Carling Knockout Cup – all you need to know

All 16 teams in the topflight of South African football will battle it out to get their hands on Carling Knockout trophy, which will set precedence for the new Carling Black Label Cup set to be played 6 January 2024 at Peter Mokaba Stadium.

TOURNAMENT EXPLAINER

All 16 (sixteen) clubs currently competing in the DSTV Premiership qualify for the competition.

All ties will be decided by a knock-out system.

Clubs will play each other in a single match. The club scoring the most goals in the match will qualify for the next round.

If both clubs score the same number of goals, extra time of 15 (fifteen) minutes each way will be played. If the score is level after extra time, penalty kicks will be taken to determine the winner according to the Laws of the Game.

The winners of the Carling Knockout tournament will face a Carling All-Star team selected by the fans in the new format of the Carling Black Label Cup

FIXTURES

18 OCTOBER 2023| SS PSL

19:30 TS Galaxy v Mamelodi Sundowns

20 OCTOBER 2023 | SS PSL

19:30 Orlando Pirates v Cape Town Spurs

21 OCTOBER 2023 | SS PSL

15:00 Golden Arrows v Cape Town City
15:00 Chippa United v Stellenbosch
18:00 Kaizer Chiefs v AmaZulu
20:15 Sekhukhune United v Royal AM

22 OCTOBER 2023 | SS PSL

15:00 Richards Bay v Moroka Swallows
18:00 SuperSport United v Polokwane City

WIN BIG

One of the most exciting parts about the Carling Knockout and Carling Cup will be the Fak’ iGoal Uzobona innovation.

Loosely translated as Score a Goal & See the innovation is aimed at energising the game to produce earlier goals showcasing the very best of South African football flair.

At the start of each match there will be 90 minutes and R90 000 on the clock, for each minute that passes R1 000 drops off with the potential prize money counting down to zero at the end of the match.

One champion fan that correctly predicts both the team and the minute of the first goal will win the money left on the clock.

But that isn’t all; the team scoring the goal will also win the amount on the clock. The earlier the goal the more everyone wins, Fak’ iGoal Uzobona!

VOTING

Fans also have an incredible opportunity to vote for the man of the match during the game.

The stellar players who win the man of the match will walk away with arguably the biggest MOTM cheque on the continent worth R100 000 at each match.

Fans don’t even need to purchase a beer to participate in voting for the Man of the Match or for predicting the Fak’igoal Uzobona.

Voting for the Carling All-Star team opened on the 13th of October until 21 December 2023.

The champion fans can vote for their favourite players by simply purchasing a selected 750ml or 500ml Carling Black Label, dialling *120*660# and following the on-screen prompts to start casting votes via USSD.

Fans can also vote on the website; www.carlingblacklabelcup.co.za Voting for the Carling All-Stars will close on the 20th December 2023. Ts&Cs apply, USSD 20c/20s