Mapinduzi Cup
| Organiser(s) | Zanzibar Football Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Teams | 4 (2025) |
| Current champions | File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar (1st title) |
| Most championships | Azam FC (5 titles) |
| File:Soccerball current event.svg 2025 Mapinduzi Cup | |
The Mapinduzi Cup is a top knockout football tournament in Zanzibar. Mapinduzi means Revolution in swahili, in recognition of the Zanzibar Revolution. The Mapinduzi Cup is a tournament created by the Zanzibar Football Federation to commemorate Zanzibar's Revolution day which is marked annually on 12 January.[1]
The defending champions are the Zanzibar national football team.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The first edition of the cup was in 2004.[3] However, the cup was played between Zanzibari clubs together with clubs from Tanzania mainland until 2024.[4][5][6] Since 2013 clubs from Kenya and Uganda have been invited to take part occasionally.
Along with the Zanzibari Cup and Nyerere Cup, the three tournaments are the three main knockout tournaments in Zanzibar. The maiden edition was won by Jamhuri F.C.[3]
The 2025 edition of the tournament became the first to involve national teams instead of clubs.[7]
Champions
[edit | edit source]Reference:[3]
| Year | Winners | Results | Runner-ups | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2004
|
Young Africans SC | 2 – 1
|
Mtibwa Sugar | |
2005
|
Mafunzo FC | 2 – 0
|
JKU SC | |
2006
|
not held | |||
2007
|
Malindi SC | 2 – 0
|
Miembeni SC | |
2008
|
Miembeni SC | 2 – 1
|
Polisi SC | |
2009
|
not held | |||
2010
|
Mtibwa Sugar | 1 – 0
|
Ocean View FC | |
2011
|
Simba SC | 2 – 0
|
Young Africans SC | |
2012
|
Azam FC | 3 – 1
|
Jamhuri | |
2013
|
Azam FC | 2 – 1
|
Tusker FC | |
2014
|
Kampala City Council | 1 – 0
|
Simba SC | |
2015
|
Simba SC | 0 – 0 (4–3 pen.)
|
Mtibwa Sugar | |
2016
|
Uganda Revenue Authority | 3 – 1
|
Mtibwa Sugar | |
2017
|
Azam FC | 1 – 0
|
Simba SC | |
2018
|
Azam FC | 0 – 0 (4–3 pen.)
|
Uganda Revenue Authority | |
2019
|
Azam FC | 2– 1
|
Simba SC | |
2020
|
Mtibwa Sugar | 1–0
|
Simba SC | |
2021
|
Young Africans | 0–0 (4–3 pen.)
|
Simba SC | |
2022
|
Simba SC | 1 – 0
|
Azam FC | |
2023
|
Mlandege FC | 2 – 1
|
Singida Big Stars | |
2024
|
Mlandege FC | 1 - 0
|
Simba SC | [8] |
| File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar | 2 - 1
|
File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso | [2] | |
Winner by team
[edit | edit source]| Club | Number | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Azam FC | 5
|
2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Simba SC | 3
|
2011, 2015, 2022 |
| Mtibwa Sugar | 2
|
2010, 2020 |
| Young Africans SC | 2
|
2004, 2021 |
| Mafunzo FC | 1
|
2005 |
| Malindi SC | 1
|
2007 |
| Miembeni SC | 1
|
2008 |
| Kampala City Council | 1
|
2014 |
| Uganda Revenue Authority | 1
|
2016 |
| Mlandege FC | 2
|
2023, 2024 |
| File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar | 1
|
2025 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners Archived March 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF.com
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).