2012 Botswana FA Cup explained

Botswana Football Association Challenge Cup
Year:2012
Country: Botswana
Dates:24 March-5 August 2012
Defending Champions:Extension Gunners
Champions:Gaborone United (6th title)
Runner-Up:Mochudi Centre Chiefs
Matches:64
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2019

The 2012 FA Challenge Cup was the 45th edition of the FA Challenge Cup, Botswana's premier football knockout tournament. It was sponsored by Coca-Cola and was known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons. It started with the extra preliminary round on 24 March 2012 and concluded with the final on 5 August 2012. The winner qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.

Botswana Premier League side Extension Gunners were the defending champions but were eliminated by BDF XI in the round of 16. Gaborone United went on to win the title for a sixth time, matching Township Rollers's record for most FA Cup wins.

Extra preliminary round

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
24 March 2012Selibe Phikwe Pirates2-2(7-6 pen.)PandamatengaSam Sono Integrated Stadium
Lobatse Stars6-0Kumakwane Happy BoysLobatse Stadium
Desert Nxau3-3(3-4 pen.)XI MenTsabong Stadium
Black Forest1-1(4-5 pen.)Tlokweng UnitedMmankgodi Grounds
Mosojane0-0(4-3 pen.)Lehututu Golden ArrowsLekhubu Grounds
Molapo Green Birds3-0Mochudi UnitedMolapo Green Birds Grounds
Sankoyo Bush Bucks5-1Ghanzi TerrorsMaun Stadium
Security Systems4-0Gamaila WarriorsMogoditshane Fighters Grounds
Modipane United4-1Motaung Young FightersModipane Grounds
Kgabosetso Southern Pirates0-0(5-4 pen.)Lesirane CityManaana Grounds
Wonder Sporting2-1AmagentsSSG Grounds
25 March 2012Tiptoe Boys2-3Tshikinyega TigersPalapye Swallows Grounds
Real Movers2-0Sladden EaglesSam Sono Integrated Stadium
Amakhosi0-2Field MastersFrancistown Stadium
Mochudi Real Masters2-0Lucky Brothers FCMochudi Buffaloes Grounds
Two Two Five-PeacemakersFrancistown Stadium
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Preliminary round

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
13 April 2012Security SystemsSua Flamingos
Sankoyo Bush BucksSatmos
Selibe Phikwe PiratesBR Highlanders
Tshikinyega TigersGreat North Tigers
Real MoversOrapa Wanderers
PeacemakersMahalapye United Hotspurs
Modipane UnitedNo Mathata
Wonder SportingMathaithai
MosojaneYoung Strikers
KgabosetsoMogoditshane Fighters
Lobatse StarsMochudi Buffaloes
Tlokweng UnitedKiller Giants
Molapo Green BirdsJwaneng Comets
Real MastersPrisons XI

Round of 32

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
14 April 2012Great North TigersTASC
Killer GiantsTownship Rollers
Young StrikersExtension Gunners
Real MoversPolice XI
BR HighlandersECCO City Greens
Sankoyo Bush BucksBDF XI
No MathataBlack Peril
Security SystemsMotlakase Power Dynamos
Molapo Green Birds3-2Nico United
Real MastersBMC
Mogoditshane FightersTAFIC
15 April 2012XI MenUniao Flamengo Santos
Mochudi Buffaloes1-2Gaborone United
16 April 2012Peacemakers0-2Mochudi Centre Chiefs

Round of 16

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
11 June 2012Township Rollers4-2Mogoditshane Fighters
12 June 2012Police XI0-3ECCO City Greens
TASC0-5Mochudi Centre Chiefs
NotwaneMolapo Green Birds
No Mathata0-8BMC
Uniao Flamengo SantosMiscellaneous
Motlakase Power Dynamos0-1Gaborone United
13 June 2012BDF XI3-0Extension Gunners

Quarterfinals

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
23 June 2012Mochudi Centre Chiefs3-2ECCO City Greens
23 June 2012BMC0-1Township Rollers
24 June 2012BDF XI4-3 aet.Uniao Flamengo Santos
23 June 2012Molapo Green Birds1-3Gaborone United

Semifinals

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
21 July 2012Mochudi Centre Chiefs1-0Township Rollers
22 July 2012BDF XI1-2Gaborone United
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Final

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Full list of Coca Cola 1st Round Results.
  2. Web site: Botswana 2011/12.
  3. Web site: GU, Chiefs close Coke Cup chapter :: Mmegi Online. 3 August 2012.

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