1990 JPS Knockout Cup: Sundowns
The first final was a two-legged tie. Sundowns won the opener 1-0 in Durban and held Pirates to a 1-1 draw at Soccer City, winning 2-1 on aggregate.
1998 Bob Save Super Bowl (now the Nedbank Cup): Sundowns
The final took a replay to settle. It finished 1-1 on 17 May and 1-1 again in the replay on 27 July, and Sundowns won the shootout 6-5.
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2007 SAA Supa 8 (now the MTN8): Sundowns
Brent Carelse’s early goal gave Sundowns a 1-0 win at King’s Park in Durban on 15 September 2007. It was their first domestic cup win since 1999, and Pirates were coached by Bibey Mutombo.
2023 MTN8: Pirates
The first final between them in 16 years finished goalless over 120 minutes at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Pirates won the shootout 3-1, with goalkeeper Sipho Chaine the hero.
2024 Nedbank Cup: Pirates
Chaine saved an early Lucas Ribeiro penalty, Themba Zwane put Sundowns ahead in the 54th minute and Patrick Maswanganyi levelled from the spot on 71. Nineteen-year-old Relebohile Mofokeng scored the winner in stoppage time at Mbombela Stadium on 1 June 2024.
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Ahead of the sixth
Across all cup meetings, Pirates lead nine wins to five. They are chasing a record fifth straight MTN8 title, which would take them to 15 and level with Kaizer Chiefs.
Sundowns arrive as African champions, with Miguel Cardoso in his first domestic cup final at the club. Their last domestic knockout trophy was the 2022 Nedbank Cup, and they last won the MTN8 in 2021.
Kick-off at the sold-out stadium is 18:00.
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