2011 Botswana FA Cup explained

Botswana Football Association Challenge Cup
Year:2011
Country: Botswana
Dates:5 February-30 April 2011
Defending Champions:Township Rollers
Champions:Extension Gunners (3rd title)
Runner-Up:Motlakase Power Dynamos
Matches:64
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 FA Challenge Cup was the 44th 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 qualification round on 5 February 2011 and concluded with the final on 30 April 2011. The winner qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.

Township Rollers were the defending champions but were eliminated by Uniao Flamengo Santos on penalties in the semifinals. Extension Gunners went on to win the title for a third time, ending a 17-year trophy drought.

Qualification round

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
5 FebruaryKumakwane CheckersMoritshane Lions
6 February Wonder SportingRolling Boys
[1]

Extra preliminary round

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
12 February Amakhosi1-1(5-3 pens.)Tonota
Atlantic SwallowsKumakwane Checkers/Moritshane Lions
Bokaa PiratesMmopane Green Birds
BVIWonder Sporting/Rolling Boys
Combination StarsKazungula Fighters
Ghanzi TerrorsMaun Tigers
GranadaQueens Park Rangers
Jwaneng FightersSand Dunes
Lehututu Golden ArrowsKang Western Swallows
Matlala CosmosSC Taipei
Maun HeroesCTO
No MathataStone Breakers
Peace MakersTip Toe Boys
13 February Kanye SwallowsMagotlhwane Young Brothers
Modipane United2-1Queens Happy Hearts

Preliminary round

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
19 February No Mathata2-2(3-5 pens.)Miscellaneous
Peace Makers3-2FC Satmos
Modipane United0-0(5-4 pen.)Mahalapye United Hotspurs
Amakhosi2-3BR Highlanders
TASC4-3Queens Park Rangers
Jwaneng Fighters1-2Mogoditshane Fighters
Ghanzi Terrors2-2(4-1 pens.)Mathaithai
Mmopane Green Birds1-3Letlapeng
SC Taipei1-6Young Strikers
Great North Tigers2-2(10-9 pens.)Megacom
Maun Heroes2-1Orapa Bucs
20 February Masitaoka0-1BVI
Real Masters2-0Orapa Wanderers
Prisons XI1-0Atlantic Swallows
23 February Kanye SwallowsNaughty Boys
27 February Black Peril4-11Kang Western Swallows
1 This was a replay. The tie had originally been contested on the 19th, with Black Peril winning 4–0, but the result was annulled.

Round of 32

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
26 February Ghanzi Terrors0-3BMC
BR Highlanders0-0(3-4 pens.)Uniao Flamengo Santos
Peace Makers1-4Extension Gunners
Great North Tigers1-3Mochudi Centre Chiefs
Letlapeng0-1Motlakase Power Dynamos
Maun Terrors1-2Jwaneng Comets
Kanye Swallows4-1Boteti Young Fighters
BVI0-3Nico United
Real Masters0-2Notwane
Miscellaneous2TAFIC
27 February Young Strikers0-2BDF XI
Mogoditshane Fighters1-1(3-4 pens.)Gaborone United
TASC0-3Township Rollers
Prisons XI0-3Killer Giants
Modipane United2-2(5-4 pens.)Police XI
2 MarchBlack Peril1-2ECCO City Greens
2 The tie was awarded to TAFIC after the match was halted due to a pitch invasion with them leading 1–0.

Round of 16

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
5 MarchTAFIC0-2BMC
Extension Gunners1-0Nico United
Mochudi Centre Chiefs9-0Kanye Swallows
Motlakase Power Dynamos1-1(6-5 pens.)Modipane United
BDF XI1-0Jwaneng Comets
6 March Uniao Flamengo Santos3-0Gaborone United
Killer Giants1-2Notwane
15 March Township Rollers5-1ECCO City Greens

Quarterfinals

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
19 MarchBMC1-1(2-3 pens.)Motlakase Power Dynamos
Extension Gunners1-1(6-5 pens.)Notwane
Township Rollers1-1(3-4 pens.)Uniao Flamengo Santos
29 MarchMochudi Centre Chiefs1-0BDF XI

Semifinals

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
16 April Extension Gunners1-0Mochudi Centre Chiefs
Uniao Flamengo Santos0-0(2-4 pens.)Motlakase Power Dynamos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Botswana 2010/11 .