ABSA Cup

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ABSA Cup

Sport	Football (soccer)
Founded	1971
No. of teams	32
Country	South Africa
Current champions	Kaizer Chiefs

The ABSA Cup is a tournament held in South African club football (soccer). The knockout tournament, based on the English FA Cup format, carries a 'David versus Goliath' theme. The 16 Premier Soccer League clubs, 8 Mvela Golden League teams, as well as 8 teams from the amateur ranks compete for the prize money of R2.5 million. The winner qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup. 'ABSA' stands for the competition's sponsor, Amalgamated Banks of South Africa.

The teams are not seeded at any stage and the first 16 sides 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] 2007 edition

The 2007 ASBA Cup will consist of the following 32 teams:

All 16 Premier Soccer League clubs
The following 8 teams selected from the Mvela Golden League: Bay United, City Pillars, Fidentia Rangers, Dynamos, Free State Stars, Garankuwa United, PJ Stars, Winners Park
The following 8 amateur teams: Ajax Safa, Bloemfontein Young Tigers, Birds FC, Island FC, Leandra FC, Mighty FC, Moresterjeug FC, Yebo Yes

[edit] Past finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Competition name
1971	Kaizer Chiefs FC	2-2	Orlando Pirates FC	Life Challenge Cup
1972	Kaizer Chiefs FC	4-1	Zulu Royals	Life Challenge Cup
1973	Orlando Pirates FC	5-2	Zulu Royals	Life Challenge Cup
1974	Orlando Pirates FC	1-0	AmaZulu	Life Challenge Cup
1975	Orlando Pirates FC	2-1	Kaizer Chiefs FC	Life Challenge Cup
1976	Kaizer Chiefs FC	1-0	Orlando Pirates FC	Benson and Hedges Trophy
1977	Kaizer Chiefs FC	1-0	Orlando Pirates FC	Benson and Hedges Trophy
1978	Wits University FC	3-2	Kaizer Chiefs FC	Mainstay Cup
1979	Kaizer Chiefs FC	3-3	Highlands Park	Mainstay Cup
1980	Orlando Pirates FC	3-2	Moroka Swallows FC	Mainstay Cup
1981	Kaizer Chiefs FC	1-1	Orlando Pirates FC	Mainstay Cup
1982	Kaizer Chiefs FC	2-1	African Wanderers	Mainstay Cup
1983	Moroka Swallows FC	1-0	Witbank Spurs	Mainstay Cup
1984	Kaizer Chiefs FC	1-0	Orlando Pirates FC	Mainstay Cup
1985	Bloemfontein Celtic	2-1	African Wanderers	Mainstay Cup
1986	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	1-0	Jomo Cosmos	Mainstay Cup
1987	Kaizer Chiefs FC]	1-0	AmaZulu	Mainstay Cup
1988	Orlando Pirates FC	0-0	Kaizer Chiefs FC	Bob Save Superbowl
1989	Moroka Swallows FC	1-1	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	Bob Save Superbowl
1990	Jomo Cosmos	1-0	AmaZulu	Bob Save Superbowl
1991	Moroka Swallows FC	2-1	Jomo Cosmos	Bob Save Superbowl
1992	Kaizer Chiefs FC	2-1	Jomo Cosmos	Bob Save Superbowl
1993	Witbank Spurs	1-0	Kaizer Chiefs FC	Bob Save Superbowl
1994	Vaal Professionals	1-0	Qwa Qwa Stars	Bob Save Superbowl
1995	Ajax Cape Town FC	3-0	Pretoria University FC	Bob Save Superbowl
1996	Orlando Pirates FC	1-0	Jomo Cosmos	Bob Save Superbowl
1997	-	-	-	Not played
1998	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	1-1	Orlando Pirates FC	Bob Save Superbowl
1999	Supersport United FC	2-1	Kaizer Chiefs FC	Bob Save Superbowl
2000	Kaizer Chiefs FC	1-0	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	Bob Save Superbowl
2001	Santos FC	1-0	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	Bob Save Superbowl
2002	-	-	-	Not played
2003	Santos FC	2-0	Ajax Cape Town FC	ABSA Cup
2004	Moroka Swallows FC	3-1	Manning Rangers	ABSA Cup
2005	Supersport United FC	1-0	Wits University FC	ABSA Cup
2006	Kaizer Chiefs FC	0-0	Orlando Pirates FC	ABSA Cup