The 2012
MTN 8
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was the 38th time that this annual tournament took place. It was contested by the eight top teams of the
Premier Soccer League
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table at the end of the
2011–12 season. The tournament began on 3 August 2012.
Teams
The eight teams that competed in the
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.
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knockout competition are: (listed according to their finishing position in the
2011-12 Premier Soccer League season.
* 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.
Moroka Swallows
* 3.
SuperSport United
* 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.
Kaizer Chiefs
* 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.
AmaZulu
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* 8.
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 ...
Fixtures & Results
Rules 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
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
SuperSport United
* 3
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 ...
* 4
Moroka Swallows
Semi-finals
1st Leg
2nd Leg
Final
Statistics
Top Goal Scorer
External links
Premier Soccer LeagueSouth African Football Association
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2012 domestic association football cups