The

Nedbank Cup The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's Premier Soccer League, premier club association football, soccer knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of gi ...

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,

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, 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 ma ...

* 2.

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* 3. Bidvest Wits * 4.

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

* 5.

Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African soccer club based in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein Celtic had a large fan base in the Free State and competed in the Premiership before selling their status to Royal ...

* 6. Free State Stars * 7. Golden Arrows * 8.

Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos is a South African soccer club based in Johannesburg that plays in the ABC Motsepe League. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono. At the end of the 2021–22 National First Division season, the ...

* 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 Premiership, the first tier of South African football league syste ...

* 11. Maritzburg United * 12.

Moroka Swallows Moroka Swallows Football Club (often referred to as Swallows or The Birds) is a South African professional football club based in Soweto, Johannesburg, in the Gauteng province. Founded in 1947, Swallows are one of the original two Soweto clubs ...

* 13. Orlando Pirates * 14. Platinum Stars * 15. Santos * 16.

Supersport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the South African Premier Di ...

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* 17.

African Warriors African Warriors is a South African association football, football club based in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State (South African province), Free State. Managers * Vladislav Heric (Dec 7, 2010—25 Oct, 2011) * David Vilakazi (March 2014— Dec 2014) * ...

* 18.

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* 19.

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

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* 24. Witbank Spurs

Vodacom League

* 25. Roses United * 26. Ethekwini Coastal * 27. Vardos * 28. The Dolphins * 29. Batau * 30. Powerlines F.C. * 31. Cape Town All Stars * 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nedbank Cup 2011–12 domestic association football cups 2011–12 in South African soccer 2011-12