2009 COSAFA Cup
The 13th edition of the COSAFA Senior Challenge 2009 (formerly Cosafa Cup) took place from 17 October to 1 November 2009 in Zimbabwe instead. For the first time the final round of competition was held centrally in a country. Eight teams from the South African space played for the title of " Master of the Southern Africa" .
Venues were the Barbour Fields Stadium in Bulawayo and the Rufaro Stadium in Harare.
Angola and South Africa have participated with their B- teams in the tournament.
- 3.1 Host Cities
- 3.2 quarterfinals
- 3.3 Semi-finals
- 3.4 3rd place match
- 3.5 final
Game Mode
The 6 of the 14 participating countries, who held the highest positions in the FIFA world rankings in July 2009, were automatically qualified for the finals. The remaining eight participants played in qualifying in two groups of four teams against each other. The winners of the group stage qualify for the tournament. The final round was played in the all-in - system.
Tanzania was nachgerückt for Madagascar, but has canceled at short notice to attend.
Preliminary / Qualifying
Group A
The matches of Group A were held until 21 October 2009 at the Rufaro Stadium in Harare on 17.
Group B
The matches of Group B were held until 22 October 2009 at the Stadium of Bulawayo on 18.
Finals
Venues
The final round of the COSAFA Senior Challenge was held in Zimbabwe for the first time a central place in a country.
Quarterfinals
The quarter-finals were held in Bulawayo and Harare on 25 and 26 October 2009.
Semifinal
The semi-finals were held in Bulawayo and Harare.
3rd Place Match
The 3rd place match was held in Bulawayo on 31 October 2009.