2008 Nedbank Cup


Nedbank Cup is a South African club football 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:.

[Premier [Soccer League]]

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

    [National First Division]

  17. FC Cape Town
  18. Nathi Lions
  19. Ikapa Sporting
  20. Mpumalanga Black Aces
  21. Winners Park
  22. Durban Stars
  23. FC AK
  24. Vasco Da Gama

    [Vodacom League]

  25. Yebo Yes United
  26. Matatiel Professionals
  27. Peace Lovers
  28. African Warriors
  29. Inspection FC
  30. Bloemfontein Young Tigers
  31. North West Shining Stars
  32. Young Ones

    Results

Bracket

First Round (Round of 32)

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Bidvest Wits
Premier Soccer League		1 – 1 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 – 2 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 – 1 Platinum Stars
Premier Soccer League
13Santos
Premier Soccer League 		2 – 2 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
  2. Jomo Cosmos
  3. Mamelodi Sundowns
  4. Free State Stars
  5. Santos
  6. AmaZulu
  7. Moroka Swallows
  8. Black Leopards
  9. Winners Park
  10. FC Cape Town
  11. FC AK
  12. Nathi Lions
  13. Ikapa Sporting
  14. Vasco Da Gama
  15. Mpumalanga Black Aces
  16. Matatiel Professionals

    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 – 1 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 – 0 Nathi Lions
National First Division
8Black Leopards
Premier Soccer League		2 – 0Matatiel Professionals
Vodacom League

Teams Qualified for Quarter Finals

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

    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
  2. Free State Stars
  3. AmaZulu
  4. Mpumalanga Black Aces

    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
  2. Mpumalanga Black Aces

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Mamelodi Sundowns
Premier Soccer League		1 – 0Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division