# 2012 Botswana FA Cup

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

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| 24 March 2012 | Selibe Phikwe Pirates | 2-2 (7-6 pen.) | Pandamatenga | Sam Sono Integrated Stadium |
| 24 March 2012 | Lobatse Stars | 6-0 | Kumakwane Happy Boys | Lobatse Stadium |
| 24 March 2012 | Desert Nxau | 3-3 (3-4 pen.) | XI Men | Tsabong Stadium |
| 24 March 2012 | Black Forest | 1-1 (4-5 pen.) | Tlokweng United | Mmankgodi Grounds |
| 24 March 2012 | Mosojane | 0-0 (4-3 pen.) | Lehututu Golden Arrows | Lekhubu Grounds |
| 24 March 2012 | Molapo Green Birds | 3-0 | Mochudi United | Molapo Green Birds Grounds |
| 24 March 2012 | Sankoyo Bush Bucks | 5-1 | Ghanzi Terrors | Maun Stadium |
| 24 March 2012 | Security Systems | 4-0 | Gamaila Warriors | Mogoditshane Fighters Grounds |
| 24 March 2012 | Modipane United | 4-1 | Motaung Young Fighters | Modipane Grounds |
| 24 March 2012 | Kgabosetso Southern Pirates | 0-0 (5-4 pen.) | Lesirane City | Manaana Grounds |
| 24 March 2012 | Wonder Sporting | 2-1 | Amagents | SSG Grounds |
| 25 March 2012 | Tiptoe Boys | 2-3 | Tshikinyega Tigers | Palapye Swallows Grounds |
| 25 March 2012 | Real Movers | 2-0 | Sladden Eagles | Sam Sono Integrated Stadium |
| 25 March 2012 | Amakhosi | 0-2 | Field Masters | Francistown Stadium |
| 25 March 2012 | Mochudi Real Masters | 2-0 | Lucky Brothers FC | Mochudi Buffaloes Grounds |
| 25 March 2012 | Two Two Five | - | Peacemakers | Francistown Stadium |

## Preliminary round

| Date | Home | Away |
| 13 April 2012 | Security Systems | Sua Flamingos |
| 13 April 2012 | Sankoyo Bush Bucks | Satmos |
| 13 April 2012 | Selibe Phikwe Pirates | BR Highlanders |
| 13 April 2012 | Tshikinyega Tigers | Great North Tigers |
| 13 April 2012 | Real Movers | Orapa Wanderers |
| 13 April 2012 | Peacemakers | Mahalapye United Hotspurs |
| 13 April 2012 | Modipane United | No Mathata |
| 13 April 2012 | Wonder Sporting | Mathaithai |
| 13 April 2012 | Mosojane | Young Strikers |
| 13 April 2012 | Kgabosetso | Mogoditshane Fighters |
| 13 April 2012 | Lobatse Stars | Mochudi Buffaloes |
| 13 April 2012 | Tlokweng United | Killer Giants |
| 13 April 2012 | Molapo Green Birds | Jwaneng Comets |
| 13 April 2012 | Real Masters | Prisons XI |

## Round of 32

| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 14 April 2012 | Great North Tigers | | TASC |
| 14 April 2012 | Killer Giants | | Township Rollers |
| 14 April 2012 | Young Strikers | | Extension Gunners |
| 14 April 2012 | Real Movers | | Police XI |
| 14 April 2012 | BR Highlanders | | ECCO City Greens |
| 14 April 2012 | Sankoyo Bush Bucks | | BDF XI |
| 14 April 2012 | No Mathata | | Black Peril |
| 14 April 2012 | Security Systems | | Motlakase Power Dynamos |
| 14 April 2012 | Molapo Green Birds | 3-2 | Nico United |
| 14 April 2012 | Real Masters | | BMC |
| 14 April 2012 | Mogoditshane Fighters | | TAFIC |
| 15 April 2012 | XI Men | | Uniao Flamengo Santos |
| 15 April 2012 | Mochudi Buffaloes | 1-2 | Gaborone United |
| 16 April 2012 | Peacemakers | 0-2 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs |

## Round of 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 11 June 2012 | Township Rollers | 4-2 | Mogoditshane Fighters |
| 12 June 2012 | Police XI | 0-3 | ECCO City Greens |
| 12 June 2012 | TASC | 0-5 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs |
| 12 June 2012 | Notwane | | Molapo Green Birds |
| 12 June 2012 | No Mathata | 0-8 | BMC |
| 12 June 2012 | Uniao Flamengo Santos | | Miscellaneous |
| 12 June 2012 | Motlakase Power Dynamos | 0-1 | Gaborone United |
| 13 June 2012 | BDF XI | 3-0 | Extension Gunners |

## Quarterfinals

| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 23 June 2012 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 3-2 | ECCO City Greens |
| 23 June 2012 | BMC | 0-1 | Township Rollers |
| 24 June 2012 | BDF XI | 4-3 aet. | Uniao Flamengo Santos |
| 23 June 2012 | Molapo Green Birds | 1-3 | Gaborone United |

## Semifinals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| 21 July 2012 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | 1-0 | Township Rollers | |
| 22 July 2012 | BDF XI | 1-2 | Gaborone United | |

## Final

| Date | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Ground |
| 5 August 2012 | Gaborone United | 0-0 (4-2 pen.) | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | Botswana National Stadium |