2015–16 Nedbank Cup

2015–16 Nedbank Cup
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Tournament details
Country	South Africa
Final positions
Champions	SuperSport United (4th title)
Runner-up	Orlando Pirates
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The Nedbank Cup is a South African club football (soccer) tournament. The knockout tournament, based on the English FA Cup format, was one of a weak opponent facing a stronger one. The competition was sponsored by ABSA until 2007, after which Nedbank took over sponsorship.

Results

First round

15 December 2015	Witbank Spurs	0–2	Santos
14:00

15 December 2015	Stellenbosch	2–3	Mbombela
14:00

15 December 2015	Bush Bucks	2–0	Cape Town All Stars
14:00

15 December 2015	Moroka Swallows	4–0	F.C. Cape Town
14:00

15 December 2015	Highlands Park	4–3	Milano United
14:00

15 December 2015	African Warriors	1–1 (1–3 p)	Black Leopards
14:00

15 December 2015	Baroka	1–0	Royal Eagles
14:30

15 December 2015	Amazulu	4–1	Thanda Royal Zulu
14:30

Second round

2 March 2016	Maritzburg United	3–1	Black Leopards	Harry Gwala Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
19:30	Lentjies 17', 83' (pen.) Shandu 71'		Nyundu 23'

2 March 2016	Santos	1–0	Bush Bucks	Athlone Stadium, Athlone
19:30	Rayners 57'

4 March 2016	Steenberg	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Platinum Stars	Athlone Stadium, Athlone
20:00	Rhode 110'		Rodgers 96'

4 March 2016	Bidvest Wits	1–0	Bloem Celtic	Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
20:00	Keene 25'

5 March 2016	Orlando Pirates	2–0	Kaizer Chiefs
14:00	Ndoro 76', 83'

5 March 2016	Golden Arrows	2–1	Milford FC	King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
14:00	Chapman 37' Mahachi 66' (pen.)		Vilane 68'

5 March 2016	EC Bees	1–2	Magesi FC	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
15:00	Gawe 87'		Nhlabathi 44' Makhubu 54'

5 March 2016	Ajax Cape Town	1–2	Free State Stars
17:00	Chabalala 45+2' (o.g.)		Vilakazi 44' Nkosi 65'

5 March 2016	University of Pretoria	5–0	Polokwane City Rovers FC
19:15	Kebede 12' Nyondo 33' Mthethwa 39', 90' Ntombayithethi 49'

6 March 2016	United Rovers FC	0–7	Cape Town City
14:00			Nonyane 7' Ngoma 14' (pen.), 33' Jayiya 54', 86', 88' Mulenga 80'

6 March 2016	Sibanye	0–4	Mbombela
14:00			Ndlovu 10' Nana 73', 90+1' Sekome 81'

6 March 2016	Polokwane	2–0	African All Stars
14:00	Tlolane 10', 20'

6 March 2016	Highlands Park	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Mamelodi Sundowns
14:00			Dolly 96'

6 March 2016	Chippa United	2–3	Baroka
14:00	Mbenyane 44' Manzini 63'		Motshegwa 27', 60' Simandla 30'

8 March 2016	Moroka Swallows	0–1	Supersport United
18:30			Brockie 52'

8 March 2016	Jomo Cosmos	1–1 (3–2 p)	Amazulu
18:30	Mukamba 23'		Mukuka 73'

Third round

1 April 2016	Magesi FC	0–6	Bidvest Wits
20:00			Klate 22', 41', 45' (pen.), 82' Seete 24' (o.g.) Maduwa 81' (o.g.)

2 April 2016	Platinum Stars	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Polokwane
15:00	Ng'ambi 11'		Manaka 45+2' Nyadombo 110' (pen.)

2 April 2016	Cape Town City	2–0	Maritzburg United
15:00	Mbesuma 20' Mzava 90+2'

2 April 2016	Santos	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Free State Stars
20:15			Rayners 95' (o.g.)

2 April 2016	Mamelodi Sundowns	3–1	Mbombela
20:15	Dolly 25' Malajila 69' Zwane 79'		Mnguni 76'

3 April 2016	Jomo Cosmos	1–3	Orlando Pirates
15:00	Mashumba 25'		Ndoro 3', 49' Memela 44'

3 April 2016	Golden Arrows	0–2	Baroka
15:00			Motshegwa 44' (pen.) Simandla 75'

5 April 2016	SuperSport United	3–3 (4–2 p)	University of Pretoria	Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria
19:30	Morton 26' Brockie 73' Nel 84'		Nemukondeni 12' Chikohwa 53' Kekana 58' (o.g.)

Quarter-finals

22 April 2016	SuperSport United	2–1	Cape Town City
20:00	Brockie 68' Grobler 89'		Moseamedi 5'

23 April 2016	Free State Stars	0–0 (5–4 p)	Bidvest Wits
15:00

23 April 2016	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Orlando Pirates
20:15			Ndoro 109' Makola 113'

24 April 2016	Polokwane	0–2	Baroka
15:00			Mothupa 42' Makgaka 45+1'

Semi-finals

14 May 2016	Free State Stars	2–4	Orlando Pirates
15:00	Nkosi 54' Mohomi 90'		Mohomi 24' (o.g.) Memela 37', 84' Gabuza 89'

14 May 2016	SuperSport United	2–0	Baroka	Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria
20:15	Brockie 47' Phala 53'

Final

28 May 2016

15:00

Supersport United	3–2	Orlando Pirates
Brockie 13' Grobler 29' Boxall 40'	Report	Memela 11' Daniels 52' (o.g.)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

External links

Nedbank Cup Official Website

Notes and references

v t e Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2024–25)	AmaZulu Cape Town City Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Magesi Marumo Gallants Mamelodi Sundowns Pirates Polokwane City Richards Bay Royal AM Sekhukhune United Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy
First Division teams (2024–25)	Baroka Black Leopards Cape Town Spurs Casric Stars Durban City Highbury Hungry Lions JDR Stars Kruger United Leruma United Milford Orbit College Pretoria Callies University of Pretoria Upington City Venda
Premiership	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Nedbank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
MTN 8	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Telkom Knockout/Carling Knockout Cup	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 2022
National Football League	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
NPSL (1971-1977)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NPSL (1978-1984)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
NPSL (1985-1995)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1984 1992 1983 1994 1995
National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
SASF Cup	1961 1962 1963 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

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Domestic leagues	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola Benin 14–15 Botswana 14–15 15–16 Burkina Faso 14–15 15–16 Burundi 14–15 15–16 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 15–16 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 14–15 15–16 Djibouti 14–15 15–16 Egypt 14–15 15–16 Equatorial Guinea 15 15–16 Eritrea Ethiopia 14–15 15–16 Gabon Gambia 14–15 15–16 Ghana Guinea 14–15 15–16 Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast 14–15 15–16 Kenya Lesotho 14–15 15–16 Liberia ~~Libya~~ Madagascar Malawi Mali 14–15 Mauritania 14–15 15–16 Mauritius 14–15 15–16 Morocco 14–15 15–16 Mozambique Namibia 14–15 15–16 Niger 14–15 15–16 Nigeria Réunion Rwanda 14–15 15–16 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 14–15 15–16 Seychelles ~~Sierra Leone~~ Somalia 14–15 15–16 South Africa 14–15 15–16 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland 14–15 15–16 Tanzania 14–15 15–16 ~~Togo~~ Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16 Zambia Zanzibar 14–15 15–16 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 14–15 15–16 Angola Egypt 14–15 15–16 Kenya South Africa 14–15 15–16 Tunisia 14–15 15–16 Uganda 14–15 15–16
Supercups	Algeria Angola Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Mauritania Mali
Regional club cups	Kagame Interclub Cup UNAF Club Cup
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Africa Cup of Nations Africa U-23 Cup of Nations CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

v t e 2016 in African football (CAF)
« 2015 2017 »
Domestic leagues	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Benin Botswana 15–16 16–17 Burkina Faso 15–16 16–17 Burundi 15–16 16–17 Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic 15–16 16 16–17 Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 15–16 16–17 Djibouti 15–16 16–17 Egypt 15–16 16–17 Equatorial Guinea 15–16 Eritrea Ethiopia 15–16 16–17 Gabon 15–16 16–17 Gambia 15–16 16–17 Ghana Guinea 15–16 16–17 Guinea-Bissau 16 16–17 Ivory Coast 15–16 16–17 Kenya Lesotho 15–16 16–17 Liberia 16 16–17 Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania 15–16 16–17 Mauritius 15–16 16–17 Morocco 15–16 16–17 Mozambique Namibia 15–16 Niger 15–16 16–17 Nigeria men women Réunion 16–17 Rwanda 15–16 16–17 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal 15–16 16–17 Seychelles ~~Sierra Leone~~ Somalia 15–16 16–17 South Africa 15–16 16–17 ~~South Sudan~~ Sudan Swaziland 15–16 16–17 Tanzania 15–16 16–17 Togo 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17 Zambia Zanzibar 15–16 16–17 Zimbabwe
Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Angola Egypt 15–16 16–17 Morocco South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17
Supercups	Algeria Angola Egypt Kenya Mali
Regional cups	Arab Club Championship
CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knockout stage final CAF Super Cup
International competitions	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's tournament women's tournament CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup