# 2008 Nedbank Cup

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 Premiership clubs, 8 National First Division teams, as well as 8 teams from the amateur ranks competed for the prize money of R6 million. The winner also qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup.
The teams are not seeded at any stage, and the first 16 sides drawn out of the hat received home-ground advantage. There were no longer any replays in the tournament, and any games which ended in a draw after 90 minutes were 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).

### Premiership

* Ajax Cape Town
* AmaZulu
* Bidvest Wits
* Black Leopards
* Bloemfontein Celtic
* Free State Stars
* Golden Arrows
* Jomo Cosmos
* Kaizer Chiefs
* Mamelodi Sundowns
* Moroka Swallows
* Orlando Pirates
* Platinum Stars
* Santos
* Supersport United
* Thanda Royal Zulu

### National First Division

* FC Cape Town
* Nathi Lions
* Ikapa Sporting
* Mpumalanga Black Aces
* Winners Park
* Durban Stars
* FC AK
* Vasco Da Gama

### Vodacom League

* Yebo Yes United
* Matatiel Professionals
* Peace Lovers
* African Warriors
* Inspection FC
* Bloemfontein Young Tigers
* North West Shining Stars
* Young Ones

## Results
### Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals |
| FC Cape Town | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Durban Stars | 0 | FC Cape Town | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bidvest Wits | 1 (4) | Winners Park | 0 | | | | | | |
| Winners Park | 1 (5) | | | FC Cape Town | 0 | | | | |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2 | | | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | | | | |
| Ajax Cape Town | 0 | Kaizer Chiefs | 1 | | | | | | |
| Supersport United | 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | | | | | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | | |
| Inspection FC | 0 | | | | | AmaZulu | 0 | | |
| Black Leopards | 3 | Black Leopards | 2 | | | | | | |
| Matatiel Professionals | 4 | Matatiel Professionals | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bloemfontein Young Tigers | 3 | | | Black Leopards | 2 | | | | |
| Peace Lovers | 2 | | | AmaZulu | 3 | | | | |
| Vasco Da Gama | 3 | Vasco Da Gama | 0 | | | | | | |
| AmaZulu | 14 | AmaZulu | 5 | | | | | | |
| Young Ones | 0 | | | | | | | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | 2 | | | | | | | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 0 |
| Thanda Royal Zulu | 0 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 1 | | | | | | |
| Yebo Yes United | 2 (3) | FC AK | 0 | | | | | | |
| FC AK | 2 (4) | | | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 2 | | | | |
| Golden Arrows | 1 | | | Nathi Lions | 0 | | | | |
| Jomo Cosmos | 1 | Jomo Cosmos | 0 | | | | | | |
| Nathi Lions | 1 | Nathi Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| North West Shining Stars | 0 | | | | | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 1 | | |
| Free State Stars | 1 (4) | | | | | Free State Stars | 0 | | |
| Platinum Stars | 1 (3) | Free State Stars | 8 | | | | | | |
| Ikapa Sporting | 3 | Ikapa Sporting | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 2 | | | Free State Stars | 1 | | | | |
| African Warriors | 0 | | | Santos | 0 | | | | |
| Moroka Swallows | 3 | Moroka Swallows | 1 | | | | | | |
| Santos | 2 (5) | Santos | 3 | | | | | | |
| Orlando Pirates | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | |

## First round (round of 32)

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Bidvest Wits Premiership | 1 (4) – 1 (5) | Winners Park National First Division |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs Premiership Phil Evans | 2 – 0 | Ajax Cape Town Premiership |
| 3 | FC Cape Town National First Division | 1 – 0 | Durban Stars National First Division |
| 4 | Yebo Yes United Vodacom League | 2 (3) – 2 (4) | FC AK National First Division |
| 5 | Golden Arrows Premiership | 1 – 1 | Jomo Cosmos Premiership |
| 6 | Matatiel Professionals Vodacom League | 4 – 3 | Bloemfontein Young Tigers Vodacom League |
| 7 | Supersport United Premiership | 1 – 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns Premiership |
| 8 | Nathi Lions National First Division | 1 – 0 | North West Shining Stars Vodacom League |
| 9 | Ikapa Sporting National First Division | 3 – 2 | Bloemfontein Celtic Premiership |
| 10 | Peace Lovers Vodacom League | 2 – 3 | Vasco Da Gama National First Division |
| 11 | Mpumalanga Black Aces National First Division | 2 – 0 | Thanda Royal Zulu Premiership |
| 12 | Free State Stars Premiership | 1 (4) – 1 (3) | Platinum Stars Premiership |
| 13 | Santos Premiership | 2 (5) – 2 (4) | Orlando Pirates Premiership |
| 14 | AmaZulu Premiership | 14 – 0 | Young Ones Vodacom League |
| 15 | African Warriors Vodacom League | 0 – 3 | Moroka Swallows Premiership |
| 16 | Inspection FC Vodacom League | 0 – 3 | Black Leopards Premiership |

### Matches
#### Teams Qualified for Second round

* Kaizer Chiefs (Premiership)
* Jomo Cosmos (Premiership)
* Mamelodi Sundowns (Premiership)
* Free State Stars (Premiership)
* Santos (Premiership)
* AmaZulu (Premiership)
* Moroka Swallows (Premiership)
* Black Leopards (Premiership)
* Winners Park (NFD)
* FC Cape Town (NFD)
* FC AK (NFD)
* Nathi Lions (NFD)
* Ikapa Sporting (NFD)
* Vasco Da Gama (NFD)
* Mpumalanga Black Aces (NFD)
* Matatiel Professionals (Vodacom League)

## Second round (round of 16)

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Free State Stars Premiership | 8 – 1 | Ikapa Sporting National First Division |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs Premiership | 1 (4) – 1 (5) | Mamelodi Sundowns Premiership |
| 3 | Vasco Da Gama National First Division | 0 – 5 | AmaZulu Premiership |
| 4 | Mpumalanga Black Aces National First Division | 1 – 0 | FC AK National First Division |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows Premiership | 1 – 3 | Santos Premiership |
| 6 | FC Cape Town National First Division | 1 – 0 | Winners Park National First Division |
| 7 | Jomo Cosmos Premiership | 0 (3) – 0 (5) | Nathi Lions National First Division |
| 8 | Black Leopards Premiership | 2 – 0 | Matatiel Professionals Vodacom League |

### Teams Qualified for Quarter-finals

* AmaZulu (Premiership)
* Black Leopards (Premiership)
* Free State Stars (Premiership)
* Mamelodi Sundowns (Premiership)
* Santos (Premiership)
* FC Cape Town (NFD)
* Mpumalanga Black Aces (NFD)
* Nathi Lions (NFD)

## Quarter-finals

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | FC Cape Town National First Division | 0 – 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns Premiership |
| 2 | Mpumalanga Black Aces National First Division | 2 – 0 | Nathi Lions National First Division |
| 3 | Free State Stars Premiership | 1 – 0 | Santos Premiership |
| 4 | Black Leopards Premiership | 2 – 3 | AmaZulu Premiership |

### Teams Qualified for Semi-finals

* Mamelodi Sundowns (Premiership)
* Free State Stars (Premiership)
* AmaZulu (Premiership)
* Mpumalanga Black Aces (NFD)

## Semi-finals

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns Premiership | 1 – 0 | AmaZulu Premiership |
| 2 | Mpumalanga Black Aces National First Division | 1 – 0 | Free State Stars Premiership |

### Teams Qualified for Finals

* Mamelodi Sundowns (Premiership)
* Mpumalanga Black Aces (NFD)

### Finals

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns Premiership | 1 – 0 | Mpumalanga Black Aces National First Division |
* NEDBANK CUP 2008 champions
* Mamelodi Sundowns 3rd title