2011 MTN 8

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.^[1]

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).^[2]

• 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]}

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]}

Quarter-finals

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

6 August 2011

15:00

Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	Bloemfontein Celtic
Khenyeza 79'	Report

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Atteridgeville

6 August 2011

20:15

Orlando Pirates	1–0 aet	Santos
Sangweni 105'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

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.Tooltip Aggregate score	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

2nd leg

Final

10 September 2011

20:15

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

FNB Stadium, Soweto

^[3]

References

External links

• Premier Soccer League
• South African Football Association