2011–12 Mascom Top 8 Cup

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2011-12 Mascom Top 8 Cup
Country Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
Teams8
Champions Township Rollers (1st title)
Runners-up ECCO City Greens
Matches played13
Top goal scorer(s) Mogakolodi Ngele (6 goals)
Best player Ntesang Simanyana
2012-13 →

The 2011-12 Mascom Top 8 Cup, also known as Mascom Top 8 Cup Season 1, was the inaugural season of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from May to 29 July 2012. It featured the top eight teams from the 2010-11 Botswana Premier League season.

Contents

Township Rollers were crowned the inaugural champions after defeating ECCO City Greens 3-1 in the final. [1]

History

The 2011-12 season was the first edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup and was contested by the top eight teams from the previous premier league season. It was the second domestic cup in Botswana, being contested along with the 2011-12 Botswana FA Cup. The cup was predominantly southern, with only two northern teams taking part.

Prize money

Format

A draw was conducted to decide the opponents. Quarterfinals were then played both home and away to determine the semifinalists. At the end of the quarterfinals the remaining teams were again drawn for a two-leg semifinal. The final was played only once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. Aggregate score was used to determine the winner and where it was a tie then away goals were used and penalties if it was still a tie.

Quarterfinals

First legs
DateHomeScoreAway
Gaborone United Uniao Flamengo Santos
BMC ECCO City Greens
Township Rollers BDF XI
Mochudi Centre Chiefs Uniao Flamengo Santos
Second legs
DateHomeScoreAway
Uniao Flamengo Santos Gaborone United
ECCO City Greens BMC
BDF XI Township Rollers
Uniao Flamengo Santos Mochudi Centre Chiefs

Semifinals

First legs
DateHomeScoreAway
June 16 ECCO City Greens 0-0 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
June 17 Township Rollers 2-1 Gaborone United

[2]

Second legs
DateHomeScoreAway
Mochudi Centre Chiefs 1-1 [3] ECCO City Greens
July 1 Gaborone United 1-2 Township Rollers

[2]

Final

| July 29 | Township Rollers | 3-1 | ECCO City Greens [2]

Awards

Gaoforwe | RB2 [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rollers wins Mascom Top8 - The Official Township Rollers Football Club Website". Rollersfc.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Botswana 2011/12". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "ROLLERS, ECCO TO MEET IN MASCOM FINAL". Sundaystandard.info. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Mmegi Online :: Simanyana crowned Mascom top 8 star". Mmegi.bw. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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