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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 Nedbank took over sponsorship. The winner of the 2012–13 Nedbank Cup will qualify for the

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

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* 1. Ajax Cape Town * 2.

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* 3.

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* 4.

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* 5.

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* 6.

Chippa United Chippa United Football Club (often known as Chilli boys or Chippa) is a South African professional football club based in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province, having previously being based in Nyanga suburb of the city of Cape Town. The club' ...

* 7.

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* 8.

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* 9.

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* 10. Mamelodi Sundowns * 11.

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* 12.

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* 13. Orlando Pirates * 14.

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* 15.

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* 16.

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* 17.

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* 18. Dynamos * 19.

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* 20. Milano United * 21.

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* 22. United FC * 23.

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* 24. Witbank Spurs

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* 25. Cape Town All Stars * 26. Island FC * 27. Jacksa Spears * 28. Magesi FC * 29.

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* 30. Mbombela United * 31. Temba Royals FC * 32. Vardos FC

Results

Preliminary round

The preliminary round will see

sides play each other is a knockout round to decide who will compete in the 2013 Nedbank Cup. All the game were scheduled to be played on 12 December 2012, but were postponed to 12 February 2013 due to a technical issue regarding the validity of the Rules for the preliminary qualification round and the winners of each game will go into the draw to determine the fixtures for the first round.

First round (round of 32)

The draw for the First round of the Nedbank Cup was done on Monday 15 January 2013. "2013 Nedbank Cup draw"
/ref> The first round ties will be played the weekend of February 22–24 and February 27, with the exact dates, venues and kick-off times to be decided by the PSL Cup Committee.

Second round (round of 16)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

External links

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

Notes and references

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