From winners and losers to prize money, SoccerClub adds up the 2011 Telkom Knockout
3 The number of goals Kaizer Chiefs scoredbin the 2010 Telkom Knockout final to defeat Orlando Pirates.
7 The number of clubs to have reached the league cup final, but never won the competition – Orlando
Pirates, Moroka Swallows, SuperSport United, Blackpool FC, Hellenic, Highlands Park and Santos.
12 The number of different clubs to have been crowned champions of South Africa’s league cup.
13 The number of times Kaizer Chiefs have won the trophy, having reached the final on 16 previous occasions.
16 The number of teams that compete in the Telkom Knockout, all of whom come from the Absa Premiership.
6 The number of finals that Orlando Pirates have played in, having never won the Telkom Knockout trophy before.
29 The number of years that have passed since the first tournament was played, in 1982.
2006 The year in which Telkom began its sponsorship of the competition.
200 000 The amount in rands that the Player of the Tournament will earn.
450 000 The amount in rands that each side receives merely for participating in the tournament.
100 000 The amount in rands that will be given to any player who scores a hat-trick in the Telkom Knockout final. This has happened once before, when Simba Marumo netted three times for Silver Stars as they defeated Ajax Cape Town in the 2006 decider.
1 750 000 The prize money in rands that the losing finalists will receive
4 250 000 The prize money in rands that the 2011 Telkom Knockout winners will receive
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