Nedbank Cup

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Nedbank Cup

Founded	1971
Region	South Africa
Number of teams	32
Current champions	Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Kaizer Chiefs (13 titles)
Motto	ke yona (the one)
Website	NedbankCup.co.za
2020–21 Nedbank Cup

The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club football knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of giving lower league and amateur teams a chance to compete with clubs from the top league for the cup. The tournament is based on the English FA Cup, which has become known for "giant killings" (lower league clubs defeating a top-flight club).

Qualified teams from ABC Motsepe League:

NC Professionals - Northern Cape

Happy Wanderers - KwaZulu Natal

Mathaithai - Free State

Sivutsa FC - Mpumalanga

African Warriors - Gauteng

Sinenkani FC - Eastern Cape

Santos FC - Western Cape

History[]

The tournament was started in 1971 as the Life Challenge Cup, this name stayed in place until 1975. In 1976 and 1977, the tournament was known as the Benson and Hedges Trophy. From 1978 until 1987 the tournament was known as the Mainstay Cup. In 1988 the sponsorship was taken over by First National Bank, and was renamed the Bob Save Super Bowl. This name remained until 2001, however the tournament was not played in 1997. The tournament was again not played in 2002. The competition was then sponsored by ABSA between 2003 and 2007, and known as the ABSA Cup. Nedbank took over the sponsorship in 2008, and renamed the tournament the Nedbank Cup.

Format[]

The current format sees the 16 Premier Soccer League clubs, eight National First Division teams, as well as eight teams from the amateur ranks enter the main draw of 32 teams. The PSL teams enter the main draw automatically, while the NFD clubs need to play a single qualifier against other NFD clubs. The amateur teams go through a series of qualifiers to enter the main draw.

From the round of 32 onwards, teams are not seeded, and the first sides drawn receive home-ground advantage. There are no longer any replays in the tournament, and any games which end in a draw after 90 minutes are subject to 30 minutes extra time followed by penalties if necessary.

The winners receive prize money of R7 million.^[1] The winner also qualifies for the next season's CAF Confederation Cup.

Prize money[]

Past finals[]

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Winning coach
Life Challenge Cup
1971	Kaizer Chiefs	2–2	Orlando Pirates
1972	Kaizer Chiefs	4–1	Zulu Royals
1973	Orlando Pirates	5–2	Zulu Royals
1974	Orlando Pirates	1–0	AmaZulu
1975	Orlando Pirates	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs
Benson and Hedges Trophy
1976	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Orlando Pirates
1977	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Orlando Pirates
Mainstay Cup
1978	Wits University	3–2	Kaizer Chiefs		Eddie Lewis
1979	Kaizer Chiefs	3–3	Highlands Park FC
1980	Orlando Pirates	3–2	Moroka Swallows
1981	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1	Orlando Pirates
1982	Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	African Wanderers
1983	Moroka Swallows	1–0	Witbank Black Aces
1984	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Orlando Pirates		Joe Frickleton
1985	Bloemfontein Celtic	2–1	African Wanderers
1986	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	Jomo Cosmos
1987	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	AmaZulu		Ted Dumitru
Bob Save Super Bowl
1988	Orlando Pirates	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs		Walter da Silva
1989	Moroka Swallows	1–1	Mamelodi Sundowns		Eddie Lewis
1990	Jomo Cosmos	1–0	AmaZulu		Roy Matthews
1991	Moroka Swallows	2–1	Jomo Cosmos
1992	Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	Jomo Cosmos		Jeff Butler
1993	Witbank Black Aces	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs		Johnny Ferreira
1994	Vaal Professionals	1–0	Qwa Qwa Stars
1995	Cape Town Spurs	3–2	Pretoria City
1996	Orlando Pirates	1–0	Jomo Cosmos		Viktor Bondarenko
1997	Not played
1998	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–1	Orlando Pirates		Ted Dumitru
1999	Supersport United	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs		Roy Matthews
2000	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Mamelodi Sundowns		Muhsin Ertugral
2001	Santos	1–0	Mamelodi Sundowns		Clive Barker
2002	Not played
ABSA Cup
2003	Santos	2–0	Ajax Cape Town		Boebie Solomons
2004	Moroka Swallows	3–1	Manning Rangers		Gavin Hunt
2005	Supersport United	1–0	Wits University		Pitso Mosimane
2006	Kaizer Chiefs	0–0	Orlando Pirates	Kings Park Stadium	Ernst Middendorp
2007	Ajax Cape Town	2–0	Mamelodi Sundowns		Muhsin Ertugral
Nedbank Cup
2008	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	Mpumalanga Black Aces	Johannesburg Stadium	Trott Moloto
2008–09	Moroka Swallows	1–0	Pretoria University	Rand Stadium	Júlio César Leal
	Bidvest Wits	3–0	AmaZulu	Soccer City	Roger De Sá
	Orlando Pirates	3–1	Black Leopards	Mbombela Stadium	Ruud Krol
2011–12	Supersport United	2–0	Mamelodi Sundowns	Orlando Stadium	Gavin Hunt
2012–13	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Supersport United	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Stuart Baxter
2013–14	Orlando Pirates	3–1	Bidvest Wits	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Vladimir Vermezović
2014–15	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–0 (aet; 4–3 pen.)	Ajax Cape Town	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Pitso Mosimane
2015–16	Supersport United	3–2	Orlando Pirates	Peter Mokaba Stadium	Stuart Baxter
2016–17	Supersport United	4–1	Orlando Pirates	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Stuart Baxter
2017–18	Free State Stars	1–0	Maritzburg United	Cape Town Stadium	Luc Eymael
2018–19[2]	TS Galaxy	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Dan Malesela
2019–20[3]	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	Bloemfontein Celtic	Orlando Stadium	Pitso Mosimane
2020–21[4]	Tshakhuma	1–0	Chippa United	Free State Stadium

Results by team[]

References[]

External links[]

• Nedbank Cup official website
• RSSSF competition history