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2011–12 Nedbank Cup

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2011-12 Nedbank Cup
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Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
Teams16 (preliminary round - 8 qualifiers)
32 (main tournament)
40 (total)
Final positions
ChampionsSuperSport United 3rd title
Runner-upMamelodi Sundowns

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.

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

Format

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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

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

Results

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Preliminary round

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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]
Date Home team Score Away team
14 December 2011 Mpumalanga Black Aces 1–0 Atlie
14 December 2011 Witbank Spurs 4–1 FC AK
14 December 2011 Royal Eagles 3–0 Carara Kicks
14 December 2011 Polokwane City 1–0 Chippa United
14 December 2011 Vasco da Gama 1–2 United FC
14 December 2011 African Warriors 2–0 FC Cape Town
14 December 2011 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Thanda Royal Zulu
14 December 2011 Dynamos 1–3 University of Pretoria

Round of 32

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Round of 32 match details[2]
Date Home team Score Away team
2 March 2012 Maritzburg United 2–0 (a.e.t.) Bloemfontein Celtic
3 March 2012 African Warriors 1–2 Jomo Cosmos
3 March 2012 Mpumalanga Black Aces 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Witbank Spurs
3 March 2012 Lamontville Golden Arrows 5–0 North West Shining Stars
3 March 2012 Kaizer Chiefs 3–0 Cape Town All Stars
4 March 2012 Batau 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
SuperSport United
4 March 2012 Powerlines 0–24 Mamelodi Sundowns
7 March 2012 Santos 1–0 University of Pretoria
7 March 2012 Platinum Stars 5–0 The Dolphins
9 March 2012 Moroka Swallows 0–1 Bidvest Wits
10 March 2012 Free State Stars 4–1 Royal Eagles
10 March 2012 Vardos 1–3 United FC
10 March 2012 Black Leopards 2–0 Blackburn Rovers
10 March 2012 Ethekwini Coastal 0–1 Orlando Pirates
11 March 2012 Roses United 2–0 Polokwane City
13 March 2012 AmaZulu 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Ajax Cape Town

Round of 16

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Round of 16 match details[2]
Date Home team Score Away team
24 March 2012 Orlando Pirates 1–2 (a.e.t.) Free State Stars
24 March 2012 AmaZulu 1–0 Witbank Spurs
25 March 2012 Bidvest Wits 0–2 Mamelodi Sundowns
25 March 2012 Roses United 0–1 Santos
31 March 2012 Lamontville Golden Arrows 0–2 Maritzburg United
31 March 2012 Black Leopards 0–4 Kaizer Chiefs
1 April 2012 Jomo Cosmos 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Platinum Stars
1 April 2012 United FC 0–1 SuperSport United

Quarter-finals

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Quarter-final match details[2]
Date Home team Score Away team
14 April 2012 Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 Maritzburg United
14 April 2012 Kaizer Chiefs 0–1 Free State Stars
15 April 2012 AmaZulu 1–0 Santos
15 April 2012 SuperSport United 1–0 Jomo Cosmos

Semifinals

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Semi-final match details[2]
Date Home team Score Away team
5 May 2012 Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 Free State Stars
6 May 2012 SuperSport United 3–0 AmaZulu

Final

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SuperSport United2–0Mamelodi Sundowns
September 40'
Erasmus 71'
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Referee: Gabriel Sekopo
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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Summary - Cup - South Africa - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  2. ^ a b c d "South Africa 2011/12".
  3. ^ "SuperSport United 2-0 Mamelodi Sundowns: Matsatsantsa win Nedbank Cup title | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ^ "SuperSport United vs. Mamelodi Sundowns - 26 May 2012 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.