2012 MTN 8

Football tournament season

2012 MTN 8
Tournament details
Country	South Africa
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Moroka Swallows (3rd title)
Runner-up	SuperSport United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	28 (3.11 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	L. Chabangu (Moroka Swallows) 3 goals
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The 2012 MTN 8 was the 38th time that this annual tournament took place. It was contested by the eight top teams of the Premier Soccer League table at the end of the 2011–12 season. The tournament began on 3 August 2012, and was won by Moroka Swallows, their first Top 8 title since 1979.^[1]^[2]

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 knockout competition are: (listed according to their finishing position in the 2011-12 Premier Soccer League season.^[3]

Fixtures & Results

Rules for MTN8

On 28 July 2011 The PSL Executive Committee held a meeting to discuss the issue of home and away fixtures. There has been an amendment to the MTN8 rules pertaining to the issue of home and away fixtures.

The approved rule reads as follows: In the first round of the competition (last 8 or quarter-finals) the clubs finishing in the top four positions of the Premier Division in the previous season will be the home clubs.

Quarter-finals

3 August 2012

20:00

Orlando Pirates	1–0	Bloemfontein Celtic
A. Jali 82'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

Attendance: 14,000

4 August 2012

15:00

SuperSport United	2–1	Free State Stars
N. Paulse 27' F. Cale 55'	Report	63' M. Mashaba

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Attendance: 5,000

5 August 2012

15:00

Mamelodi Sundowns	4–1	Kaizer Chiefs
T. Sangweni 7' T. Langerman 12' T. Langerman 24' E. Mangele 37'	Report	76' R. Letsholonyane

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 40,000

5 August 2012

15:00

Moroka Swallows	2–0	AmaZulu
L. Chabangu 33' S. Nomvethe 63'	Report

Dobsonville Stadium, Dobsonville

Attendance: 2,000

Teams through to the Semi-finals

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
SuperSport United	3 - 0	Orlando Pirates	0 - 0	3 - 0
Mamelodi Sundowns	5 - 6	Moroka Swallows	3 - 3	2 - 3

1st leg

18 August 2012

20:15

Mamelodi Sundowns	3–3	Moroka Swallows
T. Modise 16' (pen) H. Kekana 63' E. Mangele 84'	Report	6' F Obada 8' A Hendricks 74' B Chenene

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Attendance: 9,500

19 August 2012

15:00

SuperSport United	0–0	Orlando Pirates
E. Gyimah 44'	Report	90' R. Mahamutsa

Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 20,000

2nd leg

25 August 2012

20:15

Orlando Pirates	0–3	SuperSport United
B McCarthy 45'		63' A Hartog 79' C Mulenga 88' M Khenyeza

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

Attendance: 18,000

26 August 2012

15:00

Moroka Swallows	3–2	Mamelodi Sundowns
L. Chabangu 10' L. Chabangu 14' B. Chenene 19'		22' T. Modise 90+2' N Mushekwi

Dobsonville Stadium, Dobsonville

Attendance: 10,000

Final

22 September 2012

20:15

SuperSport United	1–2	Moroka Swallows
F. Cale 3'	Report	17' G. Nergadze 85' B. Chenene

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

Attendance: 8000

Supersport United

Moroka Swallows


GK	1	Rowen Fernandez
RB	25	Roscoe Pietersen
CB	6	Davis Nkausu
CB	29	Mor Diouf
LB	4	Bevan Fransman
DM	15	Mark Haskins	62'
DM	24	Franklin Cale	89'
RW	16	Edwin Gyimah
AM	10	Sameehg Doutie
LW	11	Sibusiso Zuma	58'
CF	21	Mabhuti Khenyeza
Substitutes:
GK	31	Boalefa Pule
DF	26	Thabo September
MF	22	Jabulani Maluleke
MF	19	Clifford Mulenga	87'
FW	27	Nathan Paulse
FW	8	George Maluleka	61'
FW	7	Kermit Erasmus	57'
Manager:
Gavin Hunt


GK	34	Greg Etafia
RB	2	Rudi Isaacs
CB	19	Luvhengo Mungomeni
CB	6	Ashraf Hendricks
LB	31	Shere Lekgothoane
DM	5	Giorgi Nergadze
CM	21	Katlego Mashego
RW	12	Lefa Tsutsulupa
AM	14	Lerato Chabangu	87'
LW	18	Bennett Chenene	90'
CF	24	Felix Obada	67'
Substitutes:
GK	33	Aubrey Mathibe
DF	13	Gilbert Mapemba
MF	4	Sibusiso Khumalo
MF	9	David Mathebula	87'
MF	40	MacBeth Sibaya	90'
FW	20	Mpho Maleka
FW	10	Siyabonga Nomvethe	67'
Manager:
Zeca Marques

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Top Goal Scorer

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lerato Chabangu	Moroka Swallows	3
2	Tebogo Langerman	Mamelodi Sundowns	2
	Edward Manqele	Mamelodi Sundowns	2
	Teko Modise	Mamelodi Sundowns	2
	Bennett Chenene	Moroka Swallows	2
3	Andile Jali	Orlando Pirates	1
	Nathan Paulse	SuperSport United	1
	Franklin Cale	SuperSport United	1
	Ashley Hartog	SuperSport United	1
	Clifford Mulenga	SuperSport United	1
	Mabhuti Khenyeza	SuperSport United	1
	Mzikayise Mashaba	Free State Stars	1
	Thamsanqa Sangweni	Mamelodi Sundowns	1
	Nyasha Mushekwi	Mamelodi Sundowns	1
	Hlompho Kekana	Mamelodi Sundowns	1
	Reneilwe Letsholonyane	Kaizer Chiefs	1
	Siyabonga Nomvethe	Moroka Swallows	1
	Felix Obada	Moroka Swallows	1
	Ashraf Hendricks	Moroka Swallows	1

^[4]

References

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^ KickOff. "Moroka Swallows win MTN8 Final". KickOff. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "South Africa 2011/12". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "South Africa 2012/13". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 27 December 2023.