2010 MTN 8

2010 MTN 8
Tournament details
Country	South Africa
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Orlando Pirates (8th title)
Runner-up	Moroka Swallows
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	20 (2.22 per match)
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The 2010 MTN 8 was the 36th edition of this annual knock out tournament. The tournament was won by Orlando Pirates, who beat Moroka Swallows on penalties in the final. The trophy was Orlando Pirates' first major cup win in ten years. It was contested by the eight top teams from the Premier Soccer League table at the end of the 2009–10 season. The tournament began on 20 August 2009, and ended on 2 October 2010. The quarter finals were played as single matches, while the semi-finals are played over two legs. The final was played at the neutral Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Teams edit

The eight teams qualified for the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are:

Brackets edit

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Ajax Cape Town

1(4)

Mamelodi Sundowns

1(3)

Moroka Swallows

2(4)

Supersport United

2(3)

Kaizer Chiefs

1

Bloemfontein Celtic

0

Orlando Pirates

2

Santos F.C.

1

Fixtures and results edit

The first round matches were played on 20, 21 and 22 August 2010. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 23 August 2010. The first legs of the semi-finals will be played on 11 and 12 September. The return legs will be played on 25 and 26 September 2010.

Quarter-finals edit

20 August 2010

Ajax Cape Town	1–1	Mamelodi Sundowns

Penalties
	4–3

Athlone Stadium, Cape Town

21 August 2010

Moroka Swallows	2–2	Supersport United

Penalties
	4–3

Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg

21 August 2010

Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Bloemfontein Celtic

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg

22 August 2010

Orlando Pirates	2–1	Santos

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Teams through to the semi-finals edit

Semi-finals edit

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Orlando Pirates	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1	1–0
Ajax Cape Town	2–3	Moroka Swallows	0–0	2–3

1st leg edit

11 September 2010