2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup

The 2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup, also known as the Mascom Top 8 Season 6, was the sixth edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from 28 October 2016 to 1 April 2017 by the top eight teams from the 2015-16 Botswana Premier League. It was won by Jwaneng Galaxy.

2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup
Mascom Top 8 Season 6
CountryBotswana Botswana
Dates28 October 2016-1 April 2017
Teams8
Defending championsOrapa United
ChampionsJwaneng Galaxy (1st title)
Runners-upOrapa United
Matches played13
Goals scored37 (2.85 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Roger Katjiteo
Tendai Nyumasi (4 goals)
Best playerBoitumelo Mafoko

History

The 2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup was the only domestic tournament played in Botswana since the FA Cup was not contested. The winner qualified to represent Botswana in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. This honour was won by Jwaneng Galaxy.

Prize money
  • Champions: P1 200 000
  • Runners up: P550 000
  • Semifinalists: P300 000
  • Quarterfinalists: P170 000

Format

The quarterfinals and semifinals were played over two legs both home and away, with only one final in a predetermined venue. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. Aggregate score was used to determine the winner of a round. Where the aggregate score was equal away goals were used to pick out the victor and if those were equal the tied teams went into a penalty shootout. There was no quarterfinal draw. The teams were seeded based on their position in the table, with the first placed team facing off against the eighth placed team.

Participants
Team Location League position
Mochudi Centre Chiefs Mochudi 1
Township Rollers Gaborone 2
Orapa United Orapa 3
BDF XI Mogoditshane 4
Gaborone United Gaborone 5
Miscellaneous Serowe 6
Jwaneng Galaxy Jwaneng 7
Police XI Otse 8

Quarter-finals
First legs
Date Home Score Away
October 28 Police XI 0-1 Township Rollers
October 29 Orapa United 0-0 Miscellaneous
October 30 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 0-0 Jwaneng Galaxy
October 31 BDF XI 3-1 Gaborone United
Second legs
Date Home Score Away
November 11 Miscellaneous 1-1 Orapa United
November 12 Gaborone United 1-1 BDF XI
November 13 Jwaneng Galaxy 2-0 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
November 14 Township Rollers 4-2 Police XI

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Semi-finals
First legs
Date Home Score Away
January 27 Orapa United 2-0 Township Rollers
January 28 BDF XI 0-1 Jwaneng Galaxy
Second legs
Date Home Score Away
February 25 Jwaneng Galaxy 3-3 BDF XI
February 26 Township Rollers 1-2 Orapa United

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Final
Final
Date Winners Score Runners up
April 1 Jwaneng Galaxy 4-3 Orapa United

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Awards
  • Top goalscorer | Namibia Roger Katjiteo (4 goals) | BDF XI
Zimbabwe Tendai Nyumasi (4 goals) | Orapa United

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References
  1. "Mascom Top 8 2016/2017 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive".
  2. "Mascom Top 8 2016/2017 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive".
  3. "Mascom Top 8 2016/2017 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive".
  4. "Jwaneng Galaxy wins big at the Mascom Top 8 awards". 18 May 2017.


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