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:.

Premiership">South African Premiership">Premiership

  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]

  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">SAFA Second Division">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

First round (round of 32)

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

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
Premiership		8 – 1Ikapa Sporting
National First Division
2Kaizer Chiefs
Premiership		1 – 1 Mamelodi Sundowns
Premiership
3Vasco Da Gama
National First Division		0 – 5AmaZulu
Premiership
4Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division 		1 – 0FC AK
National First Division
5Moroka Swallows
Premiership		1 – 3Santos
Premiership
6FC Cape Town
National First Division 		1 – 0Winners Park
National First Division
7Jomo Cosmos
Premiership		0 – 0 Nathi Lions
National First Division
8Black Leopards
Premiership		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
Premiership
2Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division 		2 – 0Nathi Lions
National First Division
3Free State Stars
Premiership		1 – 0Santos
Premiership
4Black Leopards
Premiership		2 – 3AmaZulu
Premiership

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
Premiership		1 – 0AmaZulu
Premiership
2Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division 		1 – 0Free State Stars
Premiership

Teams Qualified for Finals

  1. Mamelodi Sundowns
  2. Mpumalanga Black Aces

Finals

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Mamelodi Sundowns
Premiership		1 – 0Mpumalanga Black Aces
National First Division