2013–14 Mascom Top 8 Cup Explained

Mascom Top 8 Cup
Year:2013-14
Country: Botswana
Dates:2 November 2013-1 March 2014
Num Teams:8
Defending Champions:Gaborone United
Champions:BDF XI (1st title)
Runner-Up:Township Rollers
Matches:13
Goals:41
Top Goal Scorer:Jerome Louis (4 goals)
Player:Kabelo Seakanyeng
Prevseason:2012-13
Nextseason:2014-15

The 2013–14 Mascom Top 8 Cup, also known as Mascom Top 8 Cup Season 3 for sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from November 2, 2013 to March 1, 2014 and featured the top eight teams from the 2012-13 Botswana Premier League. BDF XI defeated Township Rollers in the final to win their first title.

History

The 2013 tournament was played from November to March instead of February to May like the previous tournament. It was also the first tournament to span two calendar years. It was the only tournament to take place in Botswana for the season, since the 2014 FA Challenge Cup was not played, therefore the winner represented the country in the CAF Confederation Cup. There were no debutants in this edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup.

Prize money

The prize money was kept the same from the 2013 competition.

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.

Quarterfinals

Date!scope="col"
HomeScoreAway
November 2ECCO City Greens0-3Gaborone United
November 3Nico United1-0Extension Gunners
November 4Mochudi Centre Chiefs2-3Township Rollers
November 5BDF XI1-1BMC
[1]
Date!scope="col"
HomeScoreAway
November 29Township Rollers1-2Mochudi Centre Chiefs
November 30Extension Gunners2-1Nico United
December 1Gaborone United3-2ECCO City Greens
December 2BMC2-2BDF XI
[1]

Semifinals

Date!scope="col"
HomeScoreAway
January 25Gaborone United1-2Township Rollers
January 25BDF XI5-2Nico United
[1]
Date!scope="col"
HomeScoreAway
February 8Nico United1-0BDF XI
February 19Township Rollers1-1Gaborone United
[1]

Final

Date!scope="col"
WinnerScoreRunners up
March 1BDF XI1-1 (5-4)Township Rollers

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Botswana 2013/14. RSSSF. 9 February 2019.
  2. Web site: BDF XI and Rollers sweep the board at Mascom Top 8 awards - Sunday Standard. www.sundaystandard.info. 9 February 2019.