{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox football tournament season | title = MTN 8 | year = 2012 | other_titles = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | country = South Africa | dates = | num_teams = 8 | champions = Moroka Swallows<br />(3rd title) | runner-up = SuperSport United | third = | fourth = | matches = 9 | goals = 28 | attendance = | top goal scorer = L. Chabangu <small>(Moroka Swallows)</small> 3 goals | player = | prevseason = 2011 | nextseason = 2013 | extra information = }}
thumb|The Orlando Stadium, venue of the final
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTN8 Winners: Who were the 2012 Champions? - MTN8 2018 |url=https://africanfootball.com/news/756760/MTN8-Winners-Who-were-the-2012-Champions |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=African Football}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=KickOff |title=Moroka Swallows win MTN8 Final |url=https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/moroka-swallows-win-mtn8-final-20120922 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=KickOff |language=en-US}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa 2011/12 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf2012.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
* 1. Orlando Pirates * 2. Moroka Swallows * 3. SuperSport United * 4. Mamelodi Sundowns * 5. Kaizer Chiefs * 6. Free State Stars * 7. AmaZulu * 8. Bloemfontein Celtic
==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===
{{football box |date= 3 August 2012 |time= 20:00 |team1= Orlando Pirates |score = 1–0 |report = [http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/mtn8/matches/report/2012/03-pirates-v-celtic.html Report] |team2= Bloemfontein Celtic |goals1= A. Jali {{goal|82}} |goals2= |stadium= Orlando Stadium, Soweto |attendance= 14,000 }}
----{{football box |date= 4 August 2012 |time= 15:00 |team1= SuperSport United |score = 2–1 |report = [http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/mtn8/matches/report/2012/04-supersport-v-fst-stars.html Report] |team2= Free State Stars |goals1= N. Paulse {{goal|27}} <br/> F. Cale {{goal|55}} |goals2= {{goal|63}} M. Mashaba |stadium= Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |attendance= 5,000 }}
----{{football box |date= 5 August 2012 |time= 15:00 |team1= Mamelodi Sundowns |score = 4–1 |report = [http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/mtn8/matches/report/2012/05-sundowns-v-chiefs.html Report] |team2= Kaizer Chiefs |goals1= T. Sangweni {{goal|7}} <br/> T. Langerman {{goal|12}} <br/> T. Langerman {{goal|24}} <br/> E. Mangele {{goal|37}} |goals2= {{goal|76}} R. Letsholonyane |stadium= Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |attendance= 40,000 }}
----{{football box |date= 5 August 2012 |time= 15:00 |team1= Moroka Swallows |score = 2–0 |report = [http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/mtn8/matches/report/2012/05-amazulu-v-swallows.html Report] |team2= AmaZulu |goals1= L. Chabangu {{goal|33}} <br/> S. Nomvethe {{goal|63}} |goals2= |stadium= Dobsonville Stadium, Dobsonville |attendance= 2,000 }}
===Teams through to the Semi-finals===
* 1 Orlando Pirates * 2 SuperSport United * 3 Mamelodi Sundowns * 4 Moroka Swallows
===Semi-finals===
{{TwoLeg start}} {{TwoLegResult|'''SuperSport United'''|ZAF|3 - 0|Orlando Pirates|ZAF|0 - 0|3 - 0}} {{TwoLegResult|Mamelodi Sundowns|ZAF|5 - 6|'''Moroka Swallows'''|ZAF|3 - 3|2 - 3}} |}
====1st leg====
{{football box |date= 18 August 2012 |time= 20:15 |team1= Mamelodi Sundowns |score = 3–3 |report = [http://www.supersport.com/football/mtn8/news/120818/Sundowns_Swallows_in_sixgoal_thriller Report] |team2= Moroka Swallows |goals1= T. Modise {{goal|16|pen}} <br/> H. Kekana {{goal|63}} <br/> E. Mangele {{goal|84}} |goals2= {{goal|6}} F Obada <br/> {{goal|8}} A Hendricks <br/> {{goal|74}} B Chenene |attendance = 9,500 |stadium= Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane }}
{{football box |date= 19 August 2012 |time= 15:00 |team1= SuperSport United |score = 0–0 |report = [http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?id=1539931 Report] |team2= Orlando Pirates |goals1= E. Gyimah {{sent off|0|44}} |cards1= |goals2= {{sent off|0|90}} R. Mahamutsa |cards2= |stadium= Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria |attendance = 20,000 }}
====2nd leg====
{{football box |date= 25 August 2012 |time= 20:15 |team1= Orlando Pirates |score = 0–3 |report = |team2= SuperSport United |goals1= B McCarthy {{sent off|0|45}} |goals2= {{goal|63}} A Hartog <br/> {{goal|79}} C Mulenga <br/> {{goal|88}} M Khenyeza |stadium= Orlando Stadium, Soweto |attendance = 18,000 }}
{{football box |date= 26 August 2012 |time= 15:00 |team1= Moroka Swallows |score = 3–2 |report = |team2= Mamelodi Sundowns |goals1= L. Chabangu {{goal|10}} <br/> L. Chabangu {{goal|14}} <br/> B. Chenene {{goal|19}} |goals2= {{goal|22}} T. Modise <br/> {{goal|90+2}} N Mushekwi |stadium= Dobsonville Stadium, Dobsonville |attendance = 10,000 }}
==Final== {{main|2012 MTN 8 Final}}
{{football box |date= 22 September 2012 |time= 20:15 |team1= SuperSport United |score = 1–2 |report = [http://www.kickoff.com/news/30464/moroka-swallows-win-mtn8-final Report] |team2= Moroka Swallows |goals1= F. Cale {{goal|3}} |goals2= {{goal|17}} G. Nergadze <br/> {{goal|85}} B. Chenene |stadium= Orlando Stadium, Soweto |attendance = 8000 }}
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{| style="width:100%;" |- |style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} Rowen Fernandez |- |RB ||'''25'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Roscoe Pietersen |- |CB ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|ZAM}} Davis Nkausu |- |CB ||'''29'''||{{flagicon|SEN}} Mor Diouf |- |LB ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Bevan Fransman |- |DM ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Mark Haskins || || {{suboff|62}} |- |DM ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Franklin Cale || || {{suboff|89}} |- |RW ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|GHA}} Edwin Gyimah |- |AM ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Sameehg Doutie |- |LW ||'''11''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} Sibusiso Zuma || {{yel||}} || {{suboff|58}} |- |CF ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Mabhuti Khenyeza || {{yel||}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''31'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Boalefa Pule |- |DF ||'''26''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} Thabo September |- |MF ||'''22'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Jabulani Maluleke |- |MF ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|ZAM}} Clifford Mulenga || || {{subon|87}} |- |FW ||'''27'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Nathan Paulse |- |FW ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} George Maluleka || || {{subon|61}} |- |FW ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Kermit Erasmus || || {{subon|57}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|RSA}} Gavin Hunt |} |valign="top"| |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;" |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''34''' ||{{flagicon|NGA}} Greg Etafia |- |RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} Rudi Isaacs |- |CB ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Luvhengo Mungomeni |- |CB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} Ashraf Hendricks || {{yel||}} |- |LB ||'''31'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Shere Lekgothoane |- |DM ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Nergadze |- |CM ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Katlego Mashego |- |RW ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Lefa Tsutsulupa |- |AM ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} Lerato Chabangu || || {{suboff|87}} |- |LW ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Bennett Chenene || {{yel||}} || {{suboff|90}} |- |CF ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|NGA}} Felix Obada || || {{suboff|67}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''33'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Aubrey Mathibe |- |DF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|ZIM}} Gilbert Mapemba |- |MF ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} Sibusiso Khumalo |- |MF ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} David Mathebula || || {{subon|87}} |- |MF ||'''40'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} MacBeth Sibaya || || {{subon|90}} |- |FW ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|RSA}} Mpho Maleka |- |FW ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} Siyabonga Nomvethe || || {{subon|67}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|POR}} Zeca Marques |} |} {| style="width:100%; font-size:90%;" |style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"| '''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===
{| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- !rowspan=1|{{center| 1}} |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Lerato Chabangu |Moroka Swallows |{{center| 3}} |- !rowspan=4|{{center| 2}} |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Tebogo Langerman |Mamelodi Sundowns |{{center| 2}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Edward Manqele |Mamelodi Sundowns |{{center| 2}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Teko Modise |Mamelodi Sundowns |{{center| 2}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Bennett Chenene |Moroka Swallows |{{center| 2}} |- !rowspan=14|{{center| 3}} |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Andile Jali |Orlando Pirates |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Nathan Paulse |SuperSport United |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Franklin Cale |SuperSport United |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Ashley Hartog |SuperSport United |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Clifford Mulenga |SuperSport United |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Mabhuti Khenyeza |SuperSport United |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Mzikayise Mashaba |Free State Stars |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Thamsanqa Sangweni |Mamelodi Sundowns |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Nyasha Mushekwi |Mamelodi Sundowns |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Hlompho Kekana |Mamelodi Sundowns |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Reneilwe Letsholonyane |Kaizer Chiefs |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Siyabonga Nomvethe |Moroka Swallows |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Felix Obada |Moroka Swallows |{{center| 1}} |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Ashraf Hendricks |Moroka Swallows |{{center| 1}} |} <ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa 2012/13 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf2013.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.psl.co.za/ Premier Soccer League] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013615/http://www.safagoal.net/ South African Football Association]
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