Nedbank Cup

Nedbank Cup

Founded	1971
Region	South Africa
Number of teams	32
Current champions	Orlando Pirates (2011) (2nd title)
Most successful club	Kaizer Chiefs (12 titles)
Motto	ke yona (the one)
Website	www.nedbankcup.co.za
2011 Nedbank Cup

The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club football (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, based on the English FA Cup format, carries a 'David versus Goliath' theme.

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, 8 National First Division teams, as well as 8 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 R6 million. The winner also qualifies for the next season's CAF Confederation Cup, if they have not already qualified through their finishing position in the PSL.

Prize money

Position	Prize Money
1st	R6, 000, 000
2nd	R2, 500, 000
3rd-4th	R1, 000, 000
5th-8th	R400, 000
9th-16th	R200, 000
17th-32nd	R100, 000

Past finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Competition name	Winning coach
1971	Kaizer Chiefs	2–2	Orlando Pirates		Life Challenge Cup
1972	Kaizer Chiefs	4–1	Zulu Royals		Life Challenge Cup
1973	Orlando Pirates	5–2	Zulu Royals		Life Challenge Cup
1974	Orlando Pirates	1–0	AmaZulu		Life Challenge Cup
1975	Orlando Pirates	2–3	Kaizer Chiefs		Life Challenge Cup
1976	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Orlando Pirates		Benson and Hedges Trophy
1977	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Orlando Pirates		Benson and Hedges Trophy
1978	Wits University	3–2	Kaizer Chiefs		Mainstay Cup
1979	Kaizer Chiefs	3–3	Highlands Park FC		Mainstay Cup
1980	Orlando Pirates	3–2	Moroka Swallows		Mainstay Cup
1981	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1	Orlando Pirates		Mainstay Cup
1982	Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	African Wanderers		Mainstay Cup
1983	Moroka Swallows	1–0	Witbank Black Aces		Mainstay Cup
1984	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Orlando Pirates		Mainstay Cup
1985	Bloemfontein Celtic	2–1	African Wanderers		Mainstay Cup
1986	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	Jomo Cosmos		Mainstay Cup
1987	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	AmaZulu		Mainstay Cup
1988	Orlando Pirates	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs		Bob Save Super Bowl
1989	Moroka Swallows	1–1	Mamelodi Sundowns		Bob Save Super Bowl
1990	Jomo Cosmos	1–0	AmaZulu		Bob Save Super Bowl
1991	Moroka Swallows	2–1	Jomo Cosmos		Bob Save Super Bowl
1992	Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	Jomo Cosmos		Bob Save Super Bowl
1993	Witbank Black Aces	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs		Bob Save Super Bowl
1994	Vaal Professionals	1–0	Qwa Qwa Stars		Bob Save Super Bowl
1995	Cape Town Spurs	3–0	Pretoria City		Bob Save Super Bowl
1996	Orlando Pirates	1–0	Jomo Cosmos		Bob Save Super Bowl
1997	-	-	-	-	-	Not played
1998	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–1	Orlando Pirates		Bob Save Super Bowl
1999	Supersport United	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs		Bob Save Super Bowl
2000	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Mamelodi Sundowns		Bob Save Super Bowl
2001	Santos	1–0	Mamelodi Sundowns		Bob Save Super Bowl
2002	-	-	-	-	-	Not played
2003	Santos	2–0	Ajax Cape Town		ABSA Cup
2004	Moroka Swallows	3–1	Manning Rangers		ABSA Cup
2005	Supersport United	1–0	Wits University		ABSA Cup
2006	Kaizer Chiefs	0–0	Orlando Pirates		ABSA Cup
2007	Ajax Cape Town	2–0	Mamelodi Sundowns		ABSA Cup
2008	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	Mpumalanga Black Aces		Nedbank Cup
2009	Moroka Swallows	1–0	Pretoria University	Rand Stadium	Nedbank Cup
2010	Bidvest Wits	3–0	AmaZulu	Soccer City	Nedbank Cup	Roger De Sá
2011	Orlando Pirates	3–1	Black Leopards	Mbombela Stadium	Nedbank Cup	Ruud Krol

External links

• Nedbank Cup Official Website
• Nedbank Official Website
• Premier Soccer League
• South African Football Association
• Confederation of African Football
• RSSSF competition history