2008 Nedbank Cup Explained

Nedbank Cup
Year:2008
Other Title:ke yona (the one)
Country:
Num Teams:32
Defending Champions:Ajax Cape Town
Champions:Mamelodi Sundowns
Matches:5
Goals:13
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2008–09

Nedbank Cup is a South African club football (soccer) tournament. The knockout tournament, based on the English FA Cup 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.

Format

The 16 Premier Soccer League clubs, 8 National First Division teams, as well as 8 teams from the amateur ranks compete for the prize money of R6 million. The winner also qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup.

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 the league that they are playing in).

Premier Soccer League

  1. Ajax Cape Town
  2. AmaZulu
      1. Bidvest Wits Black Leopards Bloemfontein Celtic
  3. Free State Stars
  4. Golden Arrows
  5. Jomo Cosmos
  6. Kaizer Chiefs
  7. Mamelodi Sundowns
  8. Moroka Swallows
  9. Orlando Pirates
  10. Platinum Stars
  11. Santos
  12. Supersport United
  13. Thanda Royal Zulu

National First Division

  1. FC Cape Town
  2. Nathi Lions
  3. Ikapa Sporting
  4. Mpumalanga Black Aces
  5. Winners Park
  6. Durban Stars
  7. FC AK
  8. Vasco Da Gama

Vodacom League

  1. Yebo Yes United
  2. Matatiel Professionals
  3. Peace Lovers
  4. African Warriors
  5. Inspection FC
  6. Bloemfontein Young Tigers
  7. North West Shining Stars
  8. Young Ones

Results

Bracket

First round (round of 32)

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Bidvest Wits
Premier Soccer League
1 (4) – 1 (5)Winners Park
National First Division
2Kaizer Chiefs
PSL
Phil Evans
2 – 0Ajax Cape Town
Premier Soccer League
3FC Cape Town
National First Division
1 – 0Durban Stars
National First Division
4Yebo Yes United
Vodacom League
2 (3) – 2 (4)FC AK
National First Division
5Golden Arrows
Premier Soccer League
1 – 1Jomo Cosmos
Premier Soccer League
6Matatiel Professionals
Vodacom League
4 – 3Bloemfontein Young Tigers
Vodacom League
7Supersport United
Premier Soccer League
1 – 2Mamelodi Sundowns
Premier Soccer League
8Nathi Lions
National First Division
1 – 0North West Shining Stars
Vodacom League
9Ikapa Sporting
National First Division
3 – 2Bloemfontein Celtic
Premier Soccer League
10Peace Lovers
Vodacom League
2 – 3Vasco Da Gama
National First Division
11Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division
2 – 0Thanda Royal Zulu
Premier Soccer League
12Free State Stars
Premier Soccer League
1 (4) – 1 (3)Platinum Stars
Premier Soccer League
13Santos
Premier Soccer League
2 (5) – 2 (4)Orlando Pirates
Premier Soccer League
14AmaZulu
Premier Soccer League
14 – 0Young Ones
Vodacom League
15African Warriors
Vodacom League
0 – 3Moroka Swallows
Premier Soccer League
16Inspection FC
Vodacom League
0 – 3Black Leopards
Premier Soccer League

Matches

Teams Qualified for Second round

  1. Kaizer Chiefs (PSL)
  2. Jomo Cosmos (PSL)
  3. Mamelodi Sundowns (PSL)
  4. Free State Stars (PSL)
  5. Santos (PSL)
  6. AmaZulu (PSL)
  7. Moroka Swallows (PSL)
  8. Black Leopards (PSL)
  9. Winners Park (NFD)
  10. FC Cape Town (NFD)
  11. FC AK (NFD)
  12. Nathi Lions (NFD)
  13. Ikapa Sporting (NFD)
  14. Vasco Da Gama (NFD)
  15. Mpumalanga Black Aces (NFD)
  16. Matatiel Professionals (Vodacom League)

Second round (round of 16)

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Free State Stars
Premier Soccer League
8 – 1Ikapa Sporting
National First Division
2Kaizer Chiefs
Premier Soccer League
1 (4) – 1 (5)Mamelodi Sundowns
Premier Soccer League
3Vasco Da Gama
National First Division
0 – 5AmaZulu
Premier Soccer League
4Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division
1 – 0FC AK
National First Division
5Moroka Swallows
Premier Soccer League
1 – 3Santos
Premier Soccer League
6FC Cape Town
National First Division
1 – 0Winners Park
National First Division
7Jomo Cosmos
Premier Soccer League
0 (3) – 0 (5)Nathi Lions
National First Division
8Black Leopards
Premier Soccer League
2 – 0Matatiel Professionals
Vodacom League

Teams Qualified for Quarter-finals

  1. AmaZulu (PSL)
  2. Black Leopards (PSL)
  3. Free State Stars (PSL)
  4. Mamelodi Sundowns (PSL)
  5. Santos (PSL)
  6. FC Cape Town (NFD)
  7. Mpumalanga Black Aces (NFD)
  8. Nathi Lions (NFD)

Quarter-finals

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1FC Cape Town
National First Division
0 – 2Mamelodi Sundowns
Premier Soccer League
2Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division
2 – 0Nathi Lions
National First Division
3Free State Stars
Premier Soccer League
1 – 0Santos
Premier Soccer League
4Black Leopards
Premier Soccer League
2 – 3AmaZulu
Premier Soccer League

Teams Qualified for Semi-finals

  1. Mamelodi Sundowns (PSL)
  2. Free State Stars (PSL)
  3. AmaZulu (PSL)
  4. Mpumalanga Black Aces (NFD)

Semi-finals

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Mamelodi Sundowns
Premier Soccer League
1 – 0AmaZulu
Premier Soccer League
2Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division
1 – 0Free State Stars
Premier Soccer League

Teams Qualified for Finals

  1. Mamelodi Sundowns (PSL)
  2. Mpumalanga Black Aces (NFD)

Finals

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