The

Nedbank Cup The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club soccer knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of giving lower league and amateur teams a chance t ...

is a South African club

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tournament. The knockout tournament, based on the English

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format, was one of a weak opponent facing a stronger one. The competition was sponsored by ABSA until 2007, after which

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

Format

The 16

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clubs, 8

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teams, as well as 8 teams from the amateur ranks compete for the prize money of R6 million. The winner also qualifies for the

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. The preliminary round features all 16

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

competition are: (listed according to their league that they are playing in).

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* 1.

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 ...

* 2.

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* 3.

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 ...

* 4.

Black Leopards Black Leopards FC is a South African football club based in Thohoyandou, Vhembe Region, Limpopo that plays in the National First Division. History The club was founded in 1983 by business people in the Vhembe Region. In 1998 the club was tak ...

* 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.

Free State Stars Free State Stars Football club is a South African professional football club based in Bethlehem, Free State that plays in the National First Division. Formerly known as Makwane Computer Stars and Qwa Qwa Stars, their most significant honour i ...

* 7.

Golden Arrows Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League. History It was founded in 1943 in the streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban. The club played in the defunct Nation ...

* 8. Jomo Cosmos * 9. Kaizer Chiefs * 10.

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 ...

* 11.

Maritzburg United Maritzburg United is a South African football club based in the city of Pietermaritzburg that currently plays in the Premier Soccer League. Honours *First Division Coastal Stream champions: 2007–08 *First Division Championship Play-offs: 2 ...

* 12. Moroka Swallows * 13.

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 ...

* 14. Platinum Stars * 15. Santos * 16. Supersport United

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* 17.

African Warriors African Warriors are a South African football club based in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State that participates in the ABC Motsepe League. Managers * Vladislav Heric (Dec 7, 2010—25 Oct, 2011) * David Vilakazi (March 2014— Dec 2014) * Johnny Mafere ...

* 18.

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* 19.

Mpumalanga Black Aces Black Aces were a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg. History The original club was founded in 1937 by ...

* 20. Polokwane City * 21. Sivutsa Stars * 22. United FC * 23.

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* 24. Witbank Spurs

Vodacom League The ABC Motsepe League, previously known as the Vodacom League between 1998 and 2012, was founded in 1998 as the current Second Division and the overall third tier of South African football. The competition is regulated by SAFA, and until 2012 ...

* 25.

Roses United Roses United is a South African football club based in Bloemfontein, Free State province that plays in the National First Division. The club was founded in 2009, where they acquired the Castle League franchise of the nearby Bloemfontein club M ...

* 26. Ethekwini Coastal * 27.

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* 28. The Dolphins * 29. Batau * 30. Powerlines F.C. * 31.

Cape Town All Stars All Stars is a South African football club based in Johannesburg. The club was founded as Cape Town All Stars in 2010, and played their home games at the Athlone Stadium. They dissolved after selling their National First Division league status t ...

* 32. North West Shining Stars

Results

Preliminary round

The preliminary round saw

sides play each other is a knockout round to decide who would compete in the 2012 Nedbank Cup.

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semifinals

Final

External links

Nedbank Cup Official WebsiteNedbank Official WebsitePremier Soccer LeagueSouth African Football AssociationConfederation of African Football

Notes and references

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