See list of champions for provincial cup winners until 1920.
The Currie Cup, an inter-provincial competition, was first held in 1892.
Cups below are arranged according to responsible federation; the NFL was the traditional 'white' league, the NPSL, formed in 1971, the main 'black' league, which absorbed the NFL in 1978. In 1984, a rival NPSL split off following boardroom politics, upon which the major federation continued as NSL. The 'new' NPSL soon fizzled out, and the NSL also 'swallowed' the rival FPL in 1991. In 1996 the NSL changed into the PSL, when adopting the English August-May 'calendar'.
NFL (Castle) Cup 1959 Rangers 4-2 Germiston Callies 1960 Durban City 4-2 Ramblers 1961 Highlands Park 3-2 Durban City 1962 Durban City 2-1 Ramblers 1963 Addington 5-2 Southern Suburbs 1964 Durban City 4-1 Jewish Guild 1965 Highlands Park 3-0 Arcadia United 1966 Highlands Park 3-0 Arcadia United 1967 Highlands Park 3-0 Rangers 1968 Durban City 3-0 Highlands Park 1969 Maritzburg 2-1 Cape Town City [aet] 1970 Cape Town City 3-1 Highlands Park 1971 Cape Town City 3-3 Durban City [aet; replay 2-1] 1972 Durban United 2-2 Durban City [aet; replay 5-2] 1973 Highlands Park 1-0 Florida Albion 1974 Arcadia Shepherds 2-0 Highlands Park 1975 Highlands Park 2-0 Arcadia Shepherds 1976 Cape Town City 2-0 Hellenic 1977 Lusitano 1-0 Durban United Number of Wins (19) [lost finals between square brackets] 6 [ 3] Highlands Park 4 [ 3] Durban City 3 [ 1] Cape Town City 1 [ 3] Arcadia Shepherds (includes Arcadia United) 1 [ 1] Durban United 1 [ 1] Rangers 1 Addington 1 Lusitano 1 Marizburg [ 2] Ramblers [ 1] Florida Albion [ 1] Germiston Callies [ 1] Hellenic [ 1] Jewish Guild [ 1] Southern Suburbs
UTC Bowl 1961 Durban City 4-2 Highlands Park 1962 Germiston Callies 4-1 Durban United 1963 Southern Suburbs 3-1 Highlands Park 1964 Durban United 2-1 Durban City 1965 Durban City 3-1 Cape Town City 1966 Rangers 3-1 Durban United 1967 Durban City 3-0 Southern Suburbs 1968 Durban City 4-1 Addington 1969 Highlands Park 5-1 Maritzburg 1970 Durban City 4-2 Southern Suburbs [after 2 draws] 1971 Cape Town City 1-0 Hellenic 1972 Hellenic 2-1 Highlands Power 1973 Cape Town City 1-0 Durban United 1974 Arcadia Shepherds 1975 Durban United 1976 Maritzburg
TNSC Trophy 1962 Highlands Park (shared)
Champions of Champions Trophy 1960 Durban City and Rangers (shared) 1961 Durban City 1962 Durban City and Highlands Park (shared) 1963 Durban City, Germiston Callies and Highlands Park (shared) 1964 Addington 1965 Durban United 1966 Highlands Park 1967 Durban United and Highlands Park (shared) 1968 Highlands Park 1969 Highlands Park 1970 Highlands Park 1971 Cape Town City 1972 Cape Town City 1973 Hellenic 1974 Cape Town City 1975 Hellenic
Coca Cola Shield 1965 Natal 1966 Durban United 1967 Southern Suburbs 0-1 5-3 Highlands Park 1968 Addington 1-1 0-0 Rangers [replay 3-0] 1969 Durban United 1970 Southern Suburbs 2-0 1-0 Cape Town City 1971 Hellenic 4-0 9-1 Maritzburg 1972 Durban City 1973 Durban Celtic 4-1 agg Germiston Callies 1974 Hellenic 0-0 2-2 Maritzburg [Hellenic on away goals] 1975 Highlands Park 3-2 agg Cape Town City
Floodlight Bowl 1964 Rangers 3-1 Highlands Park
Life Challenge Cup
1971 Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 Orlando Pirates [aet; replay 2-1]
1972 Kaizer Chiefs 4-1 Zulu Royals
1973 Orlando Pirates 5-2 Zulu Royals
1974 Orlando Pirates 1-0 AmaZulu
1975 Orlando Pirates 2-1 Kaizer Chiefs [aet]
Benson and Hedges Trophy
1976 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Orlando Pirates
1977 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Orlando Pirates
Mainstay Cup
1978 Wits University 3-2 Kaizer Chiefs
1979 Kaizer Chiefs 3-3 Highlands Park [aet; replay 2-0]
1980 Orlando Pirates 3-2 Moroka Swallows
1981 Kaizer Chiefs 1-1 Orlando Pirates [aet; replay 3-1]
1982 Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 African Wanderers
1983 Moroka Swallows 1-0 Witbank Black Aces
1984 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Orlando Pirates
continued under NSL
Datsun Challenge
first held in 1982
1982 Arcadia 1-1 Highlands Park [aet; replay 2-0]
1983 Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Wits University
continued under NSL (as John Player Special Knockout Cup)
BP Top Eight Cup
(finals give aggregate scores over two legs)
1972 Orlando Pirates 2-1 Kaizer Chiefs
1973 Orlando Pirates 4-3 Kaizer Chiefs
1974 Kaizer Chiefs 5-2 Pimville United Brothers
1975 Moroka Swallows 5-3 Kaizer Chiefs
1976 Kaizer Chiefs 5-3 Orlando Pirates
1977 Kaizer Chiefs 8-2 AmaZulu
1978 Orlando Pirates 5-4 Benoni United
1979 Moroka Swallows 4-2 Orlando Pirates
1980 Witbank Black Aces 1-0 Orlando Pirates
1981 Kaizer Chiefs 7-1 Dynamos
1982 Kaizer Chiefs 7-2 Moroka Swallows
1983 Orlando Pirates 2-0 Highlands Park
1984 Wits University 4-3 Moroka Swallows
continued under NSL
Stylo Cup 1970 Kaizer Chiefs 1971 runners-up: Kaizer Chiefs 1973 runners-up: Kaizer Chiefs
Rogue Cup 1970 Moroka Swallows
Sales House Cup 1971 Kaizer Chiefs 1972 Orlando Pirates 1973 Orlando Pirates 1974 Orlando Pirates [other sources: Kaizer Chiefs] 1975 Orlando Pirates bt Kaizer Chiefs 1976 Kaizer Chiefs 1977 Orlando Pirates 1978 Moroka Swallows [competition known as 'Champions of Champions'] 1979 Kaizer Chiefs 1980 Kaizer Chiefs 1981 Kaizer Chiefs [other sources: Orlando Pirates] 1982 Kaizer Chiefs 1983 Orlando Pirates 1984 Kaizer Chiefs 1985 Arcadia 2-1 0-0 Kaizer Chiefs
Ohlsson Challenge 1974 Moroka Swallows
SASL Cup 1961 Cape Ramblers 4-2 Transvaal United 1962 Avalon Athletic 1963 Avalon Athletic Mainstay Cup 1969 Aces United 1970 Verulam Suburbs 1971 Maritzburg City 1972 Glenville 1973 Verulam Suburbs Coca Cola Shield 1974 Berea 4-3 Cape Town Spurs 1975 Cape Town Spurs bt Bluebells 1976 Berea 3-3 Sundowns [replay 6-3] 1977 Manning Rangers 1-0 PG Bluebells 1978 Durban City bt Suburbs United Seven Seas Cup 1979 Glenville 1980 Cape Town Spurs 1981 Vereeniging Old Boys 1982 Bosmont Chelsea 1983 Maritzburg United 1984 Tongaat Crusaders United 1985 Lightbody's Santos Golden City Homes Cup 1986 Real Taj 1987 Jakes Autolot United 1988 Lightbody's Santos 1989 Battswood 1990 Lightbody's Santos
Osman Spice Works Cup 1985 Manning Rangers 1986 Real Taj 1987 Jakes Autolot United 1988 unknown 1989 unknown 1990 Real Taj bt Maritzburg United
Ohlssons Cup 1990 Lightbody's Santos
Mainstay Cup
continued from NPSL
1985 Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 African Wanderers [aet]
1986 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Jomo Cosmos [aet]
1987 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 AmaZulu
Bob Save Superbowl
1988 Orlando Pirates 0-0 Kaizer Chiefs [aet; replay 2-1]
1989 Moroka Swallows 1-1 Mamelodi Sundowns [aet; replay 5-1]
1990 Jomo Cosmos 1-0 AmaZulu
1991 Moroka Swallows 2-1 Jomo Cosmos [aet]
1992 Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Jomo Cosmos [aet]
1993 Witbank Aces 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs
1994 Vaal Professionals 1-0 Qwa Qwa Stars [aet]
1995 Cape Town Spurs 3-2 Pretoria City
1996 Orlando Pirates 1-0 Jomo Cosmos
1997 not played
1998 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1 Orlando Pirates [aet; replay 1-1 aet, 6-5 pen]
1999 SuperSport United 2-1 Kaizer Chiefs
2000 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
2001 Santos 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
2002 not played
ABSA Cup
2003 Santos 2-0 Ajax Cape Town
2004 Moroka Swallows 3-1 Manning Rangers
2005 SuperSport United 1-0 Wits University
2006 Kaizer Chiefs 0-0 Orlando Pirates [aet, 5-3 pen]
2007 Ajax Cape Town 2-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
Nedbank FA Cup
2008 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Mpumalanga Black Aces
2009 Moroka Swallows 1-0 Pretoria University
2010 Wits University 3-0 AmaZulu
2011 Orlando Pirates 3-1 Black Leopards
2012 SuperSport United 2-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number of Wins (40 in NPSL/NSL/PSL) [lost finals between square brackets]
12 [ 5] Kaizer Chiefs
7 [ 7] Orlando Pirates
5 [ 1] Moroka Swallows
3 [ 5] Mamelodi Sundowns
3 SuperSport United
2 [ 1] Wits University
2 Santos
1 [ 4] Jomo Cosmos
1 [ 1] Ajax Cape Town
1 [ 1] Witbank Aces (includes Witbank Black Aces)
1 Bloemfontein Celtic
1 Cape Town Spurs
1 Vaal Professionals
[ 6] AmaZulu (includes Zulu Royals)
[ 2] African Wanderers
[ 1] Black Leopards
[ 1] Highlands Park [NB: won 6 editions of NFL Castle Cup]
[ 1] Manning Rangers
[ 1] Mpumalanga Black Aces
[ 1] Pretoria City
[ 1] Pretoria University
[ 1] Qwa Qwa Stars
John Player Special Knockout Cup
continued from NPSL (Datsun Challenge)
1984 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 1-1 Bush Bucks (*)
1985 Wits University 2-1 0-1 Kaizer Chiefs (*) [replay 2-1 aet]
1986 Kaizer Chiefs (*) 2-1 0-0 Moroka Swallows
1987 Bush Bucks (*) 1-3 2-0 Orlando Pirates [replay 2-1]
1988 Kaizer Chiefs 3-1 2-1 Jomo Cosmos (*)
1989 Kaizer Chiefs (*) 2-0 2-1 Moroka Swallows
1990 Mamelodi Sundowns (*) 1-0 1-1 Orlando Pirates
1991 Dynamos 2-2 Blackpool [aet; replay 2-1]
NB: teams marked (*) home in first leg (1984-1990)
Coca Cola Cup
1992 AmaZulu 3-1 Kaizer Chiefs
1993 Umtata Bush Bucks 3-1 Santos
1994 Qwa Qwa Stars 3-2 Hellenic [aet]
1995 Wits University 1-0 Orlando Pirates
1996 Umtata Bush Bucks 1-1 Qwa Qwa Stars [aet; replay 1-0]
Rothmans Cup
1997 Kaizer Chiefs 1-1 Mamelodi Sundowns [aet; replay 1-1 aet, 3-2 pen]
1998 Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 Mamelodi Sundowns [aet, 2-1 pen]
1999 Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 Free State Stars
2000 Ajax Cape Town 1-1 Orlando Pirates [aet, replay 4-1]
Coca-Cola Cup
2001 Kaizer Chiefs 5-0 Jomo Cosmos
2002 Jomo Cosmos 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs
2003 Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 Silver Stars
2004 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 SuperSport United
2005 Jomo Cosmos 1-1 SuperSport United [aet, 4-1 pen]
Telkom Knock-Out Cup
2006 Silver Stars 3-1 Ajax Cape Town
2007 Kaizer Chiefs 0-0 Mamelodi Sundowns [aet, 3-2 pen]
2008 Ajax Cape Town 2-1 Orlando Pirates
2010 Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Ajax Cape Town
2011 Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 Orlando Pirates
Number of Wins (29 in NPSL/NSL/PSL) [lost finals between square brackets]
13 [ 3] Kaizer Chiefs
2 [ 3] Mamelodi Sundowns
2 [ 2] Ajax Cape Town
2 [ 2] Jomo Cosmos
2 [ 1] Wits University
2 Umtata Bush Bucks
1 [ 1] Bush Bucks (Durban)
1 [ 1] Qwa Qwa Stars
1 [ 1] Silver Stars
1 AmaZulu
1 Arcadia
1 Dynamos
[ 6] Orlando Pirates
[ 2] Moroka Swallows
[ 2] SuperSport United
[ 1] Blackpool
[ 1] Free State Stars
[ 1] Hellenic
[ 1] Highlands Park
[ 1] Santos
UTC Super Team Competition? 1971 unknown 1972 Kaizer Chiefs 1973 unknown various (unknown) official names 1974 Kaizer Chiefs 1975 Orlando Pirates 1976 Kaizer Chiefs 1977 Orlando Pirates 1978 Moroka Swallows 1979 Kaizer Chiefs 1980 Kaizer Chiefs 1981 Kaizer Chiefs 1982 Kaizer Chiefs 1983 Orlando Pirates 1984 Kaizer Chiefs bt Durban City 1985 Arcadia 2-1 0-0 Kaizer Chiefs Panasonic Cup 1986 Kaizer Chiefs 4-2 Bloemfontein Celtic Ohlsson's Challenge Cup 1987 Kaizer Chiefs 3-1 Moroka Swallows 1988 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Arcadia 1989 Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 Jomo Cosmos Castle Challenge 1990 Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Moroka Swallows 1991 Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 Orlando Pirates 1992 Orlando Pirates 2-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
BP Top Eight Cup
continued from NPSL
1985 Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 1-1 Arcadia
1986 Arcadia 3-1 1-1 Wits University
1987 Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 2-1 Rangers
1988 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1 1-0 Arcadia
1989 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 1-1 Wits University
1990 Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 3-0 Wits University
1991 Kaizer Chiefs 4-3 Jomo Cosmos
1992 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
1993 Orlando Pirates 3-1 Witbank Aces
1994 Kaizer Chiefs 3-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
1995 Wits University 2-0 Kaizer Chiefs
1996 Orlando Pirates 1-1 3-0 Qwa Qwa Stars
1997 not held
1998 not held
1999 not held
2000 Orlando Pirates 2-1 Ajax Cape Town [asdet]
2001 Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 Mamelodi Sundowns [aet, 7-6 pen]
2002 Santos 2-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
SAA Super Eight Cup
2003 Jomo Cosmos 3-2 Moroka Swallows [asdet]
2004 SuperSport United 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs
2005 Bloemfontein Celtic 1-0 SuperSport United
2006 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 SuperSport United
2007 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Orlando Pirates
MTN 8 Cup
2008 Kaizer Chiefs 0-0 Mamelodi Sundowns [aet, 4-3 pen]
2009 Lamontv. Golden Arrows 6-0 Ajax Cape Town
2010 Orlando Pirates 1-1 Moroka Swallows [aet, 4-2 pen]
Number of Wins (36 in NPSL/NSL/PSL) [lost finals between square brackets]
14 [ 5] Kaizer Chiefs
8 [ 4] Orlando Pirates
3 [ 5] Mamelodi Sundowns
2 [ 3] Moroka Swallows
2 [ 3] Wits University
1 [ 2] Arcadia
1 [ 2] SuperSport United
1 [ 1] Jomo Cosmos
1 [ 1] Witbank Aces (includes Witbank Black Aces)
1 Bloemfontein Celtic
1 Lamontville Golden Arrows
1 Santos
[ 2] Ajax Cape Town
[ 1] AmaZulu
[ 1] Benoni United
[ 1[ Dynamos
[ 1] Highlands Park
[ 1] Moroka Swallows
[ 1] Pimville United Brothers
[ 1] Qwa Qwa Stars
[ 1] Rangers
Iwisa Maize Meal Soccer Spectacular 1986 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Bloemfontein Celtic [aet] 1987 Kaizer Chiefs 3-2 AmaZulu 1988 Kaizer Chiefs 1989 Kaizer Chiefs 1990 Kaizer Chiefs 1991 Cape Town Spurs 2-1 Vaal Professionals 1992 Moroka Swallows 2-1 Mamelodi Sundowns 1993 Orlando Pirates 3-2 Kaizer Chiefs 1994 Kaizer Chiefs 1995 Orlando Pirates 1996 Kaizer Chiefs 1997 Orlando Pirates 1998 Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 1-1 Jomo Cosmos [5-4 pen] Charity Spectacular 1999 Orlando Pirates 3-0 Cape Town Ajax 2000 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs 2001 Orlando Pirates 1-0 Moroka Swallows 2002 Kaizer Chiefs 1-1 Black Leopards [8-7 pen] 2003 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns 2004 Mamelodi Sundowns 0-0 Kaizer Chiefs [5-4 pen] 2005 Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1 Bloemfontein Celtic [7-6 pen] Telkom Charity Cup 2007 Bloemfontein Celtic 1-1 Orlando Pirates [5-4 pen] 2008 Orlando Pirates 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs 2009 Orlando Pirates 1-1 Platinum Stars [4-2 pen] 2010 Kaizer Chiefs 1-1 Orlando Pirates [4-3 pen]
Partial sources: [Lit 65], [Bak 96], [Bak 97], [Ric 99], [Raa 02], Moroka Swallows site
With many thanks to Mark Gleeson for additions and corrections
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