| Tourney Name: | COSAFA Cup |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Dates: | 25 June–9 July 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 14 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champion: | Zimbabwe |
| Count: | 5 |
| Second: | Zambia |
| Third: | Tanzania |
| Fourth: | Lesotho |
| Matches: | 23 |
| Goals: | 53 |
| Top Scorer: | Ovidy Karuru (6 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 COSAFA Cup (known as Castle Lager COSAFA Cup South Africa 2017 for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). It was held in South Africa from 25 June to 9 July.[1]
14 teams compete.
8 teams compete in the group stage:
The teams are drawn into 2 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners advance to the quarter-finals.
6 teams receive a bye to the quarter-finals:
The remainder of the tournament is straight knockout, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third place playoff and a final to decide the winners of the COSAFA Cup.
The four losing quarter-finalists compete for the Plate.
| Moruleng | Phokeng | |
|---|---|---|
| Moruleng Stadium | Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace | |
| -25.1566°N 27.1755°W | -25.5786°N 27.1607°W | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 44,300 |
The draw was announced on 18 May 2017.[3]
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The losing quarter-finalists will qualify for this round.
There have been 53 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of goals per match.
Arnaldo Joao Simango Stélio Teca
Ronald Ketjijere
Felix Badenhorst