Newspaper Cup
The Newspaper Cup ( English Newspaper Cup ) is a cup competition for Namibian soccer teams that has been held since 2001 . One team from each of the 14 regions of Namibia is eligible to play . In 2018, the tournament was expanded to include a regional netball competition for the first time . The tournament traditionally takes place on the Easter weekend .
Prize money
Since 2013
Prize money will be paid out for the first four places. In 2013 the winner received N $ 20,000, the runner-up N $ 10,000 and the third and fourth N $ 5000 each.
Until 2013
Prize money will be paid out for the four best-placed teams and the best team in the loser group. In 2011, the winner receives N $ 18,300, the runner-up N $ 10,000, the semi-finalists N $ 8000 each and the winner of the loser group N $ 4,000. In addition, the fairest player receives N $ 2,100. The best player of the tournament, the best referee, The goalkeeper and the top scorer will each receive N $ 1000.
mode
Every year in April, U20 teams from the 13 regions of Namibia compete against each other at the Newspaper Cup . The competition takes place centrally on a weekend in one of the regions that have to apply for the event.
Since 2013
With the 2013 tournament in the Otjozondjupa ( Otjiwarongo ) region, the tournament mode was switched to the round-robin system. Teams compete in three groups (two to four, one to five teams) against each other in the group. The group winners in groups A and B and the two best in group C of five advance to the semi-finals. Here is played in the knockout system.
Until 2013
It was played in a knockout system . The defending champion automatically received a bye for the preliminary round.
Preliminary round
- Game 1: Team A vs. Team B
- Game 2: Team C vs. Team D
- Game 3: Team E vs. Team F
- Game 4: Team G vs. Team H
- Game 5: Team I vs. Team J
- Game 6: Team K vs. Team L
loser
- Losers Group - Quarter Finals
- Game 7: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser game 2
- Game 8: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser game 4
- Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser game 6
- Losers Group - Semi-Finals
- Game 13: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser game 8
- Game 14: Loser Game 9 vs. Loser from game 10 of the winning group
- Losers Group - Final
- Game 17: Loser Game 13 vs. Loser game 14
The winner of game 17 is the winner of the loser group.
winner
- Winner Group - Quarter Finals
- Game 10: defending champion vs. Winner game 1
- Game 11: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner game 3
- Game 12: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner game 5
- Winner group - semi-finals
- Match 15: Winner Match 6 vs. Winner game 10
- Match 16: Winner Match 11 vs. Winner game 12
- Winner group - final
- Match 18: Winner Match 15 vs. Winner game 16
The winner of game 18 is the winner of the Newspaper Cup.
Overview of the finals
Since 2013
Note: Number of titles in brackets
Source: Namibia - List of Cup Winners, on rsssf.com
| year | Host | winner | Result | finalist | 3rd place | Result | 4th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Otjiwarongo (Otjozondjupa) | Otjozondjupa (2) | 1-0 | Grandmaheke | Khomas | 4-0 | Erongo |
| 2014 | Tsumeb (Oshikoto) |
Kavango (1) | 2: 1 | Oshana | Oshikoto | 5: 4 n.e. (2: 2) | Otjozondjupa |
| 2015 |
Outjo ( Kunene ) |
Omusati (1) | 4: 2 i. E. (1: 1) | Oshikoto | Kavango East | 3: 2 | Oshana |
| 2016 |
Rundu ( Kavango East ) |
Oshana (1) | 2-0 | Khomas | |||
| 2017 |
Swakopmund ( Erongo ) |
Otjozondjupa (3) | 2: 1 | Erongo | Hardap | 1-0 | Khomas |
| 2018 |
Katima Mulilo ( Zambezi ) |
Grandmaheke (4) | 1-0 | Kavango East | Oshikoto | 7: 6 n E. | Otjozondjupa |
| 2019 |
Mariental ( Hardap ) |
ǁKaras (1) | 2: 1 | Otjozondjupa | Khomas | 4: 1 | Grandmaheke |
| 2020 |
Oshakati ( Oshana ) |
canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia | |||||
Until 2013
Note: Number of titles in brackets
Source: Namibia - List of Cup Winners, on rsssf.com
| year | Host | Winner winner loser group |
Result Result Losing Group |
Finalist Finalist Losing Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Windhoek ( Khomas ) | Grandmaheke (1) | 3: 1 | Otjozondjupa |
| 2002 | Otjiwarongo ( Otjozondjupa ) | Grandmaheke (2) | 3: 2 | Oshikoto |
| 2003 | Gobabis (Omaheke) | Khomas (1) | 4: 1 | Oshana |
| 2004 | Oshakati ( Oshana ) | Khomas (2) | 4: 1 | Hardap |
| 2005 | Mariental (Hardap) | Otjozondjupa (1) | 1-0 | Hardap |
| 2006 | Walvis Bay ( Erongo ) | Hardap (1) | 4: 3 i. E. (2: 2) | ǁKaras |
| 2007 | Keetmanshoop (ǁKaras) | Oshana (1) | 2: 1 | Khomas |
| 2008 | not carried out | not carried out | not carried out | not carried out |
| 2009 | Windhoek (Khomas) | Omaheke (3) Omusati |
2: 1 4: 2 |
Khomas Oshikoto |
| 2010 | Windhoek (Khomas) | Khomas (3) Erongo |
5: 2 2: 0 |
Ohangwena Otjozondjupa |
| 2011 | Gobabis (Omaheke) | Khomas (4) Ohangwena |
1-0 4: 3 |
ǁKaras Hardap |
| 2012 | Keetmanshoop (ǁKaras) |
Erongo (1) Otjozondjupa |
2-0 6: 3 n.e. |
Oshana Omusati |
- ↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Newspaper Cup to feature netball. Namibia Press Agency , January 31, 2018.
- ^ Otjozondjupa wins Newspaper Cup. New Era, April 3, 2013 ( memento of May 2, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed on April 7, 2013
- ^ Regions battle it out to host 2011 Newspaper Cup. In: The Namibian. June 1, 2010.
- ↑ a b Hans Schöggl: Namibia - List of Cup Winners ( English ) rsssf.com. June 19, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.