2017 MTN 8
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The 2017 MTN 8 was the 43rd 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 2016-17 season.
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = MTN 8
| year = 2017
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| country = South Africa
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| num_teams = 8
| champions = SuperSport United
| runner-up = Cape Town City
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| matches = 9
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| prevseason = 2016
| nextseason = 2018
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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 2016/2017 Premier Soccer League Season):
- 1. Bidvest Wits
- 2. Mamelodi Sundowns
- 3. Cape Town City
- 4. Kaizer Chiefs
- 5. SuperSport United
- 6. Polokwane City
- 7. Maritzburg United
- 8. Golden Arrows
Results
=Quarter-finals=
{{football box
|date= 11 August 2017
|time= 20h00
|team1= Bidvest Wits
|score = 2–2
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/13532/bidvest-wits-golden-arrows-mtn8-match-report]
|team2= Golden Arrows
|goals1= {{goal|26}} Keene
{{goal|62}} Keene
|goals2= {{goal|11}} Lamola
{{goal|24}} Mahachi
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| penaltyscore =4–3
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|stadium= Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
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{{football box
|date= 12 August 2017
|time= 15h00
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/13535/kaizer-chiefs-supersport-united-mtn8-quarter-final-match-report]
|team2= Supersport United
|goals1=
|goals2= {{goal|6}} Brockie
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|stadium= Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
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{{football box
|date= 12 August 2017
|time= 15h00
|team1= Cape Town City
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/13532/bidvest-wits-golden-arrows-mtn8-match-report]
|team2= Polokwane City
|goals1= {{goal|37}} Mbonani (og)
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|stadium= Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
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{{football box
|date= 13 August 2017
|time= 15h00
|team1= Mamelodi Sundown
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/13533/mtn8-quarter-finals-match-report-mamelodi-sundowns-vs-maritzburg-united]
|team2= Maritzburg United
|goals1=
|goals2= {{goal|58}} Rusike
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|stadium= Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
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=Semi-finals=
==1st leg==
{{football box
|date= 26 August 2017
|time= 20h15
|team1= Supersport United
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/14402/supersport-united-maritzburg-united-mtn8-semi-final-first-leg-match-report]
|team2= Maritzburg United
|goals1= {{goal|54}} Phala
|goals2= {{goal|84}} Maboe
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{{football box
|date= 27 August 2017
|time= 15h30
|team1= Cape Town City
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/14403/cape-town-city-vs-bidvest-wits-mtn8-first-leg-semi-final-report]
|team2= Bidvest Wits
|goals1= {{goal|44}} Patosi
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==2nd leg==
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|date= 9 September 2017
|time= 20h15
|team1= Maritzburg United
|score = 0–2
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/14404/mtn8-match-report-maritzburg-united-v-supersport-united-09-september-2017]
|team2= Supersport United
|goals1=
|goals2= {{goal|14}} Brockie
{{goal|44}} Brockie
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|stadium= Harry Gwala Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
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{{football box
|date= 10 September 2017
|time= 15h00
|team1= Bidvest Wits
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/news/78772/mtn8-match-report-bidvest-wits-vs-cape-town-city-10-september-2017]
|team2= Cape Town City
|goals1= {{goal|12}} Johannes (og)
|goals2= {{goal|28}} Gamal (og)
{{goal|71}} Majoro
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=Final=
{{football box
|date= 14 October 2017
|time= 19h00
|team1= Supersport United
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/14510/mtn8-final-match-report-supersport-united-v-cape-town-city-14-october-2017]
|team2= Cape Town City
|goals1= {{goal|79}} Mnyamane
|goals2= {{goal|23}} Masina
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| penaltyscore = 4-2
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|stadium= Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
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