Bidvest Wits F.C., the Glossary
Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system.[1]
Table of Contents
73 relations: AmaZulu F.C., Andy Geddes (footballer, born 1959), Antonio López (footballer, born 1957), Association football, Bidvest Group, Bidvest Stadium, Boebie Solomons, Carling Knockout Cup, Charles Yohane, Clive Barker (soccer), Dundee United F.C., Eddie Lewis (footballer, born 1935), England national football team, Eric Tinkler, Everton F.C., Frank McGrellis, Gary Bailey, Gavin Hunt, Goalkeeper (association football), Jimmy Bone, Joe Frickleton, Johannesburg, John Lathan, Jomo Cosmos F.C., Kaizer Chiefs F.C., Kappa (brand), Manchester United F.C., Maritzburg United F.C., Mike Kenning, MTN 8, National First Division, National Football League (South Africa), National Soccer League (South Africa), Nedbank Cup, Orlando Pirates F.C., Peter Gordon (South African soccer), Premier Soccer League, Rangers F.C., Richard Gough, Roger De Sá, Sam Magalefa, Santos F.C. (South Africa), Scotland national football team, South Africa national soccer team, South African Premier Division, Terry Paine, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C., University of the Witwatersrand, 1996–97 Premier Soccer League, 1997–98 Premier Soccer League, ... Expand index (23 more) »
- 1921 establishments in South Africa
- Bidvest companies
- National Football League (South Africa) clubs
- Premier Soccer League clubs
- Soccer clubs in Johannesburg
AmaZulu F.C.
AmaZulu Football Club is a South African professional soccer club based in the city of Durban in the KwaZulu Natal province, that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of the South African football league system. Bidvest Wits F.C. and AmaZulu F.C. are national First Division clubs and premier Soccer League clubs.
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Andy Geddes (27 October 1959 – 22 March 2022) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dundee in the Scottish Football League and Wits University in South Africa.
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Antonio López Habas (born 28 May 1957) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender.
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Bidvest Group
The Bidvest Group Limited also known as Bidvest Group or Bidvest is a South African services, trading, and distribution company. Bidvest Wits F.C. and Bidvest Group are Bidvest companies.
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Bidvest Stadium
Bidvest Stadium, is a multipurpose sports stadium in the Braampark, suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Bidvest Wits F.C. and Bidvest Stadium are Bidvest companies.
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Boebie Solomons
Abubakaar "Boebie" Solomons (born 22 March 1955 in Cape Town) is a South African football coach who last coached Premier Soccer League club Polokwane City.
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Carling Knockout Cup
The Carling Knockout Cup is a South African professional football knockout competition which comprises the 16 teams in the South African Premier Division.
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Charles Yohane
Charles Yohane (26 August 1973 – 12 February 2022) was a Zimbabwean footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Clive Barker (soccer)
Clive William Barker (23 June 1944 – 10 June 2023) was a South African football coach.
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Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee.
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Edward Lewis (3 January 1935 – 2 May 2011) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward and later as a full-back.
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The England national football team have represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872.
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Eric Tinkler
Eric Tinkler (born 30 July 1970) is a South African football coach and former player who manages Cape Town City.
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Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England.
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Frank McGrellis
Frank McGrellis (born 5 October 1959) is a Scottish football player and coach.
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Gary Bailey
Gary Richard Bailey (born 9 August 1958) is a former footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.
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Gavin Hunt
Gavin John Hunt (born 11 July 1964) is a South African former football (soccer) player and coach who currently manages Supersport United.
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The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football.
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Jimmy Bone
James Bone (born 22 September 1949) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a striker.
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Joe Frickleton
Joe Frickleton (c. 1935 – 14 December 2020) was a Scottish professional football player and manager, active primarily in South Africa.
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.
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John Lathan
John George Lathan (born 12 April 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Sunderland.
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Jomo Cosmos F.C.
Jomo Cosmos are a South African professional association football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the ABC Motsepe League. Bidvest Wits F.C. and Jomo Cosmos F.C. are national First Division clubs, premier Soccer League clubs and soccer clubs in Johannesburg.
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Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) are a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Betway Premiership. Bidvest Wits F.C. and Kaizer Chiefs F.C. are premier Soccer League clubs and soccer clubs in Johannesburg.
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Kappa (brand)
Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa".
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Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd), or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
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Maritzburg United F.C.
Maritzburg United is a South African football club based in the city of Pietermaritzburg. Bidvest Wits F.C. and Maritzburg United F.C. are premier Soccer League clubs.
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Mike Kenning
Michael John Kenning (born 18 August 1940 in Erdington, Warwickshire, England), is an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League.
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MTN 8
MTN 8 is the current branding for a South African soccer cup competition launched in 1972 for teams who finished in the top 8 positions of the league table of the country's preceding top-flight league (currently the DStv Premiership) season.
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National First Division
The National First Division (NFD), officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African football after the South African Premier Division.
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The National Football League (NFL) was the first professional association football league in South Africa, established in 1959.
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National Soccer League (South Africa)
The National Soccer League (NSL) was a South African football (soccer) league established in 1985, as a response to boardroom disagreements in the new topflight non-racial league NPSL (established in 1978 after a merger between NFL and "NPSL for African people").
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Nedbank Cup
The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club soccer knockout tournament.
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Orlando Pirates F.C.
Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as Betway Premiership. Bidvest Wits F.C. and Orlando Pirates F.C. are premier Soccer League clubs and soccer clubs in Johannesburg.
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Peter Gordon (South African soccer)
Peter Gordon (born 13 December 1963) is a retired South African football (soccer) defender who played for Wits University during his entire 13-year professional career.
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Premier Soccer League
The Premier Soccer League (PSL; Premier Sokkerliga) is the professional soccer leagues-and-cups administrator in South Africa based in Johannesburg and founded in 1996 following an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).
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Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club is a professional football club in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Richard Gough
Charles Richard Gough (born 5 April 1962) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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Roger De Sá
Rogério Paulo Cesar de Sá (born on 1 October 1964) is a South African soccer coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
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Sam Magalefa
Sammy Job Magalefa (born 26 April 1978) is a South African former footballer who played professionally as a midfielder in Greece and South Africa.
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Santos F.C. (South Africa)
Santos Football Club or simply Santos is a South African professional soccer club based in the Lansdowne, a suburb of the city of Cape Town. Bidvest Wits F.C. and Santos F.C. (South Africa) are national First Division clubs and premier Soccer League clubs.
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The Scotland national football teamSgioba Ball-coise Nàiseanta na h-AlbaScotland National Fitbaa Team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
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South Africa national soccer team
The South Africa men's national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and it is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa.
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South African Premier Division
The South African Premier Division, officially referred to as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship purposes, is the premier men's professional soccer league and the highest division in the league system of South Africa, organised since 1996.
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Terry Paine
Terence Lionel Paine (born 23 March 1939) is an English former professional footballer.
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Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C.
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila Football Club (often known as TTM F.C.) is a South African professional football club based in the town of Thohoyandou in the Limpopo province. Bidvest Wits F.C. and Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. are premier Soccer League clubs.
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University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa.
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1996–97 Premier Soccer League
The 1996–97 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1996–97 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the first season of the newly established top-flight professional football league in South Africa.
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1997–98 Premier Soccer League
The 1997–98 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1997–98 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the second season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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1998–99 Premier Soccer League
The 1998–99 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1998–99 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the third season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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1999–2000 Premier Soccer League
The 1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1999–2000 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the fourth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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2001–02 Premier Soccer League
Santos surprisingly won the title under the mentorship of Gordon Igesund.
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2002–03 Premier Soccer League
The title was won by Orlando Pirates, their second championship in three seasons.
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2003–04 Premier Soccer League
The 2003–04 Premier Soccer League was the eighth season of the South African Premier Division, the top tier of South African soccer, and was won by Kaizer Chiefs, their first title since 1992.
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2004–05 Premier Soccer League
In the 2004–05 Premier Soccer League seasonnow known as the South African Premier Division, the top tier of association football in South Africacontained 16 teams.
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2005–06 National First Division
The 2005–06 National First Division (known as the Mvela Golden League for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th season of the National First Division, the second tier of South African soccer.
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2006–07 Premier Soccer League
The following is the final results of the 2006–07 Premier Soccer League football season.
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2007–08 Premier Soccer League
The following is the final results of the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League football season in South Africa.
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2008–09 Premier Soccer League
The 2008–09 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth since its establishment.
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2009–10 Premier Soccer League
The 2009–10 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth since its establishment.
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2010–11 Premier Soccer League
The 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth since its establishment.
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2011–12 Premier Soccer League
South Africa's 2011–12 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth since its establishment.
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2012–13 Premier Soccer League
The 2012–13 Premier Soccer League season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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2013–14 South African Premier Division
The 2013–14 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eighteenth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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2014–15 South African Premier Division
The 2014–15 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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2015–16 South African Premier Division
The 2015–16 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the twentieth season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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2016 MTN 8
The 2016 MTN 8 was the 42nd edition of South Africa's annual soccer cup competition, the MTN 8.
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2016–17 South African Premier Division
The 2016–17 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 21st season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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2017 Telkom Knockout
The 2017 Telkom Knockout is the 36th edition of the Telkom Knockout, a South African cup competition comprising the 16 teams in the Premier Soccer League.
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2017–18 South African Premier Division
The 2017–18 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 22nd season of the Premier Soccer League since its conception in 1996.
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2018–19 South African Premier Division
The 2018–19 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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2019–20 South African Premier Division
The 2019–20 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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See also
1921 establishments in South Africa
- All Souls Church, Umhlali
- Bidvest Wits F.C.
- East London Museum
- Hoërskool Monument
- Kearsney College
- People's Church of Africa
- Pholela High School
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Eshowe
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mariannhill
- Second Cabinet of Jan Smuts
- South African Communist Party
- South African Indian Congress
- South African Legion of Military Veterans
- South African Reserve Bank
Bidvest companies
- Bidvest Bank
- Bidvest Group
- Bidvest Protea Coin
- Bidvest Stadium
- Bidvest Wits F.C.
National Football League (South Africa) clubs
- Addington F.C.
- Arcadia Shepherds F.C.
- Berea Park F.C.
- Bidvest Wits F.C.
- Boksburg F.C.
- Cape Town City F.C. (NFL)
- Corinthians F.C. (Johannesburg)
- Durban City F.C.
- Durban United F.C.
- East London United F.C.
- Germiston Callies F.C.
- Hellenic F.C.
- Highlands Park F.C. (1959)
- Jewish Guild
- Lusitano F.C. (South Africa)
- Maritzburg F.C.
- Port Elizabeth City F.C.
- Powerlines F.C.
- Rangers F.C. (South Africa)
- Southern Suburbs F.C.
Premier Soccer League clubs
- AmaZulu F.C.
- Baroka F.C.
- Bay United F.C.
- Bidvest Wits F.C.
- Black Leopards F.C.
- Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.
- Cape Town City F.C. (2016)
- Cape Town Spurs F.C.
- Chippa United F.C.
- Dynamos F.C. (South Africa)
- Free State Stars F.C.
- Jomo Cosmos F.C.
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
- Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C.
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.
- Maritzburg United F.C.
- Marumo Gallants F.C.
- Moroka Swallows F.C.
- Mother City F.C.
- Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.
- Orlando Pirates F.C.
- Platinum Stars F.C.
- Polokwane City F.C.
- Santos F.C. (South Africa)
- SuperSport United F.C.
- Thanda Royal Zulu F.C.
- Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C.
- Ubuntu Cape Town F.C.
- University of Pretoria F.C.
- Vasco da Gama (South Africa)
Soccer clubs in Johannesburg
- Bidvest Wits F.C.
- FC AK
- Highlands Park F.C.
- Highlands Park F.C. (1959)
- Highlands Park F.C. (1990)
- JVW B
- JVW Girls
- Jewish Guild
- Jomo Cosmos F.C.
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
- Lusitano F.C. (South Africa)
- Moroka Swallows F.C.
- Orlando Pirates F.C.
- Rangers F.C. (South Africa)
- University of Johannesburg F.C.
- University of Johannesburg Women's F.C.
- Wits University F.C.
- Witwatersrand University Women's F.C.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidvest_Wits_F.C.
Also known as Bid Boys, Bid Boys F.C., Bid Boys FC, Bidvest Boys, Bidvest Boys F.C., Bidvest Boys FC, Bidvest Wits, Bidvest Wits University FC.
, 1998–99 Premier Soccer League, 1999–2000 Premier Soccer League, 2001–02 Premier Soccer League, 2002–03 Premier Soccer League, 2003–04 Premier Soccer League, 2004–05 Premier Soccer League, 2005–06 National First Division, 2006–07 Premier Soccer League, 2007–08 Premier Soccer League, 2008–09 Premier Soccer League, 2009–10 Premier Soccer League, 2010–11 Premier Soccer League, 2011–12 Premier Soccer League, 2012–13 Premier Soccer League, 2013–14 South African Premier Division, 2014–15 South African Premier Division, 2015–16 South African Premier Division, 2016 MTN 8, 2016–17 South African Premier Division, 2017 Telkom Knockout, 2017–18 South African Premier Division, 2018–19 South African Premier Division, 2019–20 South African Premier Division.