2017–18 Mascom Top 8 Cup

The 2017–18 Mascom Top 8 Cup was the seventh edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from 24 November 2017 to 3 March 2018 by the top eight teams from the 2016-17 Botswana Premier League. It was won by Township Rollers.

2017–18 Mascom Top 8 Cup
CountryBotswana Botswana
Teams8
ChampionsTownship Rollers (2nd title)
Runners-upOrapa United
Matches played13
Goals scored39 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Obonwe Maome (4 goals)
Best playerMaano Ditshupo
2018–19 →

History

The 2017-18 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 2018-19 CAF Confederation Cup, but this honour was given to the runners-up Orapa United since the champions Township Rollers had already qualified for the 2018-19 CAF Champions League. Security Systems were the only debutants in the tournament.

Prize money

The prize money was increased by P100 000 but the rest was kept the same from the 2017 tournament.

  • Champions: P1 300 000
  • 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
Township Rollers Gaborone 1
Jwaneng Galaxy Jwaneng 2
Orapa United Orapa 3
Extension Gunners Lobatse 4
Gaborone United Gaborone 5
Security Systems Otse 6
Mochudi Centre Chiefs Mochudi 7
BDF XI Mogoditshane 8

Quarter-finals
First legs
Date Home Score Away
November 24 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 2-1 Jwaneng Galaxy
November 25 BDF XI 0-2 Township Rollers
November 26 Security Systems 1-1 Orapa United
November 27 Gaborone United 3-0 Extension Gunners

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Second legs
Date Home Score Away
December 8 Orapa United 1-0 Security Systems
December 9 Extension Gunners 2-3 Gaborone United
December 10 Jwaneng Galaxy 3-1 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
December 11 Township Rollers 1-0 BDF XI

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Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was conducted on 9 January 2018.[2][3]

First legs
Date Home Score Away
January 26 Orapa United 1-0 Gaborone United
January 28 Jwaneng Galaxy 2-2 Township Rollers

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Second legs
Date Home Score Away
February 2 Township Rollers 1-1 Jwaneng Galaxy
February 3 Gaborone United 1-4 Orapa United

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Final
Final
Date Winners Score Runners up
March 3 Township Rollers 4-2 Orapa United

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Awards

References
  1. , Botswana Premier League
  2. "Mascom Top 8 draw to be conducted on January 9". Botswana Premier League. 20 December 2017.
  3. "Mascom Top 8 Cup semi-final draw announced". Botswana Premier League. 9 January 2018.
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