The 2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup, also known as the Mascom Top 8 Season 6, was the sixth edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from 28 October 2016 to 1 April 2017 by the top eight teams from the 2015-16 Botswana Premier League. It was won by Jwaneng Galaxy.
History The 2016–17 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 CAF Confederation Cup. This honour was won by Jwaneng Galaxy.
Prize money
Champions: P1 200 000 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 TeamLocationLeague positionMochudi Centre ChiefsMochudi1Township RollersGaborone2Orapa UnitedOrapa3BDF XIMogoditshane4Gaborone UnitedGaborone5MiscellaneousSerowe6Jwaneng GalaxyJwaneng7Police XIOtse8
Quarter-finals + First legsDateHomeScoreAwayOctober 28Police XI0-1Township RollersOctober 29Orapa United0-0MiscellaneousOctober 30Mochudi Centre Chiefs0-0Jwaneng GalaxyOctober 31BDF XI3-1Gaborone United
+ Second legsDateHomeScoreAwayNovember 11Miscellaneous1-1Orapa UnitedNovember 12Gaborone United1-1BDF XINovember 13Jwaneng Galaxy2-0Mochudi Centre ChiefsNovember 14Township Rollers4-2Police XI
Semi-finals
+ First legsDateHomeScoreAwayJanuary 27Orapa United2-0Township RollersJanuary 28BDF XI0-1Jwaneng Galaxy
+ Second legsDateHomeScoreAwayFebruary 25Jwaneng Galaxy3-3BDF XIFebruary 26Township Rollers1-2Orapa United
Final + FinalDateWinnersScoreRunners upApril 1Jwaneng Galaxy4-3Orapa United
Awards Top goalscorer | Roger Katjiteo (4 goals) | BDF XI Tendai Nyumasi (4 goals) | Orapa United Player of the tournament | Boitumelo Mafoko | Jwaneng Galaxy Goalkeeper of the tournament | Anthony Gouws | Jwaneng Galaxy Coach of the tournament | Mike Sithole | Jwaneng Galaxy Referee of the tournament | Keabetswe Dintwa Assistant referee of the tournament | Bakwena Simankalele
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