2013 Varsity Football
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
UP-Tuks (men) University of Johannesburg (women) |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 99 (2.91 per match) |
| Biggest home win | 5-0 (Tuks vs UCT), 6-1 (NWU vs UFS) |
| Biggest away win | 4-0 (Tuks vs UFS), (NMMU vs UCT), (NWU vs Wits) |
| Highest scoring | 6-1 (NWU vs UFS) |
The 2013 Varsity Football challenge was the first season of a South African university association football competition. It involved some of 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.
The men's competition was won by UP-Tuks and the women's competition by University of Johannesburg.
The Varsity Cup tournament was founded in 2008, featuring the rugby teams of eight universities. Varsity Sports was expanded in 2012 to include other sporting codes. University Sport South Africa discussed the Varsity Football proposal at its 2012 annual general meeting. The idea was initially rejected, as it was seen to split the member institutions. However, it was later accepted, and 2013 was the inaugural season of Varsity Football, with an 8 team men's tournament. A four team women's tournament is also being played.
The eight teams competing in the men's Varsity Football challenge are:
The four teams competing in the women's Varsity Football challenge are:
For both the men's and women's tournaments, qualification was based on the 2012 University Sports South Africa National Club Championships. In order to qualify, men's teams need to be one of the eight highest placed teams associated with Varsity Sports. Women's teams needed to be one of the semi-finalists, and also be associated with Varsity Sports.
For the men's tournament, UP-Tuks qualified as USSA champions, and NWU-Mafikeng as losing finalists. TUT-Pretoria qualified as a losing semi-finalist, while UKZN Pietermaritzburg, also a losing semi-finalist, was ineligible, not being linked to Varsity Sports. Wits and UWC qualified as losing quarter finalists, while were WSU-Potsdam and CPUT, both of which also lost in the quarter finals were ineligible. UCT, ranked 9th, UFS, ranked 11th and NMMU, ranked 14th were invited. Higher placed University of Venda, WSU-Ibika and UKZN-Edgewood were not invited, as they are not linked to Varsity Sports.
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