# South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup

The South Africa national football team represented South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup on two occasions, in 1997 as the champions of 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and 2009 as host of both the tournament and the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup.

## FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1992 | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Group Stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | Third Place | 2/10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | - |
| South Africa's Confederations Cup record ||||||
| First Match | South Africa 2–2 Czech Republic (13 December 1997; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) |
| Biggest Win | South Africa 2–0 New Zealand (17 June 2009; Rustenburg, South Africa) |
| Biggest Defeat | Spain 2–0 South Africa (20 June 2009; Bloemfontein, South Africa) |
| Best Result | Fourth Place at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| Worst Result | 8th place at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup |

## 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |

## 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| South Africa (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |

### Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Third place play-off

## Top goalscorers

Brendan Augustine was the first player to score for South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1997.
| No. | Name | Goals | Confederations Cups |
| 1 | Helman Mkhalele | 2 | 1997 |
| 1 | Katlego Mphela | 2 | 2009 |
| 1 | Bernard Parker | 2 | 2009 |
| 4 | Brendan Augustine | 1 | 1997 |
| 4 | Pollen Ndlanya | 1 | 1997 |
| 4 | Lucas Radebe | 1 | 1997 |