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Football tournament season
2019 MTN 8
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsSupersport United (3rd Title)
Runner-upHighlands Park
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored15 (1.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)3 goals
Thamsanqa Gabuza
← 20182020 →

The 2019 MTN 8 was the 45th edition of South Africa's annual soccer cup competition, the MTN 8. It featured the top eight teams of the Premier Soccer League at the end of the 2018-19 season.

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 knockout competition are (listed according to their finishing position in the 2018/2019 Premier Soccer League Season):

  1. Mamelodi Sundowns
  2. Orlando Pirates
  3. Bidvest Wits
  4. Cape Town City
  5. Polokwane City
  6. SuperSport United
  7. Highlands Park
  8. Bloemfontein Celtic

Quarter-finals

Cape Town City0–2Polokwane City
Report 26' Anas
84' Mashumba
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Orlando Pirates0–1Highlands Park
Report 83' Jooste
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Mamelodi Sundowns3–1Bloemfontein Celtic
Zwane 74'
Lebusa 79'
Makgalwa 89'
Report 57' Mabena
Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Bidvest Wits0–3SuperSport United
Report 56' Grobler
64' Gabuza
88' Gabuza
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Semi-finals

Polokwane City0–0Highlands Park
Report
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Johannesburg
Highlands Park0–0Polokwane City
Report
Penalties
4–3
Makhulong Stadium, Johannesburg

0–0 on aggregate. Highlands Park won on penalties.


SuperSport United1–1Mamelodi Sundowns
Gabuza 41' Report 43' Sirino
Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Mamelodi Sundowns0–2SuperSport United
Report 12' Mokoena
86' Webber
Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

SuperSport United won 3–1 on penalties

Final

Highlands Park0–1SuperSport United
Report 46' Grobler
Orlando Stadium, Soweto

References

2019–20 in South African soccer
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Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
African competitions
Club seasons
South African Premier Division
Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2024–25)
First Division teams (2024–25)
Premiership
National First Division
SAFA Second Division
Nedbank Cup
MTN 8
Telkom Knockout/Carling Knockout Cup
Carling Black Label Cup
National Football League
Federation Professional League
NPSL (1971-1977)
NPSL (1978-1984)
NPSL (1985-1995)
National Soccer League (NSL)
SASF Cup
Telkom Charity Cup
Vodacom Challenge
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