The ENGEN Knockout Challenge is an annual youth soccer tournament in South Africa hosted by Engen Petroleum in partnership with SAFA. First hosted in 2003, the tournament celebrated its 20-year anniversary in 2023 and is one of the longest running youth tournaments in the country. The tournament serves as a qualification for the ENGEN Champ of Champs where the winners of the nine provincial titles battle it out to be crowned Champ of Champs.
In 2020, Engen announced the launch of the women's division to be contested by U/20 teams. The 2021 Cape Town leg saw the first women's champion crowned.
Winners
Johannesburg leg Men's U/17 +Johannesburg Men's U/17 WinnersYearWinnersRunners-upRef2015Mamelodi SundownsBidvest Wits20162017Stars of Africa2018201920202021Jomo CosmosTS Galaxy2022Kaizer ChiefsMamelodi Sundowns2023Mamelodi SundownsTS Galaxy2024Kaizer ChiefsMamelodi Sundowns2025Panorama Kaizer Chiefs2026Kaizer ChiefsKathorus Hyper Academy
Johannesburg leg Women's U/20 +Johannesburg Women's U/20 WinnersYearWinnersRunner-upRef2021Kempton Park Ladies2022University of JohannesburgJVW Sapphires2023University of JohannesburgJVW Sapphires2024Mamelodi Sundowns LadiesUniversity of Johannesburg2025University of JohannesburgJVW Sapphires2026Mamelodi Sundowns LadiesUniversity of Johannesburg
Cape Town leg men's U/17 +Cape Town Men's U/17 WinnersYearWinnersRunners-upRef2014ASD Cape TownLiverpool-Portlands201520162017Old Mutual Football Academy2018HellenicHout Bay United201920202021Ubuntu Cape TownCape Town City2022Cape Town CityStellenbosch2023StellenboschUbuntu Cape Town2024StellenboschCape Town City
Cape Town leg women's U/20 +Cape Town Women's U/20 WinnersYearWinnersRunner-upRef2021RV United WomenSpurs Women2022Cape Town RosesDangerous Heros 2023Cape Town RosesRV United Women2024Cape Town RosesDangerous Heros
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