South Africa Soccer
The BP Top 8 2000
Prize Breakdown
Purse R2 700 000
Winner R850 000
Runner-up R600 000
Third R350 000
Fourth R250 000
Quarters ea R150 000
Misc. R 50 000
2000 champions: Orlando PiratesCaptain Thabo Mngomeni converted a golden goal penalty to give Orlando Pirates a dramatic 2-1 win over Ajax Cape Town in this year's final, their 7th Top 8 Cup win. After a four-year absence, the 2000 version of the BP Top 8 finally kicked off on 22 July with the top 8 eight teams in the PSL log at the end of the season qualifying. The first round was structured such that the team at the top of the 1999/2000 PSL Table played the team that finished eighth; second place played seventh; third played sixth and fourth played fifth. There was a fresh draw for the semifinals. |
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| Final | ||||
| Sat 26 Aug | Orlando Pirates golden goal |
2-1 | Ajax Cape Town | FNB Stadium |
| Third place | ||||
| Sat 26 Aug | Kaizer Chiefs | 3-2 | Sundowns | FNB Stadium |
| Semifinals | ||||
| Sat 12 Aug | Orlando Pirates | 2-1 | Sundowns | |
| Sun 6 Aug | Kaizer Chiefs | 0-3 | Ajax Cape Town | |
| Quarterfinals | ||||
| Sun 30 Jul | Sundowns win 4-2 on penalties |
1-1 | Hellenic | |
| Tue 25 Jul | Ajax Cape Town win 7-6 on penalties |
1-1 | Manning Rangers | |
| Sun 23 Jul | Jomo Cosmos | 1-2 | Orlando Pirates | |
| Sat 22 Jul | Kaizer Chiefs | 2-0 | Wits University | |