Nedbank Cup

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Nedbank Cup
Sport	Football (soccer)
Founded	1971
No. of teams	32
Country(ies)	South Africa
Most recent champion(s)	Ajax Cape Town

Nedbank Cup is a South African club football (soccer) tournament. The knockout tournament, based on the English FA Cup format, carries a 'David versus Goliath' theme. The competition was sponsored by ABSA until 2007, after which Nedbank took over sponsorship.

[edit] Format

The 16 Premier Soccer League clubs, 8 National First Division teams, as well as 8 teams from the amateur ranks compete for the prize money of R6 million. The winner also qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup.

The teams are not seeded at any stage, and the first 16 sides drawn out of the hat receive a 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.

[edit] Past finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Competition name
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	2-1	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	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	0-0	Kaizer Chiefs	Bob Save Superbowl
1989	Moroka Swallows	1-1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Bob Save Superbowl
1990	Jomo Cosmos	1-0	AmaZulu	Bob Save Superbowl
1991	Moroka Swallows	2-1	Jomo Cosmos	Bob Save Superbowl
1992	Kaizer Chiefs	2-1	Jomo Cosmos	Bob Save Superbowl
1993	Witbank Black Aces	1-0	Kaizer Chiefs	Bob Save Superbowl
1994	Vaal Professionals	1-0	Qwa Qwa Stars	Bob Save Superbowl
1995	Cape Town Spurs	3-0	Pretoria City	Bob Save Superbowl
1996	Orlando Pirates	1-0	Jomo Cosmos	Bob Save Superbowl
1997	-	-	-	Not played
1998	Mamelodi Sundowns	1-1	Orlando Pirates	Bob Save Superbowl
1999	Supersport United	2-1	Kaizer Chiefs	Bob Save Superbowl
2000	Kaizer Chiefs	1-0	Mamelodi Sundowns	Bob Save Superbowl
2001	Santos	1-0	Mamelodi Sundowns	Bob Save Superbowl
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	Mpumalanga Black Aces		Mamelodi Sundowns	Nedbank Cup