NB: due to transition from calendar season to July-June season no league
(instead a half-season qualifying for the league cup was played).
"Super Bowl"
Semifinals:
Orlando Pirates 4-1 Kaizer Chiefs
Jomo Cosmos 1-0 Cape Town Spurs
Final (Nov 23)
Orlando Pirates 1-0 Jomo Cosmos
[90' Andries Sebola]
Orlando Pirates qualified for CWC 1997.
Third Place Match
Kaizer Chiefs 6-1 Cape Town Spurs
[Cape Town Spurs were defending cup winners.]
Coca Cola Challenge Cup (League Cup)
League Phase Final Table:
1.Kaizer Chiefs 17 10 6 1 39-14 36
2.Orlando Pirates 17 9 7 1 31-13 33
3.Vaal Professionals 17 10 3 4 24-17 33
4.Manning Rangers 17 9 3 5 37-23 30
5.Bloemfontein Celtic 17 8 6 3 24-18 30
6.Moroka Swallows 17 6 6 5 17-17 24
7.Jomo Cosmos 17 7 3 7 13-15 24
8.Supersport United 17 6 5 6 23-18 23
9.Amazulu 17 6 5 6 21-18 23
10.Cape Town Spurs 17 5 8 4 19-19 23
11.Wits University 17 6 5 6 16-18 23
12.Mamelodi Sundowns 17 6 3 8 14-16 21
13.Qwa Qwa Stars 17 5 5 7 19-23 20
14.Umtata Bucks 17 5 5 7 17-22 20
15.Real Rovers 17 5 4 8 24-32 19
16.Hellenic 17 5 3 9 24-25 18
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17.Witbank Aces 17 2 6 9 12-30 12
18.Crystal Brains 17 1 1 15 5-41 4
NB: Crystal Brains replaced by or renamed to Warriors for 1996/97 season.
Top 16 qualified for knock-out phase
Coca Cola Challenge Cup 1996 Knock-out phase
First Round [1 vs 16, 2 vs 15 etc]
[Aug 3]
Orlando Pirates 0-0 Real Rovers [4-3 pen]
Vaal Professionals 0-1 Umtata Bucks
Supersport United 1-1 Amazulu [4-3 pen]
[Aug 4]
Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Hellenic
Manning Rangers lt Qwa Qwa Stars
Bloemfontein Celtic 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
Moroka Swallows 0-1 Wits University
Jomo Cosmos 2-0 Cape Town Spurs
Quarterfinals
not known
Semifinals
not known
Final [Nov 16]
Bush Bucks 1-1 QwaQwa Stars
Final Replay [Nov 20]
Bush Bucks 1-0 QwaQwa Stars
[William Mugeyi 38]
Bush Bucks qualify for the 1997 CAF Cup. They were also 1993 winners
of the League Cup.
[Bush Bucks are from Umtata.]
BP Top Eight Cup 1996
Final (at Durban, 2nd match; 1st match 1-1)
Orlando Pirates 3-0 Qwa Qwa Stars
[Jerry Skosana, Andries Sebola, Helman Mkhalele]
1995.
With thanks to Charl Gerber (gerber@stb.dfs.co.za), Josef Bobrowsky (jrjb@chello.at) and Ian King (worldsoccer@btinternet.com)
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