The 2009 MTN 8 was the 35th time that this annual tournament took place.
It was contested by the eight top teams of the Premier Soccer League table at the end of the 2008-09 season.
The tournament began on 4 August 2009, and ended on 24 October 2009.
Golden Arrows beat Ajax Cape Town 6 – 0, in the final at Orlando Stadium.
The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according to their finishing position in the 2008–09 Premier Soccer League.