Varsity Football (South Africa)

Varsity Football
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
RegionSouth Africa
Number of teams8
Current championsUP Tuks (2nd title) (men)
TUT (1st title) (women)
Most successful team(s)UP Tuks (2 titles) (men)
TUT and UJ (1 title) (women)
Websitevarsitysportssa.com/football

Varsity Football is a South African university football competition. It is one of seven sports in the Varsity Sports series. The annual tournament involves the top football playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports South Africa, and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa.[1]

The 2022 champions of the men's competition are TUT and UJ for the women's competition.

TUT will face off against the UJ in the 2023 Men’s Varsity Football title on Thursday, 28 September, in Soweto.[2]

  1. ^ "Football to get Varsity passion". Varsity Sports SA. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Siphosihle Nkambule Sends UJ into the Varsity Football 2023 final". 45min football. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.