SuperSport rival Sundowns for trophy success

But while this is true for league success, The Brazilians do have competition in all domestic trophies, with SuperSport United’s MTN8 success at the weekend their fifth title since the start of the 2014/15 season.

That is actually the same number in domestic football as Sundowns, showing just how successful Matsatsantsa have been in that period.

In fact, they have won silverware every single season except 2018/19, when they made the MTN8 final but lost out to Cape Town City.

SuperSport have won two MTN8 titles (2017 & 2019), two Nedbank Cup (2016 & 2017) and the Telkom Knockout (2014), with just the league eluding them.

Sundowns have three league wins (2015/16, 2017/18 & 2018/19), the Nedbank Cup (2015) and the Telkom Knockout (2015), but have been on a barren run in terms of domestic cups in the last four years.

BidVest Wits are next on the list of most successful clubs with three trophies, including a first ever league title in 2016/17.

Chiefs have a league title (2014/15) and an MTN8 triumph (2014), while Orlando Pirates have won nothing in this period.

TROPHY WINNERS SINCE START OF 2014/15

2014/15
League: Kaizer Chiefs
MTN8: Kaizer Chiefs
Telkom Knockout: SuperSport United
Nedbank Cup: Mamelodi Sundowns

2015/16
League: Mamelodi Sundowns
MTN8: Ajax Cape Town
Telkom Knockout: Mamelodi Sundowns
Nedbank Cup: SuperSport United

2016/17
League: BidVest Wits
MTN8: BidVest Wits
Telkom Knockout: Cape Town City
Nedbank Cup: SuperSport United

2017/18
League: Mamelodi Sundowns
MTN8: SuperSport United
Telkom Knockout: BidVest Wits
Nedbank Cup: Free State Stars

2018/19
League: Mamelodi Sundowns
MTN8: Cape Town City
Telkom Knockout: Baroka FC
Nedbank Cup: TS Galaxy

2019/20
MTN8: SuperSport United

TROPHY WINS PER CLUB5 – Mamelodi Sundowns, SuperSport United
3 – BidVest Wits
2 – Cape Town City, Kaizer Chiefs
1 – Ajax Cape Town, Baroka FC, Free State Stars, TS Galaxy