2013 MTN 8
Tournament details
Country South Africa
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsPlatinum Stars
(1st title)
Runner-upOrlando Pirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored20 (3.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)S. Mthembu (Platinum Stars) 3
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The 2013 MTN 8 was the 39th tournament of South Africa's annual football (soccer) cup competition. It featured the top eight teams of the Premier Soccer League table at the end of the 2012-13 season.

It was won by Platinum Stars.[1][2]

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 knockout competition are listed below according to their finishing position in the 2012-13 season.[3]

Fixtures & Results

Quarter finals

Bidvest Wits3 – 0Bloemfontein Celtic
S. Vilakazi 21'
G. Kebedel 22'
P. Faty 90'
K. Wolff Yellow card Yellow-red card		 Report
Bidvest Stadium, Braampark
Attendance: 5,000
Platinum Stars3 – 0Free State Stars
B. Mhlongo 25'
S. Mthembu 73'
M. Ngele 80'
T. Gumede Yellow card		 Report Yellow card K. Mashego
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Attendance: 1,913
Kaizer Chiefs3 – 0University of Pretoria
T. Mashamaite 5'
M. Mathoho 63'
S. Tshabalala 70'		 Report Yellow card M. Matsi
Yellow card L. Mathosi
FNB Stadium, Soweto
Attendance: 10,000
Orlando Pirates2 – 2 (a.e.t.)SuperSport United
L. Bacela 60'
L. Bacela 112'		 Report 30' M. Niang
91' M. Gabonamong
Yellow card Yellow-red card Sibusiso Khumalo
Penalties
Jali soccer ball with red X
Erasmus soccer ball with check mark
Mahamutsa soccer ball with check mark
Bacela soccer ball with check mark
Lekgwathi soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with red X Williams
soccer ball with check mark Niang
soccer ball with check mark Maluleke
soccer ball with red X September
soccer ball with check mark Fransman
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Semi finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa 1 - 2 South Africa Orlando Pirates 0–1 1–1
Platinum Stars South Africa 6 - 3 South Africa Bidvest Wits 4–2 2–1

1st leg

Kaizer Chiefs0 – 1Orlando Pirates
W. Katsande Yellow card
S. Gaxa Yellow card		 Report 12' D. Klate
Yellow card L. Bacela
Yellow card H. Jele
Yellow card R. Mahamutsa
Yellow card S. Meyiwa
FNB Stadium, Soweto
Platinum Stars4 – 2Bidvest Wits
S. Mthembu 56'
M. Ngele 62'
S. Mthembu 71'
H. Botes 75'		 Report 48' R. Chapman
83' G. Kebede
Yellow card M. Pattison
Yellow card P. Faty
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng

2nd leg

Orlando Pirates1 – 1Kaizer Chiefs
L. Bacela 76' (pen.)
D. Klate Yellow card 15'
L. Bacela Yellow card 28'
R. Mahamutsa Yellow card 54'
T. Gabuza Yellow card 90'		 37' B. Parker
Yellow card 10' W. Katsande
Yellow card 66' K. Nkhatha
Yellow card 68' B. Parker
Yellow card 70' K. Musona
Yellow card 75' T. Mashamaite
Yellow card 90' T. Masilele
Orlando Stadium, Soweto
Bidvest Wits1 – 2Platinum Stars
D. Mukamba 71' 59' R. Ng'ambi
77' R. Ng'ambi
Bidvest Stadium, Braampark

Final

Orlando Pirates1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Platinum Stars
T. Matlaba 83' 47' R. Ng'ambi
Penalties
Jali soccer ball with check mark
Mahamutsa soccer ball with red X
Mabena soccer ball with red X
Bacela soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Mere
soccer ball with check mark Botes
soccer ball with check mark Ngele
soccer ball with red X Chinyama

[4]

Statistics

Top Goal Scorer

References

  1. ^ "MTN8 Winners: Who were the 2013 Champions? - MTN8 2018". African Football. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ KickOff. "Orlando Pirates Platinum Stars MTN8 Final". KickOff. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ^ "South Africa 2012/13". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ^ "South Africa 2013/14". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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