MTN 8

South African football cup competition

Football tournament

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2023 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.

The winners receive R 8 million and the competition's trophy, which is one of the three domestic trophies attainable by its competitors each soccer season, with the other two being the top-flight league title and the country's premier knock-out competition, the Nedbank Cup.^{[citation needed]}

Like the EFL Cup in England, the competition name bears its title title sponsor; from its launch until 2002, it was known as the BP Top 8 and as the SAA Supa 8 until 2008.^[1]

Format

Since the competition features 8 teams, the first round, also known as the quarter-finals, has the following format:

1st-place team v 8th-placed team
2nd-placed team v 7th-placed team
3rd-placed team v 6th-placed team
4th-placed team v 5th-placed team

The second round, or the semi-finals, are played over two legs.

Prize money

As of 2020,^[update] the prize money is as follows:^[2]

Amount	Payable to
R 8 000 000	1 MTN 8 Champions
R 800 000	7 Participating Teams
R13 600 000	Total Payout

Winners

The previous winners of the competition are as follows:

As BP Top 8 (1972–2002)

1972 : Orlando Pirates
1973 : Orlando Pirates (2)
1974 : Kaizer Chiefs
1975 : Moroka Swallows
1976 : Kaizer Chiefs (2)
1977 : Kaizer Chiefs (3)
1978 : Orlando Pirates (3)
1979 : Moroka Swallows (2)
1980 : Witbank Black Aces
1981 : Kaizer Chiefs (4)
1982 : Kaizer Chiefs (5)
1983 : Orlando Pirates (4)
1984 : Wits University
1985 : Kaizer Chiefs (6)
1986 : Arcadia Shepherds
1987 : Kaizer Chiefs (7)
1988 : Mamelodi Sundowns
1989 : Kaizer Chiefs (8)
1990 : Mamelodi Sundowns (2)
1991 : Kaizer Chiefs (9)
1992 : Kaizer Chiefs (10)
1993 : Orlando Pirates (5)
1994 : Kaizer Chiefs (11)
1995 : Wits University (2)
1996 : Orlando Pirates (6)
2000 : Orlando Pirates (7)
2001 : Kaizer Chiefs (12)
2002 : Santos

As SAA Super 8 (2003–2007)

As MTN 8 (2008–present)

Results by team

Results by team
Club	Wins	First final won	Last final won
Kaizer Chiefs	15	1974	2014
Orlando Pirates	12	1972	2023
Mamelodi Sundowns	4	1988	2021
Moroka Swallows	3	1975	2012
Bidvest Wits	3	1984	2016
Supersport United	3	2004	2019
Arcadia Shepherds	1	1986	1986
Santos	1	2002	2002
Jomo Cosmos	1	2003	2003
Witbank Black Aces	1	1980	1980
Bloemfontein Celtic	1	2005	2005
Golden Arrows	1	2009	2009
Platinum Stars	1	2013	2013
Ajax Cape Town	1	2015	2015
Cape Town City	1	2018	2018

References

^ "SAA takes over Top 8". News24. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "MTN8: Prize money, previous winners, fixtures and predictions". The South African. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Ajax Cape Town trump Kaizer Chiefs to become MTN8 champions". The Citizen. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "Ajax stun Chiefs to win MTN8". News 24. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

External links

Premier Soccer League official website
South African Football Association website

Soccer in South Africa

South African Football Association

National teams

Men	National team (Bafana Bafana) Olympic (U-23) (Amaglug-glug) U-20 (Amajita) U-17 (Amajimbos) development (Amabinneplaas) U-15
Women	National team (Banyana Banyana) U-20 (Basetsana) U-17 (Bantwana)

League system

Men

Active	Premier Soccer League (DStv Premiership Motsepe Foundation Championship) SAFA SAFA Second Division Regional League U19 National League Varsity Sports Football
Defunct	NFL (1959–77) SASL (1961–67) FPL (1969–90) NPSL Castle League for blacks (1971–77) NPSL Castle League (1978–84) NPSL (1985–95) NSL Castle League (1985–95) NSL Second Division (1985–95)

Women

Active	SAFA Women's League Sasol Women’s League (Provincial leagues) SAFA Regional Women’s League (Regional leagues) Women's Varsity Football

Domestic cups

Men

Active	Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout MTN 8 Carling Black Label Cup Mangaung Cup
Defunct	NFL Cup (1959–77) SASF Cup (1961–85) United Bank International Soccer Festival (1993–94) Baymed Cup (2006) Telkom Charity Cup (1986–2010) Vodacom Challenge (1999-2011)

Awards

Lists

Men's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

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Premiership teams (2023–24)	AmaZulu Cape Town City Cape Town Spurs Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Moroka Swallows Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Royal AM Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy
First Division teams (2023–24)	Baroka Black Leopards Casric Stars Hungry Lions JDR Stars Jomo Cosmos Magesi Maritzburg United Marumo Gallants Milford MM Platinum Orbit College Platinum City Pretoria Callies TS Sporting University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
Premier Soccer League	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Nedbank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
MTN 8	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 2022
Telkom Knockout/Carling Knockout Cup	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023
National Football League	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
NPSL (1971-1977)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NPSL (1978-1984)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
NPSL (1985-1995)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1984 1992 1983 1994 1995
National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
SASF Cup	1961 1962 1963 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011