# 2011–12 Nedbank Cup

The 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.
The winner of the 2011–12 Nedbank Cup winners, SuperSport United, qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.

## 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 preliminary round features all 16 National First Division teams and will be reduced to eight when the teams play on 12 December 2012.
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 their league that they are playing in).

### Vodacom League
## Results
### Preliminary round

The preliminary round saw National First Division sides play each other is a knockout round to decide who would compete in the 2012 Nedbank Cup.
Preliminary round match details :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 14 December 2011 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 1–0 | Atlie |
| 14 December 2011 | Witbank Spurs | 4–1 | FC AK |
| 14 December 2011 | Royal Eagles | 3–0 | Carara Kicks |
| 14 December 2011 | Polokwane City | 1–0 | Chippa United |
| 14 December 2011 | Vasco da Gama | 1–2 | United FC |
| 14 December 2011 | African Warriors | 2–0 | FC Cape Town |
| 14 December 2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Thanda Royal Zulu |
| 14 December 2011 | Dynamos | 1–3 | University of Pretoria |

### Round of 32

Round of 32 match details :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 March 2012 | Maritzburg United | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Bloemfontein Celtic |
| 3 March 2012 | African Warriors | 1–2 | Jomo Cosmos |
| 3 March 2012 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Witbank Spurs |
| 3 March 2012 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 5–0 | North West Shining Stars |
| 3 March 2012 | Kaizer Chiefs | 3–0 | Cape Town All Stars |
| 4 March 2012 | Batau | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | SuperSport United |
| 4 March 2012 | Powerlines | 0–24 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 7 March 2012 | Santos | 1–0 | University of Pretoria |
| 7 March 2012 | Platinum Stars | 5–0 | The Dolphins |
| 9 March 2012 | Moroka Swallows | 0–1 | Bidvest Wits |
| 10 March 2012 | Free State Stars | 4–1 | Royal Eagles |
| 10 March 2012 | Vardos | 1–3 | United FC |
| 10 March 2012 | Black Leopards | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 10 March 2012 | Ethekwini Coastal | 0–1 | Orlando Pirates |
| 11 March 2012 | Roses United | 2–0 | Polokwane City |
| 13 March 2012 | AmaZulu | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Ajax Cape Town |

### Round of 16

Round of 16 match details :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 24 March 2012 | Orlando Pirates | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Free State Stars |
| 24 March 2012 | AmaZulu | 1–0 | Witbank Spurs |
| 25 March 2012 | Bidvest Wits | 0–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 25 March 2012 | Roses United | 0–1 | Santos |
| 31 March 2012 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 0–2 | Maritzburg United |
| 31 March 2012 | Black Leopards | 0–4 | Kaizer Chiefs |
| 1 April 2012 | Jomo Cosmos | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Platinum Stars |
| 1 April 2012 | United FC | 0–1 | SuperSport United |

### Quarter-finals

Quarter-final match details :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 14 April 2012 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 | Maritzburg United |
| 14 April 2012 | Kaizer Chiefs | 0–1 | Free State Stars |
| 15 April 2012 | AmaZulu | 1–0 | Santos |
| 15 April 2012 | SuperSport United | 1–0 | Jomo Cosmos |

### Semifinals

Semi-final match details :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 5 May 2012 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 | Free State Stars |
| 6 May 2012 | SuperSport United | 3–0 | AmaZulu |