2012 Botswana FA Cup

The 2012 FA Challenge Cup was the 45th edition of the FA Challenge Cup, Botswana's premier football knockout tournament. It was sponsored by Coca-Cola and was known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons. It started with the extra preliminary round on 24 March 2012 and concluded with the final on 5 August 2012. The winner qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.

2012 Botswana Football Association Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Country	Botswana
Dates	24 March – 5 August 2012
Defending champions	Extension Gunners
Final positions
Champions	Gaborone United (6th title)
Runners-up	Mochudi Centre Chiefs
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
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Botswana Premier League side Extension Gunners were the defending champions but were eliminated by BDF XI in the round of 16. Gaborone United went on to win the title for a sixth time, matching Township Rollers's record for most FA Cup wins.

Extra preliminary round

Date	Home	Score	Away	Ground
24 March 2012	Selibe Phikwe Pirates	2-2 (7-6 pen.)	Pandamatenga	Sam Sono Integrated Stadium
	Lobatse Stars	6-0	Kumakwane Happy Boys	Lobatse Stadium
	Desert Nxau	3-3 (3-4 pen.)	XI Men	Tsabong Stadium
	Black Forest	1-1 (4-5 pen.)	Tlokweng United	Mmankgodi Grounds
	Mosojane	0-0 (4-3 pen.)	Lehututu Golden Arrows	Lekhubu Grounds
	Molapo Green Birds	3-0	Mochudi United	Molapo Green Birds Grounds
	Sankoyo Bush Bucks	5-1	Ghanzi Terrors	Maun Stadium
	Security Systems	4-0	Gamaila Warriors	Mogoditshane Fighters Grounds
	Modipane United	4-1	Motaung Young Fighters	Modipane Grounds
	Kgabosetso Southern Pirates	0-0 (5-4 pen.)	Lesirane City	Manaana Grounds
	Wonder Sporting	2-1	Amagents	SSG Grounds
25 March 2012	Tiptoe Boys	2-3	Tshikinyega Tigers	Palapye Swallows Grounds
	Real Movers	2-0	Sladden Eagles	Sam Sono Integrated Stadium
	Amakhosi	0-2	Field Masters	Francistown Stadium
	Mochudi Real Masters	2-0	Lucky Brothers FC	Mochudi Buffaloes Grounds
	Two Two Five	-	Peacemakers	Francistown Stadium

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Preliminary round

Date	Home	Score	Away	Ground
13 April 2012	Security Systems		Sua Flamingos
	Sankoyo Bush Bucks		Satmos
	Selibe Phikwe Pirates		BR Highlanders
	Tshikinyega Tigers		Great North Tigers
	Real Movers		Orapa Wanderers
	Peacemakers		Mahalapye United Hotspurs
	Modipane United		No Mathata
	Wonder Sporting		Mathaithai
	Mosojane		Young Strikers
	Kgabosetso		Mogoditshane Fighters
	Lobatse Stars		Mochudi Buffaloes
	Tlokweng United		Killer Giants
	Molapo Green Birds		Jwaneng Comets
	Real Masters		Prisons XI

Round of 32

Date	Home	Score	Away	Ground
14 April 2012	Great North Tigers		TASC
	Killer Giants		Township Rollers
	Young Strikers		Extension Gunners
	Real Movers		Police XI
	BR Highlanders		ECCO City Greens
	Sankoyo Bush Bucks		BDF XI
	No Mathata		Black Peril
	Security Systems		Motlakase Power Dynamos
	Molapo Green Birds	3-2	Nico United
	Real Masters		BMC
	Mogoditshane Fighters		TAFIC
15 April 2012	XI Men		Uniao Flamengo Santos
	Mochudi Buffaloes	1-2	Gaborone United
16 April 2012	Peacemakers	0-2	Mochudi Centre Chiefs

Round of 16

Date	Home	Score	Away	Ground
11 June 2012	Township Rollers	4-2	Mogoditshane Fighters
12 June 2012	Police XI	0-3	ECCO City Greens
	TASC	0-5	Mochudi Centre Chiefs
	Notwane		Molapo Green Birds
	No Mathata	0-8	BMC
	Uniao Flamengo Santos		Miscellaneous
	Motlakase Power Dynamos	0-1	Gaborone United
13 June 2012	BDF XI	3-0	Extension Gunners

Quarterfinals

Date	Home	Score	Away	Ground
23 June 2012	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	3-2	ECCO City Greens
23 June 2012	BMC	0-1	Township Rollers
24 June 2012	BDF XI	4-3 aet.	Uniao Flamengo Santos
23 June 2012	Molapo Green Birds	1-3	Gaborone United

Semifinals

Date	Home	Score	Away	Ground
21 July 2012	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	1-0	Township Rollers
22 July 2012	BDF XI	1-2	Gaborone United

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Final

Date	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Ground
5 August 2012	Gaborone United	0-0 (4-2 pen.)	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	Botswana National Stadium

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Top scorers

Awards