Pirates
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
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2002
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St Eloi Lupopo
|
1-0
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Kaizer Chiefs
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
|
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Orlando Pirates
|
1-1
8-7 on Pens
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Asante Kotoko
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
|
2003
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Kaizer Chiefs
|
0-0
3-2 on pens
|
TP Mazembe
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
|
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Orlando Pirates
|
1-0
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St Eloi Lupopo
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
|
2004
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AS Vita Club
|
0-0
5-4 on pens
|
Kaizer Chiefs
|
Soccer City
,
Soweto
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Orlando Pirates
|
2-1
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TP Mazembe
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Soccer City
,
Soweto
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2005
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Orlando Pirates
|
2-1
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Kaizer Chiefs
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
|
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AS Vita Club
|
2-1
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Green Buffaloes
|
Kings Park Stadium
,
Durban
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Vodacom Challenge Results with European Teams
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Invited African clubs
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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Invited European clubs
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2011
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