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
CountryBotswana Botswana
Dates24 March-5 August 2012
Defending championsExtension Gunners
Final positions
ChampionsGaborone United (6th title)
Runner-upMochudi Centre Chiefs
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Date Winners Score Runner-up Ground
5 August 2012 Gaborone United 0-0

(4-2 pen.)

Mochudi Centre Chiefs Botswana National Stadium

[3]

Top scorers

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Full list of Coca Cola 1st Round Results".
  2. ^ "Botswana 2011/12".
  3. ^ "GU, Chiefs close Coke Cup chapter :: Mmegi Online". 3 August 2012.