Five memorable Nedbank Cup finals: TS Galaxy's Chiefs shock tops the list

While the Nedbank Cup has had its fair share of shocks, finals have generally gone to script with very few upsets.

This applies to the various sponsorship iterations the tournament had gone through since 1971, when it was called the Life Challenge Cup.

Even lower division sides who have their day in the sun come unstuck at the business end, but every so often, they cause a shock that reverberates into eternity.

Here are five memorable Nedbank Cup Final.

2019 – TS Galaxy 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs - WATCH

Zakhele Lepasa etched his name into the South African history books when his late penalty took Chiefs to the brink.

A late penalty was conceded, and Lepasa, who was on loan from Orlando Pirates, ensured Chiefs, who at the time was coached by Ernst Middendorp, ended the season trophyless.

2017 – SuperSport United 4-1 Orlando Pirates – WATCH

In the season of tennis set losses (6-0 vs Mamelodi Sundowns and 6-1 vs SuperSport United), Orlando Pirates somehow found their way to a Nedbank Cup.

The previous season, they found a way to be competitive against SuperSport United in losing the final 3-2, but this clash in Durban was a no contest.

That Pirates scored a consolation goal through Oupa Manyisa was a scant reward. Kingston Nkhatha, Bradley Grobler (2) and Jeremy Brockie had already done the job on Pirates.

2010 – Wits 3-0 AmaZulu

This was the first game at the FNB Stadium ahead of the 2010 World Cup, and Wits put on a show to hammer AmaZulu.

It was AmaZulu's fourth final appearance and their last one to date. Like the previous three, it ended in defeat.

Through Fabricio Rodrigues's brace and Sifiso Vilakazi's lone goal, Wits celebrated their first Nedbank Cup title since 1978, when the tournament was still known as the Mainstay Cup.

2007 – Ajax