Nedbank Cup

Nedbank Cup
Founded	1971
Region	South Africa
Number of teams	32
Current champions	Orlando Pirates (10th title)
Most successful club(s)	Kaizer Chiefs (13 titles)
Motto	ke yona (the one)
Website	nedbankcup.co.za
	2024–25 Nedbank Cup

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).

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.^[1]

Format

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


Position	Prize money (R) (as of 2020)^[2]
Champions	7,000,000
Runners-Up	2,500,000
Semi-finals	1,000,000
Quarter finals	400,000
Last 16	200,000
Last 32	100,000

Past finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Winning coach
Life Challenge Cup
1971	Kaizer Chiefs (1)	2–2	Orlando Pirates
1972	Kaizer Chiefs (2)	4–1	Zulu Royals
1973	Orlando Pirates (1)	5–2	Zulu Royals
1974	Orlando Pirates (2)	1–0	AmaZulu
1975	Orlando Pirates (3)	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs
Benson and Hedges Trophy
1976	Kaizer Chiefs (3)	1–0	Orlando Pirates
1977	Kaizer Chiefs (4)	1–0	Orlando Pirates
Mainstay Cup
1978	Wits University (1)	3–2	Kaizer Chiefs		Eddie Lewis
1979	Kaizer Chiefs (5)	3–3	Highlands Park FC		Mario Tuani
1980	Orlando Pirates (4)	3–2	Moroka Swallows
1981	Kaizer Chiefs (6)	1–1	Orlando Pirates		Eliakim Khumalo
1982	Kaizer Chiefs (7)	2–1	African Wanderers
1983	Moroka Swallows (1)	1–0	Witbank Black Aces		Mario Tuani
1984	Kaizer Chiefs (8)	1–0	Orlando Pirates		Joe Frickleton
1985	Bloemfontein Celtic (1)	2–1	African Wanderers		Dave Roberts
1986	Mamelodi Sundowns (1)	1–0	Jomo Cosmos		Stanley Tshabalala
1987	Kaizer Chiefs (9)	1–0	AmaZulu		Ted Dumitru
Bob Save Super Bowl
1988	Orlando Pirates (5)	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs		Walter da Silva
1989	Moroka Swallows (2)	1–1	Mamelodi Sundowns		Eddie Lewis
1990	Jomo Cosmos (1)	1–0	AmaZulu		Roy Matthews
1991	Moroka Swallows (3)	2–1	Jomo Cosmos
1992	Kaizer Chiefs (10)	2–1	Jomo Cosmos		Jeff Butler
1993	Witbank Black Aces (1)	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs		Johnny Ferreira
1994	Vaal Professionals (1)	1–0	Qwa Qwa Stars		Simon Lehoko
1995	Cape Town Spurs (1)	3–2	Pretoria City		Mich d'Avray
1996	Orlando Pirates (6)	1–0	Jomo Cosmos		Viktor Bondarenko
1997	Not played
1998	Mamelodi Sundowns (2)	1–1	Orlando Pirates		Ted Dumitru
1999	Supersport United (1)	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs		Roy Matthews
2000	Kaizer Chiefs (11)	1–0	Mamelodi Sundowns		Muhsin Ertugral
2001	Santos (1)	1–0	Mamelodi Sundowns		Clive Barker
2002	Not played
ABSA Cup
2003	Santos (2)	2–0	Ajax Cape Town		Boebie Solomons
2004	Moroka Swallows (4)	3–1	Manning Rangers		Gavin Hunt
2005	Supersport United (2)	1–0	Wits University		Pitso Mosimane
2006	Kaizer Chiefs (12)	0–0 (aet; 5–3 pen.)	Orlando Pirates	Kings Park Stadium	Ernst Middendorp
2007	Ajax Cape Town (2)	2–0	Mamelodi Sundowns	Kings Park Stadium	Muhsin Ertugral
Nedbank Cup
2008	Mamelodi Sundowns (3)	1–0	Mpumalanga Black Aces	Johannesburg Stadium	Trott Moloto
2008–09	Moroka Swallows (5)	1–0	Pretoria University	Rand Stadium	Júlio César Leal
2009–10	Bidvest Wits (2)	3–0	AmaZulu	Soccer City	Roger De Sá
2010–11	Orlando Pirates (7)	3–1	Black Leopards	Mbombela Stadium	Ruud Krol
2011–12	Supersport United (3)	2–0	Mamelodi Sundowns	Orlando Stadium	Gavin Hunt
2012–13	Kaizer Chiefs (13)	1–0	Supersport United	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Stuart Baxter
2013–14	Orlando Pirates (8)	3–1	Bidvest Wits	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Vladimir Vermezović
2014–15	Mamelodi Sundowns (4)	0–0 (aet; 4–3 pen.)	Ajax Cape Town	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Pitso Mosimane
2015–16	Supersport United (4)	3–2	Orlando Pirates	Peter Mokaba Stadium	Stuart Baxter
2016–17	Supersport United (5)	4–1	Orlando Pirates	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Stuart Baxter
2017–18	Free State Stars (1)	1–0	Maritzburg United	Cape Town Stadium	Luc Eymael
2018–19^[3]	TS Galaxy (1)	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Moses Mabhida Stadium	Dan Malesela
2019–20^[4]	Mamelodi Sundowns (5)	1–0	Bloemfontein Celtic	Orlando Stadium	Pitso Mosimane
2020–21^[5]	Tshakhuma (1)	1–0	Chippa United	Free State Stadium	Dylan Kerr
2021–22	Mamelodi Sundowns (6)	2–1 (aet)	Marumo Gallants	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	Manqoba Mngqithi & Rulani Mokwena
2022–23	Orlando Pirates (9)	2–1	Sekhukhune United	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	José Riveiro
2023–24	Orlando Pirates (10)	2–1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Mbombela Stadium	José Riveiro

Results by team

Results by team
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	10	1973	2024	9	2017	18
Mamelodi Sundowns	6	1986	2022	6	2024	12
Moroka Swallows	5	1983	2009	1	1980	6
SuperSport United	5	1999	2017	1	2013	6
Wits University	2	1978	2010	2	2014	4
Cape Town Spurs / Ajax Cape Town	2	1995	2007	2	2015	4
Santos	2	2001	2003	0	-	2
Jomo Cosmos	1	1990	1990	4	1996	5
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

^ 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.

External links

[1] 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.

[prize-2] "Nedbank Cup". www.nedbankcup.co.za. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[3] "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.

[4] "Match Centre". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[5] "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.

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v t e Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2024–25)	AmaZulu Cape Town City Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Royal AM Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy
First Division teams (2024–25)	Baroka Black Leopards Cape Town Spurs Casric Stars Durban City Highbury Hungry Lions JDR Stars Kruger United Leruma United Milford Orbit College Pretoria Callies University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
Premiership	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 2024–25
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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
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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 2024
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 2022
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
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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
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