2011–12 Nedbank Cup

The Nedbank Cup is a South African club football (soccer) tournament. The knockout tournament, based on the English FA Cup format, was one of a weak opponent facing a stronger one. The competition was sponsored by ABSA until 2007, after which Nedbank took over sponsorship.

2011-12 Nedbank Cup
ke yona (the one)
Country South Africa
Teams16 (preliminary round - 8 qualifiers)
32 (main tournament)
40 (total)
ChampionsSuperSport United 3rd title
Runners-upMamelodi Sundowns

The winner of the 2011–12 Nedbank Cup winners, SuperSport United, qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.

Format

The 16 Premier Soccer League clubs, 8 National First Division teams, as well as 8 teams from the amateur ranks compete for the prize money of R6 million. The winner also qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup.

The preliminary round features all 16 National First Division teams and will be reduced to eight when the teams play on 12 December 2012.

The teams are not seeded at any stage, and the first 16 sides drawn out of the hat receive a home-ground advantage. There are no longer any replays in the tournament, and any games which end in a draw after 90 minutes are subject to 30 minutes extra time followed by penalties if necessary.

Teams

The 32 teams competing in the Nedbank Cup competition are: (listed according to their league that they are playing in).

Premier Soccer League

National First Division

Vodacom League

Results

Preliminary round

The preliminary round saw National First Division sides play each other is a knockout round to decide who would compete in the 2012 Nedbank Cup.

Preliminary round match details[1]
DateHome teamScoreAway team
14 December 2011Mpumalanga Black Aces1–0Atlie
14 December 2011Witbank Spurs4–1FC AK
14 December 2011Royal Eagles3–0Carara Kicks
14 December 2011Polokwane City1–0Chippa United
14 December 2011Vasco da Gama1–2United FC
14 December 2011African Warriors2–0FC Cape Town
14 December 2011Blackburn Rovers1–0Thanda Royal Zulu
14 December 2011Dynamos1–3University of Pretoria

Round of 32

Round of 32 match details[2]
DateHome teamScoreAway team
2 March 2012Maritzburg United2–0 (a.e.t.)Bloemfontein Celtic
3 March 2012African Warriors1–2Jomo Cosmos
3 March 2012Mpumalanga Black Aces1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Witbank Spurs
3 March 2012Lamontville Golden Arrows5–0North West Shining Stars
3 March 2012Kaizer Chiefs3–0Cape Town All Stars
4 March 2012Batau1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
SuperSport United
4 March 2012Powerlines0–24Mamelodi Sundowns
7 March 2012Santos1–0University of Pretoria
7 March 2012Platinum Stars5–0The Dolphins
9 March 2012Moroka Swallows0–1Bidvest Wits
10 March 2012Free State Stars4–1Royal Eagles
10 March 2012Vardos1–3United FC
10 March 2012Black Leopards2–0Blackburn Rovers
10 March 2012Ethekwini Coastal0–1Orlando Pirates
11 March 2012Roses United2–0Polokwane City
13 March 2012AmaZulu3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Ajax Cape Town

Round of 16

Round of 16 match details[2]
DateHome teamScoreAway team
24 March 2012Orlando Pirates1–2 (a.e.t.)Free State Stars
24 March 2012AmaZulu1–0Witbank Spurs
25 March 2012Bidvest Wits0–2Mamelodi Sundowns
25 March 2012Roses United0–1Santos
31 March 2012Lamontville Golden Arrows0–2Maritzburg United
31 March 2012Black Leopards0–4Kaizer Chiefs
1 April 2012Jomo Cosmos1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Platinum Stars
1 April 2012United FC0–1SuperSport United

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final match details[2]
DateHome teamScoreAway team
14 April 2012Mamelodi Sundowns2–0Maritzburg United
14 April 2012Kaizer Chiefs0–1Free State Stars
15 April 2012AmaZulu1–0Santos
15 April 2012SuperSport United1–0Jomo Cosmos

Semifinals

Semi-final match details[2]
DateHome teamScoreAway team
5 May 2012Mamelodi Sundowns2–0Free State Stars
6 May 2012SuperSport United3–0AmaZulu

Final

SuperSport United20Mamelodi Sundowns
September 40'
Erasmus 71'
[3][4]
Referee: Gabriel Sekopo

Notes and references

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