PIC: Miguel Timm of Orlando Pirates in the 2023 Nedbank Cup semifinal against Kaizer Chiefs
The 2024 Nedbank Cup semifinals will be staged on the weekend of May 4-5 when Chippa United host Soweto giants Orlando Pirates, and Stellenbosch FC welcome Mamelodi Sundowns.
It will be another chapter in the rich 17-year history of the competition, as our two finalists for 2024 are revealed ahead of the showpiece decider at the Mbombela Stadium on June 1.
Here is a factsheet on the semifinal stage of the Nedbank Cup.
ALL NEDBANK CUP SEMIFINALS
2008
Mpumalanga Black Aces 1-0 Free State Stars
AmaZulu 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
2009
Moroka Swallows 2-1 Black Leopards
Ajax Cape Town 1-2 University of Pretoria – after extra-time (aet)
2010
Free State Stars 1-3 BidVest Wits – aet
AmaZulu 1-1 Mamelodi Sundowns – aet; AmaZulu won 4-3 on penalties
2011
Orlando Pirates 1-0 Mpumalanga Black Aces – aet
Baroka FC 2-2 Black Leopards – aet; Leopards won 3-1 on penalties
2012
Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 Free State Stars
SuperSport United 3-0 AmaZulu
2013
Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 United FC
Platinum Stars 2-3 SuperSport United – aet
2014
BidVest Wits 2-2 Kaizer Chiefs – aet; Wits won 4-2 on penalties
Maritzburg United 1-2 Orlando Pirates
2015
Ajax Cape Town 2-1 SuperSport United
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Vasco da Gama
2016
Free State Stars 2-4 Orlando Pirates
SuperSport United 2-0 Baroka FC
2017
Chippa United 0-0 SuperSport United – aet; SuperSport won 4-2 on penalties
Lamontville Golden Arrows 0-1 Orlando Pirates
2018
Kaizer Chiefs 0-2 Free State Stars
Maritzburg United 3-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
2019
Lamontville Golden Arrows 1-3 TS Galaxy – aet
Chippa United 2-4 Kaizer Chiefs
2020
Baroka FC 0-3 Bloemfontein Celtic
Mamelodi Sundowns 3-2 BidVest Wits
2021
Pretoria Callies 0-1 Chippa United
Mamelodi Sundowns 0-0 Marumo Gallants – aet; Gallants won 6-5 on penalties
2022
Royal AM 1-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
TTM 0-1 Marumo Gallants
2023
Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 Orlando Pirates – aet
Stellenbosch FC 0-0 Sekhukhune United – aet; Sekhukhune won 4-3 on penalties
2024
Stellenbosch FC vs Mamelodi Sundowns
Chippa United vs Orlando Pirates
MOST NEDBANK CUP SEMIFINAL APPEARANCES (INCLUDING 2024)
9 – Mamelodi Sundowns
6 – Orlando Pirates
5 – Free State Stars, Kaizer Chiefs, SuperSport United
4 – Chippa United
3 – AmaZulu, Baroka FC, BidVest Wits
2 – Ajax Cape Town, Black Leopards, Lamontville Golden Arrows, Maritzburg United, Marumo Gallants, Mpumalanga Black Aces, Stellenbosch FC
1 – Bloemfontein Celtic, Moroka Swallows, Platinum Stars, Pretoria Callies, Royal AM, Sekhukhune United, TS Galaxy, TTM, United FC, University of Pretoria, Vasco da Gama
NEDBANK CUP SEMIFINAL MATCH STATS
Matches played: 32
Goals scored: 84
Goals per game: 2.63
Biggest win: SuperSport United 3-0 AmaZulu (2012); Baroka FC 0-3 Bloemfontein Celtic (2020)
Most goals in a game: 6 – Free State Stars 2-4 Orlando Pirates (2016); Chippa United 2-4 Kaizer Chiefs (2019)
Most semifinal wins: 5 – Mamelodi Sundowns (2008, 2012, 2915, 2020, 2022)
Most semifinal losses: 4 – Free State Stars (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016)
Most appearances without reaching the final: 3 – Baroka FC (2011, 2016, 2020)
Most consecutive semifinals: 3 – SuperSport United (2015, 2016, 2017); Mamelodi Sundowns (2020, 2021, 2022)
Semifinalists, but never finalists: Baroka FC, Lamontville Golden Arrows, Platinum Stars, Pretoria Callies, Royal AM, Stellenbosch FC, TTM (second incarnation after Marumo Gallants), United FC, Vasco da Gama
Matches to extra-time: 12 / 32 = 38%
Matches to penalties: 6 / 32 = 19%
Most shoot-out losses: 2 – Mamelodi Sundowns (2010, 2021)
SOURCED FROM THE NEDBANK CUP WEBSITE.
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