2011 MTN 8

Country

South Africa

Champions

Orlando Pirates

Matches played

Goals scored

22 (2.44 per match)

Top goal scorer(s)

Thembinkosi Fanteni (Ajax Cape Town) 3

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The 2011 MTN 8 will be the 37th 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 2010-11 season. The tournament began on 5 August 2011.

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according the their finishing position in the 2008/2009 Absa Premier Soccer League Season.

1. Orlando Pirates
2. Ajax Cape Town
3. Kaizer Chiefs
4. Mamelodi Sundowns Free State Stars
5. Bloemfontein Celtic
6. Bidvest Wits
7. Supersport United
8. Santos

Fixtures & Results

New rule 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

Ajax Cape Town v Supersport United

5 August 2011
20:00

Ajax Cape Town	5 - 2	Supersport United
Thembinkosi Fanteni 9', 85' Khama Billiat 23', 89' Sici Shelembe 33'	Report	54' Thandani Ntshumayelo 71' Jabulani Maluleke

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Mamelodi Sundowns v Bloemfontein Celtic

6 August 2011
15:00

Mamelodi Sundowns	1 - 0	Bloemfontein Celtic
Khenyeza 79'	Report

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Atteridgeville

Orlando Pirates v Santos

6 August 2011
20:15

Orlando Pirates	1 - 0 aet	Santos
Sangweni 105'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

Kaizer Chiefs v Bidvest Wits

7 August 2011
15:00

Kaizer Chiefs	2 - 1	Bidvest Wits
Bernard Parker pen' (20) Mandla Masango 41'	Report	11' Sboniso Fredericks

FNB Stadium, Soweto
Attendance: 84,000

Teams through to the Semi Finals

1 Ajax Cape Town
2 Mamelodi Sundowns
3 Orlando Pirates
4 Kaizer Chiefs

The draw for the Semi Finals was held on Monday 8 August 2011.

Semi Finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kaizer Chiefs	*1 - 1	Ajax Cape Town	0 - 0	1 - 1
Orlando Pirates	4 - 3	Mamelodi Sundowns	3 - 2	1 - 1

Kaizer Chiefs advance to the final on away goal.

1st Leg

Kaizer Chiefs v Ajax Cape Town

20 August 2011
20:15

Kaizer Chiefs	0 - 0	Ajax Cape Town

FNB Stadium, Soweto

Orlando Pirates v Mamelodi Sundowns

21 August 2011
15:00

Orlando Pirates	3 - 2	Mamelodi Sundowns

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

2nd Leg

Ajax Cape Town v Kaizer Chiefs

27 August 2011
20:15

Ajax Cape Town	1 - 1	Kaizer Chiefs

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Mamelodi Sundowns v Orlando Pirates

29 August 2011
15:00

Mamelodi Sundowns	1 - 1	Orlando Pirates

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Final

Orlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs

10 September 2011
20:15

Orlando Pirates	1 - 0 aet	Kaizer Chiefs
Oupa Manyisa 107'

FNB Stadium, Soweto

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