17 January 2020
The line-up for the Nedbank Cup Last 32 is a mix of South Africa’s established elite clubs and minnow sides hoping to write their name into football folklore in the country with a run deep into the competition. It is the moment where so-called smaller clubs get the opportunity to showcase their talent to a national audience and where reputations are built and careers launched.
We take a look back at the record of the 32 clubs at this stage of the Nedbank Cup and how they have fared in the past. Debutants in Last 32: Real Kings, TS Sporting, Uthongathi (all National First Division), Amavarara, Hungry Lions, North West University, Passion FC, Vaal University of Technology, Zizwe United (all SAFA leagues)
AJAX CAPE TOWN
Division: National First Division
Biggest victory: 9-1 vs Mainstay United, 2015
Biggest defeat: 0-2 vs KaizerChiefs, 2008; 0-2 vs Orlando Pirates, 2018
Record:
P W D L GF GA
11 3 2 6 24 16
AMAZULU
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 14-0 vs Young Ones, 2008
Biggest defeat: 2-3 vs Platinum Stars, 2017
Record:
P W D L GF GA
12 4 4 4 33 15
BAROKA FC
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 2-0 vs Mighty Mega Force, 2011; 2-0 vs FC Cape Town, 2017
Biggest defeat: 0-1 vs Jomo Cosmos, 2019
Record:
P W D L GF GA
5 4 0 1 8 3
BIDVEST WITS
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 6-0 vs Magesi FC, 2016
Biggest defeat: 0-3 vs Kaizer Chiefs, 2013
Record:
P W D L GF GA
12 7 2 3 21 10
BLACK LEOPARDS
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 6-2 vs FC Cape Town, 2015
Biggest defeat: 1-3 vs Maritzburg United, 2016
Record:
P W D L GF GA
10 7 0 2 23 13
BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 8-0 vs University of Stellenbosch, 2014
Biggest defeat: 0-2 vs Maritzburg United, 2012
Record:
P W D L GF GA
12 5 2 5 23 12
CAPE TOWN CITY
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 2-0 vs SuperSport United, 2019
Biggest defeat: 0-1 vs Acornbush United, 2017
Record:
P W D L GF GA
3 2 0 1 3 1
CHIPPA UNITED
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 2-0 vs Phiva Young Stars, 2018
Biggest defeat: 2-3 vs Witbank Spurs, 2011; 2-3 vs United FC, 2013; 2-3 vs Baroka FC, 2016
Record:
P W D L GF GA
7 3 1 3 11 10
HAPPY WANDERERS
Division: ABC Motsepe League
Biggest victory: -
Biggest defeat: 0-1 vs Royal Eagles, 2018
Record:
P W D L GF GA
1 0 0 1 0 1
HIGHLANDS PARK
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: -
Biggest defeat: 0-2 vs Free State Stars, 2017
Record:
P W D L GF GA
4 0 1 3 1 5
JOMO COSMOS
Division: National First Division
Biggest victory: 3-0 vs United Rovers, 2018
Biggest defeat: -
Record:
P W D L GF GA
8 6 2 0 13 4
KAIZER CHIEFS
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 4-0 vs Edu Sports, 2015
Biggest defeat: 0-2 vs Orlando Pirates, 2016
Record:
P W D L GF GA
12 11 0 1 26 5
LAMONTVILLE GOLDEN ARROWS
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 5-0 vs NW Shining Stars, 2012
Biggest defeat: 0-3 vs Kaizer Chiefs, 2018
Record:
P W D L GF GA
12 7 1 4 22 13
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 24-0 vs Powerlines FC, 2012
Biggest defeat: 1-2 vs Chippa United, 2019; 0-1 vs Orlando Pirates, 2011
Record:
P W D L GF GA
12 10 0 2 41 6
MARITZBURG UNITED
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 3-1 vs Black Leopards, 2016; 3-1 vs Moroka Swallows, 2018
Biggest defeat: 0-3 vs Moroka
Swallows, 2011
Record:
P W D L GF GA
11 5 2 4 17 16
MBOMBELA UNITED
Division: National First Division
Biggest victory: 4-0 vs Sibanye Golden Stars, 2016
Biggest defeat: -
Record:
P W D L GF GA
3 3 0 0 11 3
ORLANDO PIRATES
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 4-0 vs Tornado FC, 2015
Biggest defeat: 1-4 vs Maluti FET College, 2013
Record:
P W D L GF GA
12 8 3 1 21 9
ROYAL EAGLES
Division: National First Division
Biggest victory: 1-0 vs Happy Wanderers, 2018
Biggest defeat: 1-2 vs SuperSport United, 2017
Record:
P W D L GF GA
2 1 0 1 2 2
POLOKWANE CITY
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 3-1 vs African All Stars, 2017
Biggest defeat: 1-4 vs SuperSport United, 2015
Record:
P W D L GF GA
8 3 0 5 11 13
SUPER EAGLES
Division: ABC Motsepe League
Biggest victory: -
Biggest defeat: 1-2 vs Free State
Stars, 2018; 1-2 vs Bloemfontein Celtic, 2019
Record:
P W D L GF GA
2 0 0 2 2 4
SUPERSPORT UNITED
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 4-1 vs Polokwane City, 2014
Biggest defeat: 0-2 vs Orlando Pirates,
2009; 0-2 vs Cape Town City, 2019
Record:
P W D L GF GA
12 5 3 4 15 13
STELLENBOSCH FC
Division: Premier League
Biggest victory: 1-0 vs Highlands Park, 2018
Biggest defeat: 0-3 vs Kaizer
Chiefs, 2017
Record:
P W D L GF GA
2 1 0 1 1 3
TS GALAXY
Division: National First Division
Biggest victory: 3-1 vs Umvoti FC, 2019
Biggest defeat: -
Record:
P W D L GF GA
1 1 0 0 3 1
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