2015 MTN 8
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The 2015 MTN 8 was the 41st 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 2014-15 season.
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = MTN 8
| year = 2015
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| country = South Africa
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| num_teams = 8
| champions = Ajax Cape Town
| runner-up = Kaizer Chiefs
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| matches = 9
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| prevseason = 2014
| nextseason = 2016
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Teams
The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 knockout competition are (listed according to their finishing position in the 2014/2015 Premier Soccer League Season):
- 1. Kaizer Chiefs
- 2. Mamelodi Sundowns
- 3. Bidvest Wits
- 4. Orlando Pirates
- 5. Ajax Cape Town
- 6. SuperSport United
- 7. Bloemfontein Celtic
- 8. Maritzburg United
Results
=Quarter-finals=
{{football box
|date= 4 August 2015
|time= 19:30
|team1= Orlando Pirates
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11230/2015-mtn8-quarter-final-orlando-pirates-vs-ajax-cape-town]
|team2= Ajax Cape Town
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|goals2= {{goal|55}} Mdabuka
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|stadium= Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
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{{football box
|date= 4 August 2015
|time= 19:30
|team1= Bidvest Wits
|score = 3–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11229/2015-mtn8-quarter-final-bidvest-wits-vs-supersport-united]
|team2= Supersport United
|goals1= Vilakazi {{goal|2}}
Klate {{goal|99}}
Botes {{goal|101}}
|goals2= {{goal|56}} Brockie
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|stadium= Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
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{{football box
|date= 5 August 2015
|time= 19:30
|team1= Mamelodi Sundowns
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11228/2015-mtn8-quarter-final-mamelodi-sundowns-vs-bloemfontein-celtic]
|team2= Bloemfontein Celtic
|goals1= Razak {{goal|105}}
|goals2= {{goal|118}} Bilankulu
|aet = yes
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| penaltyscore = 2-4
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|stadium= Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
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{{football box
|date= 5 August 2015
|time= 19:30
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 5–3
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11227/-2015-mtn8-quarter-final-kaizer-chiefs-vs-maritzburg-united]
|team2= Maritzburg United
|goals1= Lebese {{goal|46}}
Parker {{goal|52}}
Lebese {{goal|63}}
Xulu {{goal|114}}
Ekstein {{goal|120}}
|goals2= {{goal|45}} Teyise
{{goal|83}} Xulu
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|stadium= FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
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=Semi-finals=
==1st leg==
{{football box
|date= 15 August 2015
|time= 20:15
|team1= Ajax Cape Town
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11476/ajax-cape-town-vs-bidvest-wits-mtn8-report]
|team2= Bidvest Wits
|goals1= Losper {{goal|11}}
|goals2= {{goal|74}} Botes
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|stadium= Coetzenburg Stadium, Stellenbosch
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{{football box
|date= 16 August 2015
|time= 15:00
|team1= Bloemfontein Celtic
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11474/mtn8-semi-final-first-leg-bloemfontein-celtic-vs-kaizer-chiefs]
|team2= Kaizer Chiefs
|goals1= Lebese {{goal|42}}
|goals2= {{goal|63}} Parker
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|stadium= Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
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==2nd leg==
{{football box
|date= 29 August 2015
|time= 20:15
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11475/kaizer-chiefs-vs-bloemfontein-celtic-mtn8-semi-final-report]
|team2= Bloemfontein Celtic
|goals1= Lebese {{goal|42}}
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{{football box
|date= 30 August 2015
|time= 15:00
|team1= Bidvest Wits
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11477/mtn8-semi-final-second-leg-bidvest-wits-vs-ajax-cape-town]
|team2= Ajax Cape Town
|goals1=
|goals2= {{goal|25}} Paulse
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|stadium= Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
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=Final=
{{football box
|date= 19 September 2015
|time= 15:00
|team1= Ajax Cape Town
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/match-report/11601/mtn8-final-kaizer-chiefs-ajax-cape-town]
|team2= Kaizer Chiefs
|goals1= Paulse {{goal|56}}
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|stadium= Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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