COSAFA Cup 2019

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COSAFA Cup 2019
2019 COSAFA Cup
Number of nations 13
winner ZambiaZambia Zambia (5th title)
venue eThekwini ( Durban ), South AfricaSouth AfricaSouth Africa 
Opening game May 25, 2019
Endgame June 8, 2019
Games 20th
Gates 47  (⌀: 2.35 per game)

The COSAFA Cup 2019 , the men's soccer championship of Southern Africa , was to take place in Zimbabwe from May 19 to June 1, 2019 . Zimbabwe would have hosted for the second time since 2009, but gave back its right to host in February 2019. In April 2019 eThekwini ( Durban ) in South Africa was announced as the new venue . South Africa is the host for the third time in a row. The tournament took place from May 25th to June 8th, 2019. The Zambian national soccer team won the title for the fifth time.

It is organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA).

Venues

Football stadiums of the COSAFA Cup 2019
eThekwini
Moses Mabhida Stadium King Zwelithini Stadium Princess Magogo Stadium Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium Chatsworth Stadium
Capacity: 56,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 22,000
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all games from the semi-finals 8 of the 9 preliminary round matches 1 preliminary round, all quarter-finals no games no games

competition

Group stage

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ComorosComoros Comoros  2  1  1  0 004: 300  +1 04th
 2. SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland  2  0  2  0 004: 400  ± 0 02
 3. MauritiusMauritius Mauritius  2  0  1  1 003: 400  −1 01
May 25, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. in the König-Zwelithini-Stadion
Swaziland - Mauritius 2: 2
May 27, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the König-Zwelithini-Stadion
Swaziland - Comoros 2: 2
May 29, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the König-Zwelithini-Stadion
Comoros - Mauritius 2: 1

The Angolan national football team withdrew from their participation before the start of the tournament.

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MalawiMalawi Malawi  3  2  1  0 006: 500  +1 07th
 2. NamibiaNamibia Namibia  3  2  0  1 006: 300  +3 06th
 3. MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02
 4th SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles  3  0  1  2 000: 600  −6 01
May 26, 2019 at 2 p.m. in the König-Zwelithini-Stadion
Mozambique - Namibia 1: 2
May 26, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. in the König-Zwelithini-Stadion
Malawi - Seychelles 3-0
May 28, 2019 at 3 p.m. in the König-Zwelithini-Stadion
Seychelles - Mozambique 0-0
May 28, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the König-Zwelithini-Stadion
Namibia - Malawi 1: 2
May 30, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the König-Zwelithini-Stadion
Mozambique - Malawi 1: 1
May 30, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Princess Magogo Stadium
Namibia - Seychelles 3-0

Main round

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                           
  1  LesothoLesotho Lesotho 0 (3 i.)            
8th  UgandaUganda Uganda 0 (2 E.)  
   LesothoLesotho Lesotho 1
     BotswanaBotswana Botswana 2  
4th  South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 2 (4 i.)
 
5  BotswanaBotswana Botswana 2 (5 E.)  
   BotswanaBotswana Botswana 0
     ZambiaZambia Zambia 1
3  ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 2
 
6th  ComorosComoros Comoros 0  
   ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 0 (2 i.)
3rd place match
     ZambiaZambia Zambia 0 (4 E.)  
2  ZambiaZambia Zambia 2 (6 i.)    LesothoLesotho Lesotho 1 (5 i.)
 
  7th  MalawiMalawi Malawi 2 (4 E.)      ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 1 (6 E.)

Quarter finals

The losers move into the consolation round.

June 1st, 2019 at 3 p.m. in the Princess Magogo Stadium
LesothoLesotho Lesotho - UgandaUganda Uganda 0: 0, 3: 2 i. E.
June 1st, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Princess Magogo Stadium
ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe - ComorosComoros Comoros 2-0
June 2, 2019 at 3 p.m. in the Princess Magogo Stadium
South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa - BotswanaBotswana Botswana 2: 2, 4: 5 i. E.
June 2, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Princess Magogo Stadium
ZambiaZambia Zambia - MalawiMalawi Malawi 2: 2, 6: 4 i. E.

Semifinals

June 5, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at the Moses Mabhida Stadium
LesothoLesotho Lesotho - BotswanaBotswana Botswana 1: 2
June 5, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Moses Mabhida Stadium
ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe - ZambiaZambia Zambia 0: 0, 2: 4 i. E.

3rd place match

June 7, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Moses Mabhida Stadium
LesothoLesotho Lesotho - ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 1: 1, 5: 6 i. E.

final

June 8, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at the Moses Mabhida Stadium
BotswanaBotswana Botswana - ZambiaZambia Zambia 0: 1

Consolation round

  Semifinals final
                 
1 UgandaUganda Uganda 1 (2 i.)    
4th South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 1 (4 E.)  
  South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 0 (5 i.)
    MalawiMalawi Malawi 0 (4 E.)
2 ComorosComoros Comoros 1
3 MalawiMalawi Malawi 2  

Semifinals

June 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at the Moses Mabhida Stadium
UgandaUganda Uganda - South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 1: 1, 2: 4 i. E.
June 4, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Moses Mabhida Stadium
ComorosComoros Comoros - MalawiMalawi Malawi 1: 2

final

June 7, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Moses Mabhida Stadium
South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa - MalawiMalawi Malawi 0: 0, 5: 4 i. E.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2019 Cosafa Cup dates set to help teams prepare for Afcon tournament Goal, January 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ 2019 Cosafa Cup: Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting southern African championship. BBC Sport, February 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ COSAFA Cup to be staged in world-class facilities. COSAFA, April 25, 2019.