COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup
{{Short description|Football tournament in Southern Africa}}
{{ infobox football tournament
| name = COSAFA Under-20 Cup
| logo = 200px
| caption =Logo of U-20 COSAFA Championship
| founded ={{start date and age|1983}}
| region = Southern Africa
| number of teams = 12
| current champions = {{nowrap|{{fbu|20|RSA}} (9th title)}}
| most successful team = {{nowrap|{{fbu|20|ZAM}} (12 titles)}}
| broadcasters =
| motto =
| website =[https://cosafa.com/category/tournaments/cosafa-mens-under-20/]
| current = 2024 COSAFA U-20 Cup
}}
The COSAFA Under 20 Challenge is an annual tournament for under 20 teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA.
Participants
Teams that can technically enter are:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{fbu|20|Angola}}
- {{fbu|20|Botswana}}
- {{fbu|20|Comoros}}
- {{fbu|20|Eswatini}}
- {{fbu|20|Lesotho}}
- {{fbu|20|Madagascar}}
- {{fbu|20|Malawi}}
- {{fbu|20|Mauritius}}
- {{fbu|20|Mayotte}}
- {{fbu|20|Mozambique}}
- {{fbu|20|Namibia}}
- {{fbu|20|Réunion}}
- {{fbu|20|Seychelles}}
- {{fbu|20|South Africa}}
- {{fbu|20|Zambia}}
- {{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}}.
{{div col end}}
Past winners
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|Host !colspan=3|Final |
|---|
| Champion
!Score !Second Place |
| 1983 Details | |{{fbu|20|Zambia|1964}} | | |
| 1985 Details |{{flag|Swaziland|1964}} |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} | | |
| 1986 Details |{{flag|Malawi|1964}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia|1964}} |1–0 |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} |
| 1988 Details |{{BOT}} |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} |2–1 |{{fbu|20|Zambia|1964}} |
| 1990 Details |{{flag|Lesotho|1987}} |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} |Group Stage |{{fbu|20|Lesotho|1987}} |
| 1993 Details |{{flag|Swaziland|1964}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia|1964}} |1–0 |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} |
| 1995 Details |{{flag|Lesotho|1987}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia|1964}} |1–0 |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |
| 1997 Details |{{BOT}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |2–0 |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} |
| 1999 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |2–0 |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |
| 2000 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |1–0 |{{fbu|20|Angola}} |
| 2001 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} |0–0 |{{fbu|20|Angola}} |
| 2002 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} |1–0 |{{fbu|20|Angola}} |
| 2003 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |4–0 |{{fbu|20|Malawi|1964}} |
| 2004 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |5–4 |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |
| 2005 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|Madagascar}} |1–0 |{{fbu|20|Lesotho|1987}} |
| 2006 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |2–1 |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |
| 2007 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}} |3–0 |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |
| 2008 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |3–2 |{{fbu|20|Mozambique}} |
| 2009 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |2-1 |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |
| 2010 Details |{{BOT}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |4–1 |{{fbu|20|Namibia}} |
| 2011 Details |{{BOT}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |2–1 |{{fbu|20|Angola}} |
| 2013 Details |{{LES}} |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |2–0 |{{fbu|20|Kenya}} |
| 2016 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |2–1 |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |
| 2017 Details |{{ZAM}} |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |2–1 |{{fbu|20|Lesotho}} |
| 2018 Details |{{ZAM}} |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |1–1 |{{fbu|20|ZIM}} |
| 2019 Details |{{ZAM}} |{{fbu|20|Zambia}} |3–0 |{{fbu|20|South Africa}} |
| 2020 Details |{{RSA}} |{{fbu|20|MOZ}} |1–0 |{{fbu|20|NAM}} |
| 2022 Details |{{SWZ}} |{{fbu|20|ZAM}} |1–0 |{{fbu|20|MOZ}} |
| 2024 Details |{{MOZ}} |{{fbu|20|RSA}} |2–0 |{{fbu|20|ZAM}} |
The event scheduled for 2015 was cancelled.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/COSAFAMEDIA/posts/922652824438681|title=Due to organisational constraints, the COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship will not be staged this year despite every effort being made to do so.|publisher=COSAFA|date=30 October 2015}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
! Wins |
|---|
| {{fbu|20|Zambia}}
|12 |
| {{fbu|20|South Africa}}
|9 |
| {{fbu|20|Zimbabwe}}
|6 |
| {{fbu|20|Madagascar}}
|1 |
| {{fbu|20|Mozambique}}
|1 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa-u20.html rsssf.org]
- [https://cosafa.com/history-of-the-cosafa-regional-under-20-championship/ History of the COSAFA regional Under-20 Championship]
{{COSAFA championships}}
{{COSAFA Football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cosafa U-20 Challenge Cup}}