MTN 8
Founded1972
Region South Africa
Number of teams8
Current championsOrlando Pirates (12th title)
Most successful club(s)Kaizer Chiefs (15 titles)
Television broadcasters
MottoWafa Wafa (Do or Die)
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.

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, 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)

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

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