2023 Carling Knockout Cup

The 2023 Carling Knockout Cup was the first season of the South African association football competition, the Carling Knockout Cup, under its new sponsored name. It was organised by the Premier Soccer League and Carling and ran from 21 October 2023 to 16 December 2023.^[1][2]

2023 Carling Knockout Cup

Tournament details
Country	South Africa
Dates	21 October 2023 – 16 December 2023
Teams	16
Defending champions	Mamelodi Sundowns (2019 Telkom Knockout)
Final positions
Champions	Stellenbosch
← 2020 2024 → All statistics correct as of 17 December 2023.

This competition replaced the Telkom knockout. Because this competition was sponsored by Carling Black Label, the Carling Black Label Cup was merged with this competition and was played by 16 teams instead of only 4.^[3] There were be 2 trophies to be won, the second being the Carling Cup Match, an All-Stars match played on 6 January 2024.^[4]

Teams

The teams consisted of the 16 teams from the 2023–24 South African Premiership.^[5][6]

• AmaZulu
• Cape Town City
• Cape Town Spurs
• Chippa United
• Golden Arrows
• Kaizer Chiefs
• Mamelodi Sundowns
• Moroka Swallows
• Orlando Pirates
• Polokwane City
• Royal AM
• Richards Bay
• Sekhukhune United
• Stellenbosch
• SuperSport United
• TS Galaxy

Round of 16

18 October 2023 (2023-10-18)

19:30

TS Galaxy	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Mamelodi Sundowns
Mahlangu 13' Vidal 16'	Report	Allende 57' Sirino 98'
Penalties
	5–4

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela

20 October 2023 (2023-10-20)

19:30

Orlando Pirates	2–0	Cape Town Spurs
Xoki 60' Erasmus 64'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

Golden Arrows v Cape Town City

21 October 2023	Golden Arrows	v	Cape Town City	Mpumalanga
15:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: Mpumalanga Stadium

Chippa United v Stellenbosch

21 October 2023	Chippa United	v	Stellenbosch	Gqeberha
15:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v AmaZulu

21 October 2023	Kaizer Chiefs	v	AmaZulu	Soweto
18:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium

Sekhukhune v Royal AM

21 October 2023	Sekhukhune	v	Royal AM	Polokwane
20:15 SAST		Report		Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium

Richards Bay v Moroka Swallows

22 October 2023	Richards Bay	v	Moroka Swallows	Durban
15:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium

Supersport United v Polokwane City

22 October 2023	Supersport United	v	Polokwane City	Pretoria
18:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

Final

16 December 2023 (2023-12-16)

Stellenbosch	1–1 (a.e.t.)	TS Galaxy
	Report
Penalties
	5–4

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Carling Cup Match

Carling Stars 2 v Stellenbosch 1

6 January 2024	Carling Stars 2	v	Stellenbosch 1	Polokwane
TBC SAST		Report		Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium

Statistics