2023 Carling Knockout Cup

2023 Carling Knockout Cup
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
Dates21 October 2023 – 16 December 2023
Teams16
Defending championsMamelodi Sundowns (2019 Telkom Knockout)
Final positions
ChampionsStellenbosch
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All statistics correct as of 17 December 2023.

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]

This competition replaced the Telkom knockout. Because this competition was sponsored by Carling Black Label, the Carling Black Label Cup was be 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]

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  2. ^ Strydom, Marc (10 October 2023). "Kaizer Chiefs to meet Usuthu in Carling Knockout Cup opening round". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ Tshwaku, Khanyiso (5 July 2022). "Carling Knockout Cup muscles into Telkom Knockout space in 2023, announces PSL chair". news24.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Carling Knockout, Carling Black Label Cup set to take SA by storm in 2023". SuperSport. 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2023.