FOR ABC MOTSEPE LEAGUE COME SHOW YOUR L VE 2019/20 ABC MOTSEPE LEAGUE NATIONAL PLAY-OFFS DATE 09 – 14 November 2020 STADIUM Vaal University of Technology Stadium HOSTS Vanderbijlpark, GAUTENG OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT PROGRAMME MESSAGE FROM DR DANNY JORDAAN President of the South African Football Association This year might have been ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic but the ABC Motsepe League National Play-Offs are set to give football fans something special to cheer about. The decision taken by the SAFA NEC to declare all ABC Motsepe Provincial Leagues as final and for all teams occupying number one spots to advance to the play-offs, was made in the best interest of football, its stakeholders and the clubs involved. The SAFA NEC took into consideration the fact that the two promoted teams need to prepare for life in the newly-branded GladAfrica Championship (National First Division) and this entails beefing up their squads and registration of those players. This process will also allow promoted sides enough time to get ready. It is a well-known fact that the teams promoted from the ABC Motsepe League have stood their own in the NFD and we want that trend to continue (see below). With the mouth- watering prize money on offer and the incentive of promotion, this year’s play-offs will not be short of the competitive edge that has always characterised previous editions. To the Motsepe Foundation, Dr Patrice Motsepe and Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, your presence and investment in football is valuable and greatly appreciated by the Association. We look forward to continuing our partnership that is changing the lives of players by enabling them to join the professional ranks. With the lockdown regulations having moved to Level 1, scouts will be coming in big The Motsepe Foundation has funded the ABC Motsepe League numbers to search for talent at this annual football fiesta. All roads lead to the Vaal University (SAFA Second Division) since 2014 and the Sanlam Kay Motsepe of Technology this week and I would like to wish all participating teams the best of luck. Schools Cup since 2004. Recently, the Foundation granted R117 million to the Department of Basic Education to strengthen school TEAMS PROMOTED TO NATIONAL FIRST DIVISION (NFD) sporting and cultural competitions and SAFA is playing an integral SEASON TEAM Position at the end of the 2019/20 season role in launching a nationwide schools programme that will ensure that football is played in at least 24,000 schools. 2013 – 2014 Cape Town All Stars 10th in National First Division (TS Galaxy) Highlands Park 9th in Premier Soccer League 2014 – 2015 Mbombela United 16th in National First Division Mthatha Bucks 9th in ABC Motsepe League Eastern Cape 2015 – 2016 Magesi FC 2nd in ABC Motsepe League Limpopo Kings United FC 4th in National First Division (Real Kings) 2016 – 2017 Uthongathi FC 6th in National First Division Super Eagles FC 2nd in ABC Motsepe League Free State 2017 – 2018 Maccabi FC 1st in National First Division (Moroka Swallows) TS Sporting 14th in National First Division 2018 – 2019 JDR Stars 7th in National First Division Steenberg United 9th in National First Division PAST LEAGUE PLAY-OFF AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS MESSAGE FROM MR GLADWYN WHITE SAFA Vice President & Chairman: Competitions Committee 2014: SJ Smith and King Zwelithini Stadiums, Durban League Champions: Cape Town All Stars beat Highlands Park 5 – 4 on penalties (0 – 0) After the unprecedented global halt of sporting activities for the past six months due to 2015: Galeshewe Stadium and De Beers Stadiums, Kimberley Covid-19 pandemic, it is an absolute pleasure to welcome the return of football at SAFA League Champions: Mbombela United beat Mthatha Bucks 2 – 1 national level. This 7th edition of the ABC Motsepe League National Play-Offs is taking place Top Goalscorer of the Tournament: Moses Spandeel (Hungry Lions) here in the Vaal. It has been a wonderful journey over the last seven seasons ever since the partnership between SAFA and the Motsepe Foundation was established in March 2014. 2016: Kaizer Sebothelo and Dr Petrus Molemela Stadiums, Bloemfontein League Champions: Magesi FC beat Kings United 5 – 3 on penalties (1 – 1) We express our sincerest gratitude to the Motsepe Foundation for its continued support of Player of the Tournament: Lindokuhle Mtshali (Kings United) ensuring that SAFA executes its mandate of advancing the agenda of football development Top Goalscorer of the Tournament: Mmiseni Ndlovu (Kings United) across the length and breadth of the Republic of South Africa. Please join me in going down Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Rendani Maduwa (Magesi FC) memory lane in these pages, reminding ourselves of past glories and past finalists. Coach of the Tournament: Jacky Ledwaba (Magesi FC) We congratulate the nine champion clubs flocking together at Vanderbijlpark representing 2017: Sisa Dukashe and Buffalo City Stadiums, East London their respective Provinces to contest the most lucrative prize money competition in amateur League Champions: Uthongathi beat Super Eagles 1 – 0 football in the whole of Africa. The ABC Motsepe League as the highest league in our semi- Top Goalscorers of the Tournament (4 each): Joseph Chikila (EC Bees), professional ranks that has proven to be extremely competitive in its own right, affording Thapelo Selepe (Super Eagles), Mpho Erasmus (Zizwe United) each provincial champion club the opportunity to contest for the two vacant positions left Young Player of the Tournament: Celimpilo Ngema (Uthongathi) by the two relegated clubs from the GladAfrica Championship (NFD). Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Martin A. Mthimkhulu (Uthongathi) Carrying on from the six previous Player of the Tournament: Celimpilo Ngema (Uthongathi) editions, we trust that the two finalists 2018: Turfloop University Fields, Old & New Peter Mokaba Stadiums, Polokwane will follow in the footsteps of their League Champions: Maccabi FC beat TS Sporting 5 – 4 on penalties predecessors of being good ambassadors 2019: Erica Park, Cape Town throughout their prolonged professional League Champions: JDR Stars beat Steenberg United 1 – 0 careers. The generous prize money from the Motsepe Foundation will lay a sound Player of the Tournament: Moeketsi Makhanya (JDR Stars) FOUNDATION for the best start ever! All of the best. The Motsepe Foundation’s Peter Ledwaba, SAFA CEO Adv Tebogo Motlanthe and SAFA VP Gladwyn White at the draw of the ABC Motsepe League National Play-offs. PAST PROVINCIAL LEAGUE WINNERS PAST PROVINCIAL LEAGUE WINNERS 2013 / 2014 2014 / 2015 2015 / 2016 2016 / 2017 2017 / 2018 2018 / 2019 EASTERN CAPE: Angavu Stars Mthatha Bucks Tornado FC EASTERN CAPE: EC Bees Tornado FC Tornado FC FREE STATE: Sibanye Golden Stars Roses United Manco Milan FC FREE STATE: Super Eagles Mangaung Unite Mangaung Unite GAUTENG: Highlands Park African All Stars JDR Stars FC GAUTENG: Maccabi FC Maccabi FC JDR Stars KWAZULU NATAL: Natal United Milford FC Kings United FC KWAZULU NATAL: Uthongathi FC Umvoti FC Summerfields Dynamos LIMPOPO: Magesi FC Magesi FC Magesi FC LIMPOPO: The Dolphins The Dolphins Mikhado FC MPUMALANGA: Apollo XI Mbombela United Apollo XI MPUMALANGA: Acornbush United TS Sporting Acornbush United NORTH WEST: Shining Stars Shining Stars Orbit College FC NORTH WEST: Buya Msuthu Buya Msuthu Casric FC NORTHERN CAPE: Steach United Hungry Lions Morester Jeug NORTHERN CAPE: Mainstay United Magareng Young Stars Hungry Lions WESTERN CAPE: Cape Town All Stars Glendene United Steenberg United WESTERN CAPE: Zizwe United Steenberg United Steenberg United TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 2019 / 2020 PROVINCIAL WINNERS GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C Umvoti FC Hungry Lions FC Mpumalanga United UMVOTI FC (KZN) MANGAUNG UNITE (FS) PRETORIA CALLIES (GP) HUNGRY LIONS (NC) BIZANA PONDO CHIEFS (EC) ZIZWE UNITED (WC) KwaZulu Natal Northern Cape Mpumalanga FC MPUMALANGA (MPU) MIKHADO FC (LIM) POLOKWANE CR (NW) Royal Blue & White Black & White Pretoria Callies vs Zizwe United FC 10h00 Field A Mangaung Unite vs Bizana Pondo Chiefs 12h30 Field A DAY 1 – DAY 09 Nov 09 Nov Monday Monday Umvoti United FC vs Hungry Lions 15h00 Field A Bizana Pondo Chiefs vs Mikhado FC 10h00 Field B Hungry Lions vs FC Mpumalanga United 12h30 Field B 10 Nov DAY 2 – DAY Tuesday Tuesday Zizwe United FC vs Polokwane City Rovers 15h00 Field B Mangaung Unite Bizana Pondo Chiefs Mikhado FC FC Mpumalanga United vs Umvoti FC 10h00 Field A Polokwane City Rovers vs Pretoria Callies 12h30 Field A Free State Eastern Cape Limpopo 11 Nov Maroon & White Royal Blue & White Navy Blue DAY 3 – DAY Mikhado FC vs Mangaung Unite 15h00 Field A Wednesday Wednesday FIRST SEMIFINAL: 12h30 – Field A Winner Group (Draw) vs Best 2nd Place (but not from Winner Group) SECOND SEMIFINAL: 15h00 – Field A Winner Group (Draw) vs Winner Group (Draw) DAY 4 – DAY nd Thursday Thursday Note: We will do a draw after the group stage matches to ensure that the best 2 placed 12 November team does not play the winner of the same group. Therefore, two bowls – one with the teams from the same group and one with the winners of the other two groups. DAY 5 : Friday, 13 November – REST DAY ALL TEAMS Pretoria Callies Zizwe United Polokwane City Rovers Gauteng Western Cape North West Final: 15h00 – Vaal University of Technology Stadium Blue & White Sky Blue Blue & White Winner First Semifinal vs Winner Second Semifinal DAY 6 – DAY Awards Ceremony to follow immediately after the final whistle. Saturday Saturday 14 November The overall winner in the final will receive an amount of R1 million while the runners-up in the final will receive an amount of R500 000.00. Of those amounts the winner and runners-up will apply respectively R200 000.00 and R100 000.00 for the development of youth football projects chosen by the clubs in consultation with both SAFA and the Motsepe Foundation.