2011 MTN 8
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use South African English|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = MTN 8
| year = 2011
| other_titles =
| image =
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| country = South Africa
| dates =
| num_teams = 8
| champions = Orlando Pirates
(9th title)
| runner-up = Kaizer Chiefs
| third =
| fourth =
| matches = 9
| goals = 22
| attendance =
| top goal scorer = Thembinkosi Fanteni (Ajax Cape Town) 3
| player =
| prevseason = 2010
| nextseason = 2012
| extra information =
}}
The 2011 MTN 8 was 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 and was won by Orlando Pirates.{{Cite web |date=2011-09-10 |title=Orlando Pirates 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs: Buccaneers defend MTN8 title with extra time Oupa Manyisa goal {{!}} Goal.com South Africa |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/orlando-pirates-1-0-kaizer-chiefs-buccaneers-defend-mtn8/bltb45d3b6f07d70fcc |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-ZA}}
Teams
The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according to their finishing position in the 2010–11 Premier Soccer League).{{Cite web |title=South Africa 2010/11 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf2011.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.rsssf.org}}
- 1. Orlando Pirates
- 2. Ajax Cape Town
- 3. Kaizer Chiefs
- 4. Mamelodi Sundowns
- 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. {{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
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.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
=Quarter-finals=
{{football box
|date= 5 August 2011
|time= 20:00
|team1= Ajax Cape Town
|score = 5–2
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/league/mtn8/match-report/6153/ajax-cape-town-beat-supersport-united-5-2.php Report]
|team2= Supersport United
|goals1= Thembinkosi Fanteni {{goal|9}}, {{goal|85}}
Khama Billiat {{goal|23}}, {{goal|89}}
Sici Shelembe {{goal|33}}
|goals2= {{goal|54}} Thandani Ntshumayelo
{{goal|71}} Jabulani Maluleke
|stadium= Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
}}
----{{football box
|date= 6 August 2011
|time= 15:00
|team1= Mamelodi Sundowns
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/league/mtn8/match-report/6155/mamelodi-sundowns-beat-bloemfontein-celtic-1-0-in-mtn8.php Report]
|team2= Bloemfontein Celtic
|goals1= Khenyeza {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Atteridgeville
}}
----{{football box
|date= 6 August 2011
|time= 20:15
|team1= Orlando Pirates
|score = 1–0
aet
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/league/mtn8/match-report/6154/orlando-pirates-beat-santos-in-mtn8.php Report]
|team2= Santos
|goals1= Sangweni {{goal|105}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Orlando Stadium, Soweto
}}
----{{football box
|date= 7 August 2011
|time= 15:00
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/league/mtn8/match-report/6156/amakhosi-beat-off-a-determined-wits-side-in-quarterfinals.php Report]
|team2= Bidvest Wits
|goals1= Bernard Parker {{goal|pen|20}}
Mandla Masango {{goal|41}}
|goals2= {{goal|11}} Sboniso Fredericks
|attendance= 84,000
|stadium= FNB Stadium, Soweto
}}
=Teams through to the Semi-finals=
The draw for the Semi-finals was held on Monday 8 August 2011.
=Semi-finals=
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|Kaizer Chiefs|ZAF| *1 - 1 |Ajax Cape Town|ZAF|0 - 0|1 - 1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Orlando Pirates|ZAF| 4 - 3 |Mamelodi Sundowns|ZAF|3 - 2|1 - 1}}
|}
- Kaizer Chiefs advance to the final on away goal.
==1st leg==
{{football box
|date= 20 August 2011
|time= 20:15
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 0–0
|report =
|team2= Ajax Cape Town
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= FNB Stadium, Soweto
}}
{{football box
|date= 21 August 2011
|time= 15:00
|team1= Orlando Pirates
|score = 3–2
|report =
|team2= Mamelodi Sundowns
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Orlando Stadium, Soweto
}}
==2nd leg==
{{football box
|date= 27 August 2011
|time= 20:15
|team1= Ajax Cape Town
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2= Kaizer Chiefs
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
}}
{{football box
|date= 29 August 2011
|time= 15:00
|team1= Mamelodi Sundowns
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2= Orlando Pirates
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
}}
=Final=
{{football box
|date= 10 September 2011
|time= 20:15
|team1= Orlando Pirates
|score = 1–0
aet
|report =
|team2= Kaizer Chiefs
|goals1= Oupa Manyisa {{goal|107}}
|goals2=
|stadium= FNB Stadium, Soweto
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.psl.co.za/ Premier Soccer League]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013615/http://www.safagoal.net/ South African Football Association]
{{South African soccer seasons}}
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