The 2011

MTN 8 MTN 8 is the current branding for a South African soccer cup competition launched in 1972 for teams who finished in the top 8 positions of the league table of the country's preceding top-flight league (currently the DStv Premiership) season. T ...

was the 37th time that this annual tournament took place. It was contested by the eight top teams of the

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table at the end of the 2010-11 season. The tournament began on 5 August 2011.

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the

Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according to their finishing position in the 2010–11 Premier Soccer League). * 1.

Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ...

* 2.

Ajax Cape Town Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and m ...

* 3. Kaizer Chiefs * 4.

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football l ...

* 5.

Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system. Bloemfontein Celtic has ...

* 6.

Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system. ...

* 7. Supersport United * 8. Santos

Fixtures & Results

New rule for MTN8

On 28 July 2011 The PSL Executive Committee held a meeting to discuss the issue of home and away fixtures. There has been an amendment to the MTN8 rules pertaining to the issue of home and away fixtures. The approved rule reads as follows: ''In the first round of the competition (last 8 or quarter-finals) the clubs finishing in the top four positions of the Premier Division in the previous season will be the home clubs.''

Quarter-finals

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Teams through to the Semi-finals

* 1

* 2

* 3

* 4 Kaizer Chiefs The draw for the Semi-finals was held on Monday 8 August 2011.

Semi-finals

* Kaizer Chiefs advance to the final on away goal.

1st Leg

2nd Leg

Final

External links

Premier Soccer LeagueSouth African Football Association
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