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The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club soccer 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).
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| Founded | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Region |  South Africa |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Current champions | Orlando Pirates (9th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Kaizer Chiefs (13 titles) |
| Motto | ke yona (the one) |
| Website | nedbankcup.co.za |
 2023-24 Nedbank Cup | |
History edit
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.[1]
Format edit
The current format sees the 16 Premiership clubs, eight National First Division (NFD) teams, as well as eight teams from the amateur ranks enter the main draw of 32 teams. The Premiership 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.[2] The winner also qualifies for the next season's CAF Confederation Cup.
Prize money edit
| Position | Prize money (R) (as of 2020)[2] |
|---|---|
| Champions | 7,000,000
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| Runners-Up | 2,500,000
|
| Semi-finals | 1,000,000
|
| Quarter finals | 400,000
|
| Last 16 | 200,000
|
| Last 32 | 100,000
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Past finals edit
Results by team edit
| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaizer Chiefs | 13 | 1971 | 2013 | 5 | 2019 | 18 |
| Orlando Pirates | 9 | 1973 | 2023 | 9 | 2017 | 18 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 1986 | 2022 | 5 | 2012 | 11 |
| Moroka Swallows | 5 | 1983 | 2009 | 1 | 1980 | 6 |
| SuperSport United | 5 | 1999 | 2017 | 1 | 2013 | 6 |
| Wits University | 2 | 1978 | 2010 | 2 | 2014 | 4 |
| Santos | 2 | 2001 | 2003 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Jomo Cosmos | 1 | 1990 | 1990 | 4 | 1996 | 5 |
| Cape Town Spurs / Ajax Cape Town | 2 | 1995 | 2007 | 2 | 2015 | 4 |
| Witbank Black Aces | 1 | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 1983 | 2 |
| Free State Stars / Qwa Qwa Stars | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 1994 | 2 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 1 | 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 2020 | 2 |
| TS Galaxy | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Tshakhuma | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Vaal Professionals | 1 | 1994 | 1994 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Amazulu | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2010 | 6 |
| African Wanderers | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1985 | 2 |
| Black Leopards | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2011 | 1 |
| Chippa United | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2021 | 1 |
| Highlands Park FC | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1979 | 1 |
| Manning Rangers | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2004 | 1 |
| Maritzburg United | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2018 | 1 |
| Marumo Gallants | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2022 | 1 |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2008 | 1 |
| Pretoria City | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1995 | 1 |
| Pretoria University | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2009 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Lambley, Garrin (29 May 2022). "Nedbank Cup: Every winner of the tournament to date!". The South African. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Nedbank Cup". www.nedbankcup.co.za. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Nedbank Cup match report Kaizer Chiefs v TS Galaxy 18 May 2019". KickOff. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Match Centre". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Nedbank Cup Final Report: Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila v Chippa United 08 May 2021". Soccer Laduma. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.