The 2020–21 Nedbank Cup is the 2020–21 edition of

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's premier knockout club

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competition, 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 ...

. As a result of the suspension of amateur football due to the

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, unlike in previous years, no amateur teams took part. Instead, all 16

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(PSL) clubs and all 16

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(NFD) teams entered the main draw of 32 teams, in spite of eight NFD teams losing their earlier first round matches. Teams are not seeded, and the first sides drawn receive home-ground advantage. There are no 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.

First round

As the amateur teams which normally enter in the Second Round were unable to take part due to the

, the

decided in January 2021 to restore the eight losing teams from the First Round and include them in the draw for the Second Round. Hence no teams were eliminated in this round and all progressed.

Second round

Third round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Lineups:

Notes and references

External links

Nedbank Cup Official Website
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