MTN 8

MTN 8
Founded	1972
Region	South Africa
Number of teams	8
Current champions	Orlando Pirates (13th title)
Most successful club(s)	Kaizer Chiefs (15 titles)
Television broadcasters	SuperSport; SABC;
Motto	Wafa Wafa (Do or Die)
	2024 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 Betway Premiership) season.

The winners receive R10 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.^[1]

The competition bears the name of its title sponsor; it was known as the BP Top 8 and as the SAA Supa 8 until 2008.^[2]

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 2024,^[update] the prize money is as follows:^[1]

Amount	Payable to
R10 000 000	1 MTN 8 champions
R1 000 000	7 participating teams
R17 000 000	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	13	1972	2024
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

^ ^a ^b "R10 million up for grabs in MTN8". SABC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "SAA takes over Top 8". News24. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "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

[prize_2024-1] "R10 million up for grabs in MTN8". SABC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[2] "SAA takes over Top 8". News24. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[cit_2015-3] "Ajax Cape Town trump Kaizer Chiefs to become MTN8 champions". The Citizen. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[sp24_2015-4] "Ajax stun Chiefs to win MTN8". News 24. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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